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UMC SHOT SHELLS

 

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History and formation of UMC:  Brigham Payne, a long time employee and investor of Crittendon and Tibbals, was engaged to manage this said company. On September 29, 1865 Payne sold his interest in the company to Schuyler. Schuyler and associates then purchased land in Bridgeport from P.T. Barnum as well as purchased the C.D. Leet Company of Springfield, Massachusetts. They built a new factory in Bridgeport and named it the Union Metallic Cartridge & Cap Co., which became fully functional in 1867. In 1912 the Union Metallic Cartridge Company and The Remington Arms Company were combined into one company in Bridgeport called "Remington U.M.C". The headstamp was changed to Rem-UMC and was used until 1960. In 1960 became the modern Remington Arms Company (Bankrupt in 2022 but the ammunition plant was purchased by the Vista Outdoor group) .

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***In general UMC switched to Battery Cup primers on paper shotshells in 1900.***

U.M.C. Co. Acme. Circa 1894 - 1910

 

 

U.M.C. Co. Arrow. Circa 1892-1910

U.M.C. Co. Black Club. Circa 1894-1896

  

U.M.C. Co. Challenge Flower (Primrose) primer. Circa 1892- 1900

 

U.M.C. Co. Challenge. Circa 1900-1907

 

 

U.M.C. Co. Club. Circa 1887-1906 (also in 16 gauge)

 

U M C Club (all brass). Circa 1885-1910's.

U.M.C. Co. Expert. Circa 1901-1908 

 

 

U.M.C. Co. Field circa 1892

U.M.C. Co. High-Base flower (Primrose). Circa 1895-1900

 

U.M.C. Co. High-Base. Circa 1900-1910

 

" Lightning" U.M.C. Co.

Made for V.L & D (Von Lengerke & Detmold) circa 1892- 1900.


 

U.M.C. Co. Magic. Circa 1901-1908

U.M.C. Co. Majestic and with lines. Circa 1904-1908

 

U.M.C. Co. Majestic flower (Primrose) primer. Circa 1904-1908

 

 

U.M.C. Monarch. Circa 1901-1908

 

 

U.M.C. Co. New Club. 1891-1900

 

UMC Co New Club SS. Circa 1890's

 

U.M.C. Co. New Club - Star by Primer. 1901-1910

12 gauge photo by:

Vincent Barrows

 

Nobel's U.M.C. Co. Ballistite

(Made for Nobel, UK in 1898-1904)

 

U.M.C. Co. Nitro. 1895-1900

 

U.M.C. Co. Nitro Club Flower (Primrose) Primer. 1893-1900

 

U.M.C. Co. Nitro Club (some with dashed before

and after Nitro Club). 1900-1913 (also made in 14 gauge)

UMC Co Normal Never released. Made as a trial in 1898

 

UMC Co Normal Nimrod, circa 1899/1900

U.M.C. Co. Primrose Club star primer. Circa 1896-1908 (also in 20 gauge)

 

U.M.C. Co. S.G (2nd Grade). 1880-1887

 

U.M.C. Co. smokeless. Circa 1892-1905

U.M.C.  Star star primer. Circa 1884-1892

(above sample was made in 1892)

  U.M.C. Co. Trap. Circa 1890-1906 (also in 16 & 20 gauge)


 

 

 

U.M.C. Co. Union. Star primer. Circa 1901-1912

 

 

U.M.C. Co V.L & D. (Made for VL &D) 1890-1893.(also in 10 gauge)

 

U.M.C. Co. Walsrode Circa 1894-1910

 

U.M.C. Co. (Raised, all brass). Orcutt primers. Circa 1872

 

UMC Orcutt primer Circa 1881-1875 (also made in 16 gauge)

U.M.C. Co. (all brass). Circa 1885 - 1910's.

U.M.C. Co. Circa 1881-1910's.Some have dot's between UMC, some do not. Those without appear to be 1881/1885.

 

UMC Dots (photo by Henry Eichmann)

 

U.M.C. Co. and UMC Co Bridgeport Conn (all Brass). Circa 1885 - 1910's.

(8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16 gauges) Berdan and Boxer Primed.

 

 

U.M.C. Co. and UMC Co Bridgeport Conn (all Brass). Circa 1885 - 1910's.

 

U.M.C. Co. Seibolds Patent. Circa 1884-1886

 

 

USE BERDAN PRIMER No1

 

 

 

UMC X X. (1883-1884)

 

 

 

U.M.C. Co. XX Circle Primer (1883-1886)

Star (1880's)

 

 

 

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