Aaron Newcomer @aaron@firearms.social

New article on Dellazoppa Frères, a hardware trading company that was founded in Paris, France in 1871 by François and Jean Dellazoppa. The company operated in Paris, Buenos Aires, and Brussels during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and produced a range of hardware and related products including metallic #ammunition such as #pinfire #cartridges.

@histodons

https://aaronnewcomer.com/from-paris-to-buenos-aires-the-hardware-trading-company-of-francois-and-jean-dellazoppa/

Here is a great #militaryhistory post for @militaryhistory

Wrote a new article on the a collection of three German-language #Bibles printed in America by the Saur family in the 1740s-1770s. The third edition played a role in the American Revolutionary #War, as British soldiers used its pages to make paper #cartridges!

https://aaronnewcomer.com/the-gun-wad-bible-the-third-edition-of-christopher-saurs-hausbieble-and-its-role-in-the-revolutionary-war/

Hello all! Here is my #introductions post.

I am a #collector #historian and #researcher of early 19th century breech-loading #firearms.

I have a special interest in #pinfire #cartridges and firearms and research everything about them from their use in #MilitaryHistory to #hunting and all about the intricacies of the various manufacturers.

I am a director in the International Ammunition Association and a member of the American Society of Arms Collectors.

@militaryhistory

In the 1980s, the company, Spalek’Arm, owned by a Frenchman named Christophe Spalek of Le Cergne, France made a line of #pinfire #shotshells and #pistol #cartridges made of plastic! 145 years after their invention!