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CIVIL WAR ERA PIN-FIRE REVOLVER CARTRIDGES - 2mm -
12mm - PACKETS AND SINGLE CARTRIDGES:
Popular during the Civil War, the Pinfire Revolvers were
some of the earliest fixed metallic cartridge revolvers
available, and were carried in some quantity by soldiers
and officers on both sides of the conflict.
I have the
following pinfire cartridge packets and single cartridges
in stock, each listed individually below with
accompanying photographs.
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No.
1
CIVIL WAR
ERA 12MM PINFIRE REVOLVER CARTRIDGE TIN –with 45
ORIGINAL CARTRIDGES: An original Civil War era
12mm Pin-Fire Revolver cartridge tin consistent with the
packets of pin-fire ammunition imported during the Civil
War for privately purchased revolvers carried by
soldiers and officers on both sides of the conflict.
This is the bottom half of the cartridge tin with a
fragment of the original label remaining on one end.
The tin bottom is full form with three of the four
corners retaining the original solder and the fourth
seam has opened but is not misshapen. The tin contains
45 of the original 50 12mm Pinfire Short cartridges
which are headstamped “12” over “SB”.
A a nice packet to display with your pin-fire revolver,
these Civil War era pinfire cartridge packets are
becoming more and more difficult to find in any
condition as they were not produced in the vast
quantities that the percussion cartridges were during
the period. Accordingly, surviving specimens like this
do not appear on the market as often. Purchased by the
piece, these cartridges alone would cost over $1200, so
as a set of original cartridges in the original tin,
this is a very good buy. (0226) $800
 
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No. 2
2mm PINFIRE
CARTRIDGE - WATCH FOB PISTOL BLANK:
Full form and in excellent condition, this 2mm
Pinfire has no headstamp. Pictured in comparison
to a 12mm Pinfire Cartridge. (1071) $50
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No.
3
5mm PINFIRE
CARTRIDGE - ELEY:
Full form and in excellent condition, this 5mm Pinfire cartridge is headstamped "ELEY
5M". (1073) $75
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No.
4
5mm PINFIRE
CARTRIDGE:
Full form and in excellent condition, this 5mm Pinfire cartridge
is not headstamped.
SOLD
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No.
5
7mm PINFIRE
CARTRIDGE - SELLIER BELLOT:
Full form and in excellent condition, this 7mm Pinfire cartridge
is headstamped "SB" for the manufacturer, Sellier Bellot.
(1075) $65
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No.
6
7mm PINFIRE
CARTRIDGE - FIOCCHI:
Full form and in excellent condition, this 7mm Pinfire cartridge
is headstamped "FIOCCHI 7" with a star.
(0211) $55
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No.
7
7mm PINFIRE
CARTRIDGE:
Full form and in excellent condition, this 7mm Pinfire cartridge
is not headstamped.
(0210) $45
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No.
8 9mm PINFIRE
SHOT CARTRIDGE - FIOCCHI:
Full form and in excellent condition, this 9mm Pinfire
Shot Cartridge is headstamped "FIOCCHI 9" with a star.
(1070) $65
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No.
9
9mm PINFIRE CARTRIDGE – CARLOS RASETTI:
Full form and in excellent condition, this 9mm Pinfire
cartridge bears a bird image headstamp, the company logo
used by Carlos Rasetti for his line of ammunition -
“Parajito” [Little Bird]. Rasetti was a well known
early gun manufacturer in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He
contracted with Sociedad Anonima Spreafico to produce
these cartridges. (0424) $65
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No.
10
9mm PINFIRE
SHOT CARTRIDGE - "KC":
Full form and in excellent condition, this 9mm Pinfire
Shot Cartridge is headstamped "KC" in a sunburst -
probably for Keller and Company of Austria. The
paper shot cylinder has a small wrinkle, but is
otherwise full form and intact.
SOLD
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No.
11
12mm PINFIRE
CARTRIDGE - LEFAUCHEUX:
Full form and in excellent condition, this 12mm Pinfire cartridge
is headstamped "HB" and "PARIS", the headstamp used by
Lefaucheux. (1079) $55
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No.
12
12mm PINFIRE
CARTRIDGE - "FUSNOT":
Full form and in excellent condition, this 12mm Pinfire cartridge
is headstamped "FUSNOT" and another word that I cannot
make out. (1078) $55
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No.
13
12 GAUGE SHOTGUN PINFIRE
CARTRIDGE - "GEVELOT & GAUPILLAT":
Full form and in very good condition, this 12 Gauge
Shotgun Pinfire cartridge is headstamped with the
intertwined G's, but also bearing the headstamp of the
successors of "GEVELOT & GAUPILLAT", Societe
Francais des Munitions in Paris, and the gauge call out "12".
This shell measures
1 ˝” in length. The paper
hull shot cylinder is full form and very solid with only minor wear
around the upper rim. (0212) $65
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