✅ SOLVED Age of Bullet shells?

[Lamy Lineman]

Went out MD to an old wagon trail today. In the area of Santa Fe NM. were I live. Found these 2 shells and would like age and info on them. The shells read W.R.A.Co. 44 B.D. and W.R.A.Co 30 W.C.F.
This area is full of really old trails. Even back to the Conquistadors...

Included my Old Horseshoe Tree pic. Has Horse, Mule, Donkey, and maybe even OX shoes.

Keep Swinging...

 

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[mirage83]

Cool finds. A .44 Bulldog cartridge from around the turn of the century and a 30 Winchester Centerfire casing (otherwise known as the 30-30 today) from the same time period, 1880's to the 30's on the Bulldog and still today on the 30-30.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Cartridge cases.


W.R.A. Co. [Winchester Repeating Arms] was used from 1866 to 1929

The .30 WCF was introduced in 1894. Now called a .30-30

The .44 B.D. [Bulldog] was produced in the 1880's. That's a rare one! "Bulldog" is a style of short barrel revolvers.

 

[nagant]

Never heard of that .44 shell, cool!

 

[Lamy Lineman]

Thanks for the info. The period around the turn of the century fits. The trail I believe was used a lots as I have had so many MD hits. A lot of old half and whole horse shoes, wagon wheel shims,square nails, pieces of chain, even round musket balls. A lot of what you'd expect, wire, tins, square nuts, and bolts.
Love finding anything old and hope I can keep swinging for a long time...