.32 ACP Casing

Object/Artifact

West Virginia Mine Wars Museum

Name/Title

.32 ACP Casing

Entry/Object ID

WTB09.119

Description

One .32 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) casing, also known as .32 Automatic.

Context

This artifact is part of the WTB09 archaeological survey at Whites Trace Branch in the Blair Gap Area. Exact dig site, date, and personnel are unrecorded, but is assumed to be an independent survey done by B. Nida in 2009.

Collection

Blair Mountain Archaeology

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Fabrique Nationale Herstal

Date made

1899

Notes

headstamp illegible

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Field Designator

Other Number

201.1

Dimensions

Length

5/8 in

Diameter

5/16 in

Material

Brass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Blair Mountain Archaeology Group

Related Places

Place

Location

Blair Area: Whites Trace Branch

Region

Blair Mountain Battlefield, Southeast, Blair Area

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Battle of Blair Mountain (1921)

Web Links and URLs

.32 ACP

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Archaeological Find

Notes

2009

Research Notes

Research Type

Field Note (Archaeology)

Date

2009

Notes

32 AcP Best guess closest fit, but no band around .7