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F/S Winchester 32 Special Ammo Early Issue
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dane62
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July 21, 2017 - 11:49 am
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I have for sale an original 2-piece box of 32 Special ammo. These are 165 grain, very rare. http://www.gunbroker.com/item/671283370

Thanks, Dana

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Those primers appear spent, yet the two samples shown have bullets in them.  Am I missing something?  These cartridges are Live?

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FromTheWoods said
Those primers appear spent, yet the two samples shown have bullets in them.  Am I missing something?  These cartridges are Live?  

They are live, original rounds. I believe they are called 2 piece primers. Someone else probably knows more about them than I.

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Thank you for the clarification.  I’d not seen this type of primer prior to your sale.

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‘Protected Primer’ is the term used by collectors. Winchester cataloged them as the ‘No. 5’ and ‘No. 5-1/2’ primers. The (New) No. 4, for shotshells, was also ‘protected’.

GMC(SW) - USN Retired 1978 - 2001

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Thank you for the information. Dana

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