United States Cartridge Company Spencer Draw Set

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This is a Spencer Draw Set showing a succession of stages in the production of a cartridge from a disc of copper or brass to a completed Spencer cartridge. This Spencer Draw Set was produced by the United States Cartridge Company,  and two of the seven pieces  have the company's raised "US" in a depression headstamp, indicating production between about 1880 and 1906.



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[mtmarfield]

   Greetings!

   That's fascinating... I've seen these for a small number of modern cartridges, but would not have imagined that a Spencer Set would have been made, let alone survived to this day. The manufacture of cartridges is an interesting subject unto itself...!

              Matthew T. Marfield
                       2-18-12