14 Gauge UMC Shell Never Fired

[Dean Romig]

I’m not a shell collector and have no idea if this shell has any value. Found it in an antique shop in Arundel, Maine today.

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[Researcher]

I first see the CLUB paper NPEs in the 1887 UMC catalog --

1887 NPEs 04.png

By the 1901 UMC catalog they had gone to the NEW CLUB on their loaded shells and the NPEs were called UNION --

UNION NPEs 1901.png

Two 10-gauge NEW CLUB NPEs sold in the recent Wards Auction for $5.

https://wardscollectibles.com/auctio...php?item=50697

[Dean Romig]

So mine would appear to have been made between 1887 and 1901 and the fact that it is a 14 gauge might make it even more unusual (rare)?





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[Ken Hill]

Dean,

Did the shell use a berdan primer or is something in the primer pocket?

Ken

[Dean Romig]

It looks like the anvil is in the pocket.

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[Researcher]

Looks like the priming compound in that UMC No. 2 primer just corroded much of it away. I would believe being a 14-gauge would add considerable over a 10- or 12-gauge in the collector market, but what that price is I have no idea.

[Larry the Gun Guy]

When I saw this shell of Dean's I went to look at a box of 14 gauge Winchesters I have in my display case. Once I opened them I realized that I had never opened them before. As you can see the box has a little corrugated piece of cardboard to take up some space and make them fit in the box properly. And look at that weird crimp on the top.
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[David Noble]

Researcher is the only person that I think might have some information on these 14ga shells. Although the load markings on the box are likely correct, the picture shown on the back of the box is of a different shell.
I hope Dave see's this and brings us enlightenment!

[Dean Romig]

Oh my! Metallic cartridges!

I wonder how long those were produced.





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[edgarspencer]

They were made for the Greener Police Gun