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« on: February 11, 2012, 10:47:26 am »



 The term "metal patched" was used early on to designate bullets that were "jacketed" in today's terms.

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« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2012, 06:57:08 pm »
What are the approximate dates for those cartridges?

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« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2012, 10:11:31 am »
CC Griff,

1 - circa 1873
2,3 - circa 1895 (1st year for smokeless)   
4,5 - circa 1880's

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« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2012, 03:45:56 am »
I wonder what metal was used as a jacket on those smokeless rounds.  They do not look like gilding metal to me.
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« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2012, 10:48:59 am »
Quote from: Grapeshot on April 02, 2012, 03:45:56 am
I wonder what metal was used as a jacket on those smokeless rounds.  They do not look like gilding metal to me.

A lot of them used Cupro-nickel.
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« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2012, 09:04:58 pm »
Grapeshot,

The bullets have a copper alloy jacket that is tin plated. If one takes some fine steel wool, and twists the bullet back and forth several times, the copper shows through.

Pettifogger,
From what I understand, although some bullets did have a cupro nickel jackets, Winchester never used that material.

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