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EARLY FRANKFORD ARSENAL
INTERNALLY PRIMED .45/70 BALL AND BLANK CARTRIDGES w/ NO HEAD STAMP ca.
1874-1877:
These internally primed, .45/70 cartridges were manufactured at the Frankford Arsenal circa 1874 until
March of 1877. Identified by the lack of any headstamp,
these early production cartridges are very rare, are
missing from most collections, and are a great addition
to a Custer era carbine display.
I have the
following ball service cartridges and blank cartridges
in stock, each listed individually below with
accompanying photographs.
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No.
1 FRANKFORD ARSENAL INTERNALLY PRIMED
.45/70 BALL CARTRIDGE w/ NO HEAD STAMP ca. 1874-1877: In March of 1875, the
length of the crimps which held the primer anvil in
place was increased, reducing the space between the ends
of the crimps. Those with the wider space between the
crimps are the earlier, somewhat scarcer, and more
desirable version of these cartridges without the
headstamps.
HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF THESE
BACK IN STOCK
Early, pre-March, 1875
version with the wider space between the crimps:
$90 each
March, 1875 – March, 1877 version with the narrow space
between the crimps:
$75 each
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No. 2 FRANKFORD ARSENAL INTERNALLY PRIMED .45/70 CARBINE
AND RIFLE BLANK CARTRIDGE: During the
Indian Wars period blank ammunition
was regularly provided to the Cavalry troops, used to
accustom the horses to gun fire, and to the Infantry for
ceremonial occasions and funerals. The same blank
cartridge was used in both the carbines and rifles, with
no regard for the headstamps. Manufactured at the Frankford
Arsenal, these blanks were an integral component of the
standard issue of ammunition to the frontier soldier and
have a rightful place in any Indian War ammunition
display.
The photographs below shows each type of cartridge in the following
list, pictured top to bottom in the order they are
listed below. All of these .45-70 Blanks are
manufactured at Frankford Arsenal, are copper cased, and
internally primed.
Early, March, 1875
- March, 1877 version with no head stamp: $45
each
Headstamped Versions, stamped "R F Month Year"
SOLD OUT
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