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Winchester's NEW No. 4 was their primer for their REPEATER, LEADER, PIGEON and Metal Lined shells from about 1904 to the July 1931 Winchester catalog.

LEADER shell with the earlier No. 4 primer --

1901 LEADER 10-gauge.jpg

LEADER shell with the NEW No. 4 primer --

Leader 1901 No. 10 NPE Head.jpg

NEW No. 4 primers --

New No. 4 Primers open box.jpg

New No. 4 Primers.jpg

Winchester was purchased out of receivership by the Olin's of Western Cartridge Co. December 22, 1931. By the 1933 Winchester catalog the LEADER, REPEATER, Super-Speed and RANGER loaded shells were all being produced with Staynless priming, mirroring Western's Non-Corrosive priming in their RECORD, FIELD, Super-X and XPERT loaded shells.
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