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FRANKFORD ARSENAL .45 CALIBER INTERNALLY PRIMED
REVOLVER AMMUNITION PACKETS -
DATED 1877 - 1881 - FOR THE MODEL 1873 COLT ARMY AND THE MODEL
1875 SCHOFIELD SMITH AND WESSON PISTOLS – VERY NICE
PACKETS: Manufactured at the Frankford
Arsenal from 1875 through 1881, this style of 12 round
packet of .45 caliber revolver ammunition was first
adopted in 1875 for use in both the Colt Model 1873 and
the Smith & Wesson Model 1875 Schofield.
Containing the shorter .45 caliber
internally primed pistol cartridge, reduced in length
from the longer .45 pistol cartridge that had been
introduced with the Model 1873 Colt Army, these packets
were issued during the height of the Indian Wars on the
Northern Plains and across Texas and New Mexico,
replacing the earlier packets of longer cartridges then
in inventory. With the introduction of the Schofield in
1875, these reduced length cartridges would function in both the
Colt and the shorter cylinder of the Schofield, and the
one common cartridge
simplified the issue of ammunition.
Representative of the ongoing development of ammunition
during the Indian War period, these are key packets for
your collection at a very affordable price, and will
display very well in your collection.
I have the following packets, each described below with
accompanying photographs.
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NO. 1
FRANKFORD ARSENAL .45 CALIBER
INTERNALLY PRIMED REVOLVER AMMUNITION PACKET - DATED
1878 - VERY NICE PACKET: This packet is in
excellent condition, still sealed and with the pull
string still intact. The label is complete and fully
legible, the edges of the packet are sharp, all of the
seams are intact, and the packet is very solid.
(0221) $475
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NO. 2
FRANKFORD ARSENAL .45 CALIBER
INTERNALLY PRIMED REVOLVER AMMUNITION PACKET - DATED
1877 - VERY NICE PACKET: This packet is in
excellent condition. The packet is still sealed,
showing only some minor wear along the upper front
edge. The label is complete and fully legible, the
edges are sharp, all of the seams are intact, and the
packet is very solid.
SOLD
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FRANKFORD
ARSENAL .45 CALIBER INTERNALLY PRIMED REVOLVER
AMMUNITION PACKET - DATED 1881 - VERY NICE PACKET:
This packet is in excellent condition, still sealed and
with the pull string still intact. The label is
complete and fully legible, the edges of the packet are
sharp, all of the seams are intact, and the packet is
very solid. The Ordnance Department began ink stamping
the ballistic information on the top panel of these 1881
dated packets, and that ink stamp is still legible. The
paper wrapper shows some soiling from handling and
storage, but the wrapper is still intact with no weak
points.
SOLD
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