Post your shotshell headstamps here

[GopherDaGold]

These are some of my latest paper shotshell headstamp finds. I don't save the plastic hull type.
Post your favorites!

Federal Monark 12 gauge c1950-60's


Winchester 12 gauge New Rival c1920-29


US Cartridge 12 gauge Defiance c1927

 

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[IMAUDIGGER]

I've got a bunch. I was planning on inserting them into table top someday.
Most of them are the same, with the oldest having some small stamped date on the primer 1919? Can't remember.
I'll take a look this evening.

 

[Older The Better]

I Love Finding Shells, All from my families land, one of my ongoing projects is the history of the guns and hunting on the property. I will spare you the 56 pictures of Winchester repeater 12 ga. these are the more rare and old ones ive found.


This one is like an itch I cant scratch if anybody has any info id be grateful.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice finds!

I have to look around to find mine...should clean them up.

 

[Older The Better]

I was hoping this thread would take off. It appears those of us that like shot shells are still a minority haha

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

Shotshell headstamps are numerous for sure!

Shotshell headstamps are numerous, for sure!



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[Charlie P. (NY)]

Hundreds. But I don't save them. Though I do use them to gauge the age of activity.

I even find enough deer slugs to keep them and remelt them for my muzzleloader balls. Apparently my property was a good spot to shoot in the 1960's and 1970's. One rotted Hemlock laying trunk had about 15 lbs of lead in it!

 

[IMAUDIGGER]

A few..All common I'm sure.

 

[Tpmetal]

i have dug hundreds, they are the pulltabs of the woods, I too don't really keep them

 

[TommyB]

I found this in the Owens Valley, Ca a few years ago.

 

[RVRoamer74]

N.Va.
I like the old 10ga.

 

[Sean D]

Hey guys found these today on my first adventure. I went with the Garrett gtp 1350. Super stoked to see people have knowledge about these. Was thrilled to have them among my first day finds! Any info on them is appreciated!

 

[Older The Better]

Peters victor with made in USA puts it after 1927 I don’t remember when peters was sold and the name was dropped. The us also has made in USA so roughly same time frame as peters

 

[Older The Better]

The full brass is on my list of things I’d love to find, my two star headstamps aren’t far removed from your full brass tommy

 

[relichunter4206]

I haven’t found that many in my area but here are the ones that I did manage to find.

Left, REM-UMC Shurshot No. 12
Middle, Federal Hi-Power No. 12
Right, Nitro Express 20 GA

 

[Sean D]

Thank you!

 

[Older The Better]

Looking again at yours Sean neither has been fired they were likely dropped

 

[Kype]

Found some Winchester west recently. These would of been paper shells.

 

[JoeVal]

I’ve found quite a few this winter, as the rest of the ground froze before getting a coating of snow on it. I researched them and learned quite a bit about the companies, mergers of companies, and dating the headstamps. Everything that I’ve found has come from the late 1920’s to the mid 1930’s. The area has lots of glacial cuts in it, so it wasn’t good for much other than hunting. The family that owned it donated all the unusable land to our county Metroparks system, but it had been well hunted prior to that. Also found lots of .22 casings and lead projectiles. Lots of buckshot as well. The woods has a healthy population of small game and deer. I’ve actually been hoping to find any sort of relic or coins that hunters may have dropped back then, to donate to the small park museum. If I hunt long enough I’ll find something.

 

[GopherDaGold]

Hey guys found these today on my first adventure. I went with the Garrett gtp 1350. Super stoked to see people have knowledge about these. Was thrilled to have them among my first day finds! Any info on them is appreciated!
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US Cartridge #12, c1927. Nice find! I posted one of those up top of this thread. I have several others to post after work today including a Peters #12 and a Winchester #12 Repeater.