Paper cartridges

[Ian willetts]

Anyone know gram size Steve smith’s of friars street Newcastle clay and game shells are there is a picture of a lab and a clay on them no 6 shot thanks for looking 

[Feltwad]

Most were standard  shot charge of    1. 1/16 oz those from Friar St were mostly paper roll turnover and those from 37 Nelson  Street which were much later were plastic and a crimp closure both have setters on them .

Feltwad

[Ian willetts]

Thanks feltwad I got them a good lad who was packing up I will never use them but i was intrigued thanks again 

[Farmboy91]

28 minutes ago, Feltwad said:

Most were standard  shot charge of    1. 1/16 oz those from Friar St were mostly paper roll turnover and those from 37 Nelson  Street which were much later were plastic and a crimp closure both have setters on them .

Feltwad

Love that box 👌

[Feltwad]

Another  Newcastle well known gun shop

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[Ian willetts]

Thanks feltwad it looks like you have a a fantastic collection I think that Steven smith  or the family have clay grounds up in Northumberland and they also had a shop in hexam 

[Feltwad]

4 minutes ago, Ian willetts said:

Thanks feltwad it looks like you have a a fantastic collection I think that Steven smith  or the family have clay grounds up in Northumberland and they also had a shop in hexam 

Now we are reminiscence yes I new both shops  The one in Hexham was in Hencotes   and the one in Newcastle was Friar  Street. I used to buy my Curtiss and Harvey  black powder there price was 7 shilling and sixpence a lb  I also bought my shot from the Newcastle manufactures  called Associated Lead Manufactures at Elswiick works that cost me 6 pound a cwt delivered. Yes there has a lot of water run under the Tyne bridge since then 

Feltwad