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1. Belt, Ammunition - Machine Gun ammunition belt

   Machine gun ammunition belt. Cloth with metal dividers & clips. Unreadable markings. From World War I. Old number 90. Believed to be an original World War I Vickers Machine Gun belt with early brass long dividers every third round, which indicated how far to insert the cartridge in the belt. Each belt has a brass leader at each end, allowing the belt to be inserted from either end. The leaders were marked with the belt capacity (250 rounds)...

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2. Belt, Cartridge - Cartridge belt

   Cartridge belt with loops filled with live cartridges. Heavy woven canvas type material with leather ends & brass buckle. Incised number "15" on leather near buckle. 46 loops for cartridges; 31 cartridges with either headstamp: "WRA 45-70" from Winchester Repeating Arms or "F-4-92" from Frankford Arsenal. The .45-70 rifle cartridge, also known as .45-70 Government, was developed at the U.S. Army's Springfield Armory for use in the Springfiel...

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3. Cap, Musket - Musket caps

   Tin box for 100 U. S. Musket Caps, patented Sep 24, 1867. J. Goldmark's Pero. Caps; Warranted waterproof. Winchester Repeating Arms Co., New Haven.

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4. Cap, Musket - Musket caps

   Tin box of 100 U. S. Musket Caps, patented Sep 24, 1867. J. Goldmark's Pero. Caps; Warranted waterproof. Winchester Repeating Arms Co., New Haven. Originally cataloged No. 74.

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5. Measure, Powder - Black powder & shot measure

   Black powder & shot measure with pouring lip. Adjustable brass cup to measure shot in ounces; numbers are incised on the side of the cup. Wooden handle.

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6. Shell, Artillery - 105mm artillery shell casing

   105 mm artillery shell casing. Headstamp: "105L Mle 1943 PDPs 15L18P". Possibly PDPs stands for Parc d'Artillerie de Place de Paris. The word "Atomic" can be seen in faint lettering on the side. From World War II (1943). Brass. Old number 114.

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7. Tin - Percussion caps

   Round tin labeled "Central Fire-Ground Edge-Foil Lined-Percussion Caps". Made by "The Union Metallic Cartridge Co., Bridgeport, Conn. USA". Trademark: UMC. In 1867,in an effort to diversify their holdings, Schuyler, Hartley & Graham purchased two small New England cartridge companies. These companies were later closed, and the equipment moved to a new site in Bridgeport, Connecticut. On August 9, 1867, the Union Metallic Cartridge Company was ...

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8. Tin - Percussion caps in tin

   Round tin labeled "Central Fire-Trimmed Edge-Foil Lined-Percussion Caps". Made by "The Union Metallic Cartridge Co., Bridgeport, Conn. USA". Old number 29. In 1867,in an effort to diversify their holdings, Schuyler, Hartley & Graham purchased two small New England cartridge companies. These companies were later closed, and the equipment moved to a new site in Bridgeport, Connecticut. On August 9, 1867, the Union Metallic Cartridge Company wa...

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