Bell Brand Brass Value? (50-90)

[tred1956]

Ran into some Bell Brand 50-90 Brass for sale the other day. I am not familiar with this brass or this cartridge. Is this quality brass? What is it worth?

Thanks

Doug

 

[dellet]

Bell brass is good to go. They were a small family operation similar to Jamison. The 50-90 is just a longer version of the 50-70. There was 50-70, 90, 100, 110….. In its day it was more likely to be known by length, 1/8” increments. 50-1.75” up to 50-3 1/4” for 50-140.

Hard to say on value, I have some Bell in 50-70 I bought over 30 years ago and probably paid more than what Starline sells it for now.

Starline is currently around $1.5 per piece.

Need to look for those guys talking about the Quigley shoot.