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garryc · September 27, 2012, 10:32 PM

As it turns out, the U.S. stopped using mercuric primers in 1898. But the use of corrosive primers went on until about 1951.

http://www.survivalblog.com/noncorrosive.html

Looks like I have an addition to my scrap barrel. Better safe than sorry.

September 27, 2012, 10:32 PM	#9
garryc Senior Member Join Date: November 12, 2005 Posts: 2,536	As it turns out, the U.S. stopped using mercuric primers in 1898. But the use of corrosive primers went on until about 1951. http://www.survivalblog.com/noncorrosive.html Looks like I have an addition to my scrap barrel. Better safe than sorry.