Gentlemen, 
I can see that a star crimped 2 3/4" shell, is 2 3/4" long when fired.   
My question is:   In the early 1900's, were the old rolled crimp shells, 2 3/4" long after being fired or were they a little shorter.  I have no fired OLD roll crimped shells handy to measure.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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