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Finds from 8-3-08 :smile:

Reggie:Saw your post about 1 hour after you posted it. I have been looking several times today. I know what weapon fired your casings. Thanks so much for taking the time to make the measurements and the pictures. Before I give you a proper answer I need to check your measurements against some tables. It's 1:00 am here and I'm a little tired. I'll post the answer by noon tomorrow. It's pretty interesting if I'm correct and your pictures did it.

Until then,
Dave
 
Reggie: Thanks for waiting... I was just too tired to answer your query last night (morning). A lot of the stuff below comes from my book on CD (Exploring Civil War Campsites) and other sources include: Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms and Barnes' Cartridges of the World.

Casing Measurements
 
Excuse my stupid philarmonic question but does a market for these things really exist? I normally just throw them away as junk if I find while hunting.
 
Yes, but I find the "marketability" question irrelevant because history is important where marketable or not. Dave Poche is writing a book concerning the shell casings, and hence the issue of "marketability" is answered in the affirmative, though I never keep anything or decide to throw away anything based on monetary consideration. A wheat Cent is more valuable to me because it's an old coin, regardless of its numismatic value. I have lots of c.w. minnie balls, but they have more value to me than their market value. Pieces of artillery shells are pieces of ordinance fired in anger to kill others, and hence are part of our history. I don't throw them away, either. If you give your unwanted finds to a friend or family member you will help preserve history, and enable someone else appreciate it, too.
 
Agree with you Reggie..... if you are in the hobby for profit you're in the wrong place in my book. Could have not said your comments better myself.

Dave
 
HEY GUYS

THE CASE WITH THE U WAS FROM UNION METALLIC CTG CO. LATER OWNED BY REMINGTON AND WINCHESTER PARTNERSHIP WHICH WAS LATER BOUGHT OUT BY REMINGTON
 
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