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Object Name |
Tin |
Caption |
Percussion caps |
Description |
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 incorporated. It was particularly noted for its development of metallic cartridges. It and its successor company subsequently developed the first paper shotshells successfully manufactured in the United States, the first primer adapted to smokeless powder; the first battery cup for best quality paper shotshells; the first cartridges for automatic pistols; the first standard high-power smokeless cartridges for big game autoloading rifles; the first .410 bore gauge shotshell in the United States; the first nickeled primer; the first oil-proof automatic pistol cartridges; and the first completely wetproof loaded shells, including top wad, crimp and body. |
Catalog Number |
1988-2368-001 |
Search Terms |
Ammunition Percussion caps Union Metallic Cartridge Co., Bridgeport, Conn. |
Subjects |
Ammunition |