Heavy like lead
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Looks like there are ribs on the side. If so it’s a rifled shot gun slug.
HuntinDog
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Yep
Shotgun slug.
Most likely a 12Ga.
Your No.14 is a very rare gage headstamp and a very cool find in itself.
Shotgun slug.
Most likely a 12Ga.
Your No.14 is a very rare gage headstamp and a very cool find in itself.
It probably wasn't painted white - lead gets a white coating of oxidization after being in the ground a while. In fact, the white lead oxide was put in paint to make it white years ago. That's why you have those warnings about 'lead paint.' It isn't used now.
Really? I throw those old headstamps out by the handful around here, I recall many 14's. There are so many around here I relate them to beach diggers as pull tabs. Anyone actually buy them?
Thank you HuntinDog. But... you are saying it is 12 Ga. But it says no 14 so I thought that meant 14 Ga. I did look the No 14 up and it is like early 20's but I'm still unsure about the gauge??
HuntinDog
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pplinker,
I was referring to the lead slug when I said it was Most likely 12ga.
To get a more accurate "guess" of your fired slug a dial caliper reading of the
diameter of it is needed.
12ga. = 0.729"
14ga. = 0.693"
16ga. = 0.615"
Your slug is a lot newer that that No. 14 headstamp.
Winchester New Rival headstamps were used between 1897-1929 with a few variations. The only other way to narrow down that date range is by the color of the paper cartridge, witch you no longer have with yours.
I was referring to the lead slug when I said it was Most likely 12ga.
To get a more accurate "guess" of your fired slug a dial caliper reading of the
diameter of it is needed.
12ga. = 0.729"
14ga. = 0.693"
16ga. = 0.615"
Your slug is a lot newer that that No. 14 headstamp.
Winchester New Rival headstamps were used between 1897-1929 with a few variations. The only other way to narrow down that date range is by the color of the paper cartridge, witch you no longer have with yours.
