Antique & Civil War Era Cartridges & Related Items

Antique & Civil War Era Cartridges & Related Items

Price & Zimmer Collection: Offered For Sale

(Descriptions and notes largely provided by dealer from whom we purchased these items.)

1. Central Fire Percussion Caps. (a) G.D. 100 with crossed pistols and rifles logo. "Amorc[...]mel?es fendues. Qualite Superieure" Shrink-wrapped with loose unknown contents. (b) Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cartidge Co. Central Fire Ground Edge Foil Lined Percussion Caps. Shrink-wrapped. Dealer label: Open, ? full. (c) J. Goldmark's Persussion Caps F.L. 100 Foil Lined Center Fire Staynless. Winchester Repeating Arms, Division of Olin Industries, New Haven, Conn. USA. Shrink- wrapped. Dealer label: Open, full. (d) Hicks Percussion Caps F.L. No. 13. Foil Lined Central Fire Water- Proof. The Union Metallic Cartridge Co, Bridgeport, Conn. USA. Shrinkwrapped; with original paper seal around container. Dealer label: Unopened. (e) G.D. 100 with crossed pistols and rifles logo. "Amorces[...]mel?es fendues. Qualite Superieure" On reverse is another label [shown in photo]: "...oldmark's Percussion Caps... New York. 1858. Warranted. Printed seals of both New York and Victoria & Albert." Empty.

2. Pinfire Cartridges. Group of six. No labels.

3. LeFaucheaux Cartidges. Box of 25 in original box. 25 mm. Manufactured by the Union Metallic Cartridge Co. Bridgeport, Conn.

4. Friction Primers [Civil War Fuses]. C.S. Laboratory. Richmond Arsenal. Dated 12/1863. Wrapped wooden block with 5 slots.

5. .25 cal Allen Lipfire

6. unlabeled cartridge.

7. 9 mm. 1850 Flobert "Rare"

8. Gallager Carbine .50 Cal (?) "rare"

9. .44 Cal. Headstamp U. "unusual"

10. Spencer. Headstamp J.G.

11. .42 Cal Rimfire. Headstamp U.

12. .38 cal Long Rimfire. Headstamp H.

13. .38 Cal Rimfire. Headstamp H.

14. .44 Cal Pinfire ?2. No label.

15. 12 mm. Pinfire. Headstamp H B PARIS (Houllier and Blanchard).

16. Maynard Carbine

17. Spencer Carbine. Headstamp CDL.

18. .42 Cal Cupfire

19. .44 Cal. Henry. Blunt nose. Headstamp U.

20. Allen Teatfire

21. Pistol cartridges of assorted caliber: .32, .35 P, .38, .44 , 3 .41 (headstamps P U and H) -- group of 7.

22. .56 Cal Billinghurst & Requa for battery gun. "rare"

23. .52 Cal Spencer Carbine. Headstamp U.

24. Burnside cartridge, unfired. Civil War era.

25. Package of caps. Civil War era.

26. .69 Cal Roundball for smoothbore musket. Wrapped, with string.

27. .69 Cal Roundball for smoothbore musket. Wrapped, with string.

28. .69 Cal Buckshot cartridge for smoothbore musket. Wrapped, with string. "Rare."

29. Model 1842 Buck & Ball for smoothbore musket. Wrapped, with string. "Rare"

30. .52 Cal Roundball. For single-shot Cavalry pistol. Wrapped/string.

31. .58 Cal Minie Ball, from Elmira NY. Wrapped/string.

32. .36 Cal Colt, with paper case pasted to bullet.

33. .36 Cal Roundball, for pistol.

34. .58 Cal Blank Cartridge

35. 10-Guage Eley Hays for shotgun

36. .45 Cal Wesley Richards Monkeytail.

37. .57 (?) Cal Enfield rifle musket cartridge.

38. .54 Cal Confederate Arsenal Musket Cartridge

39. .58 Cal Williams Cleaner Type III Blue Paper Cartridge

40. .44 Cal. Sharps, bullet on paper- wrapped. "rare"

41. .44 Cal., bullet with nitrated paper case.

42. .44 Colt, pressed powder by Hazard.

43. .44 Johnston & Dow, bullet with paper case.

44. .44 Cal. Johnston & Dow, Army, nitrated paper case.

45. .31 Cal. Colt, nitrated paper case.

46. .31 Cal. Roundball, for pistol. Wrapped.

47. .50 Cal Smith Carbine, manufactured under Poultney patent, 1863. Case made of brass foil and paper with a perforation in the base.

48. .50 Cal. Gallager Carbine, manufactured under Poultney patent, 1863. Case made of brass foil and paper with a perforation in the base.

49. .50 Cal. Maynard, with flatnose bullet and metal wrapped in paper case.

50. .54 Cal. Starr Carbine, linen wrapped case.

51. .50 Cal. Smith Carbine, paper wrapped case.

52. .50 Cal., paper-wrapped, unknown origin (maybe Southern).

53. .54 Cal. Merrill Carbine, paper- wrapped case.

54. 13 mm. Von Dreyse Needle Gun paper casing. Empty.

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