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[Conito@55]

The most interesting thing was this buckle dated 1855.

a fire pin cartridge. I couldn't find out what year it might be.

 

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[Timbermaster]

The pinfire shotgun shell remnant is very cool.

 

[Red-Coat]

Cool old buckle. It utilises Sheldon S. Hartshorn’s 10 July 1855 patent for a manufacturing improvement of a two-piece die-formed buckle.

In 1855, Hartshorn was employed by George R. Kelsey’s “American Buckle and Cartridge Company” in Middletown, Connecticut, which relocated to West Haven in 1856 after the factory was destroyed in a fire.

 

[jewelerguy]

I like that pinfire base

 

[Gare]

You did real well congrats

 

[pepperj]

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The most interesting thing was this buckle dated 1855.
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a fire pin cartridge. I couldn't find out what year it might be.
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Nice suspender clip.
Here in this link it discusses the dates of the similar pin fire Headstamp of ELEY.
It shows the 8 with the star on eitherside and it mentions the 12 as yours.

"E.b.London 12" pin fire shell

Terry, I am assuming that by “Triangle” you are referring to what I would call a shield (pictured below) I have this cartridge as circa 1870! As to dates the only fixed and firm help I can add is that by 1885 Eley were supplying their centre fire cases with indented stamping and were...

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