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What all sizes of primers did Winchester make before the ‘20’s….. I’ve got full boxes of 1-1/2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5-1/2, 6 and 7.
Jim
May 23, 2009
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Winchester Made Pre-1920s the following:
No.1 – 1916
No. 108 – 1921
No. 2 (3 Legged Anvil) – 1874
No.2 (2 Legged Anvil) – 1878
Orcutt Primer – 1884
No. 2 Improved – 1885
No. 2 1/2 – 1903
No. 2 1/2 (W Marked) – 1903
No. 3 (W Marked) – 1893
No.4 (W Marked) – 1896
W over 4 (Protected Primer) – 1906
New No.4 – 1904
New No.4 1/2 – 1903
No. 5 1/2 (Improved) – 1902?
No.6 – 1896
No. 6.45 BC – 1919
Somebody let me know if I missed one.
Sincerely,
Maverick
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I believe they also made Berdan primers too but haven’t been able to locate a box yet.
Jim
November 7, 2015
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Too many. On top of that some worked with BP and others worked with smokeless but few worked well with both. I’m glad they got that sorted out.
Mike
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