Dropped Wild West Bullets - Need ID

Old Pueblo

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Can anyone tell me more about when these two dropped bullets were made?One is a "Peters .45 Colt" and the other a "WRA Co. 32 S. & W. L." Thank you

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Charlie P. (NY)

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Peters was in business 1887 to 1934

WRA Co. (Winchester Repeating Arms) dropped the WCF around 1883, but the "W on the primer further narrows it to 1894 to 1923.
 

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