I found this gun shell!l

[Freakn]

I found this trash dump the shell is very heavy the length of the shell is a hair over 2 / 1/2 inches long!

 

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[Toecutter]

Brass case with center fire percussion.... nice score!!

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Looks like an old brass shot-shell.

Still available, by the way, and some prefer them for damp environments - like trenches and jungles. They don't swell up or soak up.

https://www.ballisticproducts.com/M...shotshells-for-reloading/productinfo/3921270/

 

[TommyB]

There are some websites out there that tell you the make and year of old shotshells. Based on the narkings on the base, etc. I found an old base shotshell a couple of years ago that was from the late 1800's to early 1900's. It was a 10ga

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

There may be some markings on the bottom. Here is some stuff to read


http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/m...hotgun-casing-one-first-centerfire-types.html

 

[pistol-pete]

Take a wire bruss to it so we can read the headstamp. That will tell the story. Not a draper as someone said above, they were two piece.

 

[Freakn]

Thanks for the info it’s a1864 shell that explain the weight !

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Thanks for the info it’s a1864 shell that explain the weight !

No. The 1864 Draper is very rare with a screw off base and a percussion nipple underneath. Yours seems to have a shotgun primer. Can you read anything on the headstamp?

 

[Reanm8er]

I can remember when Herters Co. sold these! Nice find!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I cant find my book but my 1909 Sears catalog sold brass shotgun shells

 

[NOLA_Ken]

The primer is an early Boxer or Berdan type, you can tell which by looking into the shell and seeing if there is one flash hole or two. That's going to make it a fairly early shell, pre 1900 anyway, but I can't find info at the moment on when the modern 209 shot shell primer was introduced.