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US
ARMY
.38 CALIBER LONG COLT CARTRIDGES FOR THE MODELS 1892 -1903
COLT REVOLVERS:
As first issued with the Model 1892 .38 Caliber Colt Revolver,
and continued in service through the Model 1903 Colt
Revolver,
these cartridges were first manufactured by the
Frankford Arsenal and later by civilian contractors such
as Remington under government contract.
Our
current inventory of several different loadings of this
cartridge is listed below by manufacturer,
accompanied by individual photographs and descriptions.
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FRANKFORD ARSENAL - DATED
1901-1913: Manufactured at the Frankford
Arsenal, and headstamped "F A (MONTH) (YEAR)".
Produced in the years prior to World War One, these
arsenal produced cartridges have become very
difficult to find and are appropriate for display with
one of the early Mills pocketed cartridge belts such as
the Model 1903 Pistol Cartridge Belt and the Models 1909
and 1910 Cavalry Cartridge Belts. Bearing a range of head stamp dates from 1901 through 1913,
these specimens are in excellent condition.
Please inquire if you desire a particular date.
(0331) $3.00 per round
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FRANKFORD ARSENAL - DATED
1896: Produced at the Frankford Arsenal
during the Spanish American War era, these tinned .38
caliber rounds were never made in large quantities and
are now one of the rarest types of this cartridge,
having all but disappeared from the collector's market.
Still retaining the majority of the tin plating and a
having a clear headstamp "F 11 96", the bullet has some
oxidation which could be polished if you so desire.
I have only two of these rare cartridges.
SOLD
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REMINGTON ARMY CONTRACT – DATED 1918:
These cartridges for the Model 1903 .38 Caliber Colt
Revolver were manufactured by
Remington
under a
US Army Contract
in
1918 as indicated by the headstamps.
Produced during the mobilization
for World War One, these contract rounds are fairly
scarce in their own right and many collectors are not
aware they exist. However, they provide an
interesting addition to a World War One display and
certainly testify to the need for the commercial
companies' contribution towards the war effort.
These are nice
examples of these contract
cartridges and they are appropriate for a World War One display,
and are great for filling the revolver loops and cartridge pockets on
your Mills Pistol Cartridge Belts.
SOLD
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FRANKFORD ARSENAL .38 COLT
BLANKS - DATED:
One of most underrated US Army loadings, blank
cartridges served a very important training purpose in
the cavalry - most importantly used to accustom horses
to gun fire. These early 20th Century Frankford
Arsenal Blanks are very scarce and hard to find on the
loose. I have the two different types shown below
in very limited quantities.
NO. 1 FRANKFORD
ARSENAL .38 CALIBER BLANK - NECKED CASE:
I have one of these fairly scarce cartridges headstamped "F A
2 10" and it is in
excellent condition. (1091) $15
NO. 2 FRANKFORD
ARSENAL .38 CALIBER BLANK - STRAIGHT CASE:
This cartridge is headstamped "F A 3 05" and is in
excellent condition.
SOLD
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