Old shotgun shells!!

[AugustMoose87]

Not exactly what I have been hoping to find (still waiting on my first gold or silver), but a good sign that the area hasn't seen much detecting.... Before the park was a park, it was a private sportsman's club. Near where the club house is rumored to have stood, I have found 4 old shotgun shells - 2 Rem-UMC No 12 Arrow and 2 Winchester No 12 Leader. The Winchester's were manufactured between 1930 and 1933, and the Remington's 1915-1942. All 4 were in pretty rough shape, but I saved the head of of the best of each type. No I just need to hope they dropped some change and I'll be in business...

 

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[GatorBoy]

Always a good sign that your in a good layer of dirt...stick with it..it'll happen.

 

[NiagracountyNY]

Do you have a good site to date those shells?i find the old paper cartrige type ends all the time.If they were there shooting they had to of dropped a few coins.Keep looking you will find them.GL HH

 

[Pa_Dirtfisher]

Civil war 12th Georgia...12 GA kidding but I do say that to my buddy every time I find one

 

[GatorBoy]

I have found one real good site online for dating them I will see if I can put the link up

 

[ecoast]

Turtlefoot Headstamp Project

 

[AugustMoose87]

That is the site I have been using as well as the regular-old google search.

Here are a few more I've found... They bring the date of things up a bit, but I'm still happy to find them!!



Tall one is Remington 12 Ga Express (1944-1960), Rem-UMC No 12 Nitro Club (1915-1937), Winchester No 12 Leader (1920-1933) and Rem-UMC No 12 Arrow (1915-1945)

 

[GatorBoy]

I found an interesting one just a couple days ago it's a UMC nitro club 28 gauge

 

[GatorBoy]

http://members.shaw.ca/cartridge-corner/shotgun.htm[/url]

 

[AugustMoose87]

Another good one Gator, but the coding got screwed up for the link.

 

[GatorBoy]

Haha.. I tried and tried.. Then gave up

 

[AugustMoose87]

Shotgun

There ya go...

 

[GatorBoy]

Much obliged

 

[AugustMoose87]

Nothing fantastic, but a few older ones and a few new ones.



UMC Co No 12 Arrow (1901-1910)





Remington UMC No 12 Arrow (working on dates, but others with this Remington UMC design were 1911-1914, but were Nitro Club rather than Arrow)





Federal 12 GA Cartridge (1920's-1950's)

 

[Sandman]

Old shotgun shells are on my Bucket List.

 

[AugustMoose87]

Just let me know the next time you are in Colorado Sandman...

I just pulled 6 more today, I'll post some pics soon...

Edit - And here they are... But first, does anyone have a good side for rifle and handgun cartridges?? I've been using the TurtleFoot website for shotgun shells, but haven't found something comparable for rifles and handguns.



Peters No 12 Premier (1902-1911)





REM-UMC No 12 Nitro Club (1915-1937) x2





Remington UMC No 12 Nitro Club (1911-1914)





Winchester No 12 Leader (1904-1927) x2





WRA Co 38 WC (Pre-1933)





REM-UMC 1906 (1912-1933)

 

[NorthernTesoro]

Turtlefoot Headstamp Project

Thank's for the link ecoast! I have a few that Ive been wanting to date.

 

[Dave44]

Great post. I find buckets of them, Looks like I may start finding the dates for some of them.

 

[hubcap76]

They are enjoyable to recover especially with ability to date them.

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[Davers]

Just let me know the next time you are in Colorado Sandman...

I just pulled 6 more today, I'll post some pics soon...

Edit - And here they are... But first, does anyone have a good side for rifle and handgun cartridges?? I've been using the TurtleFoot website for shotgun shells, but haven't found something comparable for rifles and handguns.

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Peters No 12 Premier (1902-1911)



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REM-UMC No 12 Nitro Club (1915-1937) x2



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Remington UMC No 12 Nitro Club (1911-1914)



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Winchester No 12 Leader (1904-1927) x2



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WRA Co 38 WC (Pre-1933)



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REM-UMC 1906 (1912-1933)

I think Sandman was being a " But Head" .
Keep up the interest , I been saving all mine for a few years now.

All the Shotgun Shells 'Head's' we find are a Testimate To the Shotguns Role In American History.
'Along with the 22 rim-fires .'