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**Mike Irwin** · November 26, 2012, 12:11 PM

OK, I think this page better illustrates the kind of primers that dstryr has:

http://www.soldusa.com/rainworx/detail.asp?id=42730

Judging by what I've seen, that's a pretty early primer tin -- probably from the late 1870s or the early 1880s.

Lastly, those primers are, if they are identical to the ones shown in the link I provided at the top of this message, Berdan primers.

Most metallic shotshells manufactured in the United States prior to World War I were Berdan primed.

November 26, 2012, 12:11 PM	#8
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	OK, I think this page better illustrates the kind of primers that dstryr has: http://www.soldusa.com/rainworx/detail.asp?id=42730 Judging by what I've seen, that's a pretty early primer tin -- probably from the late 1870s or the early 1880s. Lastly, those primers are, if they are identical to the ones shown in the link I provided at the top of this message, Berdan primers. Most metallic shotshells manufactured in the United States prior to World War I were Berdan primed. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.