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Offline .45 COLT

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« on: January 22, 2003, 03:14:18 AM »
A few months ago I came home from a gun show with a truckload (almost) of .38 Special shells. I don't use them too much, but they were cheap. While I was sorting them I came across a bunch of headstamps that I couldn't identify, which brings me to my question - is there a book or maybe a website that would identify those and others I may run into? Not too important, but it might be interesting.
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« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2003, 04:15:38 PM »
Very useful link for this forum, and one I didn't have.   Thank you for sharing it Steyr.
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« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2003, 12:21:03 PM »
Here's another excellent site.
http://members.shaw.ca/cstein0/heads.htm

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« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2003, 02:04:10 AM »
Thanks guys. I knew someone would come up with someplace like those sites if I waited long enough.

I'm not a collector, but it bothers me when I run across something I can't identify - seems to happen more often as I get older.
On the 19th of April, 1775, a tyrannical government sent an army to disarm its citizens. They ran into a touch of trouble.