This page contains Robin Hood shotgun shell headstamp photos and production date ranges. The date ranges below are not exact but an estimation of production dates based on available information. If you are aware of evidence that proves a date range on a brand of
The Robin Hood Company was incorporated in 1904 as a subsidiary of Robin Hood Powder Company in Swanton, Vermont. In 1906 its name was changed to the Robin Hood Ammunition Company. Remington Arms purchased the company in 1915 and continued to operate the Swanton plant until 1919 when it was closed.
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Headstamps
Robin Hood
Robin Hood 1903
Robin Hood Comet
R.H.A. & Co. Automatic
R.H.A. & Co. Capital
R.H.A. & Co. Clipper
R.H.A. & Co. Comet
R.H.A. & Co. Crescent
R.H.A. & Co. Eclipse
R.H.A. & Co. Indian
R.H.A. & Co. Tiger
R.H.P.Co. Indian
R.H.P.Co. Robin Hood
Robin Hood | Gauge | Comments | Date Range |
|---|---|---|---|
 | No 10 | I believe this to be the earliest headstamp, possibly starting in 1898. Photo courtesy of Jim Buchanan | 1898 - 1906 |
 | No 12 | I believe this to be the earliest headstamp, possibly starting in 1898. Photo courtesy of Jim Buchanan | 1898 - 1906 |
 | No 12 | I believe this to be the earliest headstamp, possibly starting in 1898. Photo courtesy of Michael Glentz. | 1898 - 1906 |
 | No 12 | Head and primer appear to be different metals with no primer cup (non-magnetic). Brass height is medium with no design around the outside. I believe this to be the earliest headstamp, possibly starting in 1898. Photo courtesy of Doug 'turtlefoot' Budd. | 1898 - 1906 |
Robin Hood 1903 | Gauge | Comments | Date Range |
|---|---|---|---|
 | No 12 | Head and primer appear to be the same metal with no primer cup (non-magnetic). Brass height appears to be low with no design around the outside. Photo courtesy of Doug 'Turtlefoot' Budd. | 1903 |
Robin Hood Comet | Gauge | Comments | Date Range |
|---|---|---|---|
 | No 12 | Dates from Windy Klinect's book. Photo courtesy of Jim Buchanan | 1904 - 1906 |
 | No 12 | Dates from Windy Klinect's book. Photo courtesy of https://www.wardscollectibles.com/ | 1904 - 1906 |
R.H.A. & Co. Automatic | Gauge | Comments | Date Range |
|---|---|---|---|
 | No 12 | In 1906 the company was renamed the Robin Hood Ammunition Company. It's believed that REM-UMC continued to manufacture RHA & Co headstamps until the end of WW1 after purchasing the company in 1915. Photo courtesy of Jim Buchanan | 1906 - 1919 |
 | No 12 | WRA Co New No4 primer. In 1906 the company was renamed the Robin Hood Ammunition Company. It's believed that REM-UMC continued to manufacture RHA & Co headstamps until the end of WW1 after purchasing the company in 1915. Photo courtesy of Jim Buchanan. | 1906 - 1919 |
R.H.A. & Co. Capital | Gauge | Comments | Date Range |
|---|---|---|---|
 | No 12 | In 1906 the company was renamed the Robin Hood Ammunition Company. It's believed that REM-UMC continued to manufacture RHA & Co headstamps until the end of WW1 after purchasing the company in 1915. Photo courtesy of Jim Buchanan | 1906 - 1919 |
R.H.A & Co Clipper | Gauge | Comments | Date Range |
|---|---|---|---|
 | No 12 | In 1906 the company was renamed the Robin Hood Ammunition Company. It's believed that REM-UMC continued to manufacture RHA & Co headstamps until the end of WW1 after purchasing the company in 1915. Photo courtesy of Jim Buchanan | 1906 - 1919 |
 | No 12 | Head and primer appear to be the same metal with no primer cup (non-magnetic). Brass height - high with two dashed lines going around the outside with > between the two dashed lines. In 1906 the company was renamed the Robin Hood Ammunition Company. It's believed that REM-UMC continued to manufacture RHA & Co headstamps until the end of WW1 after purchasing the company in 1915. Photo courtesy of Doug 'turtlefoot' Budd. | 1906 - 1919 |
R.H.A. & Co. Comet | Gauge | Comments | Date Range |
|---|---|---|---|
 | No 12 | In 1906 the company was renamed the Robin Hood Ammunition Company. It's believed that REM-UMC continued to manufacture RHA & Co headstamps until the end of WW1 after purchasing the company in 1915. Photo courtesy of Jim Buchanan | 1906 - 1919 |
 | No 12 | Head and primer appear to be the same metal with no primer cup. Brass height - medium with no design on the outside. 2 Feathered arrows circling the primer. In 1906 the company was renamed the Robin Hood Ammunition Company. It's believed that REM-UMC continued to manufacture RHA & Co headstamps until the end of WW1 after purchasing the company in 1915. Photo courtesy of Doug 'turtlefoot' Budd. | 1906 - 1919 |
R.H.A. & Co. Crescent | Gauge | Comments | Date Range |
|---|---|---|---|
 | No 12 | R primer. Dates from Windy Klinect's book. Photo courtesy of Jim Buchanan | 1906 - 1914 |
R.H.A. & Co. Eclipse | Gauge | Comments | Date Range |
|---|---|---|---|
 | No 10 | In 1906 the company was renamed the Robin Hood Ammunition Company. It's believed that REM-UMC continued to manufacture RHA & Co headstamps until the end of WW1 after purchasing the company in 1915. Photo courtesy of Jim Buchanan | 1906 - 1919 |
R.H.A. & Co. Indian | Gauge | Comments | Date Range |
|---|---|---|---|
 | No 12 | In 1906 the company was renamed the Robin Hood Ammunition Company. It's believed that REM-UMC continued to manufacture RHA & Co headstamps until the end of WW1 after purchasing the company in 1915. Photo courtesy of Jim Buchanan. | 1906 - 1919 |
R.H.A. & Co. Tiger | Gauge | Comments | Date Range |
|---|---|---|---|
 | No 20 | Dates from Windy Klinect's book. Photo courtesy of Jim Buchanan | 1911 - 1919 |
R.H.P. Co. Indian | Gauge | Comments | Date Range |
|---|---|---|---|
 | No 10 | Dates from Windy Klinect's book. Photo courtesy of Jim Buchanan | 1900 - 1906 |
 | No 12 | Dates from Windy Klinect's book. Photo courtesy of Jim Buchanan | 1900 - 1906 |
R.H.P. Co. Robin Hood | Gauge | Comments | Date Range |
|---|---|---|---|
 | No 12 | Dates from Windy Klinect's book. Photo courtesy of Jim Buchanan | 1900 - 1906 |
 | No 12 | Dates from Windy Klinect's book. Photo courtesy of Jim Buchanan | 1900 - 1906 |