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1873 .50 CALIBER FRANKFORD ARSENAL AMMUNITION
PACKET FOR THE MODEL 1871 ARMY REMINGTON PISTOL –
DESIRABLE EARLY DATE: An unopened Frankford
Arsenal packet of .50 caliber ammunition for the Model
1871 Remington Army Pistol. The label on this packet is
unusual on two counts – first, that it is a desirable
early date (most of these packets are found dated 1873)
and secondly, that the date, “APRIL, 1872” is present
and intact. Most of these packets are found with the
date cut out of the label, the consensus being that the
dates on these packets were cut away by Bannerman's
employees to hide the age of the ammunition. Issued
during the Arms Trials of 1871-73, the Model 1871
Pistols and these packets of ammunition saw active
service with the frontier army during the early
post-Civil War conflicts with the Indians. Recently
acquired from a very old collection, this is an
excellent, solid packet with the pull string still
intact. These packets with the date intact are
particularly difficult to find and are seldom offered
for sale. $450
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