Rimfire Cartridge ID Please
A friend got a box of rimfire cartridges at a yard sale today. The cases are copper colored and straight walled, with plain lead slugs. Bullet diameter, as close as I can measure is .256", and OAL is 1.382"
There are about 100 cartridges and at least 3 different headstamps. The headstamps are U, and H, and P. They came in an old red and yellow Winchester 9mm Luger box.
TIA for all help.
There are about 100 cartridges and at least 3 different headstamps. The headstamps are U, and H, and P. They came in an old red and yellow Winchester 9mm Luger box.
TIA for all help.
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Most likely 25 Stevens.
EDIT, To the best of my knowledge all of the older Winchester rimfire ammo used the "H" headstamp. This was to honor a man named BT Henry who designed the first lever action rifle chambered for rimfire cartridges. This rifle was sold by the company that would later become Winchester.0 -
My guess is the .25 Stevens Rimfire cartridge. Made for the Stevens Crack Shot #15 rifle, which came out in 1900.
Also for the Stevens Favorite, manufactured from 1894 - 1935.
Remington and Winchester also had rifles chambered in the .25 Stevens.
The high cost of the ammo compared to .22LR contributed to it becoming obsolete.
One headstamp P is for the Peters Cartridge Co.
The H headstamp was used back then by Winchester probably because Western was using the W at the time.
Remington was using the U for it's headstamps on rimfire ammo.
I also wouldn't have an idea of each cartridges value, as the box is long gone.0 -
Randy,
Yes, I'm in total agreement, 25 Stevens rimfire. I have a Stevens Favorite in 25 RF. Just sold a Favorite in 32 rimfire on the auction side.
W.D.0 -
The OAL is right in the range for the 25 Stevens LONG.
I doubt the 25 Stevens SHORT as it has a OAL in the 0.867 range.
Note all my 25 Stevens RF's have .251 bullet diameters.0 -
I found a few .25 Stevens some time ago.
http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=224925
If I remember right they brought about $1 each plus shipping.0 -
Thanks guys! Once again I learned something new. I never heard of such a chambering before. 0 -
I've got a rifle thats chambered in 25 Stevens rimfire. Is the ammo going up for auction? 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Knifecollector
I've got a rifle thats chambered in 25 Stevens rimfire. Is the ammo going up for auction?
I just notified the owner as to what he had. Now he wants me to sell it for him. There are not as many rounds as I thought though. We counted them, and there's 54.0 -
worth 50 maybe more 0 -
I have four boxes, two in short and two in long, late manufacture. If anyone is interested I can put them up for auction 0
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