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FRANKFORD ARSENAL .45 CALIBER
AMMUNITION PACKETS
– DATED 1875 -
FOR THE MODEL 1873 COLT ARMY AND THE
MODEL 1875 SCHOFIELD SMITH AND WESSON REVOLVERS - SCARCE PACKETS:
Dated 1875, these Frankford Arsenal packets of the
shortened .45 caliber pistol ammunition was intended for use
in both the Colt Model 1873 and Smith & Wesson Model
1875 Schofield Revolvers. Of particular note, these
packets were manufactured in the first
year of the production of this shorter cartridge,
commensurate with the first year of issue of the Smith
and Wesson
Model 1875
Schofield Revolver.
These packets
contains the shorter 1.4" long internally primed cartridge,
reduced in length from the original 1.6" long .45 pistol
cartridge that had been introduced with the Model 1873
Colt Army. The change was made in the length of
the cartridge in order to accommodate the shorter cylinder
of the .45 caliber Schofield. The shortened cartridge,
which would function in both pistols, simplified the
manufacture, supply and issue requirements of the
frontier army.
Issued during the height of the
Indian Wars on the Northern Plains, and across Texas,
New Mexico, and Arizona, these packets replaced the
supplies of longer pistol cartridges then in inventory.
As the campaigns and contact with the hostiles
increased, so did the demand for ammunition from the
field, resulting in a low survival rate of these early
1875 dated packets. As difficult to find as the 1874
dated packets for the Colt Pistol, these packets will be
an important addition to your Indian War display or an
ammunition or revolver collection, as an example of the
development of ammunition for the Frontier Army.
I have the packets shown below, each with an
accompanying photographs and description.
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NO. 1
FRANKFORD ARSENAL .45 CALIBER
AMMUNITION PACKET
– DATED 1875 - AN EXCELLENT
UNOPENED SCARCE PACKET:
This packet is in excellent
condition, still sealed and with the pull string still
intact. The label is complete and fully legible, the
edges of the packet are sharp, all of the seams are
intact, and the packet is very solid. SOLD Please
see additional listings below.
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NO. 2
FRANKFORD ARSENAL .45 CALIBER
AMMUNITION PACKET
– DATED 1875 - A VERY GOOD
COMPLETE PACKET:
Although this packet has
been opened, it is still complete with all the panels
and with all twelve of the original Frankford Arsenal
Internally Primed Cartridges. At some point, a
previous owner decided to pull the opening string which
separated the top edges of both ends and the top edge
where the top lid joins the back panel.
Fortunately, there was no loss of the panels, and the
front label was left entirely intact and legible.
Otherwise, this packet is in very good condition.
The label is complete
and fully legible, the edges of the packet are sharp,
all of the seams are intact, he pull strings are still
present and the packet is very solid. This is a
very presentable specimen which will display very well
in your collection.
(0503) $650
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NO. 3
FRANKFORD ARSENAL .45 CALIBER
AMMUNITION PACKET
– DATED 1875 - A VERY GOOD
COMPLETE PACKET:
Although this packet has
been opened, it is still complete with all the panels
and with all twelve of the original Frankford Arsenal
Internally Primed Cartridges. At some point, a
previous owner decided to pull the opening string which
separated the top edges of both ends and the top edge
where the top lid joins the back panel.
Fortunately, there was no loss of the panels, and the
front label was left entirely intact and legible.
Otherwise, this packet is in very good condition.
The label is complete
and fully legible, the edges of the packet are sharp,
all of the seams are intact, he pull strings are still
present and the packet is very solid. This is a
very presentable specimen which will display very well
in your collection. (0504) $650
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