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(Also Thanks to Mike, Heath Kushner, Rene Polman, Jim Buchanan and Bob Ruebel who provided photo's on this page)

 

CANADA

 


 DOMINION CARTRIDGE COMPANY

(all were paper except where denoted with * which is brass)
DC CO: 1886 - 1910, used both DC Co
Dominion Cartridge Company (Canadian Industries Ltd.): 1911-1955, Dominion headstamps.
C.I.L: (Canadian Industries LTD) 1955-1976, used C.I.L headstamps
IVI: 1977 to 1998, IVI headstamps
1998-2006: Challenger, Imperial headstamps

2010+ Imperial Canada headstamps now used by Aurora Enterprises who now owns the Imperial brand name

Red dot = Photo by Heath Kushner

 

DC Co. No * (1886+)

Red dot = Photo by Heath Kushner

DC Co. Colony (export to Newfoundland 1918-1927)

-

 

 

DC Co. Crown (1900-1935)

Red dot = Photo by Heath Kushner

DC Co. Empire (for Nobel)

 

DC Co. Eureka (1892-?)

-

 

DC Co. Imperial
(1906-1911)

-

 

 

DC Co. Sovereign (16 and 20 gauge)
(1906-1920's)

 

DC Co. Trap (1890's - 1910)

Red dot = Photo by Heath Kushner

 

DC Co. Vulcan
(1892-1906)

Dominion (10,12,16,20,32,410 gauge) (1911+?,

 made in Canada on 1935-1950's)

Red dot = Photo by Heath Kushner

 

Dominion Canuck (10,12,16,20,28 gauge after 1935 also 24, 32, 410 gauge)

1916-1935, made in Canada on 1935-1950's

 

Dominion Crown

(10,12,16 and 20) 1911-1940, made in Canada on 1935-1940

Red dot = Photo by Heath Kushner

Dominion Empty

(10, 12, 16, 20 and 28 gauge) 1920-1948, made in Canada on 1935-1948

 

Dominion Export (12, 16, 20 and 28 gauge)

Circa 1935-1950's

 

 

Dominion Falcon. 12 gauge only. (1918-1927)

 

Dominion Imperial 

Approx. (12,16,20 gauge) 1911-1940's, made in Canada on 1935-1950's

 

Dominion Industrial (8 ga) (1947+)

 

Dominion Maxum (12 gauge only)
Approx. 1935-1940's

 

Dominion Meteor (12, 16, 20 gauge) (1929-1948, made in Canada on 1935-1948)

 

Dominion Old Colony (Mainly sold as

NPE cases in 100 count boxes in 12, 16, 20 gauges) (1930's-1940)

Red dot = Photo by Heath Kushner

Dominion Regal (12,16,20 gauge) (1920's)

 

 

Dominion Setter (12. 32, 36, 410 gauge)

(1935-1940's)

 

Dominion Sovereign (10, 12, 16 and 20 gauge)

(1911+?)

 

Dominion Trap

-

 

Bufalo (photo's by Heath Kushner)

(export to Colombia)

 

Eatonia Shell (Made for Eaton's Department Stores) 12 gauge only. (1924-1950's)

 

E.T.C (photo's by Heath Kushner)

(export to Argentina)

 

 

Exchem

Mark

(components and boxes made by Dominion and loaded and sold in Liberia)

Gaviao

(export to Brazil)

same headstamp as above

 

 

Red dot = Photo by Heath Kushner

Holiday Shotshells. Headstamped first using Alcan, USA

markings then by C.I.L. Canada.

 

 

 

 

Hudsons Bay Co. (Department Store)

made in 12 & 20 gauge. 1928-1938)

 

JC Higgins Canada. 12 gauge only.

Circa 1940's-1950's

 

JC Higgins Sportload (USA & Canada through Sears)

Circa 1940's-1950's

 


 

 

JC Higgins Xtra- Range (USA & Canada through Sears)

Circa 1940's-1950's

 

Nimrod (1886-1896)

-

 

Nobels DC Co. Ballistite

-

 

Reliance Canada (made by Dominion and CIL) 12 gauge only. (1932-1949)

 

Woodwards (Department Stores) (12 & 20 gauge)

1958-1961

 

 CIL Industries (1955-1976) and IVI (Successors to CIL & Dominion)
1976-1998.

Gauge (made by CIL). Used for shells made for other companies like RedLine, Tru-Test, Ace Hardware, Supreme, etc)

(both copper and brass bases)

 

Holiday (Made by CIL)

Used by many companies and store brands such as Holiday, HIngston Smith, Heritage Premium,

 

 
Cal 12 12 GA

Used on shotshells made for other

companies such as Ace, Apollo,.Mcleods, Comet XL,

Stedmans Dept. stores etc.

Also used by Canadian tire under the brand "Supreme"
 

Canuck

                                                     "Dummy"

 

CIL Canuck

 

(CIL) Maxum Canada
 

CIL Imperial

 
Rival Made in Canada (12, 16 gauge)

exported to South American countries (1955-1960's)

CIL Trap (reported)

 

 

Imperial (by IVI) other Imperial headstamps also used by Challenger in listings further below.
  

 
IVI Canuck (copper bases)
IVI Imperial

 

 

Maxum by Cil

 

Red dot = Photo by Heath Kushner

 

 

Meteor (by CIL)

 

Sovereign

 

Special Smokeless (Made for Holland & Holland, UK under Skinners Brand)

 

Supreme Smokeless

 

Red dot = Photo by Heath Kushner

Green dot = Photo by Robert Ruebel

 

2010+ Imperial Canada brand now used by Aurora Enterprises as they purchased the Imperial trademark. (Challenger is the most often used brand)

 

Imperial Canada

 

Munitions Challenger

since 1996.

 

 Score Canada

Superior Canada (SNC Lavalin)
 (1999-2006)

 

ELEY Bros. Ltd (Winnipeg, Canada)

 

Eley Canada

Red dot = Photo by Heath Kushner
EBL in Shield

No 12

Eley Canada

 

(Reported)
Eley Bros. Can

(Reported)

Red Dot on photos in Canada section indicate photo by Heath Kushner

HINGSTON SMITH ARMS Co. Ltd (WINNIPEG)
1879-1920?
It is assumed that the hulls were purchased from other companies and loaded by HSA Co.  You will notice many Eley and Winchester names used by this maker. Primers were DC Co. or Eley.

 

Holiday (Made by CIL)

 

 

Leader (Reported)

-

 

HSA Express (Reported)

-

 

HSA Repeater (Reported)

-

 

1901 Repeater

Red dot = Photo by Heath Kushner

Prince of Wales

 

Normal Hendon Made in Canada

Red dot = Photo by Heath Kushner

HSA Crimson (Reported)

-

 

HSA, Eley (Reported)

-

 

HSA Grand Prix (Reported)

-

 

HSA Arrow (Reported)

-

 

WEST CAN Industries (Okotoks, Alberta)
Plastic 1 piece hulls like Activ some had metal ring on head around plastic (1959-1966)

 

XL EXPLOSIVES LTD. Canada.

(also used CIL's Gauge Gauge headstamp)

 

Super XL

 

Comet XL

(also used some Hirtenberg cases)

 

 

VARIOUS Other Canadian Companies.

Colonial (Colonial Ammunition Co.)

 

E.C Boyd (Simcoe, Ontario)

-

 

Gevelot Canada

In business from 1961-1973. Set up by Gevelot, France.


 

H Short & Sons (Victoria, BC)

-

 

Ketchum & Co. Sporting Goods

(Ottawa, ON) 1900-2005. Shotshells

would have been early.

-

 

Kilby (Ralph Kilby, Montreal)

1860-1870's. British Arms dealer.

 

Lariviere Hardware Co. (Montreal)

-

 

NAC Co (North American Cartridge Company),

operated by Dominion.

 

Nobel Glasgow Made in Canada (Dominion)

 

 

RawBone Gun & Manufacturing Co.

Limited. Toronto, ON. Was in England but moved and

opened in Canada in 1870-1890. (Observed in both 10

and 12 gauge)

Kynoch's Patent R.G & MFG Co

Limited.

 

R.G & MFG Co Limited.

 

 

Royal

No 10

L.B & Co

-

 

Score (PrairieShot Ammo Ltd., Carberry, MB)

 
Stark (Charles Stark & Co., Toronto, ON.)

1880's to 1897

 

Starke Powder Co. (Toronto, Ontario)

-

 

T. Costen & Co. (Montreal, Quebec)

Very early 1830's-1870's?

-

 

T.W Boyd (started as a gunsmith

 then went to a Hardware Chain in Montreal,

Quebec). Circa 1845 to 1930's.

- 

 

Western Super-X Canada

Western Xpert Canada 
 

Y&S Co
 

 

On SETTER brand

Red dot = Photo by Heath Kushner

 

ENGLAND & The U.K.

                               

 

(Thanks to Jim Buchanan, Mike, Finn and Rene Polman who provided many English photo's on this page)

Red dot = Photo by Heath Kushner

ELEY 1824 to present

 

E in Shield, gauge, London G (raised)

Circa 1870's

 

E

410

-

 

E 3 stars London (raised)

 

Crown No 12 E

Circa 1860's-1870's.

 

.EB. Gauge, London.

Circa: 1860's-1874.

(also in 20 & 24 gauge)

 

 

3 stars, No 12 london (raised)

Circa 1860's.

 

.E.B. London (raised). Dots

Circa: 1866-1874.

(also in 12 & 20 gauge)

 

E.B. London (raised)

(also in 12 and 16 gauge)

 

EB London (raised).

Circa: 1866-1874.

(also in 12, 16 & 20 gauge).

 

 

Dot E.B Dot

No 12, Schultze. Circa 1870's

 

EB in shield Eley London.

Circa 1904-1920's

(also in 20 gauge)

 

EBL shield bottom, Nobel's Ballistite

 

Eley Big Game rifle (modern made)

 

Eley Bros London (raised).

Circa 1866-1874

 (also 14 & 20 gauge)

 

Eley Bros London (Impressed).

Circa 1866-1874

(also 20 gauge)

 

 

 

Eley Ejector.

Circa 1906-1920's.

(also in 14 gauge)

 

Eley

.  .

.410 or 20 gauge

-

 

Eley

 

Eley

No 20 or .410

-

 

Eley Eley (Modern marking)

(Also 28 gauge & .410 gauge)

 

Eley, gauge, Gastight.

Circa 1926-post WW2

 

 

 

Eley,London, Gauge, Gastight.

Circa 1926-post WW2

(also in 28 gauge)

 

Eley Kynoch

 

 

Eley-Kynoch ICI (1926-1953)

(10 gauge photo by Brandon O)

(also .410 gauge)

 

Eley-Kynoch

 

Eley, gauge, London.

Circa 1896-1920's.

(also in 14 gauge)

 

Eley, Gauge, London dots

Circa 1896-1920's

(also in 24 gauge)

Eley 10 gauge photo by Bradley Walsh

* Eley *, Gauge, * *, London

Circa 1896-1920's.

 

Eley London (Top)

gauge on bottom.

 

Eley London (top)

Gauge

 

Eley.London V

 Mark 5 Flare cartridge.

 

. Eley . gauge,

London (raised)

 

Eley-London

gauge, Damp proof

 

Eley-London MG Logo

(made by Marcel Gaupillat)

 

 

Eley NI London.

NI is for Nobel Industries of

Scotland. Circa 1920's.

 

Eley N.I

.410

-

 

Eley NI Ejector

(also 12, 14, 20 gauge)

 

Eley Nitro Ball

 

 

Eley Nobel dots (punt shell)

Circa 1924-1927)

 

Eley Nobel. (antique font)

Circa 1924-1927

 

Eley Nobel (plain Font)

(also 28 gauge)

 

 

Eley Pegamoid Waterproof.

Circa 1895-1904

 

Eley Rocket

 

E *R Eley.London

(made for E.M Reilly & Co)

 

Eley for Explosifs Clermont

 

Eley

20 20

for PRB

-

 

H C S NY

Eley London

 

  

Eley's Ejector.

Circa 1906-1920's

 

Eley's Ejector London.

Circa 1906-1920's

also in 32 gauge.

 

Eley's Express

 

Eley's Grand Prix

 

Eley's Smokeless

 

 FRANK JOYCE & Co, LONDON

Purchased by Eley in 1910

Many photo's by Jim Buchanan

 

F Joyce & Co London

(also 10 & 12 gauge)

 

F Joyce

12

London

-

 

Joyce London

(also 10 & 20 gauge)

 

 

Joyce London

(also in 12 and 20 gauge)

 

Joyce London raised

(also in 10 & 12 gauge)

 

Joyce Ltd London

 

Joyce London Importe Dangleterre

 

 

Joyce London Ejector

 

Joyce Limited

No 12

Ejector

London

-

 

Joyce London

Gastight

 

Joyce

Limited

No 12

Gastight

London

-

 

Joyce & Co London

(also 12 & 20 gauge)

 

 

Joyce & Co London

Bailey Patent

 

Joyce The Waltham

 

Joyce Waterproof

 

Hussey Ltd 81 New Bond St W

No 12

. Joyce .

-

 

Turnbull

No 12

Joyce

Bridgenorth

-

 

ELEY Made for Others

(Note, many also have their own headstamps, without Eley

on so check "Other" section on this page. This section is only for those with the word "Eley" on them.

A&N.C.S. LD Eley London (also a version with LRD)

 

A&N.C.S.L  London (Army & Navy)
 

A Conyers Eley London

Adkins & Son Bedford Eley

A Sanders Maidstone Eley
 

Agnew & Son Eley Exeter (also a version without Eley on)

 

Armstrong Newcastle Eley

 Armstrong & Co Newcastle upon Tyne Eley (also non Eley cases exist)

Army & Navy C.S Ltd Eley

Army & Navy C.S Ltd Bombay

Atkin 2 Jermy NSLSW Eley

 

Barratt

No 12

Burton on Trent

Eley

-

 

Balmforth. Ormskirk

Grouse no 2090 Eley No 12

-

 

Beesley London Eley

 

Bond Thetford Eley

 

 

Boss & Co London Eley

-

 

Burrow Preston Eley

 

Burrow. Preston & Carlisle

Eley

 

Buyers Association London

No 12 Eley

-

 

C Lancaster Eley's Ejector

Carr Brothers Huddersfield Eley

CH DE ROY NALINNES ELEY

 

 

CH Taylor & Sons Driffield

No 12 Eley

-

 

Charles Rosson

12 12

Eley Derby

-

 

Churchill

8 Agars Street Strand

Eley No 12

-

 

C&H Weston Brighton

Eley No 12

-

 

C. Moody. Romsey

No 12 Eley

-

 

C. Moody. Church St. Romsey

No 12 Eley

-

 

Cogswell & Harrison Ld Eley

(Cogswell made their own cases

and also had some made

by both Eley & Kynoch.)

 

Convers Driffield

No 12

Eley Blandford & Pocklington

-

 

Convers Driffield Blandford & Pocklington

Eley

No 12

-

 

Cox & Son Southampton Eley

Also No 12

 

C.Playfair & Co

No 12

Eley Aberdeen

-

 

Crockhart Stirling Eley

 

 

Curtis's & Harvey LD London

Eley

 

Curtis's & Harvey LTD London

EBL logo

 

C. Williamson. Stockton.On.Tees

No 12 Eley

-

 

D.B Crockhart. Perth

No 12 Eley

-

 

Dendy

Eley No 12

Saddler Eastbourne

-

 

D. Evitt. Auckland

. No 12 Eley .

-

D Fraser & Son Edinburgh

Eley

 

Daniel Fraser & Son Edinburgh Eley

 

D.Gray & Co Inverness Eley

 

Dickson & Son Edinburgh Eley

 

D. Wales. Yarmouth

Eley No 12

-

 

 

E Chamberlain No 12 or 20 Eley

 

E.C Powder Eley Injector

 

Edwards & Sons Plymouth

No 12 .Eley.

-

 

E F Hart Clare

No 12

Eleu

-

 

E&G Higham Liverpool

.No 12.

Eley

-

 

E.M Reiley & Co

. No 12.

Eley

-

 

E. Wilson

. No 12.

Eley-

 

Fawcett Kirby Londsdale Eley

 

F.Dummond.Paris

Eley No 12

-

 

F. Estocker. St Austell.

Eley No 12

-

 

Francis. Peterboro

. Eley No 12.

-

 

F. Stocker. Straustell

.Eley No 12.

-

 

F.T Baker. London

.Eley No 12.

-

 

F. Wood. Salisbury

.Eley No 12.

-

 

G.E Bond

No 16

Thetford

-

 

. G. Hinton. Taunton

No 12

Eley

-

 

Garden Aberdeen

. Eley No 12.

-

 

.Gibbs. Bristol.

No 12

Eley

-

 

.Gibbs. Bristol & London

No 12

Eley

-

 

 

Golden Huddersfield

No 12

Eley

-

 

G.R

No 16

Eley. London

-

 

Greenfields & Storrington Eley

 

G.Wren. Hungerford

No 12

Eley

-

 

Hammond BROS Winchester

.No 12.

Eley

-

 

Harrison Bros. Carlisle

No 12

.Eley.

-

 

Harrords Ltd.

No 12

Eley

London

-

 

Hartforth

No 12

. Eley.

-

 

Hazel. Dorchester

No 12

.Eley.

-

 

H.Barham.Hitchin

No 12

.Eley.

-

 

H. Clarke & Sons. Leicester

No 12

.Eley.

-

 

Henrite

No 12

Eley London

-

 

Higham . Oswestry

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

H.J. Hussey. 81 New Bond St Eley

 

 H. Mahillon. Bruxelles

No 12

.Eley.

-

 

H Jones Wrexham Eley

 

Hobson. Leamington

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

Hodgson Ripon Eley

 

Holdron. Ashby

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

Holland & Holland Nitro

Paradox

Holland & Holland  Paradox Eley

Holland & Holland Eley

 

Hooton & Jones Liverpool Eley

 

Hooton & Jones. Liverpool

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

Horton Glasgow Eley

 

H. Mahillon. Bruxelles

No 20

.Eley.

-

 

Hunter & Son. Belfast

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

Hussey Ld

81 New Bond St

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

Hussey Ltd 58 Jermyn ST SW

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

James Kirkayr Eley

 

J.D Dougall & Sons Glasgow Eley

 

Jeffery Plymouth Eley

 

Jeffery Guildford Eley

 

J Graham & Son Edinburgh Eley

J Graham & Co Inverness Eley

 

 

J Harkom & Son Edinburgh

Eley

 

 

John Fraser

No 12

Eley

. Edinburgh.

-

 

Johnson & Reid Darlington

No 12

.Eley.

-

 

Johnsons LTD. Colchester

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

Joslins. LTD Colchester

No 12

.Eley.

-

 

J Purdy & Son's Eley London

 

J Purdey & Sons Eley Ejector

 

J Swinfen Maidstone Eley

 

Julian. Basingstoke

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

J. Van Maele Bruxelles

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

J Venables & Son

Foreign Made Case

No 12

Oxford

-

 

J Venables & Son

French Made Case

No 12

Oxford

-

 

J.W. Willcocks. Stamford

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

J. Woodward & Sons

Eley

.12.

-

 

Kavanagh & Son

No 12

Eley

Dublin

-

 

Kelly & Son. Dublin

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

Kent & Son wantage

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

Kingdon. Basingstoke

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

Lancaster's "Pygmy"

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

Lancaster's "Pygmy"

Eley No 12

. Pegamoid .

-

 

Lang London Eley

 

Langley. Hitchin. Lutton

No 12 or 20

. Eley .

-

 

Langley. Lutton

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

L Christopher No 20

Eley Bruxelles

-

 

Leigh & Jackson. Witney

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

L. Frearson. Skipton

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

Linington Newport I. W.

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

Linsley BROs. Leeds Eley

 

Linsley Bros Leeds & Bradford

Eley No 12

-

 

Lloyd & Son

12 12

Eley

. Lewes .

-

 

London Sporting Park Ltd

60 New Bond St

Eley

. No 12 .

-

 

Maleham Scheffield & London

Eley

 

MacNaughton Edinburgh Eley

also in 20 & 28 Gauge

 

.  Maleham .

Eley No 12

Sheffield & London

-

 

Malehams Sheffield

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

Martin. Glasgow & Aberdeen

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

Matthews Bros.

No 12

Eley

- Honiton & Axminster -

-

 

 

M. Halpin. Shepperton

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

Millburn Brampton Eley

 

M.M. Steytler & Co

- No. 12 . Eley -

-

 

Mole. Hemel Hempstead

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

Monarch Gun Works L'Pool Eley

 

Monk - Chester

No 16 or No 12

. Eley .

-

 

Morgan-Wiem & White . Witchurch

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

Morrow Halifax Eley

 

Morrow & Co

No 12

Eley

Halifax & Harrogate

-

 

Newland & Stidolph

No 12

. Eley .

-

Newton Manchester Eley

 

Nobel

Eley

(See Scotland)

 

N.S. Dall Chichester

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

Palmer.Sittingbourne

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

P Knight. Nottingham

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

Pneumatic Cartridge Co Ltd

Edinburgh

Eley

. No 12

-

 

Pneumatic Cartridge Co Ltd

Eley

. No 12 .

-

 

Ponton Collingwood

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

Purdey & Sons London Eley

(No 12, 16 and 20)

 

Ramsbottom Manchester Eley

 

Richardson Barnard Castle Eley

 

R. Metcalfe

No 12

Eley

Richmond

-

 

Robertson & Son. Wich

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

. Rosson .

Derby.Norwich .

Eley

No 12 or 20

-

 

R. Raine. Carlisle

. No 12 .

Eley

-

 

R. Raine

No 12

Eley Carlisle

-

 

R Street. Tetbury

* No 12 *

Eley

-

 

 S. Corte Genova Eley London

(Made in Italy)

 

SG Co EB Yeoman

 

S. Grant & Sons London

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

Skeltons Ld. Warrington

No 12

 . Eley .

-

 

Smith & Sons Newark Eley

 

Smythe Darlington & Stockton

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

Special Ignition

No 12

Eley London

-

 

Stanger. Hull

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

Stensby Manchester

No 12

 . Eley .

-

 

Taylor . Lancaster & Co

Melbourne

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

 

T Bland & Sons Eley

 

T. Daintith

No 12

Eley

. Warrington .

-

 

The Normal Powder Syndicate Ld -

Eley No 12

-

 

Turner. Reading.Newbury

No 16 or 12

. Eley .

-

 

. The Rocketer .

Eley No 12

Palmer Son & Co

-

 

Thurman Dorchester

No 12

Eley

-

 

Tisdall. Chichester

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

T. Johnson & Son. Swaffham.

No 12

Eley

-

 

.T.L Frearson. Skipton.

No 12

Eley

-

 

T. Page-Wood. Bristol

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

T. Powell & Co Ld

No 12

Eley

Salisbury

-

 

Turner. Reading & Newbury

Eley No 12

-

 

Turner. Reading & Newbury

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

T. Turner & Sons. Reading

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

Venables & Son

No 12

Eley

Oxford

-

 

W.E. Enkins Adelaide

No 16 or No 12

. Eley .

 

West & Son Retford Eley

 

Westley Richards & Co Eley

(also in 12 and 16 gauge)

 

Westley Richards Birmingham

Eley

 

Westley Richards Super

Magnum Explora

 

W.Evans London. Eley

 

Whitehouse. Oakham

No 16

. Eley .

William Ford Birm

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

Williams & Powell L'Pool Eley

 

 

W.J Jeffery & Co Ltd London

E (Eley)

(also in 16 and 20 gauge)

Also cases without Eley shown

further below in "others" section.

 

W.J Jeffery & Co

No 12 or No 20

Eley  London

-

 

W. Kavanagh & Son

No 12, 16 or 20

Eley  Dublin

-

 

Woolliscroft. Leeek

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

W.P Jones. BIRMm

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

W. Powell & Son BIRMm Eley

 

W.R Hinde. Whitehaven

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

W. Richards

No 12

Eley Liverpool

-

 

W.R Pape Newcastle Eley

 

W.T Hancock

No 12

 

Eley

Holborn

-

 

W.Wallas. Wigton

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

W.W. Greener's Dwarf

No 12

. Eley .

-

Red dot = Photo by Heath Kushner

 

Kynoch &  Company

G.K London

(Have only seen in 14 gauge)

 

Kynoch stars.

Circa 1890's to 1918

(also in 12 gauge)

 

 

Kynoch stars (raised).

Circa 1885-1900.

 

Kynoch

Circa 1890's to 1918

 

 

  

Kynoch Birmingham

Red dot = Photo by Heath Kushner

Kynoch Birmingham, bevelled Head.

Circa 1890's - 1910's.

 

Kynoch Black. Circa 1890's to 1918

(also in 14 & 16 gauge)

 

Kynoch

ETL

12 12

Birmingham

-

 

Kynoch Bonax ETL.

Circa 1918-1920

(also in 20 gauge)

 

 

Kynoch England.

Circa 1910's

 

Kynoch Gastight.

Circa 1900-1918.

(also in 12 gauge)

 

Kynoch Grouse.

Circa 1910's

(also in 16 gauge)

Red dot = Photo by Heath Kushner

 

Kynoch Nitro-Ball.

Circa 1910's

 

Kynoch Nobel

 

Kynoch Nobel.

Circa 1922-1927

(also in 20 gauge)

Kynoch

NI

12 12

Birmingham

-

 

Kynoch Birmingham

Nobel's Ballistite.

Circa 1922-1927

Kynoch N.I. Birmingham

(NI is Nobel Industries,Scotland).

Circa 1920-1922

 

Kynoch

Stars Stars

No 2 Ball

-

 

Kynoch Paradox

 

Kynoch Patent.

Circa 1898 - 1911

(also in 8, 10, 14 & 16 Gauge)

 

Kynoch Patent Grouse Ejector.

Circa 1898-1920's

 

 

Kynoch Patent Opex.

Circa 1910's

 

Kynoch Patent Perfect Birmingham.

Circa 1910's

 

Kynoch Perfect.

Circa 1910's.

(also in 8, 10 & 20 gauge)

 
Kynoch Primax ETL.

Circa 1918-1920

 

Kynoch Waterproof.

Circa 1910's

 

Kynoch

No 12

Waterproof

-

 

Kynoch Birmingham

Witton Cartridge

 

(also in 12 gauge)

Kynoch & Co Birmingham

(raised). Circa 1890's

 

(also in 4 gauge)

 Kynoch's Patent.

Circa 1882-1898.

(also in 18 gauge and 14mm)

Red dot = Photo by Heath Kushner

 

Kynoch's Patent Grouse

Cartridge No 2090.

Circa 1898-1920's

 

Kynoch's Grouse Patent

No 2090.

Circa 1898-1920's

 

Kynoch's Patent Grouse

 

Kynoch's Patent

Perfectly

12 12

Waterproof

London

-

 
 

KYNOCH Made for Others

(Note, many also have their own headstamps, without Kynoch on,

so check "Other" section on this page. This section is only for those with the word "Kynoch" on them.
 

Kynoch's Patent W.W

Greener Birmingham.

Circa 1882-1898.

 

Kynoch's Patent Expert Shell

Squires N.Y

 

Kynoch's Patent R.G & MFG

Co Limited

 

A.J Jewson Halifax Kynoch

 

Armstrong Pressure Reducing

Case

Kynoch No 12

-

Red dot = Photo by Heath Kushner

 

Baker London Kynoch's

Patent Grouse No 2090.

Circa 1910's

 

Beesley London

No 12

Kynoch's Patent Grouse 2090

-

Boss & Co London Kynoch

 

 

B Warren

No 12

Kynoch Windsor

-

 

Carr & Co.

No 12

Nottingham Kynoch

 

C.B. Kynoch

 

 

C. Boswell

No 12

126 Strand Kynoch

-

 

C Boswell

No 12

126 Strand Kynochs Patent

2090 Grouse Ejector

-

 

C.B.

No 12

Kynoch

Circa 1910's

 

C Boswell, 126 Strand Kynoch

C.G.A Gastight

No 12

Kynoch

-

 

C.G.A Waterproof

No 12

Kynoch

-

 

  

Chamberlain

No 12

Kynoch Andover

-

 

Chamberlain

No 12

Kynoch Bristol & Cardiff

-

 

Chas Lancaster

No 12

Kynoch London

-

C Naylor

No 12

Kynoch Sheffield

-

 

Cole & Son

No 12

Kynoch Devizes

-

 

Cox & Clarke

No 12

Kynoch Southampton

-

 

Davidson

No 12

Kynoch Wells

-

 

 

Cogswell & Harrison Kynoch's

Patent Grouse

Cogswell made their own cases

and had some made by both Eley

and Kynoch.

 

Curtis's & Harvey's

No 12

G.K & Co

London

-

 

Daintith No 12

 Warrington Kynoch

 

Dixon & Co No 12

Aston Kynoch

 

Dixon & Co No 12

Birmingham Kynoch

 

Dixon & Co Aston Kynoch

Edwinson Green

-12-

Kynoch

-

 

 

 

 

 

E Chamberlain

No 12

.Kynoch.

-

 

Edwinson Green

-12- Kynoch

-

 

EJ Churchill

No 12

8 Agar Street Strand

Kynoch Patent Grouse 2090

-

 

E.P Carr

No 12

Nottingham

Kynoch

-

 

Evans

No 12

London

Kynoch's Patent Grouse Ejector

-

 

E West Retford

. Kynoch.

No 12

-

 

F.T Baker

Kynoch's Patent

No 12

Grouse Ejector

London

-

 

G.E. Bond Thetford

.Kynoch Patent Grouse.

No 12

No 2090.

-

 

G.E. Bond

No 12

.Kynoch Patent Grouse.

No 2090.

-

 

George Barnitt & Co

No 12

Kynoch

York

-

Gibbs.

No 12

Kynoch

Bristol & London

-

 

G. Newham

No 12

Kynoch

Landport

-

 

G. Newham

Kynoch Patent Grouse

No 12

. No 2090.

Landsport

 

 

Green Cheltenham Gloucester

Kynoch

No 12

-

 

Greener

Kynoch Patent

No 12

Grouse Ejector

London & Birmingham

-

Hafiz Ghouse & Co

(made for India)

Blue dot = Photo by Rene Polman

 

Hardy Bros LTD Alnwick

Kynoch

 

 

 

Hardy Bros

Kynoch Patent

No 12

Grouse Ejector

Alnwick

-

 

Hellis & Sons

Kynoch Patent

No 12

Grouse Ejector

London

-

 

Helson

No 12

Kynoch

Exeter

-

 

Henry Atkins

No 12

Kynoch London

-

 

Henry Atkins 2 Jermyn Street

No 12

Kynochs Patent Grouse

No 2090

-

 

Henry Atkin Ltd

No 12

K

London

-

 

Hobson.

No 12

Kynoch

Leamington

-

 

Hobson.

No 12

Kynoch Patent Grouse No 2090

Leamington

-

 

Holland & Holland Kynoch

 

Hooton & Jones

No 12

Kynoch

Liverpool

-

 

H.W. Roberts & Co

No 12

Kynoch

Rhyl

-

 

J. Blanch & Sons London

Kynoch Patent Grouse Ejector

 

J. Lang & Son Grouse Ejector

London Kynoch Patent

 

J Ribgy & Co London.

Kynoch's Patent Grouse

 

J. Woodward & Sons Kynoch

 

Johnson & Wright LTD

Northampton Kynoch

 

 

Johnson & Wright

Kynoch

Northampton

No 12

-

 

J. Parkinson

No 12

Eley

Dublin

-

 

J. Purdey & Sons

No 12

Kynoch

London

-

 

J. Woodward & Sons

Kynoch

.12. or just 12

-

 

Kingdon

No 12

Kynoch

Basingstoke

-

 

.Langley.

No 12

Kynoch

Lutton & Hitchin

-

 

Leech & Sons

12 12

Kynoch

Chelmsford

-

Linsley BROs.

No 12

Kynoch

Leeds

-

 

Linsley Bros Leeds &

Bradford Kynoch's Patent

Grouse Ejector

 

Littleford

No 12

Kynoch

Cirenchester

-

 

 

M. Aitken & Sons

Kynoch Patent

No 12

Grouse Ejector

Crieff

-

 

MacPherson

No 16

Kynoch

Inerness

-

 

MacNaughton

No 12

Kynoch

Edinburgh

-

 

Midland Gun Co

No 12

Kynoch

Brigg

-

 

Millburn

Kynoch's Patent

No 12

Grouse Ejector

Brampton

-

 

Millburn & Son

No 12

Kynoch

Brampton

-

 

Monk Chester Kynoch's

Patent Grouse Ejector

 

Moore & Grey

Kynoch's Patent

No 12

Grouse

London

-

Normal Powder Co Kynoch's

Patent Grouse Ejector

 

 

 

Pape Newcastle & Sunderland

Kynoch

  

 

R Campbell & Sons

No 12

Kynoch

Leyburn

-

 

R. Robinson - Hull- Kynoch

 

R. Raine. Carlisle

Kynoch

No 12

-

 

 

R. Robinson

No 12

Kynoch

Hull

-

 

R.T Hodgson Harrogate Kynoch

 

Scotcher & Son

No 12

Kynoch

Bury St Edmunds

-

 

S Grant Kynoch London

 

S Jackson Kynoch Nottingham

 

Small

No 12

Kynoch

Newcastle

-

 

Smith & Sons Newark

Kynoch

. No 12 .

-

 

Smythe Darlington Kynoch

 

Spencer

No 12

Kynoch

Newport I.W.

-

 

T .Hepplestone

Kynoch's Patent

No 12

Grouse Ejector

Manchester

-

 

Trulock & Harriss. Dublin

Kynoch

No 12

-

 

Turner Reading & Newbury, Kynoch

 

Venables & Son Oxford Kynoch

 

 

V.L &D New York Kynoch

 

Weston Brighon & Hailsham

Kynoch

W. Evans London Kynoch

 

W. Garden

No 12

Kynoch

Aberdeen

-

 

W Griffith Manchester Kynoch's Patent Grouse Ejector

listed in General section below.

 

Wilkinson's

No 12

Kynoch

Durham

-

 

 

Williams & Powell Liverpool

Kynoch's Patent Grouse Ejector

 

W.J Jeffery & Co  Ltd London

(also in 16 gauge)

Also has cases made by others

 

P. Morrison & Son

No 12

Kynoch

Hereford

-

 

W. Poulson

Kynoch Patent

No 12

Grouse Ejector

Kjobenhavn

-

 

W. Powell & Son

No 12

Kynoch

Birmingham

-

 

W.Powell & Son

Kynochs

No 12

Patent Grouse

Birmingham

-

 

 

W. Richards

Kynochs Patent

No 12

Grouse Ejector

Liverpool

-

 

W. Richards

No 12

Kynoch

Liverpool

-

 

W.R Leeson Ltd

No 12

Kynoch

Ashford

-

 

W.R Pape

No 12

Kynoch

NewCastle onTyne

-

 

W. Urton

No 12

Kynoch

Chesterfield

-

 

W. Wanless

Kynochs Patent

No 12

Grouse Ejector

Sunderland

-

 

 

Hull Cartridge Company

Hull Cartridge (1947+)

Formerly Turner Carbides Ltd

 

 
Hull Cartridge Co.

 
Hull Cartridge
Hull Cartridge Co. Ltd

 

OTHER BRITISH

(Thanks to Jim Buchanan, Mike and Rene Polman who provided many photo's on this page)

Cogswell & Harrison (1896-1938)

Cogschultze was a subsidiary of Cogswell and Harrision formed in 1911. Name is for Cogswell & Garrison and Schultz Powder.

Cogschultz London. Circa 1911-1920.

 

  

CHMC (Cogswell & Harrison Manufacturing Company) made for W. Varley Hull. Circa 1910.

 

 CHMC (Cogswell & Harrison Manufacturing Company) Schultze London.Circa 1910.

 Cogswell El Harrison (Possibly made for France or Spain). Circa 1897-1900's.

Cogswell & Harrison Ld.

Circa 1897-1900's.

 

 Cogswell & Harrison London.Circa 1924-1932.

14mm was made in 1912 only

 

 Cogswell & Harrison-. Circa 1897-1900's.

 

Cogswell & Harrison

Circa 1897-1924

 

  

Cogswell & Harrison Kynoch's case

 

Cogswell & Harrison Eley's case

 

 

OTHERS

James Pain & Sons, Salisbury. Flare cartridges with cases made by Eley circa 1880's

 

 

12 12 by Midland Gun Company

 

12 12 by J Harkom Ejector

 

No 12 by Bacon & Curtis

 

W.W Greener

 

Viking Gastight

 

12 5 stars.

W.H Pollard Special

 

Asterisks

(Special Smokeless F P Nicholson)

 

 

Non Corrosive by Sporta

 

Non Corrosive Rustless

by Churchill, Utility brand.

 

Smokeless

 

Smokeless Gastight

(also 12 gauge)

 

Smokeless Gastight

(J Kirk Blue Rock Pigeon)

 

Smokeless Stars

 

Smokeless Made in England

(Frank Dyke)

 

Smokeless Made in Great Britain

 

Smokeless Non Corrosive

Spec Competition

Spec Hunting

 

Special

 

Special Smokeless

 

Special Gastight  Special Long Range

 

Lion Logo Paradox

 

Shamrocks by Frank Dyke London

 

Accles Limited Birmingham

 

A.E Ringwood

No 12

-

 

AM Gamage Loaded in london Holborn

 

A&N CSL London (Army & Navy)

 

Anglia Cartridge Co. (1956-1960's)

 

Armstrong & Co Newcastly upon Tyne

 

Aubrey Lewis Lutton

 

Banbury (some cases had

"Made in Belgique" on)

-

 

A.E Warren

No 12

Kynoch Windsor

-

 

A.F Punter

No 12

Basingstoke

-

 

A Hill

No 12

Horncastle

(Also a version with

Eley on)

-

Agnew & Sons

No 12

Exeter

-

 

A.H King Ballarat

No 12

Eley

-

 

A.H Rutt

No 12

Northampton Eley

-

 

A.J Dukes. Rugby

No 12 Eley

-

A.J Rudd. Norwich

No 12 Eley

-

 

Armstrong & Co Newcastle Upon Tyne

12 12

-

 

Armstrong Newcastle Upon Tyne Recoil Reducing 12 12

-

Atkinson

No 12

Lancaster

-

 

Atkinson

No 12

Lancaster & Kendal

-

 

A.U Dukes. Rugby

No 12 Eley

-

 

Averille & Son

No 12

Evesham

-

 

 

A.W Gamage. Case Loaded

in London For

 

Bailey No 12

Balls Bros

No 12

Newton Abbot

-

 

Barnard & Levet

(pre 1911 made by Cogswell and Harrison)

No 12

C.H.M.C Lichfield

 

-

 

Barnes

No 12

Calne

-

 

Barratt

No 12

Burton on Trent

 

Bisley Bisley

 

B&J.V Coultas

No 12

Gratham

-

B. Megginson

No 12

Atherstone

-

 

Blanch& Son London 

 

Blue Rival 12 12

 

Bond & Son

Thetford

(No Eley)

-

 

Boss & Co. London

 

Brassey No 12

(pre 1911 made by Cogswell and Harrison)

CAPH

Chester

-

 

Britam Britam

 

Brown

Morpeth

No 12

- 

 

BSA

 

Campbell & Sons Leyburn

 

 

C&C Ltd

 

C Fletcher Leeds

 

C&H. Weston

No 20

Brighton 

-

 

Chambers

 

Chamberlain

No 12

Salisbury

-

 

Chas E Lang Peterchurch

 

Charles Rosson

12 12

Derby

-

 

Charles

No 12

Stourport

-

 

Charles

No 12

Wells

 

Charles Hellis & Sons

Headstamp was from before Henry Atkin took over Hellis & Sons to form a new company called Hellis-Rossin in 1956.

 

.Charles.Osbourne & Co

Birmingham.

-

 

Chas E Lane

No 12

Peterchurch

-

 

C.H Maleham

No 12

Sheffield

-

 

Churchill

C. Lancaster

London

. No 14 .

-

 

C.L Lane

No 12

Bridgewater

-

 

Club 3 stars

 

 

C Naylor

No 12

Sheffield

-

 

Cole & Son

No 12

-

 

Cole & Son

No 12

Devizes

-

 

Cole & Son

No 12

Gunmakers

-

Coltman

12 12

Burton

Foreign made case

-

 

Coltman & Co

No 12

Burton

French Made Case

-

 

Cox & McPherson

No 12 Southampton

-

 

Cox & Son Southampton

 

Cox & Clarke Southampton

Cozen & Shaw Joyce

 

C Parsons No 12 Nuneaton

 

C Pinder

No 12

Basingstoke

-

 

C Pinder & Co

No 12

Basingstoke

-

 

Creber

12 12

Menheniot

Made in France

-

Crockhart

No 12

Stirling

-

 

 C Smith & Sons

No 12

Newark

-

 

C Smith & Sons. Newark

No 2090 No 12

-

 

Curtis's & Harvey Ltd London

 

C.W Andrews London

 

 

C W GB CW GB

 

C. Williamson.

No 12

Stockton-On-Tees

-

 

CH Daw's Patent & Daws Patent

 

Daintith Warrington

 

Darlow

No 12

Bedford

-

 

Davidson

No 12

Wells

-

 

Digby

No 12

Shaftsbury

-

 

Dircks-Beath Ammo Co

 

Dobson & Rosson Derby

12 12

-

 

Dougall

No 12 London

-

 

W. Wales

No 12

Gt Yarmouth

-

 

D Williamson

No 12

London

-

 

Dreyse & Robson H.R.B Ld LON

No 12

-

 

E. Adkins. Lewis

. No 12 .

-

 

E. Chamberlain

No 12

Andover

-

 

E.C

12 12

Powder

-

 

Edwards & Son Plymouth

 

Edwinson Green

 

E&G High

No 12

Liverpool

-

 

 

E.J Brown & Co

No 12

Rotherham

-

 

E.J Churchill

No 12

8 Agar St. Strand

-

 

Ellicott Cardiff

 

Ellicott

No 12

Launceston

-

 

E.M Reilly & Co

 

E. Roberts

No 12

Birmingham

-

 

E. Woods

No 12

London

-

 

Express (Lyalvale)

 

Extra Deep Gastight

 

Farmer Leighton

 

F.E Walker

No12

Newbury

-

 

F.H Tims

No 12

Truro

-

 

Fitchew

No 16

Ramsgate

-

 

F.J Cole

12 12

Cirenchester

-

 

Follett Colyton

 

Francis

No 12

Peterborough

-

 

Frank Garrett Birmingham

 

 

F.T Baker. London

No 12

 

Furlong

No 12

Saffron Walden

-

 

 

Gallyon Cambridge

 

Gamebore

 

Gastight

 

G.E Bond

No 12 or No 16

Thetford

-

 

Geo. G. Bussey & CoNo 12

London

-

 

George Bates

No 12

Eastbourne

-

 

George Gibbs Bristol & London

12 or No 12

-

 

George Gibbs Ltd Bristol & London

 

Gevelot London

 

G.H Daw's

No 12

Patent

-

 

Gibbs

No 12

Bristol & London

-

 

 

G.L. Woods

12 12

Norfolk

-

 

G.L Woods & Sons

12 12

Imported Case

-

 

G.L Woods & Sons

12 12

Norfolk

-

 

Gold Bristol

 

Graham Cockermouth

 

Grant & Son

No 12

London

-

 

Greener E K Police Gun

Greener V F Police Gun

 

Greeners

No 12

 Pat. Apd.For

-

 

Grenfell & Accles Birmingham

 

Gunmark

Gilman Birmingham

 

G.L. Woods Norfolk

 

Hammond Brs

No 12, 16 or 20

Winchester

-

 

Hanson

No 12

Lincoln

-

 

 

Hardy Bros Alnwick

 

Harry Williams

No 12

Newport. I.O.W

-

 

H Atkin 2 Jermyns St SW

(also in 16 gauge)

 

H Atkin

No 12

18 Oxendon Street. W

-

 

H Atkin London

 

Hawk Best

 

Hayman

No 12

Weymouth

-

 

H.C Ellicott

Case Made

No 12

In Belgium

Dartford

-

 

H.C Ellicott

12 12

Dartford

-

 

H Clarke & Sons Leicester

 

H.E. Kerridge

No 12

Yarmouth

-

 

Hellis London England post 1956

headstamp was from after Henry Atkin took over Hellis & Sons to form a new company called Hellis-Rossin in 1956.

 

Hellis & Sons London

Headstamp was from before Henry Atkin took over Hellis & Sons to form a new company called Hellis-Rossin in 1956.

 

Hellis & Sons. London

12

-

 

 

Helson Exeter

 

Henrite

12 12

London

-

 

Henrite Explosives London

(also in 16 gauge)

 

Henry Industrial

 

Henry Atkin Ld

No 12

London

-

Note: (they took over Hellis & Sons to form a new company called Hellis-Rossin in 1956.

 

Higham

French

No 12

Made Case

Oswestry

-

 

Hill & Son

No 12

Horncastle

-

 

H.M Julian

No 12

Basingstoke

-

 

Hodgson Ripon

 

Holland & Holland

(also in 16 & 20 gauge)

 

Holland

No 12

London

-

 

Holland & Son Burford

 

 

ICI

MK IIIZ on a 12 gauge cable cutter

 

IMP CTG Co

 

Interstate

 

Jackson Bungay & Halesworth

 

Jas R Watson London

 

J.B Haddon. Penzance

No 12

-

 

J.Burrows

No 12

Preston

-

 

J Dougall

No 12

London

-

 

J.E. Cooke

No 12

Bromyard

-

 

. Jeffery .

No 12

. Dorchester .

-

 

Jeffery

No 12

Guilford

-

 

Jeffery & Son

No 12

Guilford

-

 

Jeffery

No 12

Plymouth

-

 

 

Jenvey & Tite

No 20

Grantham

-

 

J. Hobson

No 12

Leamington

-

 

J.L Wood Stamford

 

John Fry

No 12

Derby

-

 

John Rigby & Co

 

Johnson & Wright

Northampton

No 12

-

 

John Warrick RTeading

No 12

-

 

J.R. Watson & Co.

No 12

London

-

J.S. Williams

No 12

Pontypridd

-

 

Julian

No 12

Basingstoke

-

 

J.V Needham

 

J Woodward & Sons

 

Just Cartridges

 

Kent

 

Kent No 12

Wantage

-

 

Kent & Son

No 12

Wantage

-

 

Kerridge

12 12

Yarmouth

-

 

Kettering

12 Ga

International

-

 

Kettering

12 Gauge

Inter-Nation

-

 

 

Kingdon

No 12

Basingstoke

-

 

KNM Co (Kings Norton Metal Company)

WW2 flare

 

Lang Cockspur St

 

Lang

No 12

London

-

 

Langley

No 12

Luton

French made case

-

 

Langley

No 12

Lutton & Hitchin

-

 

Langley & Lewis

12 12

Luton

Case Made in Belgium

-

 

Langley & Lewis

12 12

Luton

Case Made in France

-

 

Leatham

12 12

Durham

-

 

Leech & Sons. Chelmsford

. No 12 .

-

 

Leech & Sons

12 12

Chelmsford

-

 

Lepco

 

Linsley Bros Leeds

 

Linseley Bros Leeds

No 12

-

 

Linsley Bros

No 12

Leeds & Bradford

-

 

Lisle

No 12

Derby

-

 

Lisle Derby

 

Lloyd Lewis

12 12

Case Made in Germany

-

 

Lloyds Champion Lewis

No 12

-

 

Lloyd & Son

No 12

Lewes

-

Lloyd & Son's

Champion

No 12

Lewes

-

 

 

 

London

No 12

U.E.E

-

 

Lowrance & Son

No 12

Barnsley

-

 

Luck's Explosives

12 12

London

-

 

Lyalvale Express

(also uses "Express" headstamp)

 

Macdougal & Co

 

Made in England

 

Made in Great Britain

 

Made in Great Britain

(H Son & Clark & Sons Express)

 

Made in Great Britain

(Page Wood Bristol)

 

Made in Gt. Britain

(Greenwood & Batley) 1940-1960's

 

Malehams

No 12

Field Cartridge

-

 

Marriage & Co Reigate

 

Matthews Bros

No 12

Honiton

-

 

McLoughlin

No 12

Cirensester

-

 

 

Hooton & Jones

No 12

Liverpool

-

 

Horne

No 12

Reading

-

 

Horsley York

Midland Cartridge

 

Midland Gun Co

12 12

Bham

-

 

Millburn & Son

No 12 or No 16

Brampton

-

 

M.J Jeffery & Co London

 

Monk. Chester

No 12

-

 

Monk

No 12

Chester

-

 

Moran

No 12

Pat App For

-

 

Morris

No 16

Hereford

-

 

N.A.A & Co Patent

 

N.A.A & Co Gastight

 

New Chief J Buchanan

Kent Police

Dismissed 20 Feb 05

 

New Explosives (by Nobel)

Newman& Son

No 12

Haverhill

-

 

Newnham

No 12

Landport

-

 

 

 

Nitro Compound

 

Nitrokol London

 

 

NMT

No 12

-

 

Nobbs

12 12

Made in Belgium

Lincoln

-

NORMAL had shells made between 1895-post WW1

 

Normal 3 stars

(made for Switzerland)

(also in 12 gauge)

 

Normal Hendon

(made by Bischweiller)

 

Normal Hendon

(made in Belgium)

 

Normal Hendon

 

Normal London

 

Normal Nimrod

(also in 12 gauge)

 

Normal Powder

 

Normal Powder Kynoch

 

 

Nox Skeet

 

N V (WW2 Flare)

 

Owen Rewa Nitro

 

Page Wood Bath (1880's-1890's)

12

-

 

Page Wood Bristol (1880's-1890s)

No 12

-

 

Parker Hale, Made in England.

(also in 16 gauge)

 

Parker Reproductions

 

Parkinson

No 12

Ulverton

-

 

Parson Lincoln

 

Parsons Nuneaton

 

Parsons Sherwin & Co Ld Nuneaton

 

Patstone

No 12

Southampton

-

 

 

 

Pattstone & Son

No 12

Southampton

-

 

Pattstone & Son

No 12

Southampton

Case Made in France

-

 

Peck Ely

 

Plumbers Ld

12 12

Gt Yarmouth

-

 

Prout

No 12

Lanston

-

 

Purdey

designs

No 12

-

 

Purdey

Crosses

No 12

-

 

Purdey Lines

 

Purdey & Sons

No 12

 . London .

-

 

Purdey

No 12

Thirsk

-

 

Raker Raker

 

Randell's

Foreign

12 12

Made Case

Special Smokeless

-

 

R.B. Rodda & Co

 

R Campbell Leyburn

 

R.E.J. Bell

No 12

Market Harboro

-

 

 

Rigby London

 

R.L. Capell

12 12

Northampton
-

 

R.M.

 

Robert Hughes

 

Robinson

No 12

Hull

-

 

Rossons Norwich

Rosson Derby & Norwich

 

Rosson & Son

No 12

Derby

-

 

Rowlatt

No 12

Wellingboro

-

 

Rudd

No 12

Norwich

-

 

Rustless

(Yellow Wizard)

 

Rustless Waterproof

 

R.Wise. Kiddermister

. No 12 .

-

 

Sarsons Aylesbury

 

 

Scotcher Bury St Edmunds

 

S. Grant (also see Stephen Grant)

No 12

London

-

 

Schultz London

(pre 1911 made by Cogswell and Harrison)

(also 16 gauge)

 

Schultz Pulver London

 

Slingsby Bros

No 12

Boston

-

 

Small

No 12

Newcastle

-

 

Smallwood. Shewsbury

No 12

-

 

Smith Midgley & Co Bradford

 

Smith & Sons Newark

(also 12 & 16 gauge)

 

Smith & Sons

No 12

Newark

-

. Smythe .

12

Darlington

Stockton-On-Tees

-

 

S.P & A Co (1898-1905)

(Smokeless Powder and Ammunition Co)

 

S.P &A Co

No 12

London

-

 

SSM England

 

Standard Type Champion Nat.

 

Stephen Grant

No 12 or No 16

London

-

 

Stephens

No 12

Horsham

-

 

Strephenson

Stokesly

. No 12 .

-

 

Stensby Manchester

 

Sterling London (1912+)

 

S.Veals & Son Bristol

 

 

S.W. Silver & Co.

No 12

London

-

 

Sykes & Son Oldham

 

T Andrew Woolwich

 

Tarrant

No 12

Cambridge

-

 

Taylor & Sons

No 12

Penzance

-

 

T Bland & Sons or Thomas Bland

 

Temple & Co

No 12

Basingstoke

-

 

T. Heathman

No 12

Crediton

-

 

The Club

No 12

Caartridge

-

 

The Club

No 12

Special

-

 

Thurman

No 12

Dorchester

-

 

 

 

 

 

Tisdall

No 12

Chichester

-

 

T.J Evans

No 12

Welshpool

 

T.J. Hooke

No 12

York

-

 

T.J. Watkins

No 12

Banbury

-

 

Tornado Gastight

 

T. Page & Wood

No 12

Bristol

-

 

T.P. Wood & Co Bristol & Cardiff

No 12

-

 

T. Powell & Co Ld

No 12

Salisbury

-

 

"T Raset"

 

Trent Grimsby (1929-1954)

 

Turnbull

No 12

Bridgenorth

-

 

T. Turner & Sons

No 12

Reading

-

 

Turner Reading Reading

Case Made in France

 12 & 14 gauges

 

Turner. Reading & Newbury

No 12 or 14

 

Tyler

No 12

Highbridge

-

 

Venables & Son Oxford

No 12

-

 

Venables & Son

Case made

No 12

in France

Oxford

-

 

Wallis Bros

No 12

Lincoln

-

 

Walter Coton

No 12

Coventry

-

 

Wanless

No 12

Suderland

-

 

Ward Thompson

12 12

Stockton

-

 

Watson Bros

No 12 or no 20

29 Old Bond St

-

 

Watson Bros

No 12

Old Bond St

-

 

Watson Bros

Patent

No 12

No 2080

Pall Mall

-

 

Watson London

 

W. Coombs

No 12

Frome

-

 

W. Coultas

No 12

Grantham

-

 

W. Darlow

No 16

Bedford

-

 

W.E, Baker

No 12

Tavistock

-

 

Weekes Patent

 

Westley Richards

 

Westley Richards & Co Ld

. 12 .

-

 

Weston Brighton & Hailsham

 

W Evans London

(top left is a modern replica)

 

W Golden Huddersfield

 

W. Haynes

No 12

Reading

-

 

W. Hensman

No 12

Boston

-

 

Whitehouse

No 12

Oakham

-

 

White. Northampton & Paris

No 12

-

 

"Whitlock"

Holsworth

-

 

W Hodges Ripon

 

W.H. Jane. Bodmin

No 12

-

 

W. Hooton Sleaford

No 12

-

 

W.H Pollard

No 12

London

-

 

Wigglesworth

No 12

Thirsk

-

 

Wilkinson Pall mall

No 12

-

 

Wilkinson

No 12

Pall Mall

 

William Evans

(Modern)

 

 

 

Williams & Powell. L'Pool

. No 12 or No 16 .

-

 

Williams & Powell

No 12

Liverpool

-

 

 

Witton

No 12

Birmingham

-

 

 

W.J Jeffery London

(also 16 gauge)

Red dot = Photo by Heath Kushner

 

W.J Jeffery & Co London

(also 16 gauge)

 

Wm. Cook

12 12

Liverpool

-

 

W. Moore & Grey. London

. 12 .

-

 

Wm. Richards

No 16

Preston

-

 

Wood

No 12

Salisbury

-

 

W. Powell & Son BIRMm

 

W. Powell & Son Birmingham

No 12

-

 

Wren

No 12

 Hungerford

-

 

W. Richards

No 12

Liverpool

-

 

 

W.Richards Preston

 

W.R Pape Newcastle

(also 12 & 20 gauge)

 

W.W Greener

(also 12 gauge)

(also 16 gauge)

 

 

Zulu

 

Dagger

(Arms and Ammunition Manufacturing Co., London)

Circa 1902. Also made in 16 ga. 1st picture from I.A.A forum

 

As Above but dagger opposite

believed to be made by Cartoucherie Belge owned SFM, France for them. Circa 1892. Also 16 ga. Pic from I.A.A forum

 

 

 

Scotland

NOBEL INDUSTRIES

 

Nobel stars 410

 

Nobel

.410

-

 

Nobel Glasgow

Black dot = Photo by Gabriel Vasque

 

Nobel Glasgow Made in Canada (Dominion)

 

Nobel-Glasgow N

(also 12, 14 & 16 Gauge)

 

Nobel

No 12

London

-

 

Nobel Ejector N

 

Nobel's

No 12, 16 or 20

Ballistite

-

 

Nobel's Empire

 

Nobel's

Made in

No 12

Belgium

Empire

-

 

Nobel's

12 12

Valeka

-

 

Nobel's Ballistite N.

Circa 1898 - 1914.

 

Nobel's-Empire N

(also 12 & 16 gauge)

 

Made by others for NOBEL.

Nobel's Ballistite Eley.

Circa 1898 - 1914.

 

 

Nobel's Ballistite UMC Co.Circa 1900's

 

Nobel's Empire EB shield on bottom

(Photo by John Oliver)

 

Nobel's Ballistite EBL Logo.

Circa 1898 - 1914.

 

Nobel's Ballistite EBL Logo dots.

Circa 1898 - 1914.

 

Nobel's

(some have stars)stars

No 12, 16 or 20

Eley Ballistite

-

 

Nobel's Empire

No 12 or 16

. Eley .

-

 

Originale Nobel's

No 12

EBL in shield logo

-

 

  

Eley NI London:

NI is for Nobel Industries Scotland.

Circa 1920's.

-

ELEY NI LONDON N.I No

Kynoch N.I. Birmingham

(NI is Nobel Industries, Scotland)

 
  OTHER SCOTTISH  

 

A. Allan Glasgow

Brand Edinburgh & Broxburn

-

 

C Playfair & Co Aberdeen

 

Cambridge  Co

No 12

Carrickfergus

-

 

C. Playfair & Co

No 12

Aberdeen

 

D Fraser & Son Edinburgh

Eley

 

Daniel Fraser & Son Edinburgh Eley

 

D.Gray & Co Inverness Eley

 

 

Dickson Edinburgh

Dickson & Son Edinburgh Eley

 

 

Dougall Glasgow

 

Harkom & Son

No 12

Edinburgh

-

 

Henderson

No 12

Dundee

-

 

Horton Glasgow Eley

 

Horton Glasgow

 

J Graham & Son Edinburgh Eley

 

J Graham & Co Inverness Eley

 

 

 

 

J Harkom & Son Edinburgh

Eley

 

 

John Fraser

No 12

Eley

.Edinburgh.

-

 

J McCririck & Sons

No 12

__ AYR ___

-

 

Kirk

12 12

AYR

-

 

 

Macpherson

No 16

Kynoch

Inverness

-

 

McNaughton Edinburgh Eley

(also in 20 & 28 Gauge)

 

MacPherson

No 12

Inverness

-

 

MacPherson

No 16

Kynoch

Inverness

-

 

 

MacNaughton

No 12

Kynoch

Edinburgh

-

 

MacNaughton Edinburgh

.No 12.

-

 

Martin

No 12

Glasgow.Edinburgh & Aberdeen

-

 

McNaughton Edinburgh-Perth

 

.Mortimer No 12

Edinburgh

-

 

Pneumatic Edinburgh

 

 

Pneumatic Cartridge Co Ltd

Edinburgh

Eley

. No 12

-

 

Pneumatic Cartridge Co Ltd

Eley

. No 12 .

-

 

W. Garden

No 12

Kynoch

Aberdeen

-

 

W. McIlwraith & Co

No 12

Elgin

-

 

 

Ireland

 

 

Braddel & Son Belfast

No 12

-

 

Braddel & Son Belfast

French case

 

Braddell & Son

Eley Belfast

-

 

C. Cooney

No 12

Kells

-

CD. William

No 12

Kynoch Belfast

-

 

 

C. Weeks & Co

No 12

Dublin

-

Hunter & Son Belfast

 

Hunter & Son Belfast

AS above but "Case Made in

France"

-

 

Hunter & Son. Belfast

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

John Rigby & Co. Dublin

.No 12.

-

 

J. Parkinson

No 12

Eley

Dublin

-

 

Kavanagh & Son

No 12

Eley

Dublin

-

 

Kelly & Son. Dublin

No 12

. Eley .

-

 

L. Keegasn

12 12

Dublin

-

 

Malcomson & Co

No 12

Lurgan

-

 

 

Trulock & Harriss. Dublin

Kynoch

No 12

-

 

Trulock & Harriss Dublin

 

 

T.W. Murray & Co.

12 12

Cork

-

 

T.W. Murray & Co.

No 12

Cork

-

 

T.W. Murray & Co.

Established

No 12

1828

Cork

-

 

T.W. Murray & Co.

Established

12 12

1828

Cork

-

 

 

W. Kavanagh & Son Dublin

 

W. Kavanagh & Son

No 12, 16 or 20

Eley

Dublin

-

 

 

Shotgun 1 USA

 

Shotgun 2 Canada & UK

 

Shotgun 3 France and Germany

 

Shotgun 4 Spain & Italy

 

Shotgun 5 Other Europe

 

Shotgun 6 Africa, Asia & Middle East

 

Shotgun 7 Central & South America, Oceania & Unknowns

 

Shotgun 8 Russia & Eastern Europe

 

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