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    henry shell casing

    I found this about 6 inches deep on folly island SC last week. Im a bit baffled. The top of the cartridge has what appears to be a "u" stamped on it. Considering the presence of the union soldiers on the island during the civil war could it be a shell casing?
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    seger98

    Re: Shell Casing or lipstick?

    Shell casing!

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    Re: Shell Casing or lipstick?

    Shell casing. Rimfire. You can see the double firing pin marks on the bottom. I just found one with double strikes. Probably old
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    Re: Shell Casing or lipstick?

    Henry rifle used two firing pin hits. Bob

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    Re: Shell Casing or lipstick?

    I was going to say the same, its an H, it still old and cool to find.
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    Re: Shell Casing or lipstick?

    Quote Originally Posted by lonesomebob
    Henry rifle used two firing pin hits. Bob
    Here's a pic of a Henry cartridge recovered from Little Big Horn:



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    Re: Shell Casing or lipstick?

    OK, that's strange! I have a Henry shell casing here but the one im asking about is bigger. Is it just a different size caliber?

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    Re: Shell Casing or lipstick?

    seger i found one of those looks like the same size too i do see a U on yours and
    thats what mine has now i'm curious too
    it was used with a henry rifle ( 2 - firing pins ) DCMatt shows a Henry cartridge with
    an H does anyone know what the U stands for ?
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    Re: Shell Casing or lipstick?

    "U" was Union Metallic Cartridge Company, later Remington. Monty
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    Re: Shell Casing or lipstick?

    Quote Originally Posted by Monty
    "U" was Union Metallic Cartridge Company, later Remington. Monty
    thanks for the info Monty

 

 

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