SHELL PRIMERS. 13 



The following primers are known by name as well as 

 number. All others, whether by the same maker or not, 

 the same numbers are the same size: 



Berdan No. I, military cartridges. 



Berdan No. i l /2 same size of No. I but more sensitive 

 for brass shot shell. 



Berdan No. 2 for brass shot shell. 



Orcutt for old style paper shot shell. 



Breech-loading shell caps, or percussion primers, are 

 for Sturtevant brass shot shell. 



NOTE Berdan primers can be used only on shell especially 

 made for them. 



