OLD brass.

[GoodOlBoy]

Well dad managed to pick me up somewhere around 400+ pieces of old 38 special brass from a guy who bought it from an estate out of an old desk. Some of the brass have newer handstamps, but some of it has headstamps from 58, 66, 67, etc. I am culling as I deprime and clean and have only had to toss a dozen or so pieces so far (not bad for $15 for the brass) BUT I have a question. Some of the brass has what almost looks like surface corrosion, but it is red instead of green. On most of the pieces a quick twist or two with very fine steel wool and it takes it off of the surface, but it leaves a stain in the brass that concerns me, IE I am concerened about a deeper non-evident damage. Anything that even appears to be thin, flimsy, or cracking goes in the toss box, but what about the pieces that have these stains still but look solid?

Oh as for the previous previous owners handloads his boxes all listed 3 grains of bullseye with a 148gr bbwc hand written on old Western cartridge boxes Yes alot of this is old western brass. Some of it is newer winchester, starline, etc. Some of the headstamps I don't even know like R A 5 8 (I am assuming some company 1958) or C O 6 7 (Again assuming some company 1967).

Thanks

GoodOlBoy