Never Found a No 14 Headstamp before...

[cambria09]

Hello All. As probably most of you, we find many head stamps in the areas we go. Btoots and I have found (100) or so where this one was dug...mostly common gauges w few No 10's. The site is an old wooded area that had a road and at least one 1900's home-site on it.

I know I have dug my share of head stamps over the years... even found a No 28 one time...but I have never seen a No 14.

Some diggers don't like finding head stamps but I keep 'em and enjoy finding 'em...they help date site activity, many times there is other good stuff nearby, and once in while you find an odd one like this No 14. Pretty sure it's pre-1911.

Anyway not a great find but I thought it might be of interest. Thanks for the view and Good Luck out there. C9

 

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[against the wind]

Congrats on the #14 headstamp.
I'm glad to see someone is getting out.
We got snow.

 

[sandchip]

That is neat. I've never heard of one either.

 

[1942 merc]

UMC Headstamps

Found your stamp on this page almost to the bottom on the right side . No date but I bet it is around the 1900s or late 1890s . I never heard of a 14 before . I seen a no 3 when searching for yours . I found a no 8 winchester this year , a first for me . I have found a head stamp with a date before also . Never know what you will dig up .

 

[TimberCrack]

Now that is a cool find...I love finding old shell cartridges that one is rarer than an 8 gauge.....Love to find one myself..Congrats..

 

[P.ALLEN]

It's in great shape too!

 

[Hal2k]

That is one cool find! Enjoy finding headstamps helps to date the place you are hunting, Ive found couple No. 14's, there use to be a online data base for headstamps but the last time I looked it had been taken down. The No. 14 was made sometime around the late 1800's.

Happy Hunting

 

[Hal2k]

Just did a search for headstamp data base and found this one (here is a link Shotgun) not as good as the one taken down but helps.

Here is a PDF that list the No. 14

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...p130-140.pdf&usg=AOvVaw2BkGbZgSVe_gB7mZgBKpi6

 

[Kurios1]

Looks like this one got dropped. The primer hasn't been struck. Very nice old brass head stamp in a rare gauge. Thanks for sharing it mate.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the cool find!

 

[Kollint4]

I found one a while ago and I’ve had it for a while and I saw your post today and decided to clean it up, because the only thing I could make out on was “Winchester” and the number 12. After I cleaned it it said “New Rival” on it. I looked it up and turned out to be from around 1920! Also that is a really cool find
of yours, especially since it’s in such good condition! Also I think it’s cool that yours hasn’t been fired.

 

[Pepper06]

that's a keeper for sure

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Not sure if I ever dug a #14. Now I'll have to go through hundreds of grungy shell casings to see if I have any. Thanks for putting that thought in my head! LOL!

 

[scruggs]

Nice rare one!

 

[A2coins]

I'm always glad when one of us has a find that they are very happy with!!!!! Good job!!

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Okay, that's one RARE headstamp! Just went through mine and found ZERO No. 14 casings in the 608 I have saved. I separated them and here's my totals:

No. 10 (9), No. 12 (478), No. 16 (61), No. 20 (56), .410 (4)

Only found one pinfire casing, a No 12. Guess those are pretty rare as well. Here's a photo of all 608. Time to go to bed!

 

[RobRieman]

Not many in the states for sure. They were more popular in the foreign countries but the popularity did not last long. That’s a very nice one [emoji106]

 

[cambria09]

Congrats on the #14 headstamp.
I'm glad to see someone is getting out.
We got snow.

Hello ATW. Thanks for the reply. Sorry you got snow...we don't find as much really old stuff as y'all do in the NE but we can dig year round here in FL. We'll keep the light on and the fires burning for ya'. C9

 

[cambria09]

UMC Headstamps

Found your stamp on this page almost to the bottom on the right side . No date but I bet it is around the 1900s or late 1890s . I never heard of a 14 before . I seen a no 3 when searching for yours . I found a no 8 winchester this year , a first for me . I have found a head stamp with a date before also . Never know what you will dig up .

Hello 1942 merc. Thanks for the reply and the link. You are correct 'ya just never know what will pop next...that's what I like about 'tectin'. Good Luck out there. C9

 

[cambria09]

That is one cool find! Enjoy finding headstamps helps to date the place you are hunting, Ive found couple No. 14's, there use to be a online data base for headstamps but the last time I looked it had been taken down. The No. 14 was made sometime around the late 1800's.

Happy Hunting

Hello Hal2k. Yup head stamps are always welcome finds. The variety is great and finding old ones is a favorable sign there are good holes to be dug.

I know the taken down site you mentioned...too bad it's gone it was the best site for head stamps.

Thanks for the reply and Good Luck out there. C9