Interesting find on new property

[archerynut]

My wife and I bought an acerage off highway 56 back in october the Makepeace area. Layers upon layers of history on the property. The other day I was burning cardboard out back. At the base of the fire spot was a single round of ammo. Turned out to be a .25ACP

The head stamp says W.R.A. Co. at the top .25 AUTO at the bottom. Pretty neat to find, I wonder if there's more. Or maybe a rusty old pistol hidden in the barn/shed. It was built back in the early 20s or maybe a little before. I'll post a picture when I'm back home. Just based on the description I gave does anyone have any idea how old this might be?

[Dewey Cox]

Wikipedia says John Moses Browning (praise be unto him) introduced that round in 1905.
So it's probably not that old.

[huntinstuff]

25 auto from Winchester Repeating Arms

I think the 25 auto was a browning calibre from pre ww1

I will dig around. I may have some or one here

Cool find regardless

[58thecat]

perhaps your new property was a moonshiners operation....during tuff times as now one thing that is on demand.....you didn't hear it here though.

[archerynut]

I figured the round wasn't terribly old but the fact that the headstamp said WRA made me wonder. It's been quite a few years since they went by that name I think?

I dont claim to be an expert by any stretch. Thanks for the info fellas. I could definitely see an old rum runner sticking his .25 in his pants when he was making the weekly supply run. Our property used to be a service station and mechanics shop waaaaaaay back in the day. Old fuel storage tanks are still in the ground. Couldn't imagine what a mechanic would need a pistol for but hey...the letter of the law wasn't always followed back then like it is today.

[Dewey Cox]

I would suggest you quietly dig those "cisterns" out of the ground, and never mention that again.