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Originally Posted By: 2-piper
I once read an interesting account of one of Annie's European tours. I don't recall the date, but she was currently in France. At that time all ammunition was manufactured by the "Government" & any other was not allowed to be brought in. Her husband, Frank Butler, loaded all her shells for her. The French powder was very erratic & patterns were not consistent so her shooting was sub-normal. One day a large box arrived from England marked eggs, which had of course been opened & inspected. The box was indeed full of eggs, packed in a granular substance to prevent breakage. An accompanying letter said, try the packing in your gun I think you will like it. A friend seeing her dilemma had the eggs shipped, packed in English Shultz gunpowder. Her shooting immediately picked up dramatically.


I remember reading that story years ago.

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Cojones grandes de Oro-- Que pasa con desa escopeta de Parker?? El Zorro.


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Reprints of "Powders I Have Used" are on ebay. It was published by DuPont c. 1914.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/POWDERS-I-HAVE-USED-by-ANNIE-OAKLEY/223901612554?hash=item3421937a0a:g:rikAAOSwbb5dvKws

Smokeless "Schultze" Gunpowder was offered in the U.S. by Von Lengerke & Detmold in 1887.

The American “E.C.” & “Schultze” Powder Company was established in Oakland, New Jersey in 1890.

An advertisement for “E.C.” No 2 appeared in the May 30, 1896 Sporting Life “...made especially for small loads from 2 1/2 to 3 drs.; for heavier charges, from 3 to 4 drs., use our ordinary “E.C.” No. 1.”

August 22, 1896 Sporting Life
https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll17/id/47243
“E.C.” No. 2 - “VERY QUICK INDEED, NO SMOKE, NO RECOIL, AND HARDLY ANY REPORT”

“E.C.” No. 1, “New Schultze”, and “New E.C. No. 2” were advertised by the company in 1902, which was purchased by DuPont in 1903.

In 1904, “New E.C. (Improved) No. 3” and “New Schultze” were listed as Laflin & Rand products.

1904 McClure's Magazine
Post 5 possibly Fred Gilbert, post 4 F.S. Parmelee, 3 R.O. Heikes and 2 Jack Fanning



In the later part of 1906, Sporting Life and Sportsmen’s Review carried advertisements for “New E.C. (Improved)”, “New Schultze” bulk powders, and “Infallible Smokeless” dense powder as products of E.I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company.

In 1912 under the Sherman Antitrust Act, Laflin & Rand was dissolved and DuPont was split into DuPont Powder Co. (which retained DuPont Bulk, Ballistite, Empire and “Schultze” and was later DuPont American Industries), Hercules Powder Co. (which retained “Infallible” and “E.C.”) and Atlas Powder Co.

I don't know how long "Schultze" was offered thereafter.

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