If there are .30-30 (1894 for the rifle and 1895 for the cartridge),
.30-06 (1906), and .45 ACP/.45 Automatic Colt Pistol (1911), they were
WAY too late for any of the Indian Wars.

I am not familiar with the 40-70 Sharps (it was not a very common
caliber) but the .45-70 was the standard cartridge for the military
trapdoor Springifled from 1873 until the adoption of the .30-40 Krag
(or .30 government or .30 Army) in 1892.  If your .45s are the
standard .45 Colt round for revolvers and rifles, they have been
aaround since 1873.     :-)

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 1:52 PM, David Legare <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I have a large number of cartridges at a historic mine site in southern New Mexico.  The primary occupation of the site is from around 1903 to 1911.  These cartridges are of a very wide variety of calibers.  they were all identifiable  30-30, 30-06, 44-70, 45, etc.  The question concerns their treatment.  Virtually every one of them was found crimped in almost exactly the same place on the cartidge.  Anyone have any idea what this behavior is?
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