Eley Brothers 10 gauge...

[nbforrest1863]

i found a Eley Brothers 10 gauge shotgun shell the other day. other relics were found there as well. it had the letters "E" "b" "10" and "LONDON". it also had 3 stars on it. rich patina. i'll post a pic when i can. my hunting partner said those are typically CW period, but it didn't have the pin on it. is there a possibility the pin fell off being we were on a high hill that overlooked the main old road (camps etc) and like i said other period relics were found there....could this still be CW period?

thanks and hh

 

[johnreb1980]

Not sure about the 10 guage but I know the Eley Bros. made a 12 guage pinfire shell. It is very possible that it is Civil War period. The pins o fall out of the side of the shell also,it is pretty hard to find one that isn't gone. Here is a site that has some info on the Eley Bros. 12 guage shells,Jonathon.


http://www.cwpforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=840&sid=6fbd5d7805f2299b9d88ef3e110da241

 

[nbforrest1863]

hey thanks for the info and website jonathan, i appreciate it. like i said i'll work on getting a pic of it up.

 

[407floyd]

I just found a shell like that at an old school in Texas. The Eley Brothers supplied the Confederacy with ammo so it was probably ejected before the school existed. Also found a U.M.C. 45-70 cartridge in the same area. The pic shows that it may be the first generation of pin-less shells.