Hi Emily,

Your catalog 108 might be the .38 Short Colt. I'd check the length of the
cartridge against the table on pages 308-309 of Barnes (2000) or on page
708 of Bussard (2012).

Barnes, Frank C.

2000    *Cartridges of the World*, 9th Edition, Revised and Expanded.
Krause Publications, Iola, WI.


Bussard, Michael

2012    *Ammo Encyclopedia*, 4th Edition. Blue Book Publications,
Minneapolis, MN.


Dave



On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 4:43 PM, Emily S Dale <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hey everyone,
> I am currently working on a collection from Chinese woodcutting camps in
> Nevada dating between the 1870s and 1920s and am having some trouble
> identifying some artifacts. The artifacts were collected by a
> non-archaeologist in the 1960s and donated to the Forest Service, meaning
> they have no real context to help identify the function of the artifacts.
> If you have some time and would like to help, I created a photobucket album
> of the artifacts in question (there are about 37 pictures of about 22
> artifacts that need identification). Most need a basic "What Am I?" ID, but
> there are a few pieces of ceramics that I don't know the name of the
> pattern for, which would also help. If you recognize anything, please let
> me know, citing the Catalog Number in the picture name. If you have a
> citation for an artifact, please let me know that as well. I appreciate any
> help you can provide!
>
> Emily Dale
>
> Album Link:
> http://s1053.photobucket.com/user/edaleunr/library/Artifacts%20to%20Identify
>
> The password is archaeology
>