Pin Fire Cartridge!!!!

[razor66]

Hi All from downunder
Havent been on for a while, havent been out tecting too much but got out last weekend to a friends lease and found an old 12m/m BIRMINGHAM pin fire cartridge. After doing some research they were stopped being made back in the 1800s .

Would it be worth anything or just a collectors item? Heading back out this weekend coming as the lease owner has given me another area to look at.

Glen

 

[mickfin]

good find razor66, Did you mean rim fire???

 

[Fishers Ghost]

No primer at the rear end, no sign of a rim indentation. There will be a pin or a small hole towards the rear of the case where the firing pin was if it is pin fire.

 

[razor66]

Hi all
It is a pin fire cartridge, you can see the pin at the top of the pic.

 

[Fishers Ghost]

Kynoch Birmingham 12 bore cartridge.
I did not find much info re this cartridge, but
I guess they are worth something because I found one on auction at.

http://www.specialistauctions.com/auctiondetails.php?id=1544484