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The Winchester Repeating Arms Company was a prominent American manufacturer of repeating firearms and ammunition. The firm was established in 1866 by Oliver Winchester and was located in New Haven, Connecticut. The firm went into receivership in 1931 and was bought by the Western Cartridge Company, a forerunner of the Olin Corporation.
WCC, Winchester Military (Western Cartridge Company) -East Alton, Illinois. The number next to WCC is the year of manufacture. W, WIN, or WINCHESTER Winchester Repeating Arms Co. – Bridgeport Connecticut. WCC or WESTERN Western Cartridge Company – East Alton, Illinois; W-W Winchester-Western Company (1965–present) – East Alton, Illinois
The third line listed the model of primer (Zdh, or zundhuetchen), the date of manufacture, and the manufacturer; an "X" between the primer type and date of manufacture indicated it was a type of primer with a low mercury content. C Munitionsfabrik Cassel ("Ammunition Factory at Kassel") – Kassel, Hesse-Nassau, Germany. Closed after the war.
Lake City was established by Remington Arms in 1941 to manufacture and test small caliber ammunition for the U.S. Army. The facility has remained in continuous operation except for one 5-year period following World War II. [1] [2] As of July 2007, the plant produced nearly 1.4 billion rounds of ammunition per year. [3]
Such numbers can be used to ascertain the name of the manufacture, place and date of manufacture. [3] [9] At least for some manufacturers, a serial number can unlock myriad details about the weapon. [10] An example is the Winchester Repeating Arms Company; their records may not be complete. As they note:
List of Winchester Center Fire rifle cartridges.More commonly known as WCF, it is a family of cartridges designed by Winchester Repeating Arms Company. [1] There are many other Winchester cartridges that do not carry the WCF moniker, such as the .300 WSM. .270 Winchester, and .300 Winchester Magnum
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In the late war period (1944-1945) there was an overhaul and repacking of pre-war and wartime ammo into improved packaging. The repacked ammo lots were given 5-digit Lot codes (NNNNN) assigned in blocks to each manufacturer. Troops would avoid or refuse to use up older or repacked ammo because it was feared it would misfire or jam.