Z3793 Exceedingly Rare Henry Kellogg Patented Cartridge (Pat.#35,878 July 15, 1862)

Description: Here is an exceedingly rare example of a Civil War dated patented cartridge. This is the actual patent example and is engraved with the manufacturers name and town of New Haven, Connecticut. According to Frank Sellers book on Sharps Firearms, there were on two trials in regard to metallic cartridges between 1861 and 1862. Trial No. 1 examined .56 metallic cartridges and trial No. 2 examined the Kellogg conversions. This example could have been adapted to use in a number of breech-loaders if it were accepted by the O.D.. While the cartridge was self-contained, it was still an externally primed cartridge. When the breech block was raised, it would cut off the raised nipple on the back of the cartridge exposing the powder. You would then place a percussion cap over the nipple and fire the rifle/carbine. This is the exact cartridge listed in the IAA journal No. 249. Unfortunately, since that publication the patent card and the cartridge have separated. This was the only publication I could find with a picture of the exact cartridge. At the time of publication in 1976 this was the only known example and was in the collection of Paul Klatt.

Headstamp: None

Measures: OAL 1.963" CL 1.146" RD .660" HD .581" ND .563" Bullet D: .567"

Recovered: EX Paul E. Klatt Collection

Reference: Sharps Firearms by Frank Sellers Pg. 176

Reference: US Patent No. 35,878 July 15, 1862

Reference: International Ammunition Association Journal No. 249 Pg. 8 September 1976

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