shot gun shell ID

[kenb]

Got out with Dgaughan for two hours sunday morning. A beautiful morning at a new county park. I dug a bunch of iron (horse shoe, spike, and allot of whatsits) and some old shells. the first one reads xtra-range 12 gauge SR & co. The second reads REM-UMC No 12 SHURSHOT. I'm trying to get an idea of there age. Thanks

kenb

 

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[PBK]

Hi, Ken—

"S R & Co." is Sears, Roebuck & Co., of course, who had their own house brand ammo from 1906 to about 1983. The "Xtra Range" smokeless powder brand was used for a long time, so tough to date.

The other shell is "REM-UMC" stands for Remington- Union Metallic Cartridge Co., c. 1911-1934. Although the two firms merged in 1911, they continued to operate independently until 1916. REM-UMC was bought out by Dupont in 1934 and combined with the Peters Cartridge Co. to form the Remington Arms Co.

All the best,
PBK

 

[kenb]

Thank you PBK!!

kenb