barman
Member
Hi there,
My question is related to the fact that I've recently discovered a stash of old unused ammo. To be precise, they are original 11mm cartridges for the 1873 St Etienne Chamelot Delvigne revolver. They are military surplus from WW1, still wrapped in their blue waxed paper enveloppe.
The interesting point for me is that they're the second version of the ammo, called 11mm 73/90. They are quite rare nowadays and were designed to increase the performance and effectiveness of the revolver, by replacing the first version which had too weak of a stopping power.
I could have the opportunity to get around 60 cartridges of that kind.
I was actually wondering if it was safe to shoot a few of these (like a full cylinder), while keeping the rest for a collector's purpose.
Is there any danger firing them? Do you think the powder would still ignite after all these years?
My question is related to the fact that I've recently discovered a stash of old unused ammo. To be precise, they are original 11mm cartridges for the 1873 St Etienne Chamelot Delvigne revolver. They are military surplus from WW1, still wrapped in their blue waxed paper enveloppe.
The interesting point for me is that they're the second version of the ammo, called 11mm 73/90. They are quite rare nowadays and were designed to increase the performance and effectiveness of the revolver, by replacing the first version which had too weak of a stopping power.
I could have the opportunity to get around 60 cartridges of that kind.
I was actually wondering if it was safe to shoot a few of these (like a full cylinder), while keeping the rest for a collector's purpose.
Is there any danger firing them? Do you think the powder would still ignite after all these years?