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In 2013 I was at a Pennsylvania Cartridge Collecting show and talked to a fellow forum member (thank you Johnny) and he put me in touch with a collector that had a DWM made 45 acp - an original cartridge from the test trials. I asked another forum member for some help in determining its authenticity and he said, IF another one ever comes up for sale..." I offered it to him, and he took it.
Come back to 2 weeks ago and the same collector reached out to me, and he had another cartridge for sale. In his words... Quote:
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WOW! That's amazing! I'd be happy with original 9mm truncated ammo as first used in lugers.
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Very cool addition to your collection!
![]() One question: Your collector friend stated it had a Berdan primer. I'm sure he's correct - but without removing the bullet & contents, it's not possible to tell. Yes, you can say "because DWM only made Berdan", but that's not empirical proof. Did he have a picture or example of a fired case???
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![]() I only ask because when someone makes a sweeping generalization, I immediately think they are full of ****. If they qualify the statement with, 'probably', 'usually', 'almost always', etc then I will accept their claim subject to later proof. ![]() There is a member of this forum who makes wild claims and flights of fancy and presents them here as 'facts'. And he gets very indignant if you don't accept his theories. ![]() In the case of your cartridge, I would be confident that it is a Berdan primer. But I would never swear to it... ![]() I'm from Missouri... ![]()
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If you don't mind me asking, what does something like this cost?
I know nothing about cartridge collecting and would like to better understand the market. |
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I have this feeling I am not writing clearly as the year ends.
Up above, first posting - comments about Datigs book on DWM - it states size and shape - I would assume it would say or show a cutaway, at least a drawing, in his book, which I do not have or remembered existed. I said I would look in Sturgess' book. I do not know any other way to check it. It is far too expensive of a cartridge to open up and look... |
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That is awesome to actually have one of the test 45cal cartridges. Talk about "hen's teeth"!!
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Way to go Ed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bill
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![]() Let's see what TBLAP has to say...Oow...Quite a bit, actually...Pages 1594 on, in the DVD edition... ![]()
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