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some history on U,S cartridge shot shell

kaolinwasher

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[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYg4j9cmpiM[/video] No snow, its been cold and the ground is froze, but the predator shovel gets thru it very well , I found a nice condition U,S, NO 12 made in USA shot shell with what looks like a silver primer this shell is made after 1926 and production stopped in 31 hear is some info on the company & shelll United States Cartridge Company

The United State Cartridge Company was incorporated in 1868 in Lowell, Massachusetts, by a group of investors including Benjamin F. Butler, a lawyer, entrepreneur and brigadier-general in the Union Army during the Civil War. His military record was checkered, as was his tenure as a U.S. Congressman, but he was an extraordinary money maker. By the early 1870s he had complete control of U.S. Cartridge Company.

Although U.S. Cartridge never attained the stature of Peters or Union Metallic Cartridge, it suffered a similar fate. The National Lead Company purchased half interest in the U.S. Cartridge Company in 1910 and the remaining half from the Butler family in 1919. National Lead became a subsidiary of Winchester in 1926, but Winchester-Western apparently did not take full control of U.S. Cartridge until the mid-1930s.

While U.S. Cartridge did not develop an extensive a line of shotshells, it had an army of loyal sportsmen. During the 1910s, U.S. Cartridge's advertising writers frequently referred to the company's ammunition simply as "the black shells" and many hunters, especially waterfowlers, would shoot no others. At that time, Romax, Climax and Ajax lines were all made with black paper hulls. By the 1920s, "black shells" ceased to appear in U.S. Cartridge advertising. Ajax Heavies, introduced in 1923, and Climax Heavies, introduced in 1927, were sold as "long-range loads." In the 1920s Defiance and Climax Heavies shotshells were made with red paper. Ajax shotshells were the highest grade U.S. Cartridge shotshell with a one-inch brass base and available in either dense or bulk smokeless powder. It was promoted as: "Especially designed

Shotshells were sold under the U.S. Cartridge Company name from 1879 until 1931. Their Ajax Heavies loads were marketed as long-range shotshells and were popular with waterfowl hunters.
for long-range work on ducks, geese and brant. Packed with the power of the thunderbolt, and lightning-fast" for "bringing down high-fliers." Climax shotshells had half-inch brass and were loaded with "most popular smokeless powders," either dense or bulk, and billed as: "Long the favorite of the shooter who likes to specify a particular powder. Comes in all standard powders and loads. Close-shooting, hard-hitting, game-getting
 
Another super video. Thanks for sharing.:cheers:

Those Lesche shovels are a must have in hard ground. I have the Lesche Dixie and it does a great job in gravel road beds. It's perfect!

tabman
 
That is interesting info, thanks!
 
I found a different U.S. shotshell cartridge, just plain stamped, Sunday afternoon, with a handfull of others from the same time frame. it was by a lake on the woods side near where i live. i wondered if it was from maybe water fowlers. they are cool. turtlefoot on another forum collects them and has a headstamp data base started. i send them to him. they are not worth anything but proves there were people there in that time frame. doug is turtlefoots name and he makes neat displays with them. in your neck of the woods, you should find plenty and make a neat display. drill a hole in a board the same size and rub some paint on the lettering to make it stand out.

again, its a piece of history for that area. some tough ole cuss probably shot dinner with it.
 
dixie thats cool , i like that idea i have jars full of the shot shells and it would b nice to make a display. and look at turtle foots info - the thing about the hunters is they seem to not have lost anything like coins or rings, and i have searched thousands of sq ft of woods I do know the bradford hunting club hunted the woods because pheasant NO.262 GOT AWAY and left it ID tag with the hunting club name on it its a very old hunting club but like you say its still interesting history, tab yes you can't beat the predator shovels.
 
dixi i looked up that web site and its really good , thanks man that guy really has a lot of stamps & info for us metal guys who want to know what head stamp we found is hear is the link www.headstamps.x10.mx
 
Great info I do research on them as well . Have dug abot 100 of them in different areas and just throw them in a box. . Curious as to what you use to make your videos they are always awesome to watch .
 
barry I use a flip cam, and use a movie maker program for etiting, the video was over 12 minutes long to begin with but with the movie making ability you can edit only the interesting parts sure would like to see others make vids, glad you enjoy them . Gunnar
 
Thanks Gunner I always enjoy seeing the vids and also enjoy watching the Outlaw in action . Been wanting to try one but already have the ole trusty BanditoII micro max and Rusty told me to keep it it pretty much the same as the Outlaw . I would however like to try a New Golden with the new tones . anyway laid up a while due to Colon Cancer Surgery and starting Kemo soon so will have to take it slow and steady for a while so keep the vids coming gives me something to look at
 
Oh they lost stuff Gunner, they lost stuff. i found a Buffolao nickel, lapel pin, cuff link, old lighter from the 50's. think about it, yea there were poor folks hunting some, but a pheasant club? yep, bankers, wealthy farmers, stockbrokers, businessmen and clients. In the days of silver coins. They would shoot Purdy, Browning, Parker shotguns. in amidst all those hulls, i started pulling out things. i will go back
 
BarryL said:
Thanks Gunner I always enjoy seeing the vids and also enjoy watching the Outlaw in action . Been wanting to try one but already have the ole trusty BanditoII micro max and Rusty told me to keep it it pretty much the same as the Outlaw . I would however like to try a New Golden with the new tones . anyway laid up a while due to Colon Cancer Surgery and starting Kemo soon so will have to take it slow and steady for a while so keep the vids coming gives me something to look at

BarryL, How are you doing? I hope all is well.
 
Trying to hang in there my friend. Lost a lot of weight I could not afford to lose since I was a bantam weight to begin with LOL Have 8 more treatments to go then reversal surgery after that God willing I hope to be out more often swinging but for now its mainly research and getting on here and giving my help when I can and giving my opinion even when it is not always right LOL Thanks for asking God Bless
 
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