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I was digging through my "stuff" last night and came up with a box of 10 rounds of brass hulls made by Giulio Fiocchi Lecco in Italy for the Alcan company of Alton Ill. Of the ten hulls five have never been loaded and the other five look to have been used very little. they look to use the 209 primer altho the box states use only Alcan G57F primers. The box is fairly old as the price penciled on is $2.50 All have the same head stamp
So my question are these shooters or collectors?

I have a number of them in 10, 12, 16 and 20 gauge and use them for shooting black powder. I am fortunate to have a large stash of *57 primers.
The box of 10 hulls should bring about $30.00

The price has dropped a bit lately as MagTech is making a brass hulls now, plus the economy is a bit south.

Example

http://www.soldusa.com/rainworx/detail.asp?id=6853

Mike

These Alcan shells did use a battery cup primer, however if my memory is correct the G57F primer was the old Remington size which was a bit smaller in dia than the Winchester 209. Eventually the 209 would become the standard used by all makers.