.38 Colt NP Casing

Name/Title

.38 Colt NP Casing

Entry/Object ID

WTB09.141

Description

One .38 Colt New Police, a flat-nosed bullet version of the .38 S&W, a revolver cartridge.

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

Union Metallic Cartridge Company, Smith & Wesson Company

Date made

1877

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Field Designator

Other Number

103.1A

Dimensions

Length

3/4 in

Diameter

3/8 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

.38 S&W variants

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Archaeological Find

Notes

2009