Pinfire shotgun shell & more

[Iron Buzz]

I had seen pictures of these, but this was my first. Stamped E.B. / London / 12 (Eley Bros., London, 12 gauge)




That was the best find, but my first watch winder was cool, as was the little gilt button.

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds Iron Buzz. Thanks for sharing...

 

[nsdq]

That is cool

 

[ScubaDetector]

I haven't found one either but saw them in pictures. Upper right looks like a heel guard. Finding unique things is the best.

 

[Iron Buzz]

Does anybody reading this know when the stopped making pinfire shotgun shells? Looks to be somewhere around the civil war from what I can find.

 

[Hawks88]

You got some nice finds. Congrats

 

[pepperj]

Well done on the watch winder and the pin fired cartridge. Here's a bit of information on the PFC's

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinfire_cartridge

Selection of Lefaucheux Pinfire Cartridges. Details in order from top to bottom and left to right. 15mm: Ball Load by ELEY, London, UK Shot Load Board Dummy by SFM (Société Française des Munitions,) Paris, France Short Ball Load 12mm: Fireworks/Flare Load by SFM (Société Française des Munitions,) Paris, France Ball Load by Kynoch, Birmingham, UK Carbine Length Ball Load by Houllier-Blanchard, Paris, France Rose Crimped Blank by SFM (Société Française des Munitions,) Paris, France 9mm: Plastic Case Ball Load by SPALEK'ARM, Paris, France Sectioned Ball Load by Charles Fusnot, Bruxelles, Belgium Blank Load by SFM (Société Française des Munitions,) Paris, France Full Length Case Shot Load by Braun & Bloem, Dusseldorff, Germany 7mm: Ball Load Board Dummy by Braun & Bloem, Dusseldorff, Germany Shot Load by ELEY, London, UK Reloadable Steel Case Ball Load by G. Egerstorff, Linden, Germany [B]5mm: [I]Ball load by SFM (Société Française des Munitions,) Paris, France [I]Shot Load by Braun & Bloem, Dusseldorff, Germany [I]Ball Load by Capsulerie Liegeoise, Liege, Belgium [I]Ball Load Board Dummy by Kynoch, Birmingham, UK [B]2mm: [I]Ball Load by SFM (Société Française des Munitions,) Paris, France [I]Blank Load [I]Blank Load[/I][/I][/I][/I][/I][/I][/I][/B][/B]

 

[sutphin]

OLE PIN FEATHER FIND NICE...

 

[Iron Buzz]

OLE PIN FEATHER

Ole Pinfeather... Wasn't he that famous Minnesota pioneer who's mother was Sioux and father was from Norway?