16 Ga. C, Peters, Paper Shell, “OLD CRIMP!”, #2 Shot, One Cartridge not a Box!

Description

One Cartridge (or loaded shell) not a box, the picture of the box is for reference only.

One Cartridge not a Box,  16 Gauge, Peters, Paper, “Old Crimp”, #2 Shot,. Nice “PETERS MADE IN USA H.V.” head-stamp.  Faded blue and some discolored paper case.

For more versions available of this caliber see below in related items.

A very short story on shot-shells, in case you are not familiar with them, :
Shot-Shells have been produced for over 2 centuries in many sizes, from 00 gauge to .360 gauge  and also in millimeters sizes.
For those not familiar with shot-shells the lower the gauge number the larger the size, example: a 20 gauge is smaller then a 16 gauge, a 16 gauge is smaller then a 12 gauge etc.
A gauge is a unit of measurement in shotguns, determined by the number of lead balls the size of the gun’s bore (inside barrel diameter) that can be produced out of a pound of lead. A 20 gauge gun size has 20 balls per pound, a 12 gauge has 12 balls, hence the smaller the gauge number the large the bore or size of the shell