Reproduction Civil War Ammunition

66BuickSpecial

I acquired what I believe to be reproduction Civil War ammunition. It is packaged correctly but the labels do not look original. One pack is 10 cartridges for the Enfield Rifled Minnie or Rifled Musket (conical ball, Columbus Arsenal, Sept. 1864). The other pack is 10 cartridges for the Springfield Arsenal (caliber .58 for the US Rifle, Sept., 1861). There is a code written in the lower right hand of the label. I had one loose round so I opened it up to see what was inside. Anyway, can you advise if this is reproduction ammunition. If it is original, I may have acquired some gems. What would the value be on this ammo (per pack) if it is reproduction and what would the value be if it is original? I do not have the resources locally to address my inquiry. I will post this until I figure out how to attach a photo. This is my first time posting. Thanks.

rufe-snow

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http://forums.GunBroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=259294

babun

This is a reproduction . Does yours look "old" enuff to be real?


this is real.

Cheechako

One way you can tell a new label from an original is that new labels are printed by Xerox, dot printers, or something similar. The ink is on the paper rather than in it. Someone familiar with printing processes can probably look at a label and tell you immediately. On new labels, you can often see where parts of the printing has flaked off whereas old labels will not do that.

babun

Oh and by the way.... If there is a double "N" in Minie, it's usually
fake.[;)]

66BuickSpecial

I think this will post a photo of the ammunition I was asking about.

rufe-snow

The photos of the labels, you have posted. Don't have the appearance of age. Similar to the bottom one in Babun's post. (i.e. there repos ).

babun

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~orphanhm/weapons.htm

3rd pic down.