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I was hunting blue grouse in the foothills above Colorado Springs this afternoon. Saw a tube sticking out of the dirt and picked it up. Low and behold, it is a loaded 3" .410 shell, aluminum case, ink stamped "6" on the side. The round was roll crimped, the top wad was rotted away and seemed to have a 1/2 oz. or more lead 6's. It is primed with a primer similar to a regular shotgun primer except the cup is thinner. The headstamps are "WCC" and "57". My uneducated guess is someone pilfered it from a survival kit---we have the Air Force Academy, Peterson AFB and Ft. Carson around town for a possible source. Any direct knowlege?

This should assist

http://articles.janes.com/articles/Janes...ontractors.html

WCC is Western Cartridge Company
57 is 1957

http://www.cutlerscove.com/neat-stuff/shotshells/western-m35-410.htm

Mike

p.s.
The Western Cartridge Company manufactures small arms and ammunitions. Founded in 1898, it was the forerunner of the Olin Corporation, formed in 1944, of which Western is still a subsidiary,and is based in East Alton, Illinois, USA. Western Cartridge Company acquired the Winchester Repeating Arms Company after Winchester went into receivership in 1931.