Alcan Co., Inc. Percussion Cap Find

[deerwalk]

I was fortunate to have found several caps at a local auction. To my surprise, their condition is great and they are mostly Alcan Co.

I recall these types of tins to be collected and not sure if these are quality caps. Looking to see if anyone has any experience with these caps.

thanks for your thoughts.

 

[TDM]

Nice find.

 

[deerwalk]

Thanks. I also wanted to ask about the red label tins and the Remingtons. They are #12’s, doesn’t sound familiar and are clearly larger than the #11’s.

 

[hawkeye2]

I came across a couple of tins of Alcan with a few caps remaining in each. They were #11s (green) and went back to the early 70s. They were what the LGS was selling at the time and I never had any troubles with them. I seem to remember $1 per tin. I do remember #12s being available but didn't have any need for them.

 

[hanshi]

I used some Alcan caps early on in my muzzleloading career and they were fine.

 

[Gtrubicon]

If they go bang then they are quality! I jus recently used up some Alcan 8 smokeless that was at least 50 years old.

 

[Tradbow]

I’ve got several tins of #12. All are full of caps.

 

[rafterob]

I also remember the green tin back when I started in the '70's

 

[stikshooter]

I also remember the green tin back when I started in the '70's

Only green tin I remember was Skoal and it was green (and Tasty)/E#d

 

[Eterry]

I have a reloading manual that list Alcan smokeless powder and primers. I think it was from the 60s.
Any cap that goes bang is a good one currently.

 

[deerwalk]

I have a reloading manual that list Alcan smokeless powder and primers. I think it was from the 60s.
Any cap that goes bang is a good one currently.

these are vintage for sure! thanks for that information. I am going to test a bunch of random caps from these tins and will report back on the results.

 

[sheriff john]

I'm still shooting them. Some from a box of ten, others from my father's stuff. Alcans, Goldmark, Remington, etc. Some are duds. Some you have to stick the "explosive part" (whatever that's called) back inside. More disappointing than devastating. 10's, 11's, 12's. Some are shorter than others, for revolvers I was told.

 

[SDSmlf]

I was fortunate to have found several caps at a local auction. To my surprise, their condition is great and they are mostly Alcan Co.

I recall these types of tins to be collected and not sure if these are quality caps. Looking to see if anyone has any experience with these caps.

thanks for your thoughts.

I have quite a few of the Alcan G4F 4 wing musket caps. Don’t know if they are worth more as actual musket caps or as a collectible item, but they worked fine last time I used any. If properly stored, will work fine. I am not sure if the Alcan were the older very corrosive type (think Pyrodex on steroids) compared to what we use today, but something to keep in mind if you are using them.

 

[Crockford]

Some of the older ones are very corrosive, little extra cleaning will not hurt at all. I would definitely shot some and maybe keep one full for the collection. The collection that will get shot up when your gone, hopefully not for a long time though.