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W.W. Richard’s Two-Step Percussion Cap

Item #: Z8188

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Z8188 W.W. Richard’s Two-Step Percussion Cap

Description: Very nice example of W.W.Richard’s two-step percussion cap. Out of the three varying lengths, this is the shortest variant. The top of the cap is marked, "Registered March 9, 1849.”

Measures: .378” in Height

Reference: "The Development of Percussion Primers” S. James Gooding Figure 44

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