• U.S. Military Cartridges 1865-1965.  Boxes, bandoleers, some single rounds, and related items.
• U.S. Military Rifle cartridges
• U.S. Military Shotgun Cartridges
• U.S. Military Pistol Cartridges
• U.S. Military Miscellaneous Cartridges, components, manuals, etc.
• Foreign Military for Collectors
• Collectible Powder Flasks, Powder Cans, Powder Horns, Bullet Molds, Reloading Tools for collectors, etc
• Collectible Commercial Cartridges and Components
• Modern Ammunition and Re-Loading Supplies

NOTE: We were fortunate to acquire several dozen boxes (full, partial or empty) from some of the most advanced collections of .30-06 ammunition ever assembled. Some are the actual ones pictured in Chris Punnett's superb book ".30-06" (available above) and others came from another long time specialist in that field. Some are extremely scarce, perhaps unique, other are rare, and some are minor variations of fairly common types. In any case, this is a great opportunity to add some interesting boxes to your collection.
We will list these among the new items for now, and then may start a separate section below in the future.

We will be happy to shrink wrap boxes of ammo in plastic for display. Just ask when ordering, and we will do it for you. Depending on our schedule, it may delay shipment by a few days.

**NEW ADDITION** 21066 20 Cartridges NATO 7.62mm, Dummy M63 - Full sealed box Lot LC12009, with headstamp + LC 60. Brass cased cartridges with fluted sides and undrilled flash hole, made for training and armorer function testing use. Will shrink wrap in plastic at no charge, if requested. $30.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 20949 Box of Winchester 30-40 Krag cartridges circa 1930s - What you see is what you get. Full box of 20 Winchester made .30-40 Krag soft nose pointed bullet cartridges. Box has gotten damp and labels damaged at shown in the photos. Most of the necks are split on the cartridges, but if kept inside the box no one will know. Fair old 1930s vintage box of ammo- cheap. $10.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 20948 WINCHESTER .32-30 TWO PIECE BOX (EARLY) WITH 50 ORIGINAL CARTRIDGES (Basket case!) - What you see is what you get. This was a pretty good box, still full and sealed, the desirable early two piece type probably made circa early 1880s up to maybe 1900. However, it got wet and someone picked it up and the labels started to fall off and the box just fell apart and the remnants were carelessly treated. See the photos and weep. Ammo is not bad, but not pristine either. Perhaps a miracle could salvage the box, but not likely. While it was a full, sealed, undamaged box the value probably would have been in the $150+ range, but now it is a sad bargain at only $35.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 20947 LOT OF 9 VINTAGE ROUNDS .45-70 AMMO AND 9 FIRED CASES - What you see is what you get. Lot of nine loaded rounds headstamped REM-UMC 45 GOVT with 405 grain round nose lead bullet. Also, nine fired cases that Bubba never bothered to clean so the blackpowder and corrosive primer have left a nasty green residue. All this for $12.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 20946 LOT OF 33 ROUNDS .32 RIMFIRE SHORT- MADE BY WINCHESTER - What you see is what you get. Total of 33 rounds of .32 short rimfire ammunition made by Winchester, probably circa 1890-1925. The lead bullet are somewhat oxidized and the exposed grease has turned white and ugly. These would look a lot better if they were cleaned up with a bit of solvent. Sold as collector display ammo only, not guaranteed to fire, or to be safe if they do fire. $25.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 20945 LOT OF 29 ROUNDS .32 RIMFIRE SHORT- MADE BY UMC - What you see is what you get. Total of 29 rounds of .32 short rimfire ammunition made by UMC, probably circa 1890-1925. The lead bullet are somewhat oxidized and the exposed grease has turned white and ugly. These would look a lot better if they were cleaned up with a bit of solvent. Sold as collector display ammo only, not guaranteed to fire, or to be safe if they do fire. $25.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 20941 WINCHESTER .32-30 TWO PIECE BOX (EARLY) WITH 50 ORIGINAL CARTRIDGES - What you see is what you get. This was a pretty good box, still full and sealed, the desirable early two piece type probably made circa early 1880s up to maybe 1900. However, it got wet and someone picked it up and to bottom fell out, and something got jammed into the top of the box, all of which can be seen in the photos. Ammo is not bad, but not pristine either. This is a box that could be carefully worked on by someone with some talent and made much more presentable, either as an empty box for display, or filled up again. While it was a full, sealed, undamaged box the value probably would have been in the $150+ range, but now it is a sad bargain at only $50.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 20940 20 ROUND BOX WITH .38-55 CARTRIDGES CIRCA 1900-1930 BY WINCHESTER - Full box of 20 rounds of pretty nice condition .38-55-255 soft point jacketed bullet ammo. Factory loads with the tiny W on the bullet and W marked primers. Slight oxidation on the exposed lead tips. Box has gotten wet and the thin layer of surface paper is coming off and the box basically nearly ready to fall apart. Mayor may not be up to your standards for display, but the ammo is still nice. $20.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 20926 ORIGINAL WW2 GERMAN BOX OF 16 ROUNDS 9mm LUGER AMMUNITION - Full box, with complete label, although it has been opened. Original label is hidden by later label added indicating 1944 date and looks like it was made using 1942 cases. This was shrink wrapped in plastic after the photos were done, and displays almost like a full sealed box. The Germans used 16 round boxes to avoid waste from having left over rounds from 20 or 50 round boxes. The P-08 Luger and P-38 pistols both had 8 round magazines, and the MP-38 or MP-40 submachine guns used 32 round magazines, so the 16 round boxes made a lot of sense. $30.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 20925 ORIGINAL WW2 GERMAN BOX OF 16 ROUNDS 9mm LUGER AMMUNITION - Nice clean full box, with complete label, although it has been opened. Original label is hidden by later label added indicating 1944 date and looks like it was made using 1942 cases. This was shrink wrapped in plastic after the photos were done, and displays almost like a full sealed box. The Germans used 16 round boxes to avoid waste from having left over rounds from 20 or 50 round boxes. The P-08 Luger and P-38 pistols both had 8 round magazines, and the MP-38 or MP-40 submachine guns used 32 round magazines, so the 16 round boxes made a lot of sense. $35.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 20921 Winchester primers and bullet lot circa 1890 - One tin of Winchester Number 1 primers, seems to be full. One box of Winchester Number 2 ½ primers with a few left. Box is in sad shape but okay for display. One box of 50 -.32 caliber Winchester Grooved Bullets (presumably for .32-20. Box isin terrible condition having gotten wet and most of the labels coming unglued and one end of the box bursting letting the bullets fall out. We recovered the bullets and think that there are about 40-50 left, but we only showed one in the photo. The box probably can be salvaged with some patient work to slowly piece everything back together and then should be a nice display item. The lot of Winchester primers and bullets all for $30.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 20920 EARLY BOX of WINCHESTER .32-30 AMMUNITION CIRCA 1875-1892 - What you see is what you get. One box of “Cartridges for Winchester .32 Caliber Rifle with only the model 1873 mentioned, so this probably was made before introduction of the Model 1892 rifle. Box is still sealed on one end, but can be opened enough to see the ammo is in great shape. Box got wet at one point and the face label is a bit skewed as a result. Will still display very nicely. A presentable, if not perfect, original old box for display with your Model 1873 rifle in .32 WCF caliber! $95.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 20919 20 ROUND BOX OF .38-55 CARTRIDGES CIRCA 1890-1911 by UMC - Full box of 20 round of pretty nice condition .38-55-255 soft point jacketed bullet ammo. Box only mentions UMC, not Remington-UMC, so this was made before 1911, and probably no earlier than about 1890. Box has gotten damp and the cardboard strip on the bottom has come off, and the label is in the condition shown. Still okay for display, but not a great box. We will shrink wrap in plastic for display, with ammo inside, or will wrap the box only and ship the ammo loose so you can display both the box and the ammo- your choice. Unless requested otherwise, we will just ship the box unwrapped as shown. $35.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 20916 - BANDOLEER WITH 60 ROUNDS .30-40 KRAG CARTRIDGES, FRANKFORD ARSENAL 1907 - One pocket is open and about 5 round missing. There is a hole in the bottom of that pocket, and a rim has poked through the cotton cloth on another, and this is overall a bit tired from poor storage and handling, at least compared to the minty ones we have had. But, that is reflected by the much lower price, and it still is a good enough display item, and being open you can actually see how the ammo was packed in these early bandoleers. $75.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 20913 BANDOLEER WITH 60 ROUNDS .30-40 KRAG CARTRIDGES, FRANKFORD ARSENAL 1907 - Khaki cotton stenciled on the front "60 Ball Cartridges, Model of 1898, Frankford Arsenal, Rifle Velocity at 55 feet, 1907 feet, March 18, 1907." Bandoleer is in very good to fine condition, with legible markings, and some storage soiling, but all pockets are full and still sewn shut. Ammo unknown condition but not being sold as shooting ammo anyway. Ammo in similar one that I opened is bright and shiny but many have split necks. Headstamp probably F A [month] 07.) These have the tops of the pockets sewn shut with a cloth pull tab. I have never seen any US military bandoleers dated earlier than 1907, and believe that they may have been first introduced in 1903 when stripper clip loaded ammunition was first issued for the M1903 Rod Bayonet rifles in .30-03 caliber. Stephen Dorsey calls the familiar half flap type used in WW1 and later with .30-06 ammo for the M1903, 1917 and M1 rifles a "pattern 1909" bandoleer. I have only seen a few bandoleers of the Frankford Arsenal loaded Krag ammo, as most found on the market are 1917 vintage Remington production. Scarce item, and priced less than a minty example we found listed elsewhere. $110.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 20786 20 CARTRIDGES CALIBER .30 MATCH M72- LC 62 MATCH- FULL SEALED BOX - Until 1962, Frankford Arsenal had been the source of all post-WW2 .30-06 Match ammunition. However, in 1962 that task was transferred to Lake City Ordnance Plant which continues to the present. This is a pristine full sealed box of “20 cartridges Caliber .30 Match , M72, LOT 12151” in the handsome box with the white label and large eagle and red and blue markings. Headstamp should be LC 62 MATCH. The M72 Match ammo was prized by competitive shooters, and snipers in Vietnam like Carlos Hathcock preferred Match ammo whenever it could be obtained. Will shrink warp in plastic for display if requested. $30.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 20782 BRITISH .55 CALIBER BOYS ANTI TANK RIFLE STRIPPER CLIP - One empty five round tripper clip. The Boys anti-tank rifle was used by the British early in WW2, but was obsolete by late 1942. However, a few of the Boys Anti-Tank rifles were used by the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific, so you can make a stretch and claim these belong in your collection of U.S. military rifle ammunition. Note that the “small” cartridge in the photo is a .30-06 for size comparison. One stripper clip for $15.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 20618 “10 Shells, Shotgun, 12 Gage Paper, No. 4 Chilled Shot” (Grade II) - Scarce Winchester WW2 military contract- A scarce find for the military shotgun collector! Nice clean full original box fresh from a sealed spam can, except one end is torn and a small piece missing from the end. Most collectors are familiar with the 12 GA shells with 00 Buck issued for guard duty or combat, or the No. 7 ½, 8 or 9 shot issued for training of aerial gunners. A few other sizes were procured in much smaller quantities. Hackley Woodin & Scranton list the No. 6 as “Hawk load” but they do not mention the No. 4, nor is it listed in the “Shotguns, All Types” TM. $25.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 16746 WW2 RIOT/TRENCH GUN 00 BUCK AMMUNITION “U.S. PROPERTY” BY WESTERN XPERT - Blue, red and yellow box with dog on the front and back. Top flap marked 25 12 Ga. Xpert 2 3/4 in.length U.S. PROPERTY, 9 pellets No. 00 Buckshot. Exceptionally nice clean full box with only a tiny bit of scuffing on the corners and one small burst where a rim has poked through. These "dog" boxes seem to be the least common of the paper case 00 Buck US PROPERTY loads. While some people think that the trench guns only used the all brass 00 Buck ammo, actually the paper case was issued for most of the war and brass cases only adopted towards the end of WW2, after they relearned the lessons of WW1 that paper case ammo was not a good choice for combat use. $149.00 (View Picture)

17003 .45-70 GATLING GUN BLANKS- FULL SEALED WINCHESTER BOX- “ADAPTED TO THE IMPROVED U.S. GATLING GUN” - This is scarce ammo to find loose as singles, let alone a full box, and a full sealed box is almost unheard of! Looks like a March 1914 date code on the label, so these probably are circa 1914-1920. There is a light spot on the top label that looks like an overlabel was there at one time, but we have no idea what it said. Box has gotten damp at some point so the label is a bit wrinkled. One of the side labels has partially broken at the box seam, but is still sealed. Scarce stuff! $125.00 (View Picture)

20894 BANDOLEER OF 48 ROUNDS .30 AP M2 IN 8 ROUND CLIPS - Headstamp TW 53 which means it is non-corrosive (TW’s last lot of corrosive primed AP was in mid- 1952). This was repacked in 1961 (based on the dates on the bandoleers) using ammunition which had been previously linked for machine gun use, but was repacked for rifle use. This is a fresh bandoleer taken from a sealed SPAM can. Price per bandoleer of 48 rounds in 8 round clips for use in the M1 Garand. $45.00 (View Picture)

20892 SPAM CAN FOR 432 ROUNDS .30 AP M2 IN BANDOLEERS - The “spam can” style packing replaced the old wooden crates circa 1945 and lasted until replaced by nearly universal use of the familiar .30 or .50 caliber size ammo cans in the 1960s. This was a nice full can that was carefully opened on the bottom so it displays as a full can, but is about 32 pounds lighter!. Retains about 98-99% of the original GI OD paint finish and markings. $20.00 (View Picture)

20877 POWDER SAMPLE DISPLAY BOARD BY PACIFIC CIRCA 1950S - About 12.5" x 22" overall with a thin cardboard frame around a rigid foam type material having slots for individual vials (about ½” diameter x 2” long) of different types of powders. About 60 samples are present and several empty, unmarked vials so you could add your own. This is an interesting 1950s or early 1960s sales or educational item from Pacific Gunsight Corporation, Lincoln, Nebraska. Samples are of powders from Hodgdon, Alcan, Winchester, Hercules, DuPont and Norma brands which are color coded. Overall presentable, but showing its age. Would be much nicer if put in a poster frame of some sort for protection. $59.00 (View Picture)

20860 LOT 100 ROUNDS 7.65MM ARGENTINE AMMUNITION & 140 FIRED CASES - This is the ammunition made for use in the Argentine Mausers Model 1891 and 1909, and also used by a few other South American countries and also Belgium. This lot came in with a rifle we bought, and includes five boxes (total 100 rounds) of recently made Privi Partizan ammo with 174 grain FMJ bullets. These have boxer primed reloadable brass cases. Also included are another seven boxes of fired cases (140 rounds), so you have enough to justify reloading. The lot of 100 rounds and 140 fired cases for $100.00 (View Picture)

20859 SCARCE MILITARY .38 SPECIAL MATCH WADCUTTER AMMO CAN - Great for display with any of the military used .38 special match pistols or revolvers. Used excellent. This came from the estate of a military pistol team member, and until now I havenever even heard of an ammo can like this. Great for the serious collector of target pistols. $25.00 (View Picture)

20852 SET OF THREE WW2 VINTAGE 10 GAUGE "VERY SIGNALS" FOR FLARE GUN - These were used in Navy (and other) flare guns chambered for the 10 gauge shells, starting around 1877 when LT. Edward Very invented his flare. The guns were originally made by the Washington Navy Yard, and by WW1 were being made by Remington with brass frames, blued steel barrels and walnut grips. By WW2 the design was much simplified and the Mark V signal pistol made by Sedgley became the most commonly used gun. The flares (officially called “signals”) were made in red, white and green versions, by about six or eight different manufacturers, using essentially the commercial 10 gauge shotshell with varying heights of brass bases and various headstamps. These usually were secured on the end with a roll crimp. The closing wad was colored to indicate the color of the flare, and usually (but not always) the cardboard body was the same color. These also had a “tactile” identification feature so they could be selected in the dark by touch. Green closing wads were smooth; red had several ridges, and the white had a bump or tit in the center of the wad. This is a set of one of each- red, white and green. Photo shows a sample set, but headstamps and other details may vary depending on what we find to make these sets up. The lot of three for $25.00 (View Picture)

20851 7.62 x 39mm softpoint by Norma- Lot of 80 Rounds - Factory loads to Norma's famous high quality standards, not Chinese slave labor or Slobovian surplus. Boxer primed reloadable. Four full boxes for $50.00 (View Picture)

20654 20 CARTRIDGES, BALL CALIBER .30 M2 (DEN 42) - This is early WW2 type packing with the label with black printing and the traditional red stripe. DEN (Denver Ordnance Plant) was one of the largest ammo makers during WW2. This is corrosive ammo, not intended for shooting. Will shrink wrap in plastic if desired. $20.00 (View Picture)

20652 20 Cartridges, Ball caliber .30 AN-M2 Lot WCC 6927 - Headstamp is WCC 57 so this is late date non-corrosive ammo. The AN-M2 is a variation for marking “Alternative M2” which used a gilding metal clad steel jacket for the bullet instead of the pure gilding metal jacket of the regular M2, although performance was about identical. The alternative used less of the critical copper supplies and was slightly less expensive. Nice clean full sealed box. Will shrink wrap in plastic if desired. $22.00 (View Picture)

20651 100 Rounds U.S. WW2 .30-06 Ball M2 ammunition (DEN 42) - Five full boxes, but the boxes are sort of ratty and not nice enough for display. They have old scotch tape repairs and got damp at one time so the ammo inside has some minor corrosion, as shown in the photos. Fine for filling clips to be placed in a belt or bandoleer for display, and you may find enough clean ones to fill up some clips for display with the ammo exposed. Sold as collector ammo only, no guarantees as to if it will fire (but I have never had and WW2 dated ammo fail when I have tried it). Remember, this is corrosive primed and will rot your barrel out quickly if not cleaned properly. Five full boxes, total 100 rounds, expect the boxes to be opened or taped or repaired. All 100 rounds for only $50.00 (View Picture)

20650 12 rounds old .38 rimfire ammunition - Copper cases so probably circa 1880-1920. Mixed headstamps. White oxidation on the bullets and the cases are dirty but will look better after a quick wipedown with a rag. Nice for display with an old pistol or rifle in .38 rimfire caliber. Sold as collector ammo only, not safe to fire (if they will fire at all). $10.00 (View Picture)

20612 RA 63- 100 ROUNDS LINKED 7.62 X 51MM 4 BALL 1 TRACER FOR M60 MACHINE GUN- VIETNAM ERA - Ball are nearly all LC 69 and the tracer LC 63, but about 15 rounds at one end are a mix of other headstamps, but the correct type ammo. Linked in M13 links for the M60 machine gun so widely used in Vietnam. These were issued in 100 round belts like this, packed in the cardboard box and cloth bandoleer, two bandoleers to a .30 caliber ammo can. $75.00 (View Picture)

20611 RA 63- 100 ROUNDS LINKED 7.62 X 51MM 4 BALL 1 TRACER FOR M60 MACHINE GUN- VIETNAM ERA - Ball are nearly all RA 63 and the tracer LC 60, but about 15 rounds at one end are a mix of other headstamps, but the correct type ammo. Linked in M13 links for the M60 machine gun so widely used in Vietnam. These were issued in 100 round belts like this, packed in the cardboard box and cloth bandoleer, two bandoleers to a .30 caliber ammo can. $75.00 (View Picture)

20609 6.5 X 50MM JAP ARISAKA AMMUNITION- KOREAN WAR VINTAGE CHINESE MADE - Lot of 20 loose rounds with headstamp D53 4 65 51. I believe this translates to Ammo type D53 made by Factory 65 in April 1951. Nice bright clean ammo with FMJ ball bullet and blue-green neck seal which I think is for ball ammunition, but not sure. Not guaranteed as to fitness for use, so sold as collector item only. Lot of 20 loose rounds for $25.00 (View Picture)

20602 6.5 X 50MM JAP ARISAKA AMMUNITION- 139 GRAIN SOFT POINT- GOOD SHOOTER STUFF - Norma has been making high quality boxer primed, reloadable, 6.5 x 50mm SR ammunition for the Japanese Arisaka 6.5mm rifles for about 35 years. We were lucky enough to get a few boxes and are offering them here. This has 139 grain soft point bullets. Factory loaded ammunition, full box of 20. Boxes fair to good, but ammo is nice and clean. Price per box of 20 rounds: $25.00 (View Picture)

20542 20 CARTRIDGES CALIBER .30 TRACER M1- WW2 ISSUE- NICE! - Nice clean, full box of 20 rounds made at St. Louis. Headstamp SL42. Box has been opened, but is now sealed in plastic for display, and appears as a sealed box unless you look closely. $55.00 (View Picture)

19926 25 SHELLS, SHOTGUN, 12 GAGE BRASS, No. 00 BUCKSHOT- for Trench guns- made by Winchester - Lot WRA 22028 with Winchester address. Full box of 25 loaded rounds. Headstamp WINCHESTER/ No. 12 with closing wad marked 00 B. Pretty good WW2 box by Winchester made prior to adoption of the M19 nomenclature. This box comes with the kraft/foil overwrap bearing the same markings as the box. However, when clumsy Bubba ripped the over wrap off, he also ripped off one end of the outer portion of the box and left the top ripped also. As is very common with these, there is also damage along the edge of the box from the rims of the cases which had some masking tape repairs long ago. Great ammo, and the box is merely okay, and getting hard to find these at all, but still a nice addition to display of WW2 trench or riot guns. $325.00 (View Picture)

19900 "20 Cal..30 Gallery Practice Cartridges Model of 1919- for Model 1903 and 1917 Rifle" - Frankford arsenal loaded January 29, 1921. Headstamp unknown (probably RA H 18). This is the type that used lightweight lead bullet for gallery practice between the demise of the Hoffer-Thompson system and the adoption of the M1922 series of .22 caliber rifles. Nice clean full box, plastic wrapped for display. $45.00 (View Picture)

19899 20 CARTRIDGES, CALIBER .30 BALL M2 - Nice clean full sealed box of 20 rounds WW2 issue M2 Ball ammo made at Denver in 1943. Packed in box with red strip label, the color code for ball ammo. Shrink wrapped in plastic for display $22.00 (View Picture)

19898 20 Cartridges Ball Caliber .30 M1, 1940 National Matches - Full sealed box shrink wrapped in plastic for display. This was packed in 5 round stripper clips, ready for use in the National Matches at Camp Perry. The FA 40 NM match ammo was the last of the special National Match ammo made until 1957, and is one of the less frequently seen years. $55.00 (View Picture)

19897 20 CARTRIDGES, BALL, CALIBER .30 M1 (circa 1936) - Headstamp unknown, but probably in mid to late 1930s prior to switch to lighter M2 ball ammo $30.00 (View Picture)

20924 SCARCE WW1 AMMO CRATE FOR .30-06 BALL AMMUNITION - We have only seen a handful of WW1 ammo crates over the years, and Most WW1 ammo crates got trashed or burnt up decades ago, so they are seldom encountered today, and this is only the third we have found in over 25 years, and this came out of the late Jonathan Peck’s very advanced U.S. martial arms collection. Like the others we have seen, this has the fully dovetailed corners, not the simple nailed WW2 construction, and the markings were printed using significant pressure so they actually impress the wood somewhat, not merely a quick splash of paint through a stencil. This one was loaded by Remington Arms- Union Metallic Cartridge at their huge Bridgeport plant. The box has much of the red stripe visible, indicating it was ball ammunition. These were filled with either 1500 rounds in 20 round cartons, or more often with 1200 rounds in 5 round stripper clips and bandoleers (20 bandoleers per crate). As visible in the photos, it is missing the top and the studs/nuts to secure the top. Markings are pretty good. Some oil soaking around the lower part. Dovetail joints have wiggled a little bit loose, but I think that they would tighten up with use of several sets of woodworking clamps. Some degreaser may remove the oil stains (and possibly some of the markings too). Not the best condition, but how many have you seen in ANY condition? $35.00 (View Picture)

20543 20 CARTRIDGES, BALL FRANGIBLE, CALIBER .30 M22 (Super nice!) - Lot TW 18001 with 45 TW headstamp- full sealed box. Frangible ammo used a bullet made of compressed bakelite and lead dust which would break up on impact with sheet metal of aircraft or vehicles, and could be used for practice against moving targets. I believe these are listed as an authorized item for use with rifles such as the M1903 and M1, but in practice they were mainly used in machine guns. Bullets have green and white tips. This is the nicest box we have had in years. Nice sharp label, clean box with no damage from bullet tips, and sharp edges. Will shrink wrap in plastic at no extra charge, but it may slow down delivery for a day or two until we have time to wrap it. $49.00 (View Picture)

20540 20 CARTRIDGES CALIBER .30 TRACER M1- WW2 ISSUE- NICE! - Nice clean, full sealed box of 20 rounds made at St. Louis. Headstamp SL42. Box has been sealed in plastic for display. $65.00 (View Picture)

20469 5.56mm (.223) Blanks- lot of about 250-300 rounds - 10 boxes of 20 plus another 50-100 loose rounds. Mixed lots, but all U.S. military made. Comes with free “.30 caliber” ammo can. $45.00 (View Picture)

20458 20 CARTRIDGES, BALL, CALIBER .30 M2 BY WINCHESTER - Full sealed box. Headstamp is WRA 45, made I 1945. Winchester made ammo seems to be far less common than that from other WW2 contracts. Nice for display to show a box from each of the makers, or for display with a Winchester made Garand or Carbine. $35.00 (View Picture)

20431 8 X 22MM JAPANESE NAMBU PISTOL AMMUNITION - Full box of 50 rounds loaded with 110 grain FMJ bullets. Loaded using cases specifically made as 8mm Nambu by Federal Cartridge company, not reformed from other cases. Boxer primed, reloadable. 8mm Nambu ammo is basically scarcer than honest politicians, and a lot more useful. Not sure who loaded these, but appear to be someone who did it in quantity, not sloppy handloads. Use at own risk. Only ONE box available. $65.00 (View Picture)

20424 7.62 X 54MMR RUSSIAN CALIBER AMMUNITION MADE IN FINLAND- 15 ROUND BOX - Great for display with any of the Finnish versions of the Mosin Nagant rifles. Label mostly intact, but since I have several boxes, may vary slightly in condition from the typical one used for the photo. Headstamp is VPT 44, and label looks like it has a 1945 date, and may be a manufacture date or a repacking date. One box with 15 rounds as shown in the photos for $20.00 (View Picture)

20423 7 X 57MM MAUSER AMMUNITION 1913 DATED BY DWM- LOT OF 20 ROUNDS - This is typical of the 7mm Mauser ammunition used by the Spanish during the Spanish American War, by the Mexicans in the raids along our southern border circa 1915-1917, and by all the South American nations which adopted Remington Rolling blocks or Mauser bolt action rifles in 7 x 57mm Mauser caliber. This is a lot of 20 rounds with headstampe DWM over 1913 and black primer sealant and round nose bullet. Ammo has some dry dirt which will clean off with some gentle tumbling or even hand rubbing, but is not really tarnished. Very nice for display with rifles, or filling cartridge boxes or bandoleers. Lot of 20 rounds $10.00 (View Picture)

20416 7 X 57MM MAUSER AMMUNITION 1913 DATED BY DWM- LOT OF 50 ROUNDS - This is typical of the 7mm Mauser ammunition used by the Spanish during the Spanish American War, by the Mexicans in the raids along our southern border circa 1915-1917, and by all the South American nations which adopted Remington Rolling blocks or Mauser bolt action rifles in 7 x 57mm Mauser caliber. This is a lot of 50 rounds with headstampe DWM over 1913 and black primer sealant and round nose bullet. Ammo has some dry dirt which will clean off with some gentle tumbling or even hand rubbing, but is not really tarnished. Very nice for display with rifles, or filling cartridge boxes or bandoleers. Lot of 50 rounds $20.00 (View Picture)

20337 French military packet of 8mm Lebel rifle cartridges - Wrapped in paper, each packet contains 8 rounds of ammunition for the rifles, made in the 1930s. This stuff was imported into the U.S. back in the 1970s and only about a third would fire then, so sold as collector item only. Neat for display with any of the French 8mm Lebel caliber rifles. $15.00 (View Picture)

20334 Packet of military .303 British blanks - Typical British format for packing ammunition until the post-WW2 period when conventional boxes were almost exclusively used. Ten rounds of .303 military blanks, wrapped in a paper wrapper with description of contents. $15.00 (View Picture)

20332 Lot of 48 rounds .45 Colt Ammunitoin by Peters - What you see is what you get. 48 rounds .45 colt factory ammo, with Peters headstamp. Traces of copper plating (lubaloy) type finish but basically just lead bullets. Nice for adding to a display, or filling an old cartridge belt. Probably circa 1950s-60s. Not guaranteed as being safe for shooting, so use at your own risk. $20.00 (View Picture)

20283 Lot of 198 rounds 7.62 x51mm NATO (.308) Ball ammunition- Vietnam era - Total of 198 rounds of 7.62mm Ball ammunition, headstamped WRA 67. 24 loose rounds and two blets- one with 76 rounds and the other with 98 rounds in M13 links as used with the M60 machine guns. Great for a Vietnam collection, especially with the 100 round bandoleer boxes. Comes with a .30 caliber ammo can which has been repainted black. $100.00 (View Picture)

20278 U.S. military flare- "Signal, Distress, 1 inch, Single Star, Red, M73" dated 1945 - Among the many different flare guns used by the U.S. military in WW2, most were 37mm, some were 12 Gage, and some were 1 inch. We have had a number of 37mm and 12 GA flares over the years, but this is the first time we have had any of the 1 inch flares. These are red stars, and have a 1945 date. Sold as collector item only, not warranted as safe to fire. One flare for $10.00 (View Picture)

20268 “10 Shells, Shotgun, 12 Gage Paper, No. 4 Chilled Shot” Scarce Winchester WW2 military contract - A scarce find for the military shotgun collector! Nice clean full original box fresh from a sealed spam can. Most collectors are familiar with the 12 GA shells with 00 Buck issued for guard duty or combat, or the No. 7 ½, 8 or 9 shot issued for training of aerial gunners. A few other sizes were procured in much smaller quantities. Hackley Woodin & Scranton list the No. 6 as “Hawk load” but they do not mention the N. 4, nor is it listed in the “Shotguns, All Types” TM. We found a box of this for our collection years ago, then found a spam can full and are sharing the wealth with other collectors. Only a few boxes left. $40.00 (View Picture)

20102 Unusual box of .30 carbine ammo by Universal - This is a neat box for display with any of the commercial copies of the M1 carbine, especially those made by Universal. This is a flashy two piece box with the upper part having glossy yellow label marked with the Universal logo, a drawing of a M1 Carbine and lots of advertising type text. Tiny print on one end identifies it at “Prod. W. Ger.” However, the lower portion of the box is a standard folded style military box with the top cut off, and the contents are headstamped NWM .30 57. This is actually Dutch, not German, military ammunition, made by Nederlandsche Wapen-en Munitiefabriek NV., "DE KRUITHOORN, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. This was probably sold in the late 1960s when carbines were very popular and Universal was about the only maker out there, and few guns had yet been released by the military, so Universal was able to sell ammo as well as carbines. We may have seen one of these boxes once before, but these are pretty scarce. Perfect for the obsessive carbine collector who must have one of everything. $35.00 (View Picture)

20097 BUTTWEILER PRICES REALIZED 1985 AUCTIONS FOR COLLECTOR CARTRIDGES - Prices ’85- The results of collectors ammunition auctions for 1985, Robert T. Buttweiler auctions. Small booklet, with valuable info for cartridge collectors. Excellent condition. $5.00 (View Picture)

19989 20 CARTRIDGES ARMOR PIERCING, M2 LOT SL 7385 (SL 43 HEADSTAMP) (GRADE 3) - Grade 3 box- full box but the seal has been broken. Nice bright colors but label and/orpther parts of the box will be dirty. Tips of bullets may be poking through the bottom but not badly enough to be in danger of falling out, but more so than the grade 2 boxes. Great to fill clips to refill a bandoleer or cartridge belt. Okay for display is you want to show and open box, or will display almost the same as a sealed box if we shrink wrap in plastic at no extra charge. (Please request this at time of purchase). $29.00 (View Picture)

19959 20 CARTRIDGES ARMOR PIERCING, M2 LOT SL 7385 (SL 43 HEADSTAMP) - Grade I box- full and still sealed, nice bright colors and face of label is clean although there may be some dirt smudges on teh backs or side or top of the box. Tips of bullets not poking through the bottom. Great for display. Will shrink wrap in plastic at no extra charge if requested. $45.00 (View Picture)

19940 U.S. 37MM FLARE GUN FLARE AN-M44A2 (SINGLE STAR- YELLOW) - Officially the “Signal, illumination, aircraft, single star (yellow) M44A2: these are the flares used in the 37mm Flare guns such as the AN-M8 type and several others. The flares were made in several styles- single star, multiple starts, and colors (white, yellow, red or green) for different signal purposes. This is a LIVE pyrotechnic round, not explosive, but is hazardous if fired over dry brush. 10-1965 dates, so it is Vietnam era, but other than the date, it is identical to the same item issued during WW2. One round, live. $49.00 (View Picture)

19925 .30 CARBINE, BALL M1, 120 ROUNDS U.S. GI NON-CORROSIVE LAKE CITY 1952 - Nice clean ammo, but not in boxes or bandoleer, so use to refill empty ones you have, or it is likely to be good shooting ammo- or at least I have neve rhad any trouble with any U.S. GI carbine ammo and it was all non-corrosive. 120 loose rounds for $65.00 (View Picture)

19924 U.S. VIETNAM ERA 60MM HE M49A3 MORTAR ROUND - This is identical to the WW2 version except for the 5-73 manufacturing date on the body. Body is rusty with most of the original paint, but would look a lot better if refinished. Markings as shown in the photos with 1973 date on the body. Fuze is the M52B1 type with the Bakelite or plastic body, and has some assorted dings and scars but does have the safety wire. Fired ignition cartridge in the tail. INERT- no flammable or explosive components. $150.00 (View Picture)

19920 U.S. 37MM FLARE GUN FLARE AN-M44A2 (SINGLE STAR- YELLOW) - Officially the “Signal, illumination, aircraft, single star (yellow) M44A2: these are the flares used in the 37mm Flare guns such as the AN-M8 type and several others. The flares were made in several styles- single star, multiple starts, and colors (white, yellow, red or green) for different signal purposes. This is a LIVE pyrotechnic round, not explosive, but is hazardous if fired over dry brush. 10-1965 dates, so it is Vietnam era, but other than the date, it is identical to the same item issued during WW2. One round, live. $49.00 (View Picture)

19901 50 CARTRIDGES, CALIBER .30 CARBINE DUMMY M1 (EMPTY BOX) - Nice clean box by Winchester with red and black printing on the label. Excellent condition- shrink wrapped in plastic for display. Empty box only. $25.00 (View Picture)

19863 -SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR SPANISH 11MM ROLLING BLOCK AMMUNITION- BOX FO 20 ROUNDS - This is the 11.5 x 57R mm SPANISH REFORMADO cartridge which was adopted by the Spanish Government about 1867. ~. Remington & Sons supplied many of their Rolling Block Rifles to Spain chambered for this cartridge. A good number of these rifles and ammunition were captured in Cuba during the Spanish-American War and are thus fairly common. These have the thin brass jacket on the bullet which tended to easily corrode in the tropics, and turn an ugly green color from the verdigris. Propaganda claims were widespread at the time that these were “poison bullets” but virtually any bullet at the time would drag along plenty of germy stuff and medical conditions did little to deter infections from numerous causes, so the claims seemed valid at the time. Headstamps on these cartridges vary greatly and often are nearly illegible and are mixed within the box. Most likely these are part of the captured ammunition from Cuba that was sold to Bannerman, and repacked for resale by them, using boxes that are plain brown cardboard. Still, it is a good representation of a box of Spanish ammunition for their rolling block rifles of the time. Boxes are scuffed and worn, and some of the seams are torn. Boxes can be shrink wrapped in plastic for display upon request at no charge if you like. One box of 20 rounds $49.00 (View Picture)

19859 SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR SPANISH 11MM ROLLING BLOCK AMMUNITION- BOX FO 20 ROUNDS - This is the 11.5 x 57R mm SPANISH REFORMADO cartridge which was adopted by the Spanish Government about 1867. ~. Remington & Sons supplied many of their Rolling Block Rifles to Spain chambered for this cartridge. A good number of these rifles and ammunition were captured in Cuba during the Spanish-American War and are thus fairly common. These have the thin brass jacket on the bullet which tended to easily corrode in the tropics, and turn an ugly green color from the verdigris. Propaganda claims were widespread at the time that these were “poison bullets” but virtually any bullet at the time would drag along plenty of germy stuff and medical conditions did little to deter infections from numerous causes, so the claims seemed valid at the time. Headstamps on these cartridges vary greatly and often are nearly illegible and are mixed within the box. Most likely these are part of the captured ammunition from Cuba that was sold to Bannerman, and repacked for resale by them, using boxes with a brown geometric pattern. Still, it is a good representation of a box of Spanish ammunition for their rolling block rifles of the time. Boxes are scuffed and worn, and some of the seams are torn. Boxes can be shrink wrapped in plastic for display upon request at no charge if you like. One box of 20 rounds $49.00 (View Picture)

19858 60 ROUNDS .455 WEBLEY REVOLVER AMMUNITION- MODERN- BOXER PRIMED, RELOADABLE. - These are commercial reloads made using reloadable Boxer primed .45 Colt cases which have been reformed to the correct dimensions and the rim trimmed. These are for use in the .455 Webley revolvers that have NOT been altered for use with the .45 ACP ammunition in half moon clips. It would be dangerous to use in the altered revolvers! This lot consists of 17 rounds with one type bullet, and 13 rounds with slightly different bullet and lot. These are reloads and are sold as collector items only for display purposes. If you decide to shoot them, you do so at your own risk as we do not certify them as being safe to use. However, we are not aware of any suspected danger with these and would not hesitate to shoot them ourself in an appropriate gun. Lot of 60 rounds for $40.00 (View Picture)

19855 40 ROUNDS .303 BRITISH- BOXER PRIMED RELOADABLE - Two twenty round boxes of Sellier & Bellot 303 British 180 Grain Full Metal Jacket ammunition. Boxer primed, reloadable. Nice clean factor ammo. Total of 40 rounds for $35.00 (View Picture)

19842 6mm Lee Navy- Remington UMC (empty box) - Circa 1898-1915 two piece box with dirty and scuffed label text including “For Remington Lee Military and Sporting and Lee Straight Pull Rifles.” This was for ammunition with soft pointed bullets but is very similar to what boxes for military ball ammunition from Remington would have looked like. Not a perfect box, but it is complete and legible. Wood dowels placed inside for proper spacing of the upper section of the box, and it has been shrink wrapped in plastic after being photographed, so it will look good for display. Hard to find ANY 6mm Lee Navy ammo or boxes. Empty bos as shown in the photos for $45.00 (View Picture)

19841 WINCHESTER BOX OF 50 ROUNDS .32 S&W CARTRIDGES CIRCA 1885-1907 - This style box was used circa 1885 to 1907 and the green label indicates they were loaded with black powder. This box would be appropriate for display with any of the .32 S&W caliber revolvers of that period. The box is full and most rounds seem to be headstamped “W.R.A. Co. .32 S&W.” but a number of “REM-UMC 32 S&W” rounds have been added to fill the box. The front label is fairly good with legible markings, but somewhat soiled. Side and end labels mostly intact. Box has been shrink wrapped in plastic after photos and looks a lot better. $40.00 (View Picture)

19840 BOX OF 50 .32 S&W CARTRIDGES CIRCA 1920-26 by United States Cartridge Company - This “self cleaning- will not rust or pit the bore” indicates that this is a 1920s vintage box when non-corrosive primers were being introduced. The company was purchased by Winchester in 1926, so these must pre-date that event. A nice full box with all original cartridges. Good colors and only minor chipping or scuffing on the edges. This box would be appropriate for display with any of the .32 S&W caliber revolvers of that period. Box has been shrink wrapped in plastic after photos and looks a lot better. $29.00 (View Picture)

19838 -BOX OF 50 ROUNDS .38 LONG COLT CARTRIDGES BY REMINGTON-UMC CIRCA 1918 - This is a red and blue plaid design two piece box. I am about 80% certain that this is ammunition made for issue during WW1 when the .38 Long Colt cartridges were still needed for the .38 caliber double action revolvers being used by the U.S. Navy and a few Army units. The cartridges are all headstamped REM-UMC 18 indicating manufacture (of at least the case) in 1918. The “U” o the primer indicates it is a factory load. There is a possibility that Remington had a bunch of cases left over from military contracts and loaded them up and packaged them in civilian style boxes, but I believe that the Navy just accepted the commercial 50 round boxes instead of demanding the 20 round boxes customarily supplied to the Army a decade earlier. This is a good (but not great) box, with most of the label more or less present except on one end. The label is soiled and dirty and the corners of the box show scuffing and some loss of the plaid design. Nice for display with any of the WW1 vintage .30 Colt Double Action Army or Navy revolvers Model 1889-1903, or even with civilian guns of the period. Box has been shrink wrapped in plastic after photos and looks a lot better. $45.00 (View Picture)

19720 ROUND BALL TO RIMFIRE: PART 4 - A HISTORY OF CIVIL WAR SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION - PART TWO - SIGNED By the Author – 8.5” x 11” hardbound, 328 pages - This is the first (of an esitmated three) volumes to cover Confederate ammunition. The text sets the stage for the organization of the Confederate Ordnance Bureau and the emergence of Josiah Gorgas, Chief of Ordnance, who was one of the few federal ordnance officers to resign his post and join with the "rebellion." But, Gorgas could not run the Bureau alone, and the addition of John W. Mallet to his staff as Superintendent of Laboratories in the spring of 1862, was destined to bring order out of the chaos amid frenzied demands for small arms ammunition. Includes examples of over 650 specimens of Confederate bullets and cartridges, in addition to bullet moulds and numerous other illustrations. Dean Thomas does wonderful research and writing and these volumes are the definitive coverage of the subject. $50.00 (View Picture)

19707 BOX OF TWENTY ROUNDS .45-70-500 MILITARY AMMUNITION CIRCA 1898- UNION METALIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY - During the Spanish American War the Ordnance Department procured about 7 million rounds of .45-70 ammunition for use by the volunteer units armed with trapdoor Springfields instead of the Krags used by the regulars. In 1897 the Army had decided to go with smokeless powder loads for the trapdoor and made some at Frankford Arsenal, but other demands precluded all but very small production there. The “Caliber .45 Rifle Ball Reloading Model 1898” cartridge used the 500 grain lead bullet, but the case had an added cannelure to assist in seating the bullet to the proper depth. Commercial production used brass cases with commercial headstamps, and we are confident this box is part of the 1898 contract deliveries. The paper seal is partially torn, but not completely, and displays as a full sealed box. The ends are intact and overall the is an extremely nice looking example of a box of Span Am War era ammo. Shrink wrapped in plastic for protection and display. $125.00 (View Picture)

19635 U.S. PROPERTY REMINGTON “ARROW” 00 BUCK FOR TRENCH GUNS- FULL BOX - Full with original ammunition. This is one of the less common military buckshot loads used with trench or riot guns during WW2. The most common is the cream and green colored Remington “Kleanbore” box, followed by the Peters Victor, Western, and Federal boxes. The least common, at least in my decades of collecting U.S. martial shotguns, is this cream and red Remington “Arrow” box. Apparently these were only procured very early in WW2, and perhaps for a few years prior to WW2. This box is far above average for this scarce type, with bright colors, almost no scuffing and only a slight bit of deformation at the corner from the pressure from the rims of the shells. But there is some damp staining of the bottom flap along with an old price of $2.25, and a puncture hole in one of the side panels about the size of a pencil. Still a very nice box. $135.00 (View Picture)

19702 FULL BOX 20 CARTRIDGES CALIBER .30 INCENDIARY M1 - Lot DEN 14449 headstamped DEN 42. Box is in good shape. The top has been opened, but if shrink wrapped this will display about the same as a sealed box. Some minor dirt and staining on the box, but overall pretty nice. Bullet tips are NOT poking through the bottom as is so often the case. It has been sealed in plastic for display. Hard stuff to find any more. $95.00 (View Picture)

19665 "U.S. PROPERTY" 00 Buck for Trench Guns- Nitro Express Kleanbore by Remington- - Green and cream color box. This is in above average conditin with good color and minimal staining or scuffing. Minor stretching of the corner seam from the shell rims, but nothing bad. It has an old yellowing plastic wrap which makes it look less nice than it is. Still full of the original contents. These are the paper case shells that were standard combat issue for most of WW2, brass cases not being adopted until late in the war. $125.00 (View Picture)

19637 20 CARTRIDGES CALIBER .30 ARMOR PIERCING M2 – full sealed box - Lake City Lot 12172 probably LC 43 headstamp, with nice bright blue and yellow striped box. Some punching to the bottom of the box, but tips not broken through the cardboard. Will shrink wrap in plastic for display if desired at no extra cost. Nice clean box. $49.00 (View Picture)

19635 U.S. PROPERTY REMINGTON “ARROW” 00 BUCK FOR TRENCH GUNS- FULL BOX - Full with original ammunition. This is one of the less common military buckshot loads used with trench or riot guns during WW2. The most common is the cream and green colored Remington “Kleanbore” box, followed by the Peters Victor, Western, and Federal boxes. The least common, at least in my decades of collecting U.S. martial shotguns, is this cream and red Remington “Arrow” box. Apparently these were only procured very early in WW2, and perhaps for a few years prior to WW2. This box is far above average for this scarce type, with bright colors, almost no scuffing and only a slight bit of deformation at the corner from the pressure from the rims of the shells. But there is some damp staining of the bottom flap along with an old price of $2.25, and a puncture hole in one of the side panels about the size of a pencil. Still a very nice box. $135.00 (View Picture)

19615 .41 SHORT RIMFIRE BOX (EMPTY)- REMINGTON - Nice for display with any of the .41 short rimfire derringers. Although this box is circa 1930-33 it is one of the few boxes other than the white “generic” type boxes we have ever encountered. Box is a bit scuffed and has a drip of white paint down one of the end flaps, but still displays pretty nice, but not minty. Empty box is shrink wrapped in plastic for display. $35.00 (View Picture)

19614 20 CALIBER .30 GALLERY PRACTICE CARTRIDGES MODEL OF 1919 (LOADED IN 1921) - for Model 1903 and 1917 Rifle. Full sealed box loaded in 1921, probably using the RA H 18 headstamped cases generally used for these. Prior to the adoption of the Model 1922 .22 caliber rifles, it was customary to use the .30 caliber service rifles with special reduced loads for indoor gallery practice in the National Guard Armories when outdoor ranges were not available. These are loaded with a 140 grain round nose lead bullet. Box is about perfect, and as nice as you find anymore. Shrink wrapped in plastic for display $45.00 (View Picture)

19613 20 CAL. .30 BAL CARTRIDGES MODEL 1906 MACHINE GUN USE ONLY PACKED WITHOUT CLIPS AND BANDOLEERS - Full sealed box made by Remington. One end of the top flap had been lifted up a bit and you can see the RA 18 H headstamp, and the discoloration on the box indicates that they are deteriorating badly, as is often the case with WW1 ammunition made with varying primer composition. Nice for display with a WW1 machine gun. I think this is the first time I have seen this particular box label, and indeed any boxed WW1 ammunition is pretty hard to find any more. Shrink wrapped in plastic for display. $35.00 (View Picture)

19612 20 Caliber .38 Revolver Ball Cartridges, For COLT’S DOUBLE ACTION REVOVLER, Smokeless powder - loaded at Frankford Arsenal June 2, 1911. Nice full SEALED box of 20 rounds as issued with the Colt or S&W .38 caliber double action revolvers from about 1889 up to the end of WW1 when the DA .38s were basically obsolete. For some reason most of these are found opened, so full sealed boxes are hard to find. Great for display with any of those pistols. Sealed in plastic for display. $49.00 (View Picture)

19426 .41 SWISS VETTERLI RIFLE CARTRIDGE- ORIGINAL PACKET OF 10 ROUNDS DATED 1892 (GRADE A) - Swiss Vetterli Rifle cartridge .41 Swiss caliber (10.4 x 38mmR) Rimfire These are original Swiss military cartridges made circa 1892, according to the paper packet dates. These were used in all their Vetterli rifles, as well as in some of the earlier single shot rifles converted from muzzle loaders. Overall excellent condition with the paper patch around the bullet intact (at least on the loose rounds we got at the same time). We have had lots of more modern commercial ammunition over the years, but this is the first time whe have found any of the original 10 round packets of original military loads. Ammunition sold as collector items only, not considered to be safe to fire. This is a “Grade A” packet of ten cartridges with nice clean, intact label, sealed in plastic for display. Price per packet of ten cartridges. $125.00 (View Picture)

19487 SWISS VETTERLI RIFLE CARTRIDGE .41 SWISS CALIBER (10.4 X 38MMR) RIMFIRE - This is an original Swiss military cartridge made circa 1892, according to the paper packet dates on other cartridges found at the same time. These were used in all their Vetterli rifles, as well as in some of the earlier single shot rifles converted from muzzle loaders. Overall excellent condition with the paper patch around the bullet intact. We have had dozens of more modern commercial ammunition over the years, but this is the first group of original military loads. Ammunition sold as collector items only, not considered to be safe to fire. Price per single cartridge- $7.00 (View Picture)

19486 .56-50 SPENCER RIMFIRE CARTRIDGE (S.A.W. HEADSTAMP) - The .56-60 was the second standard military cartridge for the Spencer carbines and rifles. The first was the .56-56 adopted in 1860, with a 46 grain powder charge and used throughout the Civil War. Late in 1864 Springfield Armory developed the .56-50 cartridges and requested that all future production be chambered for that cartridge. Thus the Model 1865 Spencers which were the backbone of the cavalry during the campaigns against the Indians all used the .56-50 cartridge with a case about 1.15 inches long covering all the grease grooves on the pointed lead bullet. This has the S.A.W. headstamp of the Sage Ammunition Works. Cartridges are covered with heavy coat of dried wax or grease. Overall fine-excellent condition. Have several, so exact condition may vary slightly from example in the photo. Price is for a single cartridge. $20.00 (View Picture)

19431 .41 SWISS VETTERLI RIFLE CARTRIDGE- ORIGINAL PACKET OF 10 ROUNDS DATED 1892 (Grade C) - Swiss Vetterli Rifle cartridge .41 Swiss caliber (10.4 x 38mmR) Rimfire These are original Swiss military cartridges made circa 1892, according to the paper packet dates. These were used in all their Vetterli rifles, as well as in some of the earlier single shot rifles converted from muzzle loaders. Overall excellent condition with the paper patch around the bullet intact (at least on the loose rounds we got at the same time). We have had lots of more modern commercial ammunition over the years, but this is the first time whe have found any of the original 10 round packets of original military loads. Ammunition sold as collector items only, not considered to be safe to fire. This is a “Grade C” packet of ten cartridges with excellent label legible, but having part of the wrapping paper torn, exposing one of the cartridges. Sealed in plastic for display. Price per packet of ten cartridges. $95.00 (View Picture)

19428 .41 SWISS VETTERLI RIFLE CARTRIDGE- ORIGINAL PACKET OF 10 ROUNDS DATED 1892 (Grade B) - Swiss Vetterli Rifle cartridge .41 Swiss caliber (10.4 x 38mmR) Rimfire These are original Swiss military cartridges made circa 1892, according to the paper packet dates. These were used in all their Vetterli rifles, as well as in some of the earlier single shot rifles converted from muzzle loaders. Overall excellent condition with the paper patch around the bullet intact (at least on the loose rounds we got at the same time). We have had lots of more modern commercial ammunition over the years, but this is the first time whe have found any of the original 10 round packets of original military loads. Ammunition sold as collector items only, not considered to be safe to fire. This is a “Grade B” packet of ten cartridges with most of the label legible, but it may be dirty or have small portions chipped or missing. Sealed in plastic for display. Price per packet of ten cartridges. $95.00 (View Picture)

19384 WW1 5 ROUND BRASS STRIPPER CLIPS FOR M1903, M1917 AND BAR (LOT OF 12) - .30-06 ammunition for the M1903, and M1917 rifles and the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) was issued in five round stripper clips, packed 12 to a bandoleer (total of 60 rounds). During WW1 the clips ere made from brass, but during WW2 they used steel for the clips (with either steel or brass spring). These were intended as one time use items to be thrown away after stripping their five rounds into the rifle. These are used VG-fine condition, but most will have one of the tiny metal tabs at the end of the spring broken off (and a few may have them broken at both ends). It is easy to make the clips function well again by slightly pinching the ends of the clip with a pair of pliers to provide enough tension to keep the rounds from slipping out accidentally. This is a lot of 12 WW1 brass five round stripper clips, enough to refill one bandoleer. $24.00 (View Picture)

19264 WW2 5 ROUND STEEL STRIPPER CLIPS FOR M1903, M1917 AND BAR (LOT OF 12) - .30-06 ammunition for the M1903, 1903A3, and M1917 rifles and the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) was issued in five round stripper clips, packed 12 to a bandoleer (total of 60 rounds). During WW1 the clips ere made from brass, but during WW2 they used steel for the clips (with either steel or brass spring). These were intended as one time use items to be thrown away after stripping their five rounds into the rifle. These are used VG-fine condition, but most will have one of the tiny metal tabs at the end of the spring broken off (and a dw may have them broken at both ends). It is easy to make the clips function well again by slightly pinching the ends of the clip with a pair of pliers to provide enough tension to kep the rounds from slipping out accidentally. This is a lot of 12 WW2 steel five round stripper clips, enough to refill one bandoleer. $18.00 (View Picture)

19312 RARE 50 CARTRIDGES CALIBER .30 CARBINE T-24 TRACER - Nice full box made by Remington with RA 44 headstamps, lot RA 5025. Top of box is ink stamped “REPACKED E.C. 7-44.” The box is an unusual type (see photo). I am not sure if I have one of these in my collection, so better grab it quick before I check and decide to keep it myself! $165.00 (View Picture)

19311 +WINCHESTER 12 GA BRASS CASE 00 BUCK- FULL BOX OF 25 ROUNDS - “25 Shells, Shotgun, 12 Gage, Brass, 00 Buckshot, Lot WRA 22048, Winchester Repeating Arms Company, Division of Olin Industries, Inc.” printed on the outer kraft wrapper, and repeated on the box inside (based on a separate box without wrapper from the same lot). The kraft wrapper has been opened, and we are not sure if it was enough to pull the box out, or just Bubba wanting to peek inside. This is sealed in plastic wrap for display, but there is a small tear in the plastic on the front and it should be redone, or display it without the plastic. This is the correct ammunition used late in WW2 with all of the various trench guns. The brass case ammo was made by both Winchester and Remington, while the earlier paper case 00 Buck ammo was made by Peters, Federal, Western, as well, in a wide variety of box types. As nice a box as we have seen in a long time. $450.00 (View Picture)

19310 WINCHESTER 12 GA BRASS CASE 00 BUCK- FULL BOX OF 25 ROUNDS - “25 Shells, Shotgun, 12 Gage, Brass, 00 Buckshot, Lot WRA 22048, Winchester Repeating Arms Company, Division of Olin Industries, Inc.” printed on the box. This is sealed in plastic wrap for display. Like most of the loose boxes this has suffered some tears and bursting of the corner seams of the box, nearly repaired and not obvious to the casual observer. This is the correct ammunition used late in WW2 with all of the various trench guns. The brass case ammo was made by both Winchester and Remington, while the earlier paper case 00 Buck ammo was made by Peters, Federal, Western, as well, in a wide variety of box types. An above average box, even with the minor problems. $395.00 (View Picture)

19285 LOT OF 12 SCARCE EARLY ROUNDS JAPANESE 6.5 X 50MM AMMUNITION - This is the scarce early ammunition issued from 1897 through about 1905 with the round nose bullet. In 1905 with the adoption of the Type 38 rifle, they also switched to ammunition with pointed (spitzer) bullets. Like most Japanese ammunition, these do not have headstamps. This is grade 2 ammo and nearly all have split necks from age, or the cartridge necks are badly corroded (usually from the inside out). What you see is what you get. Okay for filling some stripper clips or dumping the powder to make dummies for display or something. $15.00 (View Picture)

19284 LOT OF 3 WW2 JAPANESE STEEL STRIPPER CLIPS - What you see is what you get. Lot of 3 steel stripper clips in condition shown. These are the uniquely Japanese type with the flat backs. These are ones left over from when we assembled “collector sets” of various types of ammunition. (See http://OldGuns.net/catammo.htm for full info on those). $20.00 (View Picture)

19272 WW2 JAPANESE RIFLE, PISTOL & MACHINE GUN AMMO SET - 3 rounds 7.7 x 58mm Ball (red band at mouth) in a section of the brass feed strip for Type 92. 97, 99 or Type 1 machine guns; 1 round 7.7 x 58mmSR (Semi-Rimmed) Armor Piercing (black band at mouth) used only in Type 92 machine guns (rim diameter has been slightly reduced); 1 round 7.7 x 58mm Ball (red band at mouth) for use in Type 99 rifles; 1 round 6.5 x 50mm for use in Type 38 and Type I rifles; 1 round 8 x 21mm pistol round for use in Type 14 Nambu pistols. All live, original WW2 Japanese military issue, with typical unmarked headstamp. $20.00 (View Picture)

19226 WW2 U.S. NAVY VERY SIGNAL (FLARE) BOX - Empty box for "10 Signal Lights, Mark II, Very, White Star" with June 5, 1944 date. This is empty but can be filled with a block of wood and taped or glued shut for display. Most of the Very signals we find are loose, and seldom see any of the boxes. We do see some of the small cans (similar tot hose used for Planters Peanuts) but even those are scarce. $15.00 (View Picture)

19222 BRITISH .577 SNIDER- ORIGINAL 19th CENTURY PACKET OF 10 RIFLE CARTRIDGES - Paper wrapped packet has following printed on the front: “10 CARTRIDGES, S.A. BALL, FOR .577 BORE SNIDER RIFLES, Powder 2 ½ Drams- KYNOCH, BIRMINGHAM.” Packet has the original string tie intact. Entire packet has been wrapped in plastic, sealed with scotch tape. First intact packet of .577 Snider ammo we have ever had. Great for display with those Snider rifles or carbines. Sold as collector ammo for display only and considered to be unsafe to shoot. We do not know what type cartridge cases these are, foil wrapped, or the cardboard type or the drawn brass, buyt maybe your x-ray vision is better than ours. Overall excellent, but condition of ammo is unknown. $125.00 (View Picture)

19204 SCARCE EARLY BOX 1957 .30-06 MATCH T291- LOT 4 - This is a full sealed box of this scarce early match ammunition, 1957 being the year they reintroduced .30-06 match ammunition at Frankford Arsenal. It is unusual in that the white label with red and blue printing has an additional small label glued on the front covering the sections where technical details appear, and faintly visible under the overlabel. This appears to be a change to the format as they transitioned from basically experimental loadings to a regular production type, although it still has the T291 designation. This box has some condition problems from improper storage where insects got into the wooden box it was stored in, and feasted on the glue and label material. I had four boxes of this ammo, all in basically the same condition, so the insect damaged area locations may vary from that in the photo, but overall they are all the same condition. $35.00 (View Picture)

19106 WW2 U.S. NAVY 20MM OERLIKON (20 X 110MM RB[REBATED]) DUMMY DRILL CARTRIDGE - This cartridge was used in the thousands of 20mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns mounted aboard nearly every type of Navy ship in WW2. The fired cases are unique as the gun begins to recoil while the case is still being extracted, blowing the neck diameter out to nearly the diameter of the body. They are also nearly unique in their having a rim diameter much smaller (or "rebated") than the base of the case. Two fired, empty, INERT cases The U.S. Navy adopted the 20mm Oerlikon guns shortly before WW2 to replace the .50 caliber machine guns previously used for close in anti-aircraft use. By the end of the war about 125,000 of the guns had been made in the U.S. mainly for use aboard ships. Beginning in 1943 the 40mm Bofors began to replace the 20mm Oerlikons with even greater range and stopping power and all were removed from the fleet by the mid-1950s.. Between December 1941 and September 1944, 32% of all Japanese aircraft downed by the USN were credited to the Oerlikons, with the high point being 48.3% for the second half of 1942. The Oerlikon rounds are easily spotted by their distinctive “rebated” rim which is smaller than the case diameter. These dummy cartridges were made for training use, and feature a regular case with three holes drilled in it, and a regular (bur empty) projectile which is silver soldered to the neck to withstand harsh use. The manufacturing process leave tiny splashes of flux on some of the cases which has caused some mild corrosion, and some of the brown paint on the projectiles may have chipped or flaked off. Most of these are still in the original cardboard shipping sleeves, never issued. Special quantity price for volume purchasers is 10 rounds for $40.00, but single rounds are $5.00 (View Picture)

19096 50 CARTRIDGES BALL CALIBER .45 M1911 (Steel Case TW 56) (SUPERB!) - Exceptionally nice clean full box with excellent markings and sharp edges. The cartridges are the relatively scarce steel cased type made briefly in the mid 1950s. The Army had procured millions of rounds of steel case .45 ACP ammunition during WW2 in an effort to conserve brass for higher priority needs, and they resurrected the concept in the 1950s, but abandoned it after small quantities of steel case .30-05, .30 carbine and .45 ACP ammunition were made. However, they did stick with cheaper steel cases for artillery ammunition. Probably the nicest box of this type we have ever had. $40.00 (View Picture)

19095 50 CARTRIDGES BALL CALIBER .45 M1911 (Vietnam era- Brass Case WCC 64) - Exceptionally nice clean full box with excellent markings and sharp edges. The cartridges are the standard brass case type with headstamp WCC 64, typical of the ammunition issued in Vietnam for use with the M1911 pistols, and M3 and Thompson SMGs. Nice box. $20.00 (View Picture)

19091 -WW2 JAP 7.7MM BALL AMMO IN 30 ROUND BRASS FEED STRIP - Ball ammunition, typical no headstamp, with reddish-pink sealing band at case mouth to identify it as Ball ammunition. This is 7.7x58mm SR (semi-rimmed) ammunition used in the Type 92 machine guns in the brass strips instead of belts or links, basically the old Hotchkiss system. Packed in cloth covered cardboard box with Japanese markings. Nice bright clean ammo. The box has been opened, and most of the label over the opening has been lost, as shown in the photo. Have a couple of these, so the actual label markings on the edge of the box may vary somewhat but condition is the same as one in the photo. Price per one feed strip and original cloth covered cardboard box. $40.00 (View Picture)

19089 WW2 JAP 7.7MM BALL AMMO IN 30 ROUND BRASS FEED STRIP - Ball ammunition, typical no headstamp, with reddish-pink sealing band at case mouth to identify it as Ball ammunition. This is 7.7x58mm SR (semi-rimmed) ammunition used in the Type 92 machine guns in the brass strips instead of belts or links, basically the old Hotchkiss system. Packed in cloth covered cardboard box with Japanese markings. Nice bright clean ammo. Although the box has been opened, the label pieces are mostly present as shown in the photo. Have a couple of these, so the actual label markings may vary somewhat but condition is the same as one in the photo. Price per one feed strip and original cloth covered cardboard box. $45.00 (View Picture)

19000 50 CARTRIDGES PISTOL BALL CALIBER .45 M1911 (WW2 STEEL CASE) - Full sealed box of 50 rounds of WW2 steel case .45 ACP ammo made at the Evansville, IN, Ordnance Plant. Headstamp is probably ECS 43 (but we have not opened it to check). Nice full sealed box in the cheap kraft box with black printing. Lot EC-S 25173 Will include free sample round (headstamp may or may not be exactly correct) if desired. $22.00 (View Picture)

18999 50 CARTRIDGES PISTOL BALL STEEL CASE AMMUNITION CALIBER .45 M1911 - Full sealed box of 50 rounds of WW2 steel case .45 ACP ammo made at the Evansville, IN, Ordnance Plant. Headstamp is probably ECS 43 (but we have not opened it to check). Nice full sealed box in the cheap kraft box with black printing. Lot EC-S 24840XC Unusual with the “steel case” being part of the printed label. Will include free sample round (headstamp may or may not be exactly correct) if desired. $22.00 (View Picture)

18963 20 Cartridges, DUMMY, Caliber .30, M1906 for use in Rifles - Frankford Arsenal Lot FA S-130. Full sealed box, and we do not know the details of the contents. Best guess is that it has the standard fluted case dummies made with WW2 era using steel cases. Probably loaded in four five round stripper clips. The smooth case M2 dummy was adopted in 1939 but production of the M1906 fluted case dummies continued through most of WW2. A nice clean box, even though the label is a little scruffy, but it will still display nicely. $35.00 (View Picture)

18777 SEALED SPAM CAN- 600 ROUNDS .30 CARBINE BALL M1 IN CLIPS BANDOLEERS - The spam can packing method was used from late in WW2 until the late1950s. During WW2 the carbine ammo was packed in spam cans containing 800 rounds in 50 round cartons. By the outbreak of the Korean war the standard pack had changed to 600 rounds packed in five bandoleers with 120 rounds each in 10 round stripper clips. This can is still sealed, but has been handled roughly and picked up some heavy dents. The “key” for opening the strip around the can has been detached, but is included. These are heavy to haul around, so some collectors will cheat and use a can opener (GI P-38 works okay) to carefully remove the bottom of the can so it will still display as if it were a full can. This ammo is WCC Lot 6730 and probably headstamped WCC 53 indicating manufacture in 1953. I have fired thousands of rounds of 1940s-50s G.I. carbine ammo and never had any problems at all, so I would expect this stuff to be good shooting ammo. However, we sell all ammo as collector ammo only, so if you shoot it, you do so at your own risk. $395.00 (View Picture)

18408 .50-70 CARTRIDGE WINCHESTER MADE MARCH 1889 - External primed. Military contract round made by Winchester in March 1889, as indicated by the R W 3 89 headstamp. Overall fine condition. Although the Army had sdopted the .45-70 cartridge in 1873, militia units were still using .50-70 arms much later than that. The last known Army contract was with Winchester in 1892 and with UMC in 1896, presumably for use by New York State with their Remington rolling block rifles. $25.00 (View Picture)

18403 .50-70 CARTRIDGE CIRCA 1870-1890 - External primed. Made by Remington or UMC, most likely, but they did not use headstamps at that time. Overall VG-fine with some corrosion on the case. Have several, and photo shows typical example and conditon but the round shipped will be similar but not the exact one in this photo. Typical of the cartridges used by the Army in the .50-70 trapdoors, and Sharps carbines, and other arms of this caliber, as well as by civilans. Although the Army had sdopted the .45-70 cartridge in 1873, militia units were still using .50-70 arms much later than that. The last known Army contract was with Winchester in 1892 and with UMC in 1896, presumably for use by New York State with their Remington rolling block rifles. $15.00 (View Picture)

18808 20 Cartridges Ball, Caliber .30 M1- Frankford Arsenal repacked at Twin Cities (lot of 2 boxes) - One box is lot FA 49300 and is a nice clean full sealed box, shrink wrapped in plastic for display. The other box is an empty box, but lot number is 49301, consecutive with the first box, so we are selling them together. Apparently Twin Cities replaced a bunch of old Frankford Arsenal Ball M1 ammunition circa 1964, most likely for war reserve stocks, or possible sale by DCM, or perhaps for foreign aid shipments. Most of it was FA 39 headstamped, but we are not sure if that is the case with the sealed box or not. The boxes used were recycled, as they have tracer or AP labels under the new repacked label. One full and one empty box for $30.00 (View Picture)

18805 20 Cartridges Ball Caliber .30 M1, 1940 National Matches - Full sealed box shrink wrapped in plastic for display. Box has been bounced around a bit dinging the corners some but still a good display box, and somewhat scarce. The FA 40 NM match ammo was the last of the special National Match ammo made until 1957. $55.00 (View Picture)

18803 U.S. ARMY AMU CONTRACT WESTERN MATCH AMMO- 200 GR .30-06 - Circa 1963-1966 this was handloaded for match use by the Advanced Marksmanship Unit.. Nice clean full box shrink wrapped in plastic for display. This is the exact box shown in Chris Punnett’s superb “.30-06” on page 335. $45.00 (View Picture)

18802 RARE FULL BOX FRANKFORD ARSENAL 1938 PALMA MATCH .30-06 CARTRIDGES - Frankford Arsenal continuously tinkered with their loads striving for optimum accuracy, especially with the elite Palma match ammo. After minor changes from 1932 through 1936, the 1938 loading used high pressure test cases headstamped FA 38P and uncrimped tinned primers. A thin lead collar was used to secure the primer in place. The 172 grain M1 style bullet was used, a few were tinned, but most were just the plain gilding metal jacket types. This is an original full sealed box, shrink wrapped in plastic for display. The contents are starting to leak the greenish exudite which is staining the label and box, but when was the last time you saw one of these in any condition? $95.00 (View Picture)

18774 20 Cartridges Dummy Cal..30 M1906 for Rifle Use (Empty box) - Nice box with contents removed through one of the end flaps and closed up again. Probably circa 1930s based on label design. Faded gray/blue label. Plastic wrapped for display. $20.00 (View Picture)

18773 20 Cartridges, REFERENCE, Caliber .30 DWG NO. C8595416 (Empty box) - with Lake City Army Ammunition Plant lot number. Circa 1966- this is the exact box shown in Chris Punnett’s “.30-06” book on page 268. Reference cartridges were made to extremely close tolerances and used as the standard against which other ammunition is compared during test or inspection. Neatly opened to remove contents and shrink wrapped in plastic for display. $20.00 (View Picture)

18772 Full sealed box of Frankford Arsenal Primers - F.A. number 70 primers, in a box of 250 for use in .30 caliber cartridges. Probably circa 1920s-30s. Shrink wrapped in plastic for display. $15.00 (View Picture)

18770 20 CARTRIDGES, BALL, CALIBER .30 M1 - Nice clean full sealed box packed in 5 round clips. Headstamp probably FA 34 or 35 (Frankford Arsenal 1934 or 1935) and lot number FA 1763. The Ball M1 had a heavier bullet (about 172 grains) than had been used in WW1 (150 grains), and the heavier weight was intended to give better performance for extreme long range machine gun fire. The same ammo was issued for rifles as well to ensure uniformity of ammunition supply. By 1936 it was realized that the long range machine gun tactics were seldom used, and the Ball M2 with a 150 grain bullet was adopted, essentially returning to the load used circa 1906-1926. Most of the remaining Ball M1 was consumed in training or combat during WW2 and it is not often encountered. Nice for display with a M1903 or M1 rifle. Has been shrink wrapped in plastic for display. $39.00 (View Picture)

18758 RARE FULL BOX FRANKFORD ARSENAL 1933 PALMA MATCH .30-06 CARTRIDGES - Frankford Arsenal used nearly identical loads from 1932 through 1936, differing mainly in the headstamp and types of primer crimp. This 1933 loading uses the headstamp FA PM 33. Ammunition is bright and clean and all correct original loads. Box has been opened and the front label has two small areas on the right side where the surface of the paper has been pulled off (tape or labels!) and some staining at the bottom. Still a very presentable example of a very rare loading. Only box we have ever seen of these. Sealed in plastic for display. $149.00 (View Picture)

18732 DUPONT INDIAN RIFLE POWDER ONE POUND “FLASK” STYLE POWDER CAN- FULL- SEALED FFFg - Circa 1908 with the label lithographed directly on to the stamped sheet metal body. Opposite side has embossed DuPont logo. Paper seal around the cap indicates contents as FFFg, and is about 80% intact, but the seal may or may not be unbroken as that is a sharp edge on the cap and careless handling over the last 100 years seems to have broken it most of the way, but I don’t think the cap has been removed. Some paint loss and rusting of the can material, but still a pretty nice one. Almost impossible to find these still full. $450.00 (View Picture)

18731 DUPONT SCHUETZEN SMOKELESS POWDER- 1 POUND CAN (FULL) - This can dates to circa 1908-1923, and is an example of marketing gimmickry. The actual powder is DuPont Number 1, one of the earliest bulk smokeless powders and quite popular with target shooters of the period 1924-1926. However, one of the major ammunition makers cancelled an order when they shifted to a different powder, leaving DuPont stuck with 40,000 pounds on top of their usual retail inventory of Number 1 powder. The clever folks at DuPont came up with the Schuetzen name and label and repacked their excess inventory for sale under the new name! A pretty nice can, with only one small chip at the bottom left of the label, but it is spotted and stained. The can is FULL, but since we did not know what this powder is supposed to look like, we did not attempt to open it. $175.00 (View Picture)

18730 RARE- CALIFORNIA POWDER WORKS “UNION” ONE POUND FFg POWDER CAN- FULL WITH UNBROKEN SEAL! - The California Powder Works were established at Santa Cruz in 1861, during the Civil War when supplies from the east coast were no longer available due to the huge demand by the Army. The first powder was produced in 1864, after assembling machinery from the east coast, raw materials from India and Chile, and workers from China. This style can is believed to be among the very first produced, with the patriotic “Union” brand name later replaced by more “sporty” sounding names. The company was called the California Powder Works, and located in San Francisco, while the powder was actually made at the Union Gunpowder Mills at Santa Cruz, which was then a remote, rural area suitable for the high risk powder making business, This is a great example of a rare can, and made even better by the fact that the sealing tape is UNBROKEN, and that both the front and back labels are intact. The basic design is not that attractive with a drab sort of brown-gold print on black background, but that may have faded over the years. Some chipping and scraping of the black paint finish on the can, mainly on the flat bottom surface where no one will see it anyway. This may be your ONLY chance to ever get one of these that is still FULL AND SEALED. This is from the B.R. Lewis collection. $750.00 (View Picture)

18729 SCARCE GOLDEN PHEASANT- A.F. & CO 1 POUND POWDER CAN (FULL) - This can is circa 1880, and is actually DuPont made powder, but sold by Andrew Fountain at his store near the DuPont mills. Fountain would get second class powder from DuPont and sell it as “manufactured by A.F. & Co.” This is an excellent can with about 98% of the reddish-brown paint remaining, and a complete label. The can is full, and weighs about 1 pound 5 ounces. The top appears to be sealed or stuck, so we did not try to open it to verify what is inside. But, even if it is filled with sand or something, it is still a great can with gull label and from the scarce Andrew Fountain operation. $495.00 (View Picture)

18728 "U.S. PROPERTY" 00 Buck for Trench Guns- Nitro Express Kleanbore by Remington- NICE! - Green and cream color box. This is probably the best condition of any box of this type we have had, nice bright colors, and no worn or burst corner seams. Still full of the original contents, and wrapped in plastic for display. These are the paper case shells that were standard combat issue for most of WW2, brass cases not being adopted until late in the war. $149.00 (View Picture)

18707 SCARCE BOX- 1954 PALMA MATCH- 20 CARTRIDGES BALL CAL..30 - Very scarce full sealed box of Palma Match Ammo for 1954. Box is full, sealed and in excellent condition with markings as shown in the photo. Sealed in plastic for display. This ammo was made specifically for use in the Palma matches. The "National Matches" at Camp Perry were resumed in 1954 after being suspended since WW2, and Frankford Arsenal had not yet begun to make special "National Match: ammunition, so they used regular M2 Ball ammunition made by Twin Cities (Lot 41279) for the 1954 National Matches. $85.00 (View Picture)

18702 LOT OF .45 LONG COLT AMMO AND FIRED CASES - What you see is what you get. 2 factory loaded rounds by Western; 11 reloads with semi wadcutter bullets in Peters cases; and 36 once fired Western cases. No data available on the reloads so these are sold as components only not to be fired. The whole lot of 49 cases/cartridges for only $10.00 (View Picture)

18637 UNIDENTIFIED SMALL POWDER CAN- 1/2 POUND SIZE (CIRCA 1880-1890?) - A cute little can with a captive seal for the top. We think this is a powder can, as it was part of a well known collector’s large collection of powder cans. However, we cannot find an exact match to the style in Bacyk & Rowe’s book on Gun Powder Cans. It seems to have remnants of black japanned finish which might have had some stenciled markings at one time but are totally illegible now and the paint looks like it may have been burned or something, but there is no damage to the can, just the crappy looking finish. Mark it cheap mark it sold at $35.00 (View Picture)

18636 EARLY LAFLIN & RAND “BULLSEYE” POWDER CAN- 1 POUND SIZE - Bullseye was one of the first smokeless pistol powders introduced, about 1898, and it is still in production, haven proven itself to be an excellent powder. This can is probably circa 190o-1920, and unfortunately has suffered from poor storage causing an outbreak of measles on the label. While not a great can, it is an early one and would look good with some older reloading tools circa 1900 to go along with a display of guns from that period. $39.00 (View Picture)

18635 HAZARD'S “ELECTRIC” NO. 4 GRAIN POWDER CAN- 1 POUND SIZE - Circa 1870s, “electric” was one of the new fangled gee-whiz scientific breakthrough modern miracle names. Hazard used it for some of their powder. The small label (on what we would call the back) is in excellent condition reading “HAZARD’S ELECTRIC, No. 4 GRAIN”. The “front” label is badly faded and discolored but can be read with some difficulty. While not a great can, this is a scarce one and displays wonderfully as long as you look at the nice side. $195.00 (View Picture)

18634 DUPONT “SUPERFINE” FFG POWDER CAN- 1 POUND SIZE CIRCA 1900 - This basic style label was used as early as the 1880s, and variations continued with slightly different cans having an oval shape until about 1970s when they switched to the common rectangular cans used for all sorts of items, but they still used this label format although it was printed directly on the can instead of a paper label. This can probably dates to circa 1890-1915 as it has the very think brass cap instead of the taller tin cap used later. It is pretty nice can although it has been slightly squashed. Great for display with virtually an gun using blackpowder from the 1880s to the mid 20th century. $49.00 (View Picture)

18633 DUPONT “EAGLE- RIFLE SHOOTING” POWDER CAN- 1 POUND SIZE CIRCA 1870-1890 - Dupont used the “Eagle” brand for different powder types (mainly different granulations?) including “rifle shooting” and “duck shooting” with the “duck” being more common. This is a nice early can circa 1870-1890 with part of the sealing ribbon intact, but some loss of the label. A fairly scarce early can in presentable, but not super, condition. $275.00 (View Picture)

18632 LOT OF 20 ROUNDS .41 RIMFIRE AMMO FOR SWISS VETTERLI RIFLE - What you see is what you get. This is a very ratty box that is falling apart with flaps missing, probably not worth keeping. There are 20 cartridges included, with 14 having had the bullets pulled and the powder dumped out and the bullets stuck back in (usually a little cockeyed). Six rounds appear to be not pulled, but we have no way to confirm that, but they will display okay and do not have scars from being pulled with pliers like the others. All the lead bullets have a heavy white oxide, probably from storage in a drawer or cabinet made of oak. Not great stuff, but okay for display. $20.00 (View Picture)

18541 Pistol & Revolver Cartridges (New and Revised Edition) by H.P. White and Burt D. Munhall - Cartridge Identification, Volume I: Centerfire metric pistol and revolver cartridges and Volume II: Centerfire American and British Pistol and Revolver cartridges. One of the classic references in the study of cartridges. First published as separate volumes in 1948 and 1950, this is the 1967 revision by Ray Bearse. 170 pages 8.5” x 11” hardbound. The immense stature of this work is attested to by the authors of the introductions- Maj. Gen J.S. Hatcher [“Notebook’] for the original and J.H. Mathews- author of the massive 3 volume firearms identification bible for forensic labs for the revised edition. This covers virtually every pistol or revolver caliber known [up to 1967]. Each caliber is listed, along with its other names, and when introduced, the types of arms chambered for it, dimensional data, then some historical background on the origins of the cartridge, case it was derived from, and then commentary on advantages and disadvantages of the caliber. Lots of dimensions and tabular data. Overall about excellent condition except for previous owner’s name and a comment inked on the inside covers. Dustjacket has some chipping and small tears, but pretty good. $75.00 (View Picture)

18597 50 CARTRIDGES, BALL, CALIBER .38 SPECIAL M41 (RA 60) - White box with black lettering, loaded by Remington lot number 5297 with headstamp RA 60. This is Vietnam era issue for use with the S&W Victory Model revolvers carried by USN and USMC pilots, and also for security forces. Nice clean full box fresh from an original can. $25.00 (View Picture)

18591 .30-06 HIGH PRESSURE TEST M1 (PROOF) AMMUNITION - Nice clean full sealed box, sealed in plastic, great for display with any rifle or machine gun of this caliber. Very late production when the name was changed (in 1954-1961) to Lake City Army Arsenal. These have a tinned case to visually distinguish them from other ammunition. This is VERY hot stuff giving out 65-70,000 PSI pressures used ONLY for Proof firing under carefully controlled conditions. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FIRE THIS AMMUNITION! Probably headstamped LC 54 HP or LC 55 HP. This is only the third or fourth box of this I have ever seen. $135.00 (View Picture)

18582 WW2 MILITARY .38 SPECIAL AMMUNITION FOR VICTORY MODEL REVOLVERS - All .38 special ammunition procured during WW2 was made by Remington, and aside from some tracer rounds and a very small number of lead bullet rounds for police or guard use, this was made with 158 grain steel jacketed bullet in cases headstamped REM UMC 38 SPL. (Technically they are gilding metal clad steel so they have a copper covering, a process used for much US military ammo in WW2 to conserve copper supplies.) This was delivered in 50 round boxes with typical commercial style green and red markings, and lot numbers in the 5000 range. This is described in Hackley, Woodin & Scranton’s History of U.S. Military Small Arms Ammunition, Volume 2 pages 4-6. After many years of looking we found several boxes of this ammo, perfect for display with a Victory Model, Colt Commando, or other .38 Special military revolvers as described in Charles Pate’s U.S. Military handguns of WW2. Boxes show a bit of scuffing and minor storage soiling but are in VG-fine condition. Full box, sealed in plastic for display with a single loose round to illustrate the contents. $80.00 (View Picture)

18550 Lot of 5 boxes old 9 x 19mm Luger Ammunition - Four boxes are 16 round boxes with Raufoss labels (a famous Norwegian ammunition maker) but it looks like the ammo is actually a mix of old surplus ammo. Some are headstamped RA 51 (Raufoss, not Remington) and some is WRA 9mm (WW2 vintage lend lease ammo sent to allies) and who knows what else. Probably all are full, but maybe one or two short so total of 60 to 64 round One box is a green FN box with 8 rounds of military grade ammo left, making a total of about 68-72 rounds. Okay for display with some old military 9mm guns. Not guaranteed to fire. The whole lot CHEAP- $8.00 (View Picture)

18463 WW2 8MM MAUSER RIFLE AMMUNITION- FULL BOX OF 15 ROUNDS - Nice bright clean 1939 dated German military issue ammunition as used in the 8mm Mauser rifles and the G/K-43 and many others. Good legible label reads Patronen s.S. has ammo specifications and it was manufactured in 1939 and packed in 1940 by Gustloff-Werke Otto Eberhardt-Patronenfabrik, Hirtenberg Niederdonau, Austria under German occupation (P635). This stuff is over 65 years old and sold for display purposes only, not considered safe to shoot. Sealed in plastic shrink wrap for display. One box of 15 rounds $15.00 (View Picture)

18423 .56-56 SPENCER RIMFIRE CARTRIDGE (NO HEADSTAMP) - The .56-56 cartridge was the one used during the Civil War in the Model 1860 Spencer carbines and rifles, and in several other carbines chambered for this cartridge. The cartridges have copper case about .88" long with two exposed grease grooves on the pointed lead bullet. No headstamp, but almost certainly manufactured by C.D. Leet. Cartridges are covered with heavy coat of dried wax or grease. Overall fine to excellent condition. We have several as shown in the photos so exact condition varies as shown. Price is for a single cartridge. $20.00 (View Picture)

18415 .56-50 SPENCER RIMFIRE CARTRIDGE (J.G. HEADSTAMP) - The .56-60 was the second standard military cartridge for the Spencer carbines and rifles. The first was the .56-56 adopted in 1860, with a 46 grain powder charge and used throughout the Civil War. Late in 1864 Springfield Armory developed the .56-50 cartridges and requested that all future production be chambered for that cartridge. Thus the Model 1865 Spencers which were the backbone of the cavalry during the campaigns against the Indians all used the .56-50 cartridge with a case about 1.15 inches long covering all the grease grooves on the pointed lead bullet. This has the J.G. headstamp of the Jacob Goldmark company. Cartridges are covered with heavy coat of dried wax or grease. Overall fine-excellent condition. Have several, so exact condition may vary slightly from example in the photo. Price is for a single cartridge. $20.00 (View Picture)

18412 .56-50 SPENCER RIMFIRE CARTRIDGE (NO HEADSTAMP) - The .56-60 was the second standard military cartridge for the Spencer carbines and rifles. The first was the .56-56 adopted in 1860, with a 46 grain powder charge and used throughout the Civil War. Late in 1864 Springfield Armory developed the .56-50 cartridges and requested that all future production be chambered for that cartridge. Thus the Model 1865 Spencers which were the backbone of the cavalry during the campaigns against the Indians all used the .56-50 cartridge with a case about 1.15 inches long covering all the grease grooves on the pointed lead bullet. No headstamp, but there are some small marks distinctive to the ammunition manufactured by C.D. Leet. Cartridges are covered with heavy coat of dried wax or grease. Overall fine to excellent condition. We have several as shown in the photos so exact condition varies as shown. Prices is for a single cartridge $20.00 (View Picture)

18262 LOT OF ABOUT 22 ROUNDS RUSSIAN 12 GA SHOTGUN AMMO- COPPER WASH STEEL CASES - What you see is what you get. Headstamped 12 92 and some logo. Ratty box with label in Russian with an English language label pasted over one side. Although noted as 2 ¾ inch, these are actually too long to feed in pump guns. Box held 30 rounds but some are missing, and count is approximate. Interesting collector oddities. The lot for $20.00 (View Picture)

18277 -U.S. PROPERTY REMINGTON “ARROW” 00 BUCK- FULL BOX - Full with original ammunition. This is one of the less common military buckshot loads used with trench or riot guns during WW2. The most common is the cream and green colored Remington “Kleanbore” box, followed by the Peters Victor, Western, and Federal boxes. The least common, at least in my decades of collecting U.S. martial shotguns, is this cream and red Remington “Arrow” box. Apparently these were only procured very early in WW2, and perhaps for a few years prior to WW2. This box has bright colors, a bit of scuffing and soiling, with two spots where corner seams have been burst by the pressure from the rims of the shells. Lot number as shown in the photo, probably indicating 1941 manufacture. $145.00 (View Picture)

18276 U.S. PROPERTY REMINGTON “ARROW” 00 BUCK- FULL BOX - Full with original ammunition. This is one of the less common military buckshot loads used with trench or riot guns during WW2. The most common is the cream and green colored Remington “Kleanbore” box, followed by the Peters Victor, Western, and Federal boxes. The least common, at least in my decades of collecting U.S. martial shotguns, is this cream and red Remington “Arrow” box. Apparently these were only procured very early in WW2, and perhaps for a few years prior to WW2. This box is the best we have ever seen of this type, with bright colors, almost no scuffing and only a slight bit of deformation at the corner from the pressure from the rims of the shells. Probably better than the one in my collection, but I don’t have time to pull and compare. Lot number as shown in the photo, probably indicating 1941 manufacture. $175.00 (View Picture)

17101 RARE .58 CALIBER GATLING GUN SHORT RIMFIRE CARTRIDGE- FIRST U.S. MACHINE GUN CARTRIDGE - The first machine guns were Richard J. Gatling’s hand cranked guns, the Model 1862. These set the basic pattern for general mechanics of the Gatling gun, but the ammunition was troublesome with separate cylindrical steel chambers bored out at the front to be loaded with standard .58 caliber rifle musket paper cartridges, and the rear of the chamber had a nipple for a percussion cap. Essentially, the chamber became a primitive form of a metallic cartridge. However, reloading the chambers in the field was tedious and slow, greatly reducing the effectiveness of the Gatling gun for any sort of sustained fire. The next step in the evolution was to modify the chambers by boring them all the way through and modify the strikers to hit the edge instead of the center where the nipples had been. This allowed use of a rimfire cartridge loaded into the chambers for much quicker reloading and sustained fire. Since the barrels were .58 caliber, the same 60 grain powder charge and bullet previously used were adopted for the rimfire cartridge for these guns. This was the origin of the .58 caliber Gatling gun cartridges. The .58 caliber Gatling cartridges were basically experimental, as the Civil War ended about the time they were proven to be successful, and the Army switched to .50-70 caliber center fire cartridges for their rifles. For the sake of uniformity the settle on that caliber for Gatling guns as well. By this time Gatling had modified his design to eliminate the separate chambers so that the guns fed the .50-70 cartridges directly into the barrels and extracted the cases at the end of the cycle. Thus the .58 rimfire Gatling cartridge had a very brief career, making them extremely scarce. This .58 Short Gatling is sometimes called the “.58 Mountain Gun Gatling” but origin of that name is unclear. Subsequently Gatling guns were made in .50-70, .45-70, .30-40, and .30-06 caliber and even 1 inch caliber for U.S. military use. Reportedly they were made in 29 different calibers for 25 different countries over their 56 year history. By WW1 the hand cranked Gatling was obsolete, but in 1947 an experiment hooking an electric motor to an old Gatling gun produced rates of fire around 4,000-6,000 rounds per minutes. The “new” Gatling guns included the 20mm Vulcan used in fighter jets to the 7.62mm “Mini-guns” in helicopters and even an experimental 37mm anti-aircraft gun. While the .58 Gatling has an important role in U.S. military arms history, it would be an interesting challenge to get an example of every different caliber cartridge ever used in Gatling guns. This round is from the estate of Colonel B.R. Lewis, a former Commanding Officer of Frankford Arsenal, and later author of the highly respected “Small Arms and Ammunition in the United States Service.” Price for one original .58 Gatling short rimfire cartridge in excellent condition- $135.00 (View Picture)

18274 WW2 .50 BMG Dummy cartridge FA 41 - This is a purpose made .50 BMG dummy round case, made with three holes in the case and the primer flashhole never drilled, and then tin plated. Headstamp FA 41. Mouth is slightly deformed but can be easily straightened out and a bullet inserted to restore to original appearance. Nice early date. $2.00 (View Picture)

18273 WW2 .50 BMG AMMO LOT OF 3 (LIVE???) ROUNDS - This lot include three rounds that may be loaded, or probably have had the powder removed, although the primers have not been fired. Normally you can hear the powder on a .50 BMG round, but I cannot hear it in these and the mouth/necks look like they may have had the bullets pulled and reinstalled. One rare early headstamp CAL 50 FA 29 with an AP bullet inserted; one DM 4 with a silver tip bullet inserted which would indicate Armor Piercing Incendiary, but may just be a ball round with a painted tip. Final round is LC 41 with ball bullet. The lot of three sold as is, possibly live for $12.00 (View Picture)

18272 WW2 .50 BMG LOT OF BRASS AND BULLETS - Eight once fired .50 BMG cases with various WW2 headstamp dates. Also five .50 BMG bullets, one fired, and rest look unfired. The lot for $10.00 (View Picture)

18080 EARLY MARK I RED "VERY SIGNAL" FOR 10 GAUGE FLARE GUN - These were used in Navy (and other) flare guns chambered for the 10 gauge shells, starting around 1877 when LT. Edward Very invented his flare. The guns were originally made by the Washington Navy Yard, and by WW1 were being made by Remington with brass frames, blued steel barrels and walnut grips. By WW2 the design was much simplified and the Mark V signal pistol made by Sedgley became the most commonly used gun. The flares (officially called “signals”) were made in red, white and green versions, by about six or eight different manufacturers, using essentially the commercial 10 gauge shotshell with varying heights of brass bases and various headstamps. These usually were secured on the end with a roll crimp. The closing wad was colored to indicate the color of the flare, and usually (but not always) the cardboard body was the same color. These also had a “tactile” identification feature so they could be selected in the dark by touch. Green closing wads were smooth; red had several ridges, and the white had a bump or tit in the center of the wad. The later WW2 vintage “Mark II” Very signals are still pretty easy to find. However the WW1 and earlier Mark I version is seldom seen. The Mark I did not use a roll crimp, but instead left the walls of the paper case straight, and seated the closing wad about ½ inch in, with a thick wax sealing coat holding the wad in place, and most of the cartridge has a wax coating for waterproofing. This is a single RED signal, nice for display with a WW1 or earlier Very pistol. $10.00 (View Picture)

18004 THREE 50 ROUND BOXES OLDER .25 ACP AMMO - What you see is what you get. Three boxes of Peters brand .25 ACP ammunition. The white box and one of the yellow boxes are full, and the other yellow box has about 35-40 rounds. Probably circa 1940s-50s for the yellow and 1960s for the white box. Will look good displayed with auto pistols of that caliber and time period. Will shrink wrap in plastic for display if requested. Not warranted as to safety to shoot. The lot of three boxes for $25.00 (View Picture)

18003 TWO FULL 50 ROUND BOXES REMINGTON .38 SPECIAL 148 GRAIN WADCUTTER - What you see is what you get. Two boxes of Remington 148 grain wadcutter ammunition. Probably circa 1960s-80s. Will look good displayed with target pistols of that caliber and time period. Will shrink wrap in plastic for display if requested. Not warranted as to safety to shoot. The lot of two boxes for $30.00 (View Picture)

18002 FULL BOX 20 ROUNDS SPEER-DWM .222 REMINGTON - What you see is what you get. One nice clean full box in a less common caliber and less common maker. A prize for the cartridge collector, or for display with a rifle of that caliber. Made in Holland, probably circa 1967-70. Will shrink wrap in plastic for display if requested. Not warranted as to safety to shoot. $20.00 (View Picture)

18001 FULL BOX 50 ROUNDS WINCHESTER-WESTERN .38 SPECIAL HP - What you see is what you get. Nice full box of 158 grain hollow point ammunition. Probably circa 1980s. Will look good displayed with pistols of that caliber and time period. Shrink wrapped in plastic for display. Not warranted as to safety to shoot. $22.00 (View Picture)

18000 FULL BOX 50 ROUNDS WESTERN .38 SPECIAL LUBALOY - What you see is what you get. Super clean, nice full box of 158 grain Lubaloy coated bullet ammunition. Probably circa 1940s-50s. Will look good displayed with pistols of that caliber and time period. Shrink wrapped in plastic for display. Not warranted as to safety to shoot. $35.00 (View Picture)

17511 20 CARTRIDGES CALIBER .30 TRACER M1- WW2 ISSUE - Nice clean, full sealed box of 20 rounds made at St. Louis. Headstamp probably SL43 but not sure. Box has been sealed in plastic for display. $65.00 (View Picture)

17838 60mm Mortar Ignition Cartridge, M4 by Winchester - This type was used early in WW2 and replaced later for most uses by the M5 Ignition Cartridge which used a screw in brass base and a separate cardboard case for the charge. The M4 was very similar to a shogun shell, but with a bulged area just ahead of the base to hold it in place in the base tube of the mortar. When the mortar round was dropped down the barrel, the primer hit the firing pin which ignited the primer and the 47 grain charge of ballistite powder. This provided some pressure for launching but mainly blew hot gasses out the side of the base tube which would ignite the attached bags of propelling powder increments. Headstamp WINCHESTER 60mm M4, Closing wad marked W.R.A. 60 m/m and date 6-44 and hard to read mark that looks like P-64. First time we have ever found any of these. $15.00 (View Picture)

17836 .38 S&W Central Fire cartridges by Union Metallic Cartridge Company - This is a pretty ratty looking early two piece box, probably circa 1890, with blackpowder loads (.38-15-148 in the old designation scheme). Although the label is stained and the box has gotten wet and out of shape, this could be salvaged by dampening it and placing the proper size block inside and pressing the sides back into the proper position. It will display nicely with a less than pristine revolver as is, or a nicer one if restored a bit. It comes with about 20 rounds which I think are original to the box, but not certain. What you see is what you get. $15.00 (View Picture)

17834 .38 Special Targetmaster- Full box by Remington circa 1940s - Full box, some scuffing on the edges, but will look a lot better if wrapped in plastic. Good for display with any target type .38 Special revolver from the 1940s era. Probably made circa 1940s. Bullets slightly oxidized. $25.00 (View Picture)

17828 .30 Mauser (7.63mm) Box by Western, circa 1940s with ammo - Uncommon box of 50 rounds in 7.63 or .30 Mauser caliber made by Western. Circa 1940s. I think this is a full 50 rounds but they are not filled neatly so it may be off a round or two, but you can count in the photo if you like. A bit if dirt and scuffing on the box and a minor tear on one end flap, but if wrapped in plastic it will look much nicer. Nice for display with a war trophy Broomhandle. We sell all ammo as collector items only, but I have hard that people still shoot and reload this stuff, but do so at your own risk. $55.00 (View Picture)

17827 "50 Eley Smokeless Cartridges, .32 and .30 inch and 7.65mm - adapted to the Webley & Scott, Colt, & Browning Automatic Pistols.” Two piece box with upper half in pretty good shape except for scuffing and edge wear. However, all the label pieces are missing from the lower half. It will still display okay. It has about 20 mixed rounds of .32 ACP ammo in the box, few if any from Eley, but they come with the box, or we can dump those and just ship the box and save a little on shipping. Uncommon box, especially nice to go with a Webley & Scott auto pistol. $20.00 (View Picture)

17748 BRICK OF ELEY "CLUB" .22 LONG RIFLE AMMUNITION - As new, full carton (10 boxes or 500 rounds total) of Eley “Club” .22 Long Rifle ammunition. Never opened, ends flaps are still sealed by a piece of tape. Probably circa 1970-90s. Eley ammo has an excellent reputation among shooters, and this is a clean carton and presumably mint condition boxes inside which will appeal to box collectors as well. The full carton for $65.00 (View Picture)

17694 LOT OF 50 ROUNDS OF WW2 ERA .38 SPECIAL TRACER AMMUNITION - This is the type of ammo issued to Navy and Marine Corps pilots for use in their .38 Special caliber S&W "Vistory" Model revolvers for signaling. This ammo was removed from the original boxes and stored loose resulting in much of the red paint on the tips being lost. Lot of 50 rounds for $49.00 (View Picture)

17686 8MM LEBEL RIFLE - ONCE FIRED BRASS- RELOADABLE - 38 rounds once fired REM-UMC 8mm Lebel cartridge cases. These are boxer primed, reloadable cases. Hard to find reloadable brass for the Lebel rifles. The lot for $25.00 (View Picture)

17681 20 Caliber .38 Revolver Ball Cartridges, for Colt’s Double Action Revolver, Smokeless powder - Note that the nomenclature changed around 1910-1912 from earlier boxes, and instead of a two piece box, this has the simpler style box where the lid folds over and is sealed by the paper label. Loaded at Frankford Arsenal April 15, 1913. Nice full SEALED box of 20 rounds as issued with the Colt .38 caliber double action revolvers from about 1889 up to the end of WW1 when the DA .38s were basically obsolete. For some reason most of these are found opened, so full sealed boxes are hard to find. Great for display with any of those pistols. Sealed in plastic for display. $49.00 (View Picture)

17680 20 Caliber .38 Revolver Ball Cartridges, Reloading, smokeless powder - loaded at Frankford Arsenal June 12, 1909. Nice full box of 20 rounds as issued with the Colt or S&W .38 caliber double action revolvers from about 1889 up to the end of WW1 when the DA .38s were basically obsolete. The opening string has been pulled and the label torn as was intended) but otherwise a nice looking box. Contents are original. Great for display with any of those pistols. Sealed in plastic for display. $35.00 (View Picture)

17679 20 Caliber .38 Revolver Ball Cartridges, Reloading, smokeless powder - loaded at Frankford Arsenal November 12, 1908. Nice full SEALED box of 20 rounds as issued with the Colt or S&W .38 caliber double action revolvers from about 1889 up to the end of WW1 when the DA .38s were basically obsolete. For some reason most of these are found opened, so full sealed boxes are hard to find. Great for display with any of those pistols. Sealed in plastic for display.loaded at Frankford Arsenal November 12, 1908. Nice full SEALED box of 20 rounds as issued with the Colt or S&W .38 caliber double action revolvers from about 1889 up to the end of WW1 when the DA .38s were basically obsolete. For some reason most of these are found opened, so full sealed boxes are hard to find. Great for display with any of those pistols. Sealed in plastic for display.loaded at Frankford Arsenal November 12, 1908. Nice full SEALED box of 20 rounds as issued with the Colt or S&W .38 caliber double action revolvers from about 1889 up to the end of WW1 when the DA .38s were basically obsolete. For some reason most of these are found opened, so full sealed boxes are hard to find. Great for display with any of those pistols. Sealed in plastic for display.loaded at Frankford Arsenal November 12, 1908. Nice full SEALED box of 20 rounds as issued with the Colt or S&W .38 caliber double action revolvers from about 1889 up to the end of WW1 when the DA .38s were basically obsolete. For some reason most of these are found opened, so full sealed boxes are hard to find. Great for display with any of those pistols. Sealed in plastic for display. $49.00 (View Picture)

17678 20 Caliber .38 Revolver Ball Cartridges, Reloading, smokeless powder - loaded at Frankford Arsenal December 24, 1907. Nice full box of 20 rounds as issued with the Colt or S&W .38 caliber double action revolvers from about 1889 up to the end of WW1 when the DA .38s were basically obsolete. The opening string has been pulled and the label torn as was intended) but otherwise a nice looking box. Contents are original. Great for display with any of those pistols. Sealed in plastic for display. $35.00 (View Picture)

17638 .30 caliber Broomhandle Mauser ammunition (7.63 x 25mm) made by Remington - This is a lot of 134 rounds, original Remington factory-loaded ammo made with reloadable Boxer primed cases and non-corrosive primers. Probably dates to late 1950s or 1950s based on box design. Nice clean ammo. Two full boxes and one partial box. Would be great for display with a commercial Broomhandle. (We will shrink boxes wrap in plastic at no extra charge, but it may delay shipping by a few days.) Ammo sold as collector items only, so use at your own risk. Pretty scarce to find this caliber that is reloadable. The lot of 3 boxes (134 rounds) for $100.00 (View Picture)

16774 WW2 JAP 7.7MM BALL AMMO IN 30 ROUND BRASS FEED STRIP - Ball ammunition, typical no headstamp, with reddish-pink sealing band at case mouth to identify it as Ball ammunition. This is 7.7x58mm SR (semi-rimmed) ammunition used in the Type 92 machine guns in the brass strips instead of belts or links, basically the old Hotchkiss system. Packed in cloth covered cardboard box with Japanese markings. Nice bright clean ammo and box from a nearly full wooden crate we found. Price per one feed strip and original cloth covered cardboard box. $49.00 (View Picture)

16653 REMINGTON .30 SPRINGFIELD (1906) BLANK (FULL BOX) - Two piece box, circa 1933-1940 with dog bone logo and red/blue printing. REM-UMC 30-06 headstamp on the cartridges with paper bullets. Nice clean box with all 20 original rounds. Shrink wrapped in plastic for display and looks better now than in the photo. $35.00 (View Picture)

16652 REMINGTON .30 SPRINGFIELD (1906) BLANK (EMPTY BOX) - Two piece box, circa 1933-1940 with dog bone logo plus the DuPont logo, and red/blue printing. Nice clean box but empty. Shrink wrapped in plastic for display and looks better now than in the photo. $18.00 (View Picture)

16647 REMINGTON-UMC .30 SPINGFIELD & WINCHESTER BLACK POWDER BLANK CARTRIDGES (Empty box) - Two piece box with rounded corners, circa 1920s. Unusual in that it is for “Black Powder Blank Cartridge” All labels are intact and pretty clean. Some slight soiling on the rest of the box. Shrink wrapped in plastic for display and looks better now than in the photo. $18.00 (View Picture)

16463 5 ROUNDS KYNOCH .450- 3 ¼” CASE FULL BOX OF AMMO - These are loaded with 480 grain soft nose metal jacketed bullets. Fancy red and yellow box with added label on the back: “IMPORTANT- These cartridges are loaded with a modified propellant and in some double rifles may shoot to a different point of impact.” Front has added label “non-mercuric, non-corrosive primers” and ink stamped “WARNING: Keep out of reach of children.” The ammo probably dates to the 1950s or 60s when they added the requirement for the child safety warning on ammo sold in the U.S. Shrink wrapped in plastic for display. Great addition to a display with rifles in an African hunting collection. $59.00 (View Picture)

16461 FULL BOX OF 20 ROUNDS “CALIBER .300 CARTRIDGE BALL, RED LABEL, SYNCHRONIZED GUNS, RAF” - This is .30-06 M2 Ball ammunition provided to the British for use in their RAF fighter aircraft during the Battle of Britain. May 1941 date visible on the top of the box. The British still used .30 caliber Browning machine guns in many of their fighter aircraft long after the U.S. had switched to all .50 BMGs. Wrapped in clear plastic for display, but most of these I have opened have the deep circular primer crimp and British style headstamps RA 1941 .300Z $35.00 (View Picture)

16098 BOX OF 100 ROUNDS .22 LONG RIFLE CARTRIDGES FOR BRITISH MILITARY TRAINING RIFLES - Square two piece box with paper label “100 Cartridges, Rim Fire .22 inch Mark 2, IMI (K) and ink stamped lot or date info 2 2 74. Full sealed box, shrink wrapped in plastic for display. Great to go with a display of all those British or Canadian military .22 training rifles. $20.00 (View Picture)

16096 FULL BOX 20 ROUNDS WINCHESTER MADE .25-25 STEVENS SOFT POINT - Two piece box with orange label. Label is somewhat scuffed and dirty, but a very scarce caliber. Contents generally excellent with some oxidation on the heads, domed primers. Shrink wrapped in plastic for display. $195.00 (View Picture)

16029 WW2 JAPANESE MILITARY 7.92 X 57MM MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION IN STRIPPER CLIPS - Five rounds in brass stripper clip. No headstamp. Reddish-brown lacquer seal at the case mouth. Stripper clip is not flat on the back like most Japanese clips, but with a squared groove down the back. The Japanese used the Type 98 machine Gun (a license built copy of the German MG15) as a flexible gun in some of their aircraft, fed from 75 round saddle drum magazines. One stripper clip with five rounds. A scarce type of Jap ammo. $30.00 (View Picture)

16002 WOODEN AMMO CRATE FOR PRIMERS (CIRCA 1920S?) - Nice clean crate with red stencils- SMALL ARMS PRIMERS HANDLE CAREFULLY, and Remington, Bridgeport, Conn address, and black stenciled shipping address to a hardware store in Billings, MT. This is a military style crate, with the dovetail construction used by Remington during WW1, and even has the recessed circular spot for the ordnance department seal to detect if the lid was removed (however, no Ordnance Department seal or wax is there), Looks like it held 15,000 no 1 ½ primers when shipped. Complete with all six of the wingnuts to secure the lid. A cool treasure for the fanatical ammunition collector. $55.00 (View Picture)

15992 Remington 6.35mm (.25 ACP) 50 Round Box (partial box) - Green “dogbone” box circa late 1930s. Box is a bit scuffed and soiled. Comes with about 45 rounds, about 30 of which are correct for this style box and the others are fillers from various makers. Nice for display with any .25 ACP gun of the WW2 or earlier period. Ammo sold for display only and not guaranteed as to fitness for use. $12.00 (View Picture)

15979 WINCHESTER 7.62 RUSSIAN BOX WITH 14 ROUNDS - Hard to find caliber. Box is pretty ratty and has been restored and taped up for display. Both end flaps missing. Includes 14 rounds of WRA Co. 7.62 x 54mmR ammunition, but probably not original to this box. Great for display with one of the M1895 Russian contract rifles. (And that was what the previous owner did with it!). Probably dates to the late 1920s or 1930s as it has the Staynless primers mentioned on the blue-red-yellow box. $25.00 (View Picture)

15873 12 CARTRIDGES, REVOLVER, .455 INCH MK VIZ FOR WEBLEY REVOLVERS - This is WW2 vintage ammo issued for the .455 Webley revolvers stillin service. Each gray cardboard box has 12 rounds of full metal jacket ball ammunition. Headstamp is K43 VIZ indicating it is Mark VI configuration loaded with nitro-cellulose (smokeless) powder as indicated by the "Z". This was loaded by Kynoch in 1943, and the lot number and date are ink stamped on the label. (Photo shows one sample, we have several different months, but all are 1943 dated.) The "Cartridge SA Ball revolver .455 inch Mark VIz" using design DD/L/9513 was approved in April 1941. The charge was between 5.5 and 7.5 grains of NC powder, depending on batch. It was declared obsolete in March 1946." Although the mark VI was a WW2 era load, it is very similar to the Mark II load used during WW1 except that they had lead bullets with no jacket. Box is in good conditoini and markings pretty legible, but the paper label seal has been broken across the seam due to rough handling over the last 60 years. Will shring wrap in plastic for display if requested. One box of 12 rounds for $19.00 (View Picture)

9019 TWO PIECE 12 GA. SHOTSHELL BOX- PETERS LEAGUE - For 25 Blackpowder, 3 1/4 dr. 1 7/8 oz No. 8 Buck. Pretty rough condition, but mostly there and could be restored to look a lot better. (Empty box only) Will include 2 original shells that were in box if you want them, but will have to send by UPS then. $65.00 (View Picture)

15125 WW2 JAPANESE AMMO SET - 3 rounds 7.7x58mm Ball (red band at mouth) in a section of the brass feed strip for Type 92. 97, 99 or Type 1 machine guns; 1 round 7.7x58mmSR (Semi-Rimmed) Armor Piercing (black band at mouth) used only in Type 92 machine guns (rim diameter has been slightly reduced); 1 round 7.7x58mm Ball (red band at mouth) for use in Type 99 rifles; 1 round 6.5x50mm for use in Type 38 and Type I rifles; 1 round 8x21mm pistol round for use in Type 14 pistols. All live, original WW2 Japanese military issue, with typical unmarked headstamp. $20.00 (View Picture)

15044 GAMBLES 12 GAUGE WINDOW SHOTSHELL SET - Set of five shells showing various features. 1- tube with base wad inserted; 2- tube with base wad positioned and the end folded ready to attaching the base; 3- with head attached, showing how it is all secured in place; 4- a “window” shell with highg brass and a cutout to view the powder and shot in place for a maximum load with smokeless powder and roll crimp; 5- another “window” load variation with low brass. Headstamps are GAMBLES No. 12 ACE and S&G No 12 CAMBLES. These are probably 1940s vintage or maybe early 1950s. Gambles was a large hardware chain who sold ammunition under their own name and headstamps, but I believe it was actually loaded by Federal Cartridge company. These “window shells” and sample sets were used by salesmen and as “give away” items to special customers. While sets like this from the big name makers are fairly common, those with the smaller “house brand” names are pretty scarce. Overall G-VG condition with some scuffing on the box, but contents fine. Natural oxidation of the shot has caused some swelling of the window shells, but not too bad. $75.00 (View Picture)

14608 50 WINCHESTER No. 38 RIFLE CARTRIDGES (.38 CALIBER LONG RIMFIRE) - A nice clean, full SEALED box. The lousy Saran Wrap job was replaced with crystal clear heat shrink wrap for better protection and appearance after the photo was taken, but the black printing is still a little lighter than we would like. No label date codes, so this probably is prior to 1900, but sometime after 1871 as the label mentions Stetson’s patent of that date. Best guess is 1880s to 1890s vintage. This is a black powder load (green label) and would be a great companion in a display of any rifle in .38 Long Rimfire caliber. $175.00 (View Picture)

13900 LOT OF 26 ROUNDS RUSSIAN 12 GA SHOTGUN AMMO- COPPER WASH STEEL CASES - What you see is what you get. Headstamped 12 92 and some logo. Ratty box with label in Rusian with an English language label pasted over one side. Although noted as 2 ¾ inch, these are actually too long to feed in pump guns. Interesting collector oddities. The lot for $18.00 (View Picture)

13553 .50 BMG AMMO CRATE - Stenciled as holding 110 rounds linked 3 API M8 and 1 APIT M20. Probably circa 1950s but would have been in use up into Vietnam era. Has the metal screw posts and it would be easy to make a wood top with two cross strips to finish this up as cargo for a military vehicle, or for display with Korea through Vietnam era items. Overall excellent. $25.00 (View Picture)

12115 .50 BMG LINKS - Lot of 175 used excellent. Many are marked M9, so I assume all are that type. The lot of 175 for $12.00 (View Picture)

6081 .30-06 BLANKS- ATTENTION VETERANS GROUPS - G.I. M1909 Blanks- headstamps vary (as they were usually made using fired cases) but dates indicate these should be non-corrosive. These are getting scarce. I have a very limited supply, and will donate 100-200 rounds to any veterans group needing these for funeral salutes, and will even pay shipping. I know the reenactors would love to have these, but rather than making a few bucks supplying them, I am honored to do a small bit to provide a final salute to our veterans. (NOTE: If you have .30-06 blanks you would like to donate, please email us and I will forward requests when my supply is exhausted.)

U.S Military Rifle & Carbine Ammunition

17101 RARE .58 CALIBER GATLING GUN SHORT RIMFIRE CARTRIDGE- FIRST U.S. MACHINE GUN CARTRIDGE - The first machine guns were Richard J. Gatling’s hand cranked guns, the Model 1862. These set the basic pattern for general mechanics of the Gatling gun, but the ammunition was troublesome with separate cylindrical steel chambers bored out at the front to be loaded with standard .58 caliber rifle musket paper cartridges, and the rear of the chamber had a nipple for a percussion cap. Essentially, the chamber became a primitive form of a metallic cartridge. However, reloading the chambers in the field was tedious and slow, greatly reducing the effectiveness of the Gatling gun for any sort of sustained fire. The next step in the evolution was to modify the chambers by boring them all the way through and modify the strikers to hit the edge instead of the center where the nipples had been. This allowed use of a rimfire cartridge loaded into the chambers for much quicker reloading and sustained fire. Since the barrels were .58 caliber, the same 60 grain powder charge and bullet previously used were adopted for the rimfire cartridge for these guns. This was the origin of the .58 caliber Gatling gun cartridges. The .58 caliber Gatling cartridges were basically experimental, as the Civil War ended about the time they were proven to be successful, and the Army switched to .50-70 caliber center fire cartridges for their rifles. For the sake of uniformity the settle on that caliber for Gatling guns as well. By this time Gatling had modified his design to eliminate the separate chambers so that the guns fed the .50-70 cartridges directly into the barrels and extracted the cases at the end of the cycle. Thus the .58 rimfire Gatling cartridge had a very brief career, making them extremely scarce. This .58 Short Gatling is sometimes called the “.58 Mountain Gun Gatling” but origin of that name is unclear. Subsequently Gatling guns were made in .50-70, .45-70, .30-40, and .30-06 caliber and even 1 inch caliber for U.S. military use. Reportedly they were made in 29 different calibers for 25 different countries over their 56 year history. By WW1 the hand cranked Gatling was obsolete, but in 1947 an experiment hooking an electric motor to an old Gatling gun produced rates of fire around 4,000-6,000 rounds per minutes. The “new” Gatling guns included the 20mm Vulcan used in fighter jets to the 7.62mm “Mini-guns” in helicopters and even an experimental 37mm anti-aircraft gun. While the .58 Gatling has an important role in U.S. military arms history, it would be an interesting challenge to get an example of every different caliber cartridge ever used in Gatling guns. This round is from the estate of Colonel B.R. Lewis, a former Commanding Officer of Frankford Arsenal, and later author of the highly respected “Small Arms and Ammunition in the United States Service.” Price for one original .58 Gatling short rimfire cartridge in excellent condition- $135.00 (View Picture)

17677 20 CARTRIDGES CALIBER .30 TRACER M2 (RARE) - St. Louis Ordnance Plant Lot number 7365, probably headstamped SL 42. St. Louis began making M2 Tracer concurrently with M1 Trace in 1942 (but in much smaller quantities). Initially these were identified by a white tip, but later they switched to red tip as with the Tracer M1. This box had been opened, and the top flap lost, so the previous owner replaced the flap and glued it in place (hence the bare cardboard on the top without the green/yellow label). We are not sure if this is red or white tip, but we believe the contents are correct and original to the box, but possibly not. Other than the replaced top, it is a very nice clean box. Note that this is not the usual Tracer, M1 with the red tip which continued in production into 1945, nor the Tracer, M25 with the orange tip which was adopted (initially as the T10) in 1944-45. The Tracer, M2 was a special “short trace” design made in limited numbers from about March 1942 to November 1943, and can be found with white tips and with or without an extra cannelure on the bullet for identification. (Full details in Hackley, Woodin & Scranton Volume 2, pages 105-107.) Sealed in plastic for display. $45.00 (View Picture)

17676 FULL BOX 20 CARTRIDGES CALIBER .30 INCENDIARY M1 - Lot DEN 14449 probably headstamped DEN 44 Box in pretty nice shape. Paper label is was opened along the closing seam, but with the plastic wrap this displays about the same as a sealed box. Some minor dirt and staining on the box, but overall pretty nice. Bullet tips are NOT poking through the bottom as is so often the case. It has been sealed in plastic for display. Hard stuff to find any more. $90.00 (View Picture)

17675 FULL SEALED BOX 20 CARTRIDGES CALIBER .30 INCENDIARY M1 - Lot EW 28110 probably headstamped EW 43 or EW 44 Box is in excellent condition except for the common problem of bullet tips poking through the bottom of the box. Nce bright colors and clean label. It has been sealed in plastic for display. One of the nicer boxes of Incendiary we have had in a while. $125.00 (View Picture)

18148 M1 GARAND CLIP OF 8 CARTRIDGES, INCENDIARY, CALIBER .30 M1 (BLUE TIPS) - Made at Denver Ordnance Plant in 1942 with headstamp DEN 42. Authorized for use in rifles, but really not very widely used and left mainly for machine gun use. However, rifle collectors like to show the different types of ammo used in them should have a clip for display. Full clip of nice clean ammo. $30.00 (View Picture)

18129 M1903/1903A3 CLIP OF 5 CARTRIDGES, INCENDIARY, CALIBER .30 M1 (BLUE TIPS) - Made at Denver Ordnance Plant in 1942 with headstamp DEN 42. Authorized for use in rifles, but really not very widely used and left mainly for machine gun use. However, rifle collectors like to show the different types of ammo used in them should have a clip for display. Full clip of nice clean ammo. Clip may be brass or steel depending on what is on hand. $20.00 (View Picture)

17566 U.S. GI Bandoleer and 120 Rounds .30 Carbine Ball M1 - Nice clean full bandoleer of U.S. G.I .30 carbine Ball M1 ammunition. Made at Lake City in 1953. Bandoleer has good markings (but a little faint) Lot number LC 13660, and headstamp LC 53. One of the pockets is missing the cardboard insert. That is just a rectangle folded into three sections, very easy to make from lightweight cardboard, it you really want to replace it. $95.00 (View Picture)

17451 50 DUMMY CARTRIDGES, CARBINE CAL. .30 M13 BY WINCHESTER - Nice clean full sealed box, sealed in plastic for display. Headstamp probably WRA 43 as bottom of box has 1942 manufacture date. Great for a carbine display. I will include a loose dummy carbine cartridge if desired, but not certain it is an exact match for the contents since the box is still sealed. Most used steel cases, some with holes in the side, some without and some had the primer hole drilled, and others did not. $135.00 (View Picture)

17447 20 CARTRIDGES, TRACER, CALIBER .30 M1 (FA 41) - with green and orange stripe label. Cartridges have red tips. This box was made by Frankford Arsenal in 1941 and the headstamp is FA 41. Nice display item with any WW2 US rifle or MG. This box has been opened, but has been shrink wrapped in plastic so it displays almost as well as a sealed box. $65.00 (View Picture)

17426 20 CARTRIDGES ARMOR PIERCING CALIBER .30 M2, WW2 VINTAGE - Nice clean full sealed box with the blue and yellow stripes to identify it as Armor Piercing. Made at the St. Louis Ordnance Plant, lot SL 7468. Headstamp probably SL 43 or SL 4, with black painted tips. Great for display with any U.S. military rifle of the period. Has been shrink wrapped in plastic for display. $35.00 (View Picture)

17402 50 CARTRIDGES, BALL, CALIBER .38 SPECIAL M41 (RA 62) - White box with black lettering, loaded by Remington lot number 5308 with headstamp RA 62. This is Vietnam era issue for use with the S&W Victory Model revolvers carried by USN and USMC pilots, and also for security forces. Nice clean full box fresh from an original can. $25.00 (View Picture)

17301 20 CARTRIDGES ARMOR PIERCING CALIBER .30 M2, WW2 VINTAGE - Nice clean full sealed box with the blue and yellow stripes to identify it as Armor Piercing. Headstamp DEN 42, with black painted tips Great for display with any U.S. military rifle of the period. Has been shrink wrapped in plastic for display. $35.00 (View Picture)

17283 20 CARTRIDGES 5.56MM DUMMY XM199 - Lot LC-12003 with headstamp LC 69. Nice clean full sealed box. Nice for a Vietnam era display. Will shrink wrap in plastic at no extra charge if requested. $20.00 (View Picture)

17269 20 CARTRIDGES CALIBER .30 MATCH M72, 1962 - Nice clean full sealed box. Great for display with a National Match rifle of the period. Has been shrink wrapped in plastic for display. $30.00 (View Picture)

17075 RARE 1 INCH GATLING GUN CARTRIDGE - In 1866 the U.S. Army purchased fifty 1-inch Gatling guns and 50 more in .50-70 caliber. This is one of the cartridges made at Frankford Arsenal for use in the 1 inch Gatling guns. This is the first time we have been able to offer one of these rare rounds. It is a duplicate from the collection of a very advanced collector (who actually owns a .45-70 Gatling gun, and has acquired many other Gatling related items over the years). It has two small longitudinal dents on opposite sides, which may be the result of dropping a box of these while packed alternately head to tip, or from some other cause. In any case, the dents are relatively minor, but just enough that we want to point them out so you will not be surprised. The lead bulled has the expected heavy oxidation, and the copper case has a deep untouched patina. Not headstamped (none were). The loaded round weighs about 9.6 ounces, so the lead bullet alone weighs at least a half pound. Overall length is about 3.8 inches and the case length is about 2.1 inches. A .45 ACP round is shown in the photo to give a sense of scale. It may look like a rimfire, but is actually a Benet primed centerfire cartridge. This was a common style of inside-primed cartridge developed by Col. S.V Benet, commander of Frankford Arsenal in the late 1860s. It was used extensively in early U.S. military ammunition. A copper or iron cup was secured inside the head of the case by characteristic crimps. This cup served as an anvil to enable the firing pin to activate the priming mixture and also to reinforce the head of the case. $395.00 (View Picture)

16659 REMINGTON .30-06 PALMA MATCH 180 GRAIN CIRCA 1950 - Full original box in about excellent condition. Wrapped in plastic for display. Nice to go with a classic target rifle in .30-06 such as a Winchester Model 70 or even the M1 Garand. $40.00 (View Picture)

16655 REMINGTON .30 SPRINGFIELD (1906) PALMA & OLYMPIC MATCH 1921 180 GRAIN BULLET - Partial box with 16 original rounds having REM-UMC 1906 and “U” on nickel primer. Remington won the competition in 1920 and 1921 to supply ammo for the Olympics and Palma matches using this load with a 180 grain bullet. Very scarce. Box is complete with all labels in G-VG condition. Shrink wrapped in plastic for display and looks better now than in the photo. $95.00 (View Picture)

15726 60 round Bandoleer of .30 Ball M1- by Western - Exceptionally clean with original lot card. An unusual variation not found in Chris Punnett’s superb and comprehensive book “.30-06”. He notes that Western had an education al contract to make .30 Ball M1 in the late 1920s and identifies them as having headstamp WESTERN 28. However, A similar 1927 Winchestere contract used commercial headstamps, so I think this is probably the same situation where Western used their (then) standard “WESTERN 30-G-1906” headstamp with the domed nickeled primers and red primer seal. Very little M1 Ball ammunition survived as most was used up prior to or during WW2, and this is the only non-FA example we have ever encountered. Note that bandoleer is stenciled LOT-D-427 while the lot card indicates lot number WCC 1801. Nice clean stuff. $135.00 (View Picture)

15553 U.S. Military WW2 .30-06 Ball M2, sealed box - with red stripe label. Maker varies, but always try to have several on hand. Sealed in plastic wrap for display. Nice addition to any WW2 US rifle or MG collection. $22.00 (View Picture)

16679 20 CARTRIDGES, CALIBER .30 MATCH M72 (1966 WHITE BOX) - LOT LC 12232. Red and blue printing on while label with handsome eagle design on one side with 1966 MATCH Lake City Ordnance Plant. Full sealed box wrapped in plastic for display. This is the stuff that was used by snipers in Vietnam, when they could get it, such as Carlos Hathcock and others before adoption of the 7.62mm rifles for the sniping role. Getting hard to find the older Match ammo. $25.00 (View Picture)

16665 20 CALIBER .30 GALLERY PRACTICE CARTRIDGES MODEL OF 1919 (LOADED IN 1921) - for Model 1903 and 1917 Rifle. Original box with 1 original round. Box loaded in 1921, probably using the RA H 18 headstamped cases generally used for these. Prior to the adoption of the Model 1922 .22 caliber rifles, it was customary to use special reduced loads for indoor gallery practice in the National Guard Armories when outdoor ranges were not available. These are loaded with a 140 grain round nose lead bullet. Box is partially opened and has some chipping on the edges of the label, but still displays okay. Nice addition to display for M1903 or M1917 rifles to show some of the different ammo used with them. Wrapped in plastic for display. $15.00 (View Picture)

16664 20 CARTRIDGES BALL, CALIBER .30 M1 - Full box packed in 5 round clips, but there is some label damage at the top as shown in the photo. Headstamp probably FA 35 (Frankford Arsenal 1935) and lot number FA 1883. The Ball M1 had a heavier bullet (about 172 grains) than had been used in WW1 (150 grains), and the heavier weight was intended to give better performance for extreme long range machine gun fire. The same ammo was issued for rifles as well to ensure uniformity of ammunition supply. By 1936 it was realized that the long range machine gun tactics were seldom used, and the Ball M2 with a 150 grain bullet was adopted, essentially returning to the load used circa 1906-1926. Most of the remaining Ball M1 was consumed in training or combat during WW2 and it is not often encountered. Nice for display with a M1903 or M1 rifle. $30.00 (View Picture)

16663 20 CARTRIDGES BLANK, CALIBER .30 (M1898) M3 - Made during WW2 for use with Krag rifles for ceremonial use (such as funerals)or training. Exceptionally nice clean full, sealed box. Headtamp is usually REM-UMC on these loaded by Remington under contract. These usually have the M1909 style red card wad and rounded crimp, but some have been observed with the rose petal style crimp instead. Not sure which this is as it is still sealed. Wrapped in plastic for display with your Krag. $35.00 (View Picture)

16660 20 CARTRIDGES 7.62MM MATCH XM118- 1965 - Full box that has been opened, but wrapped in plastic. This is the type of ammo sometimes used by snipers in Vietnam. Box is somewhat soiled but still displays okay. $15.00 (View Picture)

17247 SCARCE 1938 NATIONAL MATCH AMMO CRATE FOR 1500 ROUNDS OF .30-06 BALL NM - Near excellent condition example, perfect for display with pre-WW2 M1903 National Match rifles, but it is missing the top. Unlike regular issue ammo which used brown crates with a color stripe (red to indicate ball, etc) the special National match ammunition was issued in a crate that was painted entirely light blue with a large yellow "NM" stenciled on it, along with the year, caliber, etc. Additionally, each crate was numbered, and the 20 round cardboard boxes inside also were numbered to the crate. This was done to ensure that no one slipped in any unauthorized special ammo, and that in case of any problems they could identify exactly where the defective ammo came from. Most of these crates got destroyed after the matches, or in subsequent years, and I have only seen handful in collections today. (One was with a great display of NM M1903 Springfields at a Baltimore show several years ago.) This was a crate of ammo which was shipped to the Minnesota National Guard at Camp Ripley. When found these are often scarred and chipped, but this one has only very minor handling or storage marks, although it could use a good scrubbing. All six of the screw posts are present, but there are no wing nuts. Except for missing the top this is the second best example I have seen (we sold a better one last year). These came with the ammo inside a sealed tin liner, which is present, but the tops were thrown away when they were opened. This would be great as a centerpiece in a M1903 National Match Rifle display, and you could put a big sign up on top to hide the missing lid. $125.00 (View Picture)

16645 FULL SEALED BOX 20 ROUNDS .30-06 BALL M2 (TAN BOX) - Lot TW- 41269 in brown box with black printing. This is probably circa 1954-55, based on the style of the box, and probably headstamped TW 54 or TW 5. Shrink wrapped in plastic for display $20.00 (View Picture)

16638 UMC Company- 20 .30 Springfield (1906) Smokeless with added label – BLANKS - UMC Company- 20 .30 Springfield (1906) Smokeless with added label – BLANKS Probably circa 1910-1920. Two piece box with pretty good label. Red and black added label “BLANKS” pasted on top. Box contains 9 original rounds with headstamp UMC 1906 and paper bullets. $18.00 (View Picture)

16637 Scarce- Full box 20 round .30-06 Ball Model 1906 by National Conduit & Cable Company (NC 18) - The least known of all WW1 military contractors was National Conduit & Cable Company of Hastings on Hudson, NY. Although they had contracts for 34 million rounds, far less than that was delivered, and it was considered to be of very low quality. Reportedly it was this maker’s ammunition which created problems with the “low number” M1903 Springfields. This is a full two piece box, with points sticking through and one end flap coming loose. No external markings on box except illegible number stamped on bottom. It has been shrink wrapped in plastic and looks better now than in the photos. Ammo shows oxidation and green ooze in places. Scarce. $40.00 (View Picture)

16487 U.S. Military Rifle Dummy Cartridge Set - One of each: .30-06 Dummy Model 1906 (fluted case); .30-06 Dummy M2 (holes in case); .30 Carbine Dummy M13 (no primer); 7.62mm Dummy M63 (fluted case); 5.56mm Dummy XM199 (fluted case); .50 Browning Machine Gun, Dummy M2 (holes in case) $9.00 (View Picture)

16478 Vietnam era bandoleer of 60 rounds 7.62 NATO Ball M80 ammo for the M14 rifle - Full bandoleer of 60 rounds in 5 round stripper clips, complete with the stripper clip guide (in the end pocket). Headstamped [NATO symbol] FC 64 indicating manufacture by Federal Cartridge Company in 1964. Bandoleer is marked NATO 7.62MM/ BALL M80/ 5 RD. CLIPS/ FC 1938.One pocket is missing the cardboard insert and two cartridges have slight dents in the cases, but rest we looked at seemed to be okay, but all display great when inside the bandoleer. Getting hard to find. $75.00 (View Picture)

16466 .56-56 SPENCER 7 ROUND BOX (EMPTY BOX) - Cardboard box that had seven rounds of C.D. Leet .56-56 Spencer ammo, but it has been opened and the ammo removed. Shrink wrapped in plastic for display, and great for a Civil War cavalry collection. We have had full boxes at times, but while they look just like this, they cost more since they have the ammo inside. $25.00 (View Picture)

16102 WW2 ERA BOX OF 20 ROUNDS .30 ARMOR PIERCING M2 - Super nice and clean and bright box with no tips poking through the bottom. Shrink wrapped in plastic for display. made at lake City Ordnance Plant, and headstamp is probably LC 43 or LC 44. $49.00 (View Picture)

16275 Full sealed box 20 Rounds .30-06 Ball M2 (tan box) - Lot TW- 41263 in brown box with black printing. This is probably circa 1954-55 based on the style of the box. Will shrink wrap in plastic for no extra charge. $20.00 (View Picture)

16274 RARE- Full box 20 Rounds .30-06 Armor Piercing Incendiary, M14 (WRA 53) - Lot WRA 22003 loaded in 1953 shortly after the switch to non-corrosive priming. This is a full box, but the box has been opened, and one corner is damaged with a round coming through. This is the rare Armor Piercing Incendiary loading identified by the silver painted tip on the bullet (not to be confused with Winchester’s proprietary “Silver Tip” expanding bullets for the commercial market.) This is only about the 4th box of .30 API ammo we have had in the last 20 years. Although primarily issued for use in machine guns, this was also authorized for use in any of the .30 caliber rifles so you can use that as an excuse to justify adding this to your collection. WRA headstamped military ammunition is somewhat scarce, making this an even more desirable item. If the box were clean and sealed it would sell for about double this. Cannot ship this to places run by idiots like Kalifornia or Massachusetts or Illinois. $125.00 (View Picture)

16083 20 CASES, CARTRIDGE CALIBER .30 UNPRIMED, FRANKFORD ARSENAL. - Full sealed box, but one corner has been opened up just enough to see the FA 47 headstamp. $20.00 (View Picture)

16082 20 PRIMED CASES CALIBER .30 LOT RA [NOTHING STAMPED] - Full box, probably 1950s-60s. $18.00 (View Picture)

16075 20 PRIMED CASES CARTRIDGE CAL. 30 (PRIMER NO. 31) CALIBRATION COMPONENTS 10 JAN 1952 - Box has been opened and only has one case left, headstamped FA 51 with the zinc colored primer and red primer seal. $20.00 (View Picture)

16072 20 CARTRIDGE, CASES CALIBER .30 M1, PRIMED (NOT CRIMPED) FRANKFORD ARSENAL - Full sealed box. Circa 1920s-30s. $20.00 (View Picture)

15972 WW2 BANDOLEER 60 ROUNDS .30-06 BALL  M2 IN 5 ROUND CLIPS/BANDOLEERS (SL 43) - Nice clean ammo in nice clean bandoleer.  Headstamp SL 43 indicating manufacture at St. Louis Ordnance Plant in 1943.  Packed in 5 round stripper clips and complete with the cardboard inserts to keep the tips from poking through the light cotton bandoleers.  However, someone has removed the lot card, which is nice to have, and the upper left corner has a spot about ½” diameter that got cut or torn or chewed, but it displays okay anyway.  Otherwise, a very nice complete original bandoleer.. $75.00 (View Picture)

15926 50 CARTRIDGES, CARBINE GRENADE [LAUNCHING] CAL..30 M6 - Full Sealed box of Lake City 1943 vintage ammo as used with the M8 grenade launcher. Fairly scarce stuff. Headstamp LC 43 with the rose petal crimp. These were also authorized for use as regular "blanks" with the carbine. Will include a loose round to show contents. $59.00 (View Picture)

7876 20 CARTRIDGES, CALIBER .30 MATCH M72 (1967 WHITE BOX) - LOT LC 12245. Red and blue printing on while label with handsome eagle design on one side with 1967 MATCH Lake City Ordnance Plant. Full sealed box wrapped in plastic for display. This is the stuff that was used by snipers in Vietnam, when they could get it, such as Carlos Hathcock and others before adoption of the 7.62mm rifles for the sniping role. Getting hard to find the older Match ammo. $25.00 (View Picture)

13876 60 ROUNDS OF 1941 DATED .30-06 AMMO IN STRIPPER CLIPS - Enough to fill one bandoleer. This is bright clean ammo that was arsenal packed in stripper clips and boxes and recently discovered. The boxes were trash, so we are selling the ammo as seen in the photo. Made at Frankford Arsenal in 1941, this is Ball, M2, and the type issued for use with the M1903 and M1917 rifles during WW2, and the BAR. When packed in 8 round clips it was used in the M1 Garands. Most of the 1941 dated ammo was expended in training or combat during WW2, and it is seldom encountered on the collector market. The brass stripper clips alone are selling for $1 or more each today. These would have been packed in the early khaki colored cotton bandoleers with no stencils, as they used the lot card in a pocket for ID until mid-war. (We can provide a lot of 20 clips -100 rounds- to fill a cartridge belt if you need that quantity for $80.00) Lot of 12 clips -60 rounds- for $55.00 (View Picture)

15281 .30 CARBINE BALL M1- SEALED SPAM CAN OF 800 ROUNDS - Lot LC 12910, with headstamp LC 45 packed in 50 round boxes (total 16 boxes). A great item for display with your carbine collection, or open it up and sell off the boxes individually. This is bright clean non-corrosive U.S. military ammo, vacuum packed since 1945.. $750.00 (View Picture)

15232 .30-06 BALL M2, FULL SEALED SPAM CAN OF 220 ROUNDS - Lot TW 18759 repacked at Naval Ammunition Depot Hawthorne, Nevada in 1950. Headstamp unknown, but based on the repack date and other cans of this vintage it is almost certainly WW2 ammo repacked from the large wood crates into smaller spam cans packed two to a smaller crate in accordance with military supply procedures circa 1950. Best guess is that headstamp is TW 43, 44 or 45 and certtainly corrosive primed. Great for a collection of U.S. military small arms, or Korean War items. Back in the 1960s, the DCM sold off tons of this stuff but most of it was shot up long ago. $210.00 (View Picture)

15226 .30 CARBINE TRACER M27- BANDOLEER OF 120 ROUNDS - Lot LC 12106, probably headstamped LC 52 or 53, but we cannot verify without opening the sealed spam can which holds five bandoleers. We would prefer to sell this as a sealed can of 600 rounds for $650 but will open the can and sell individual bandoleers if no one wants the sealed can. Price per one bandoleer of 120 rounds is $135.00 (View Picture) 14840 20 CARTRIDGES CALIBER .30 TRACER M25 (SL 53 - Adopted near the end of WW2, these were the standard tracer used in .30-06 caliber rifles and machine guns until the end of their service. This is a nice clean fresh box, taken from a sealed “spam can..” Made at the Saint Louis Ordnance Plant in 1953, these have non-corrosive primers. Nice clean rounds in sealed boxes, with the tips NOT sticking through. Will seal in plastic shrink wrap for display at no extra charge if requested. Hard to find. $45.00 (View Picture)

14800 20 CARTRIDGES CALIBER .30 TRACER M2 (RARE) - Frankford Arsenal Lot number 32, headstamped FA 42. On top of being a very rare type, this is probably the best condition box of WW2 era .30-06 tracer we have had with bright clean labels and the box in superb condition with no bullet tips poking through. Note that this is not the usual Tracer, M1 with the red tip which continued in production into 1945, nor the Tracer, M25 with the orange tip which was adopted (initially as the T10) in 1944-45. The Tracer, M2 was a special “short trace” design made in limited numbers from about March 1942 to November 1943, and can be found with white tips and with or without an extra cannelure on the bullet for identification, and in this variation with the red tip and the extra cannelure on the bullet as seen in the photo. Although I had collected .30-06 boxes for many years, I did not have a box of Tracer M2 for my own collection until I found this small stash of a few boxes. (Full details in Hackley, Woodin & Scranton Volume 2, pages 105-107.) $110.00 (View Picture)

14595 20 U.S. Army Ball Cartridges (.30-40 Krag- 1929 Navy Contract, made by Western) - An unusual box, with the original contents being 20 rounds with headstamp WESTERN 29, read primer seal and 220 grain FMJ bullets. Box is labeled on both sides “20- .30 CAL U.S. ARMY BALL CARTRIDGES for U.S. Rifle Model 1898, 220 Gr bullets, Non-Corrosive Priming, manufactured by WESTERN CARTRIDGE COMPANY, East Alton, Illinois, U.S.A. According to Hackley, Woodin & Scranton volume I, page 76 the U.S. Navy purchased some Krag ammunition as late as the early 1930s when it was finally declared obsolete, and then sold through the DCM program. The labels are in poor condition and the box has been covered with clear tape to preserve what is left. A very unusual box for the advanced Krag collector. Great for display with a Krag collection to show some of the many different types of ammunition made for these fine old rifles. $45.00 (View Picture)

8662 50 CARTRIDGES, CARBINE GRENADE CAL..30 M6 - Full Sealed box of Lake City 1944 vintage ammo as used with the M8 grenade launcher. Fairly scarce stuff. Will include a loose round to show contents. $55.00 (View Picture)

7185 M1 GARAND 7.62MM (MK2 MOD 0 OR MK 2 MOD 1) BANDOLEER KIT - M1 GARAND 7.62MM (MK2 MOD 0 OR MK 2 MOD 1) BANDOLEER KIT Very scarce item issued only for the Navy's Mark 2 rifles which were M1 Garands converted to fire 7.62mm ammunition. This is what was left over after some idiot used up the ammo. Bandoleer with stenciled markings NATO 7.62MM/ BALL M80/ 8 RD CLIP/ LOT LC 12179. Also, six of the correct clips (used once!) and six cardboard inserts. (Photo shows typical example but with different lot number). $29.00 (View Picture)

14340 M1 GARAND 7.62MM (MK2 MOD 0 OR MK 2 MOD 1) BANDOLEER KIT - Very scarce item issued only for the Navy's Mark 2 rifles which were M1 Garands converted to fire 7.62mm ammunition. This is what was left over after some idiot used up the ammo. Bandoleer with stenciled markings NATO 7.62MM/ BALL M80/ 8 RD CLIP/ LOT LC 12638. Also, six of the correct clips (used once!) and six cardboard inserts. (Photo shows typical example but with different lot number). $29.00 (View Picture)

13852 Full bandoleer of 7.62 ammo in 8 round clips for converted M1 Garands - Very scarce stuff. This is an original full 48 round bandoleer (with maker name and 1965 date on the back) and stenciled “7.62MM, NATO/ BALL M80/ 8 RD CLIPS/ LOT LC 12694” on the front. Ammo is LC 66. The Navy was the only service to issue the M1 conversions to 7.62mm, and needed ammo packed in 8 round clips/bandoleers for issue to landing parties or security teams. I have only seen a few dozen bandoleers of this stuff in the last 20 years, along with a few of the empty bandoleers. Essential for display with one of the Rifle, 7.62mm Mark 2 Mod 0 or Mark 2 Mod 1, if you are lucky enough to have on in your collection. Nice clean stuff. I have several of these, but one is missing the cardobard inserts- deduct $10.00 from price for that one. Photo also shows example of a .30-06 clip and the 7.62mm clip for comparison. $110.00 (View Picture)

13503 20 CARTRIDGES, INCENDIARY, CALIBER .30 M1 (BLUE TIPS) - Full sealed box of WW2 issue incendiary ammo made at Eau Claire Ordnance Plant in 1942. Authorized for use in rifles, but its main use was in aircraft machine guns, but by late 1942 most .30 caliber aircraft guns had been replaced by .50 BMGs. We found several boxes of this (after being out of stock for several years!) and they have nice bright colors on the labels. However, they were handled roughly and the tips of the bullets poked through the bottom of the box as shown in the photo, so price is less than other boxes we have had in the past. We will seal these will be sealed in heat shrink plastic wrap for display. $95.00 (View Picture)

13466 VIETNAM ERA BANDOLEER OF 7.62 NATO AMMO FOR M14 RIFLES - Full bandoleer of 60 rounds on five round stripper clips in green cotton bandollers with lot number etc stenciled on them, and includes the stripper clip guide. Headstamp LC 69 [NATO symbol]. Seldom seen Vietnam era item. $75.00 (View Picture)

11669 60 CARTRIDGES, BALL, CALIBER .30 M1 (FA 38) IN BANDOLEER (damaged) - (Loaded in brass five round stripper clips, bright clean cartridges with FA 38 headstamp) Excellent bandoleer except for 3/4"diameter hole chewed in one pocket by someone's pet rodent. The .30 Ball M1 with a 173 grain bullet replaced the Ball M1906 which used a 150 grain bullet. This was motivated by the search for a heavier bullet that would be more effective in extreme long range machine gun fire. The M1 ball was made from 1925 to 1941 although it was officially replaced by the Ball M2 with a 150 grain bullet (essentially the old M1906 round) in 1939. Thus the Ball M1 was the round used with the early M1 Garands, and with all arms during the first year or so of WW2. This is a nice clean bandoleer except for the hole. No lot card with this one. $85.00 (View Picture)

10291 1956 INTERNATIONAL MATCH- FULL BOX - 20 Cartridges, 7.62mm, Ball, T275, 172 gr. B.T. Bullet, International Match, Primer FA26, VEL 2440, Powder IMR 4895, Lot FA-2, Sublot K, Frankford Arsenal on one side in blue on white label. Other side has label with large red white and blue shield with yellow border and lettering INTERNATIONAL MATCH with 19 and 56 on either side. FRANKFORD ARSENAL at bottom. Cartridges have green primer seal, headstamp is [NATO symbol] FA 56. Each box has 4.5" x 4.5" paper showing target results on test target at 300 yards.(about 2.75" diameter- not bad!). Box has been opened, but is now sealed in plastic and displays as if unopened. Printed side of box is fairly dirty from contact with waterproofing liner in storage can, but colorful side displays nicely. Box is full, but has been neatly opened. $40.00 (View Picture)

13451 WW2 BANDOLEER 60 ROUNDS .30-06 BALL M2 IN 5 ROUND CLIPS/BANDOLEERS - Nice clean ammo in nice clean bandoleers. Someone has removed the lot cards and the cardboard pocket inserts used to keep the bullet tips from posking through the thin cotton cloth of the bandoleer. I am not sure if these are all one lot or maybe two or more as we spot checked a few clips and found both DEN 43 and LC 43 and there may be others, but you will never know unless you remove the ammo from the stripper clips. These display very nicely as is although most have the ammo insterted with one clip up and one pointed down. Normally all were loaded with the tips down. Since these are missing the cardboard inserts and lot cards, price is greatly reduced over what a full bandoleer of WW2 ammo would normally bring. $65.00 (View Picture)

12442 1986 REPACK OF SL 53 .30 CALIBER BALL M2 AMMUNITION - Full sealed box. Ammo is M2 Ball headstamped SL53 and you can see faint pattern of web belt or links. Ammo was arsenal repacked in old WW2 vintage .30-06 Tracer M1 boxes, identified by bits of the green and yellow label under the new label. The new label has a form number or printing date of July 1986. This is the latest date on U.S. GI .30-06 ammunition packing I have seen. Probably repacked for use in foreign military sales to allies who still had .30-06 rifles or machine guns. $35.00 (View Picture)

11855 20 CALIBER .30 RIFLE & CARBINE SHELLS MODEL 1898 (PRIMED) - Small size box, used especially for packing cases to be sued for reloading ammunition, presumably at the unit level. The cases are salvaged cases with mixed headstamps, most having a line across them (to designation previously fired cases). We have had a couple of the empty boxes before, but these are the first we have found with the primed cases still there. Ink stamped date on top of box looks like 1908. $25.00 (View Picture)

11851 20 primed cases, cartridge, caliber .30 (Primer T53) WD4305 M1, March 1949 - Frankford Arsenal. Full sealed box of cases used for test purposes at a time when they were experimenting with non-corrosive primers. Sealed in plastic wrap for display. $12.00 (View Picture)

11822 .30-06 INCENDIARY M1 AMMUNITION (DEN) - Nice clean full box, although it has been opened and some pencil notes made on the top flap or back of the label. This is the blue tipped ammo. Sealed in plastic, great for display with any rifle or machine gun of this caliber. WW2 production with the color coded red and yellow stripes used to mark Incendiary ammo. Made at Denver Ordnance Plant. $125.00 (View Picture)

11820 .30-06 HIGH PRESSURE TEST M1 (PROOF) AMMUNITION (LC) - Nice clean full sealed box, sealed in plastic, great for display with any rifle or machine gun of this caliber. Very late production when the name was changed (in 1954-1961) to Lake City Army Arsenal. These have a tinned case to visually distinguish them from other ammunition. This is VERY hot stuff giving out 65-70,000 PSI pressures used ONLY for Proof firing under carefully controlled conditions. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FIRE THIS AMMUNITION! Probably headstamped LC 54 HP or LC 55 HP. This is only the second or third box of this I have ever seen. $149.00 (View Picture)

10676 .30-40 KRAG BLANKS, FRANKFORD ARSENAL, - Paper Bullet. Full sealed box of 20 rounds, packing date 1905, "Made from fired cases" with blue paper label. Nice for display with your Krag rifles. Will include loose single round with the box to show contents- tinned case and white paper bullet. $29.00 (View Picture)

10581 20 CARTRIDGES, BALL CALIBER .30 M2 ALTERNATIVE (SL 43) - Nice clean box, sealed in plastic for display. This is early WW2 type packing with the label with black printing and the traditional red stripe. SL (St. Louis Ordnance Plant) was one of the larger ammo makers during WW2 and continued in operation well into the 1950s. $20.00 (View Picture)

10286 WINCHESTER .45-55-405 AMMUNITION FOR TRAPDOR CARBINE - Made under military contract circa 1898. Full sealed box. Sometimes ammo from that period has ballistics info or loading data rubber stamped on the label, but these do not, and I do not have an open one to see what the headstamp is. Theya re "reloading" and probably tinned cases, so made after 1885. Exceptionally nice clean box, great for dislay with your trapdoor carbine. $175.00 (View Picture)

9520 1956 INTERNATIONAL MATCH- FULL BOX - 20 Cartridges, 7.62mm, Ball, T275, 172 gr. B.T. Bullet, International Match, Primer FA26, VEL 2440, Powder IMR 4895, Lot FA-2, Sublot K, Frankford Arsenal on one side in blue on white label. Other side has label with large red white and blue shield with yellow border and lettering INTERNATIONAL MATCH with 19 and 56 on either side. FRANKFORD ARSENAL at bottom. Cartridges have green primer seal, headstamp is [NATO symbol] FA 56. Each box has 4.5" x 4.5" paper showing target results on test target at 300 yards.(about 2.75" diameter- not bad!). Box has been opened, but is now sealed in plastic and displays as if unopened. Portions of bax are dirty, and will vary fromthat shown inthe photos, but typical box shown here. $49.00 (View Picture)

9349 LOT- 3 BOXES (60 RDS) .30-06 BLANKS M1909 - Loaded in 1920, so corrosive primed and not guaranteed to fire. Packed on stripper clips, so you get a dozen WW1 brass stripper clips at no extra charge. Two boxes have the sealing labels opened, and other one is a bit rough. The lot for $35.00 (View Picture)

8422 20 CALIBER .30 BALL CARTRIDGES FOR U.S. MAGAZINE RIFLE MODEL 1898 - Reloaded and repacked at Frankford Arsenal using powder described as "F.A. Blend, nitroglycerine, Cal..30" and 1914 lot number. Box has been opened and small part of the label has been lost, but it reveals underneath another label, apparently indicating that boxes were reused as well as the cases. Scarce variation of US military Krag ammo. $45.00 (View Picture)

8662 50 CARTRIDGES, CARBINE GRENADE CAL..30 M6 - Full Sealed box of Lake City 1944 vintage ammo as used with the M8 grenade launcher. Fairly scarce stuff. Will include a loose round to show contents. $59.00 (View Picture)

7395 UNOPENED 60 ROUND KRAG BANDOLEER, FA 1907 - Khaki cotton stenciled on the front "60 Ball Cartridges, Model of 1898, Frankford Arsenal, Rifle Velocity at 55 feet, 1966 feet, Jun 22 1907" (Dates vary April or June 1907) Bandoleer is in excellent condition, with just a bit of storage soiling. Ammo unknown condition but not being sold as shooting ammo anyway. Ammo in one that I opened is bright and shiny but many have split necks. Headstamps F A [month 3,4,5,6] 07.) These have the tops of the pockets sewn shut with a cloth pull tab. I have never seen any US military bandoleers dated earlier than 1907, and believe that they may have been first introduced in 1903 when stripper clip loaded ammunition was first issued for the M1903 Rod Bayonet rifles in .30-03 caliber. Stephen Dorsey calls the familiar half flap type used in WW1 and later with .30-06 ammo for the M1903, 1917 and M1 rifles a "pattern 1909" bandoleer. I have only see a few bandoleers of the Frankford Arsenal loaded Krag ammmo, as most found on the market is 1917 vintage Remington production. Scarce item. $165.00 (View Picture)

7172 5 CARTRIDGES, GRENADE RIFLE, NATO 7.62MM M64 - Headstamp LC 77. These are packed 5 to a cardboard box, with a kraft-foil overwrap with nomenclature printed on the outside. Sealed pack of five rounds, plus one loose round to show contents. (have several) $10.00 (View Picture)

7161 .50 BMG LINKED BLANKS - 5 rounds of .50 BMG blanks in links. These are used for training purposes. Similar to .30-06 blank, just a LOT bigger. Nice clean late date non-corrosive with LC 82 headstamp. Links are the M9 links for the M2 .50 BMG $10.00 (View Picture) (SPECIAL- 35 linked rounds for $55.00)

7037 [.45-70] 20 CARBINE BALL CARTRIDGES, RELOADING, - Frankford Arsenal manufactured with March 11, 1905 date stamped on the top. Exceptionally nice clean full sealed box. Sealed in plastic for display. $225.00 (View Picture)

7003 KRAG PARKHURST CLIP - A special five round "stripper clip" invented for use with Krag rifles or carbines adapted with a special block on the rear of the magazine to accept the clip. Very small number rifles and carbines and clips were made for trials in1902. However, work was already underway towards the Model 1903 Springfield, so the Parkhurst idea was dropped. This clip has some heavy rust along the edges and about 1/4" tip at one end is broken off. $75.00 (View Picture)

5940 20 CARTRIDGE CASES, CALIBER .30 M1 NOT PRIMED - FA 35 or FA 36 headstamps. Full sealed box. Black printing on natural tan box. $25.00 (View Picture)

5890 20 CALIBER .30 BLANK CARTRIDGES, MODEL OF 1909 - for Service Rifles, Models 1903 and 1917, Automatic Rifle with Muzzle Attachment and Machine Gun with Muzzle Attachment" etc. Frankford Arsenal lot 254 with loading date of May 1920. Headstamps are a wide range in the box examined (1907-1917 FA). Loaded in four brass stripper clips. Wrapped in plastic for display. Full, sealed box, although seal may be partially cut. $18.00 (View Picture)

5499 FRANKFORD ARSENAL 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF .30-06 CARTRIDGE- Single round of this very scarce commemorative round with headstamp US FA 1906-56 and two flaming bombs. $18.00

4051 20 Cartridges Ball Caliber .30 M2 Lot RA 33484 printed in black on plain buff colored label. Full sealed box. Headstamps on an open box were mix of RA 4 and RA44, with heavy annular crimp usually associated with machine gun use. Not sure why they were still doing this, but that is what they are. If you ask I will include a loose round to show contents. $18.00

4037 ..30-06 Paper Bullet Blanks- Remington commercial box with red printed label .30 Springfield (1906) smokeless for .30 Springfield Model 1903 and Winchester Model 1895 rifles. Picture on side of box has small red printed "Paper Bullet" label pasted on. Label on end of box reads "smokeless powder [Remington UMC round logo) .30 Springfield and Winchester Blank" and black printed "paper bullet". Full box of 20 rounds, with headstamp "REM UMC 1906" badly tarnished and some corrosion. Box looks pretty good, but has barely noticeable rip on back of the upped section of the box and overall dingy and soiled. Still displays okay, and is the earliest box of paper bullet blanks I have seen. $35.00

3538 .30-40 Krag Paper Bullet Blanks Full box of 20 by Remington. Green, white, and red box with REM-UMC in a circle and DUPONT in oval. Box is pretty much scuffed, but pretty scarce. Believe these were loaded in the WW2 era for use by VFW honor guards in funeral services and the like. Cartridges have commercial headstamps and paper bullets have reddish wax coating so they alomst appear to be wood rather than paper. Only second full box of these I have ever found. $39.00
 

U.S Military Shotgun  Ammunition

16788 WW2 U.S. PROPERTY 12 GAGE SHOTGUN AMMUNITION- FEDERAL MONARK #8 SHOT- 25 ROUND BOX - Full box in the original kraft paper overwrap, which has been opened enough to read the top of the box. This is the type of ammo issued for use in training aerial gunners with the various long barrel military marked shotguns. Trap and skeet type shooting gave the prospective gunners a better feel for the concept of “leading” a target. While the )00 Buckshot loads used with the trench guns are popular with collectors, the training ammunition like this is often overlooked, but it has been getting much harder to find in recent years. This is a nice clean box that also shows how the military loads were specially wrapped before being shipped in the commercial style wooden crates. $85.00 (View Picture)

16787 U.S. PROPERTY WESTERN EXPERT 12 GA #8 TRAP LOADS ST12 - Some types of U.S. military shotshell ammunition are relatively common, but most of what was not used for training of aerial gunners during WW2 was eventually sold off as surplus, and then shot up by civilians. This particular box type is one of the scarcer variations. We have seen only a handful of these “Super Trap Load” boxes in more than a dozen years collecting U.S. Property shotshells. Overall VG condition with just some minor scuffing on the edges. Will shrink wrap in plastic if requested. Nice for display with the long barrel “training” shotguns used during WW2. $85.00 (View Picture)

16337 10 CTGS, 12 GAGE/ SHOTGUN PLASTIC CASE/ NO. 00 BUCKSHOT [XM162] - Lot FC-83 B001-005, Federal Cartridge Corp. printed on the tan paper/foil overwrap. There is a December 1982 date on the overwrap material so these are fairly late, Desert Storm era rounds. Note that they omitted the usual “XM162” part of the nomenclature on these, but that is what they are. Nice, full sealed box of the type of ammunition used in trench and riot guns during Vietnam and until the present. $35.00 (View Pictu

13767 BOX WW2 WINCHESTER 25 ROUNDS 12 GA BRASS CASE 00 BUCK AMMUNITION FOR TRENCH GUNS - Nice clean full box or 25 rounds of the brass cased 00 buck ammunition used with the Trench and Riot guns during WW2 and after. Most of these boxes are well used and have problems with burst seams at corners, etc. This has a smudged area on the top as shown in the photo, otherwise is excellent throughout. The “For use in hunting small game” marking was used briefly while the JAG types argued about the legality of using buckshot in combat, but procurement continued and it was issued regardless of the marking, mixed under the same stock numbers as the ammo without that marking. As nice as box as we have had in several years. Sealed in plastic for display. $450.00 (View Picture)

16325 10 CTGS, 12 GAGE/ SHOTGUN PLASTIC CASE/ NO. 4B SECIAL XM257 - Lot WCC 60-[ink stamped] 1 , Olin Corp. printed on the tan paper/foil overwrap. There is a June 1974 date on the overwrap material so these are just after Vietnam era. This is the first time we have had any of the XM257 loads for the trench guns using Number 4 buckshot. Since this is still sealed, I have no idea what the contents actually look like, or the headstamps or case markings. Nice, full sealed box. $59.00 (View Picture)

16178 10 SHELLS, SHOTGUN, PAPER, 12 GAGE, NO. 8 CHILLED SHOT Lot WCC 6489 Western Cartridge Company - U.S. Military issue shotshells issued for use for training of aerial gunners and/or competition. This has the “pie wedge” type of crimp instead of the rolled crimp most often seen. Side of case is marked “SUPER TRAP/ 3-1 1/8-8/ LOAD” and low brass head has standard Western Xpert headstamp. Nice clean ammo in nice clean box. Perfect for display with WW2 or later U.S. military shotguns. One box of 10 rounds for $35.00 (View Picture)

14161 WW2 WESTERN XPERT US PROPERTY 16 GA NO 1 BUCK AMMUNITION - Western XPERT brand in yellow, blue and red box. Top flap marked 25 16 Ga. Xpert 2 9/16 in.length U.S. PROPERTY, No. 1 Buckshot, 15 pellets. Cartridges are low brass with salmon colored body and Winchester Ranger No 16 headstamp. Closing wad is dirty gray color with black 1B in circle. Many 16 GA guns were procured early in the war and issued for industrial security, etc, not combat use. This 16 GA ammo is very rarely encountered, and most of the boxes I have seen have been pretty ratty. Have several of these now that are well above average, with some staining and scuffing but nice bright colors and good markings. Photo shows one of the least attractive. A nice addition to a WW2 military shotgun collection, and a reminder to keep checking for those elusive US marked non-standard shotguns out there. $59.00 (View Picture)

15412 U.S. MILITARY SHOTSHELL SHIPPING CRATE- WW2 VINTAGE "U.S' PROPERTY" - Nice clean box with sharp markings. This held 500 rounds of 12 Gage shotshells (20 boxes of 25 rounds each) loaded with Number 8 shot for use in the long barrel military shotguns. These were for training aerial gunners to shoot at moving targets. A box like this will add a lot of interest to a display of U.S. martial shotguns. Loaded by Federal Cartridge Company and one end has the date 9-25-43 and ordnance wheel inspector marks. Very few of these shipping crates have survived as most were burned up as soon as they were empty or busted up after years of use collecting junk. This one is missing a small piece off the bottom, and it lacks the top. A top could be made from a piece of plywood for use in a display. $95.00 (View Picture)

12936 U.S. WW2 16 GA SHOTGUN AMMUNITION - Western XPERT brand in yellow, blue and red box. Top flap marked 25 16 Ga. Xpert 2 9/16 in.length U.S. PROPERTY, No. 1 Buckshot, 15 pellets. Cartridges are low brass with salmon colored body and Winchester Ranger No 16 headstamp. Closing wad is dirty gray color with black 1B in circle. Many 16 GA guns were procured early in the war and issued for industrial security, etc, not combat use. This 16 GA ammo is very rarely encountered, and most of the boxes I have seen have been pretty ratty. This is a better than average example on the face and top, and the corner seams are pretty good. The sides and bottom have a lot of peeled areas. Still above average overall as these go. $49.00 (View Picture)

8453 10 CTGS, 12 GAGE/ SHOTGUN PLASTIC CASE/ NO. 00 BUCKSHOT XM162 - Lot WCC 50-1, Olin Corp. printed on the brown kraft/foil overwrap. June 1974 date on the overwrap material so these are slightly post-Vietnam era. Nice clean, full sealed box of the ammunition used in trench and riot guns during Vietnam and until the present. $40.00 (View Picture)

12125 U.S. military XM162 00 Buck shipping crate - I believe this dates to 1967 (from lot number 56-67) so it is probably early Vietnam era. Standard military markings on one side and both ends and SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION on the lid. It is interesting that they use the Ammunition Logistics Code (ALC) of A011 which is the same used for 12 GA 00 Buck loads as far back as WW2. Outside dimensions about 10.5" x 10.5" x 16". Only crate of this style I have seen, and later contracts were filled packed in the .50 caliber size cans packed two to a wire-bound crate. Used good. Get this quick before I change my mind and keep it. $150.00 (View Picture)

11794 10 SHELLS, SHOTGUN, PAPER, 12 GAGE NO. 8 - CHILLED SHOT, LOT RA [ink stamped] 5813 over 330-8R" Black printing on natural kraft color box. These were used for training purposes in the long barreled shotguns during WW2, and to a lesser extent for recreational trap and skeet shooting during peacetime. Bright clean full box, sealed in plastic for display. $29.00 (View Picture)

10644 WW2 RIOT GUN AMMUNITION- 16 GA - Western XPERT brand in yellow, blue and red box. Top flap marked 25 16 Ga. Xpert 2 9/16 in.length U.S. PROPERTY, No. 1 Buckshot, 15 pellets. Cartridges are low brass with salmon colored body and Winchester Ranger No 16 headstamp. Closing wad is dirty gray color with black 1B in circle. Many 16 GA guns were procured early in the war and issued for industrial security, etc, not combat use. This 16 GA ammo is very rarely encountered, and most of the boxes I have seen have been pretty ratty. This is a better than average example, with some light dirt and stains but good legible military markings. $59.00 (View Picture)

9526 WW2 RIOT GUN AMMUNITION- 16 GA - Western XPERT brand in yellow, blue and red box. Top flap marked 25 16 Ga. Xpert 2 9/16 in.length U.S. PROPERTY, No. 1 Buckshot, 15 pellets. Cartridges are low brass with salmon colored body and Winchester Ranger No 16 headstamp. Closing wad is dirty gray color with black 1B in circle. Many 16 GA guns were procured early in the war and issued for industrial security, etc, not combat use. This 16 GA ammo is very rarely encountered, and most of the boxes I have seen have been pretty ratty. This is a better than average example, with some light dirt and stains but good legible military markings. $59.00 (View Picture)

7555 XM257 BUCKSHOT (27 NO. 4 BUCKSHOT) - Full box of 25 rounds- Winchester 12 Gage plastic case loads. Side of case is printed "NO. 4BSPL-27P over XM257" Otherwise commercial headstamp WINCHESTER 12 GA. packed in commercial style gray boxes with addition of red section with "FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY/ NOT FOR RETAIL SALE" End flap has printed marking Q1398 MAX LOAD 27 PELETS 4 BUCK. XM257 loads were combat tested in Vietnam in 1967-68, and the XM162 with nine 00 buck was found to be a more effective load, and further work on the XM257 was dropped. $65.00 (View Picture)

**SOLD**4702 WW1 era Trenchgun Ammo- US PROPERTY - Remington UMC full two piece box. Some edges broken open (typical) but label pretty good. WW2 Trench gun ammo is scarce, but I have only seen about 6 boxes from the WW1 period (4 REM-UMC and 2 Winchester). Ammo is virtually identical to later WW2 production but sealing varnish is thicker and has some age cracks over the orange closing wad with OO Buck marked. Brass case headstamped REM-UMC/No 12/BEST with blue lacquer primer seal. Photos show box before being wrapped for protection. (View Picture)

U.S Military Pistol  Ammunition

15788 50 Cartridges, Pistol high pressure test cal. .45 M1 (PROOF LOADS) - Full box with tinned cases, loaded at Frankford Arsenal with FA 42 headstamp. Printing on the box is yellow, a bit hard to read in the photo, but pretty darn obvious that this is not just ordinary ball ammo. Extremely scarce stuff, only about the fourth box I have ever encountered. This is VERY hot stuff producing extreme pressures used ONLY for Proof firing under carefully controlled conditions. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FIRE THIS AMMUNITION! SOLD AS DISPLAY/COLLECTOR ITEM ONLY $135.00 (View Picture)

15546 WW2 MILITARY .38 SPECIAL AMMUNITION FOR VICTORY MODEL REVOLVERS - All .38 special ammunition procured during WW2 was made by Remington, and aside from some tracer rounds and a very small number of lead bullet rounds for police or guard use, this was made with 158 grain steel jacketed bullet in cases headstamped REM UMC 38 SPL. (Technically they are gilding metal clad steel so they have a copper covering, a process used for much US military ammo in WW2 to conserve copper supplies.) This was delivered in 50 round boxes with typical commercial style green and red markings, and lot numbers in the 5000 range. This is described in Hackley, Woodin & Scranton’s History of U.S. Military Small Arms Ammunition, Volume 2 pages 4-6. After many years of looking we found several boxes of this ammo, perfect for display with a Victory Model, Colt Commando, or other .38 Special military revolvers as described in Charles Pate’s U.S. Military handguns of WW2. Boxes show a bit of scuffing and minor storage soiling but are in VG-fine condition. Full box, sealed in plastic for display with a single loose round to illustrate the contents. $80.00 (View Picture)

14589 WW2 WOOD SHIPPING CRATE FOR 1200 Rounds .45 ACP (Twin Cities circa 1955) - Excellent condition with sharp markings. This is type adopted late in WW2 when they eliminated all the painting except for stenciled markings on bare wood. Complete with all hardware except for one of the metal straps that goes across the top (see photo). Even has an old shipping label stapled to the lid. Lot number is TW-S 1800, which was made circa 1955 with steel cases. Great for display with any .45 ACP caliber weapons. $75.00 (View Picture)

13686 WW2 MILITARY .38 SPECIAL AMMUNITION FOR VICTORY MODEL REVOLVERS - All .38 special ammunition procured during WW2 was made by Remington, and aside from some tracer rounds and a very small number of lead bullet rounds for police or guard use, this was made with 158 grain steel jacketed bullet in cases headstamped REM UMC 38 SPL. (Technically they are gilding metal clad steel so they have a copper covering, a process used for much US military ammo in WW2 to conversve copper supplies.) This was delivered in 50 round boxes with typical commercial style green and red markings, and lot numbers in the 5000 range. This is described in Hackley Woodin & Scranton’s History of U.S. Military Small Arms Ammunition, Volume 2 pages 4-6. After many years of looking we found several boxes of this ammo, perfect for display with a Victory Model, Colt Commando, or other .38 Special military revolvers as described in Charles Pate’s U.S. Military handguns of WW2. Boxes show a bit of scuffing and minor storage soiling but are in VG-fine condition. Full box, sealed in plastic for display with a single loose round to illustrate the contents. $80.00 (View Picture)

U.S Military Miscellaneous Ammunition, componments, tools, manuals,

17158 M16 BANDOLEER REPACK SETS - Consisting of one U.S. GI bandoleer with 7 cardboard inserts, 14 stripper clips, 1 charger guide. Markings and lot numbers may vary from photos. Some can be dated from markings on the back. Most are 1973 and newer. (Post Vietnam dates, but same style as used in Vietnam.) Great for repacking all that loose 5.56mm ammo so that it can be swiftly loaded into magazines when needed. $7.00 (View Picture)

2769 "20 Primed Cases, Cartridge Cal .30 (Primer T53) - W.O. 4305 MI, March 1949 "No Waterproofing at Mouth" Sealed box. Cases have FA 49 headstamp and the zinc colored primer being tested for adoption as one of the early non-corrosive primiers for .30-06 ammunition. Interesting item which illustrates the complexity of evolving ammuniton to meet new technology or overcome old problems. $10.00

2218 20 Caliber .30 Rifle and Carbine Shells Model 1898 (primed) Manufactured at FRANKFORD ARSENAL- Empty two piece box with salmon colored label printed in black as above. Date stamp "JUL 2 1908" on top of box. Excellent box but unfortunately empty. $12.00

3926x M1 Carbine Stripper Clips Hold 10 rounds each, issued in cloth bandoleers. Used once, excellent, good tabs on the ends. Lot of 12, enough to refill one bandoleer. $15.00

• . 30-06 Web Belt  section with 4 ball M2 and 1 Tracer M1 as used in Browning Machine Guns M1917 and 1919 types circa 1917 to 1945.
• . 30-06 Disintegrating Metal Links M1 with 4 AP M2 and 1 Tracer M25 as used in Browning Machine Guns M1917 and 1919 types circa 1943 to 1970.
• 7.62mm Disintegrating Metal Links M13 with 4 ball M80 and 1 Tracer M62 as used in M60 Machine Guns circa 1968 to present
• 5.56mm Disintegrating Metal Links M27 with 5 Ball M193 as used in "FN Minimi" Squad Automatic Weapon circe 1988 to present

8955 FN HERSTAL, BELGIUM 9MM AMMO - Full 25 round box of FMJ ball ammo headstamped F N 51. Good to go with any Korean war or more recent vintage 9mm Parabelum caliber pistols. $29.00 (View Picture)

7639 WW2 US/UK 9MM AMMO CRATE - Wooden box with tin liner, about 8.5" wide, 10" tall and 17" long. Faded stencil on outside "3840 Cartridges, 9mm Ball M1, 1305 308 5810 A360, Lot RR-137530" These were packed with ammo in 64 round boxes, just right for filling two STEN gun magazines. I believe these were late WW2 or Korean War era procurement from Canada, but under US contract for Lend Lease, hence the U.S. style markings. The 9mm Ball M1 was standardized in 1942, and procurement from US sources was mainly for use by the OSS and probably Lend Lease as well. Great for display with OSS or UK or Lend Lease collection, or with Sten guns, or for living history use.. Wooden top is secured by two metal strips, one of which is hinged, and a cotter pin which hold the lid in place. Wooden box with tin liner, but missing wooden lid or top to the liner. Make a top out of plywood and will display okay. . $25.00 (View Picture)

Collectible Reloading Tools, Bullet molds, Powder Flasks, Powder cans, Powder Horns, etc.

17456 AMERICAN POWDER MILLS- BOSTON DEAD SHOT FFG circa 1893-1900 - “Triple refined Dead Shot Sporting Powder Manufactured by the American Powder Mills, Boston, A.O. Fay, Prest” A really nice one pound can (about 4” x 5 3/8”) of the style shown in Baczk & Rowe “Gun Powder Cans & Kegs” volume I, page 40 (lower photo) but with the American Mills Boston label shown on the example above. The other side of the can has the “Triple Refined Dead Shot” label seen on several examples on pages 34-39. Both labels are complete and the can retains about 90-95% original red paint. However, the pewter spout has been twisted off the top, but it is included, along with the brass cap, and could easily be put back in place with a bit of epoxy and look almost perfect. $125.00 (View Picture)

17455 LAFLIN & RAND “ORANGE EXTRA SPORTING” POWDER CAN CIRCA 1890s - Half pound size (about 3 3/4” x 4”). Paper label is pasted directly to the can and it does not look like it was painted first. Screw top preset with the cap rusted in place. Label has some loss and is darkened (probably from oxidation of the metal surface underneath. Overall about fair. Back of can shows where another label once was. (Baczk & Rowe “Gun Powder Cans & Kegs” volume I, page 237 shows a nearly identical can, but in ¼ pound size. $95.00 (View Picture)

17454 DITTMAR’S NEW SPORTING POWDER CAN - One pound size ( 3 ¾” x 5 1/8” x 1 ½”) a really nice can with about 95% of the red paint finish remaining, and about 60-70% of the colorful label intact. Carl Dittmar was a German who moved the New York state to manufacture powder, and collaborated with Schultze on the development of smokeless powder. This can is from the 1877-1881 period when he was located at Binghamton, NY making his “Dittmar’s New Sporting Powder” which was a nitrocellulose type, not the traditional black powder commonly used at the time. Can is complete with the metal cap. This scarce can is listed as a rarity 5. (Baczk & Rowe “Gun Powder Cans & Kegs” volume II, page 196.) $275.00 (View Picture)

17453 NEW ENGLAND SPORTING POWDER BOSTON ¼ POUND CAN - One quarter pound size, about 2 ¾’ x 2 ¾” x 1 3/8” with black japanned finish once stenciled NEW/ENGLAND/SPORTING/POWDER/BOSTON but the stenciled markings are very difficult to make out except under favorable light and holding the can just right and you can eventually make out about 2/3 of the marks. Nearly identical to the example shown in Baczk & Rowe “Gun Powder Cans & Kegs” volume II, page 293. The exact maker is unidentified. $45.00 (View Picture)

17452 RARE VENEZUEALAN BLACK POWDER CAN - The chipped paper label includes the word VENEZUEALA at the bottom, and other clues elsewhere, but the exact maker and date are unknown. This came from the estate of a distinguished collector who was once stationed in Venezuela and probably added to his collection at that time. Looks larger than one pound size, perhaps a kilogram or half-kilogram size can? This is an odd shape, sort of an oval with pointed tips. Size is about 4” wide by 8” tall by 3” deep. The label is composed of a small oval above a large one. The larger contains a scene with a hunter shooting birds separated by the powder type FFF, and the word VENEZUEALA at the bottom. The smaller oval includes a deer like animal with the words “MARCA REGISTRADA. Arched around the top are the words: [P?]OLVO[R?} PARA CACERIA EL CAZADOR which roughly translates to “powder for the hunter.” I am not sure if this was made in Venezuela, or merely labeled for sale there. Date is estimated to be circa 1880-1920, but that is only a guess. Overall condition is good to very good with an overall “old” appearance. The cap is missing from the stamped tin spout which is lightly rusted. $250.00 (View Picture)

17400 SHAGHTICOKE POWDER CO. HOOSIC RIFLE POWDER CAN- CIRCA 1870s - One pound size (about 4” x 5 1/2” x 1 1/2” deep oval style). This is a black painted can with stenciled markings on the front. One shallow dent across the lower back of the can and the poorly soldered seam there has come loose, as shown in the photo. The spout has internal threads for a stopper, but no cap is present. About 85% of the paint and stencilin remain on the front, while the back retains most of the black painted finish. (Baczk & Rowe “Gun Powder Cans & Kegs” volume II, page 220.) Rated as a rarity 5, so this is a scarce early can. $295.00 (View Picture)

17399 LARGE GREEN POWDER CAN WITH SPOUT (FOR BLASTING POWDER?) - Cylindrical can with domed top, about 4 ¾” diameter by 8 inches tall or 11 inches including the spout. Capacity is probably about 3 or 4 pounds. There is a small cap with a tin handle, presumably for measuring out a charge of about 1 ½ ounces of powder. The can and cap are painted a bottle green color and the front of the can is stenciled in faded gold paint, “Powder” surrounded by geometric designs. This is similar to a can shown in Baczk & Row (volume II page 90) which was used by a hardware store for dispensing powder into smaller cans or powder horns. Another possibility is that this was intended for use carrying blasting powder. My guess on age is about 1860-1870 but your guess is at least as good as mine. This came from a large collection of powder cans, assembled by a former officer stationed at Frankford Arsenal so perhaps it is even a relic found in a dark corner there. Baczk & Rowe “Gun Powder Cans & Kegs” volume II page 90 example is listed as rarity 7+ and valued at $1,500-2,000. This example can be yours for only $450.00 (View Picture)

17398 HAZARD POWDER CO. AMERICAN SPORTING GUNPOWDER CAN- CIRCA 1860-1880 - AND FRAMED MAP OF HAZARD POWDER COMPANY SITE (7796)- One pound size (about 4” x 5 1/4” x 1 5/8” deep oval style). Paper label is glued onto the surface of the can over a black painted finish, with about 95-97% finish left heavily alligatored. Label is nearly 100% complete. Shallow dent across the back of the can as shown in the photo. This is an early one with the spout having internal threads, but now has a very old cork with a wire loop to seal the top. Nice item with legible label and nice old look to it. (Baczk & Rowe “Gun Powder Cans & Kegs” volume I, page 137.) Rated as a rarity 5, so this is a scarce early can. The handsome original framed map of “Hazardville” (circa 1869) is a great item for display with this can. Hazardville was located in Enfield Township, Hartford County, Connecticut. Image size is about 13" x 16" with neatly done hand tinting. Details of the property include numerous mills and magazines and other production facilities, taking up about one third of the total area depicted. Nice addition to display with ammunition or arms of the black powder era, either military or civilian. Professionally framed with burled walnut and a neat gold liner. Overall size about 16.5" x 19.5" Photocopy of title page of the "Atlas of Hartford City and County" dated 1869 from which this was taken is pasted on back.. The great old powder can, and the framed map for $425.00 (View Picture)

17396 LAFLIN & RAND “ORANGE EXTRA SPORTING” POWDER CAN CIRCA 1900 - Half pound size (about 3.5” x 4.2”). Label is lithoprinted onto the surface of the can. Screw top is slightly misshapen and is missing the cap. Overall about good with some rusting on the top and on the back. Back of can lists Laflin & Rand plant locations and dates, the most recent being Platteville Mills, established 1900. (Baczk & Rowe “Gun Powder Cans & Kegs” volume I, page 236.) $75.00 (View Picture)

17395 Hamilton Powder Company “Snap Shot” 1/2 Pound Powder Can - The Hamilton Powder Company was founded in 1862 and continued in operation in Canada until 1910 when it merged with several others to form CIL, Ltd. Joe Salter has listed a similar can at http://www.joesalter.com/detail.php?f_qryitem=3110 that is a bit more legible. This can has a very unusual type surface, sort of a cross between salt glaze stoneware and enamel with white marks on a gray background, which has very badly “alligatored” over the years so that the markings are nearly illegible. The front has a round scene of some sort surrounded by a band with HAMILTON POWDER COMPANY SNAP SHOT. The back appears to be a listing of various plant locations, all in Canada, as best we can decipher them. This is complete with the screw top, and while it is not a pretty can, it seems to be scarce enough that Baczk and Rowe have not printed information on them (yet). One half pound size (about 3.5” wide by 4.25” tall). Empty. $49.00 (View Picture)

17392 SUPERIOR RIFLE GUN POWDER- GREAT LITTLE EARLY ROUND CAN made 1860 - This little can has no powder company name or address on it anywhere. The can is round and measures 2 1/2" in diameter and 3 3/8" in height. The can has a beautiful fully wrapped orange label over a red can. The label is in exceptional condition, with virtually 100% remaining, and nice bright orange color. The can shows oxidation and some rusting on top and bottom but retains 80% original paint overall. The screw cap is missing. This is one of the brands made at the Eureka Powder Mills in New Dunham, NH by George Mathewson and his successors. George Mathewson learned the trade with Hazard and then established his own mill near New Dunham, New Hampshire in 1853. He produced powder which was sold to the United States government, as well as commercially under the names Eureka, Superior, and Mathewson’s Powder. As with most powder mills of the era, accidents were common, with a major one in 1858 and a disaster in September 1860 which resulted in sale of the mill, and another accident soon after forced closing of the mill. The absence of the Mathewson name pretty well dates this example to the last few months of 1860. The pewter cap is missing as is usually the case with these. (Baczk & Rowe “Gun Powder Cans & Kegs” volume II, pages 157, 167.) $195.00 (View Picture)

16969 POWDER CAN- 1 POUND- CIRCA 1860-1890 - Nice early can that looks “old” and will be great to display with a muzzle loader or even an early black powder cartridge rifle. About 80-90% of the original red painted finish remains. Complete with the lead or pewter cap. $25.00 (View Picture)

14780 SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1875 LOADING TOOL .44 WCF (.44-40) - With the introduction of centerfire cartridges, the opportunities for reloading the scarce cases became attractive, and in 1874 Winchester began offering a reloading tool in .44 WCF (.44-40) the primary caliber of their flagship Model 1873 rifle and carbine. The short-lived very early Model 1874 tools are extremely scarce, and the replacement Model 1875 tools are only slightly less scarce. This is a rough condition example of the Model 1875 loading tool heavily pitted and rusted, although the generally rough finished quality of the cast iron parts blends in nicely. Only markings visible are “44 WCF” near the hinge. This is one made without the cut or hole for the Berdan primer chisel. From the estate of a past president of the Winchester Arms Collectors Association. Rough, but scarce in any condition. $200.00 (View Picture)

14772 WINCHESTER RLOADING TOOL 1880 .40-60 M [MARLIN] - Second variation with the flat sided handles and the non-adjustable sizing chamber. It is in near excellent condition with most of the blue finish remaining, although there are some areas of corrosion here and there. The Winchester tools were made in many calibers, not just the most popular Winchester calibers. Remember, they made some rifles such as the Browning designed 1885-1887 single shots in dozens of different calibers. The molds in the non-traditional Winchester calibers are pretty scarce, especially in better condition levels. A scarce one. $125.00 (View Picture)

14399 HANDSOME OLD ANTIQUE POWDER HORN- 15 INCH, 1827 DATED - A very attractive plain powder horn, about fifteen inches long. The wood plug (pine?) is recessed slightly from the end of the horn, and secured by about six brass tacks. Where the edges of the orn extended past the plug, they were originally finished off with a nice scallop type design, but most of the pieces have been broken off over the years. Recent screw hole in the center of the plug probably from a screw eye (missing) for attaching the strap. Looks like there was originally an iron staple attached to the top of the horn for that purpose, but it is now missing. Nice quality workmanship with the body of the horn scraped thin enough to be translucent to view how much is left. Pouring end has a wooden plug with a brass tip that looks to be a modern replacement. A farily large horn typical of those used in the period 1750 to about 1840 with the large bore muskets, fowlers and heavy caliber rifles of the period. Great for display with an original or a nice modern copy. My guess is that the 1827 date is authentic, but have no way to verify that. Overall G-VG condition except for the chipped areas around the plug. Still a nice old horn. $125.00 (View Picture)

**REDUCED** 14942 Scarce Hard Rubber powder flask in a case - During the latter half of the 19th century, hard rubber was an amazing “new” material which was used for a wide variety of different applications. It had a pleasing color (and could be tinted to some really ugly shades as well!) and could be easily formed using molds and provided a tough, durable, non-rusting product. As a contemporary of “gutta percha” the materials are often confused, but their compositions are distinctly different. We have seen hard rubber used in early pistol cases for the S&W .22 revolvers, for combs, buttons, toothbrush handles, buttplates, etc. Powder flasks are one of the less well known uses of this “wonder” material. This flask was made by the American Flask and Cap Company, according to a small tag the former owner left in the case. The case fits nicely but we are not sure if it is an original accessory, or added later to protect this scarce item. Overall condition appears to be excellent, but there is a slightly different sheen on an area about ¼” x 3” on the back of the flask that may be an impurity in the material, or perhaps an epoxy repair that blends almost perfectly. This is the only hard rubber flask we have ever encountered. This came from the estate of the author “Fighting Iron” a meticulous study of the various materials used in arms of all types, so I guess he thought this was a neat example $225.00 REDUCED TO $175.00 (View Picture)

14392 WARREN POWDER CAN CIRCA 1860-1880 - One pound size. Not listed in Baczk & Rowe “Gun Powder Cans & Kegs”. Probably circa 1860-1880. Label is chipped around the edges and coming loose. Looks like it reads WARREN SPORTING NUMBER 5 GRAIN. Complete with top. Bottom right corner has a small hole (less than 1/8”). $95.00 (View Picture)

5948 Embossed brown leather shot pouch with charger top - Overall length about 8.5 inches. Very nice quality with a good measure built into the spout. Both sides have embosed game scene in excellent condition with no wear or scuffing and only a few flex-cracks. Only marking is “2 Lbs” below the rivet holding the spout assembly. Probably American made. Looks like a leather tab at the base has been torn off. Still, a really handsome piece to display with an old muzzle loading fowler or shotgun anywhere from about 1830 to the end of the muzzle loader era. $69.00 (View Picture)

5947 Reproduction copper powder flask with dog and doves - Nice quality, but the details of the measure confirm it is a recent repro. Overall length about 6 inches. Nice decorative item, suitable for use or display. $15.00 (View Picture)

5946 HANDSOME ZINC POWDER FLASK WITH CHARGER TOP - Zinc flasks are often found in lousy condition as the metal is easily crushed and tends to be eaten away by certain chemical reactions. This one is in great shape with nice embosses pattern on both side. Measure has non-adjustable measuring spout with internal spring. No markings noted, probably American made, but perhaps an import. Overall length about 7.5 inches. Date is probably circa 1840-1870 but these remained in use until the end of the percussion era. Based on the size of the powder measure, this is probably for a rifle in the .40-50 caliber range, and would be nice for display with a half stock or full stock rifle of that era. Nice mellow patina to the brass. $79.00 (View Picture)

12674 WINCHESTER MODEL 1888 LOADING TOOL- .38-56 CALIBER - Complete with the usually missing handle which is used to press the primer into place. A very good example of this desirable early tool often carried in the field for reloading on long trips afield. Overall VG condition with mellow old dark look to it, mostly a smooth patina. Sharp markings, good mechanics. Nifty item to display with a rifle of that caliber. $275.00 (View Picture)

4650 FRANKFORD ARSENAL PRIMERS- FULL CAN Original label missing - Paper label would read "500 Cartridge Primers. This primer is suitable for black powder charges only. It is used in all Cal..45 and shotgun ammunition, and in Cal..30 gallery practice cartridges. Manufactured at Frankford Arsenal. " [One can had a rubber stamped May 1902 date on the label] Believe it is full, but a few primers may have been lost over the years. When screw top of the tin plated can is removed, the primers are housed in ten pasteboard discs with holes to individually hold 50 primers on each disc. Layer of cotton fabric on top of each disc and a string holds the stack together. These were issued at the unit level for reloading the tin plated cases commonly used circa 1882-1910 in .45-70, .30-40, and.30-06 cartridges. Reloading was done with both the "tong" type tool sets widely issued (and still fairly common) and the scarce bench type sets. Only one empty can encountered in my collecting experience prior to finding this small lot. (Reproduction label has been glued in place after the photos was taken) $69.00 (View Picture)

5948 Embossed brown leather shot pouch with charger top - Overall length about 8.5 inches. Very nice quality with a good measure built into the spout. Both sides have embosed game scene in excellent condition with no wear or scuffing and only a few flex-cracks. Only marking is “2 Lbs” below the rivet holding the spout assembly. Probably American made. Looks like a leather tab at the base has been torn off. Still, a really handsome piece to display with an old muzzle loading fowler or shotgun anywhere from about 1830 to the end of the muzzle loader era. $69.00 (View Picture)

5946 HANDSOME ZINC POWDER FLASK WITH CHARGER TOP - Zinc flasks are often found in lousy condition as the metal is easily crushed and tends to be eaten away by certain chemical reactions. This one is in great shape with nice embosses pattern on both side. Measure has non-adjustable measuring spout with internal spring. No markings noted, probably American made, but perhaps an import. Overall length about 7.5 inches. Date is probably circa 1840-1870 but these remained in use until the end of the percussion era. Based on the size of the powder measure, this is probably for a rifle in the .40-50 caliber range, and would be nice for display with a half stock or full stock rifle of that era. Nice mellow patina to the brass. $79.00 (View Picture)

3925 25 Lb. DuPont Blackpowder Can Circa 1910-1940. Tin can type construction with sides having about 96-98% original green paint, but also a lot of small dents and one larger area (6" x 8") which is pushed in about 1" but convenient for helping to keep from rolling when on display. Both ends have 98-99% original burgundy paint. Spout end (with screw cap) has small oval paper label "FFG" and embossed markings in the tin "Explosive Dangerous Black Rifle Powder 25 Lbs." and ink stamped "2F". Other end has really neat 5.25" diameter fancy black on white paper label showing a battleship (Span-Am era) and two field guns, and "E.I. Dupont De Nemours & Company, Manufacturers of Explosives of Every Kind. label is intact but shows some brown discoloration from adhesive or something and has 2" black "X" stenciled on it. End embossed ICC-13. Neat addition to the gun room or display of old blackpowder cartridge rifles and reloading gear. $75.00  (View Picture)

3090 Powder Can- American Powder Mills "Triple Refined Dead Shot Sporting Powder manufactured by the American Powder Mills, Boston" on the label of this neat old can. One pound size with oval body and shallow brass cap. Can is bright red but the paint is alligatoring and rusting through making the labels hard to read. Label on back shows a bird in flight above name American Powder Mills, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis. Believe this one dates to about 1880-1900. $55.00  (View Picture)

3092 Powder Can- 1/2 pound size, black Cap missing, paint rough. Probably circa 1880-1900. Has character. $215.00 (View Picture)

3093 Powder Can- 1 pound size, Oval, red paint, no label or cap. Probably circa 1880-1900. $20.00 (View Picture)

3095 Powder Can- 1 pound size, Basically rectangular with beveled corners on the sides. Tin spout with cork, not threaded. Diamond pattern embossed on front and rear. Red pait but no labels. Old name and Newark, Ohio scratched on the bottom. Estimated to be 1840-1870- vintage. $65.00  (View Picture)

3096 Powder Can- 1 pound size Flask type A clever marketing scheme where the can was shaped like a flask complete with two loops for a carrying cord. About 40% red paint remains and about 50% of the label featuring a dog and [?]graph Sporting Gun Powder Probably circa 1880-1900. $35.00   (View Picture)

6009 REMINGTON 7.62X54R RUSSIAN - Full factory box of 20 rounds with 150 grain bronze point bullets. Nice Boxer primed ammo with some tarnish. Box is not collector grade. $45.00 (View Picture)

6008 REMINGTON 7.62X54R RUSSIAN - Full factory box of 20 rounds with 150 grain bronze point bullets. Nice clean green box with only a few scuffs on the edges. Nice clean Boxer primed ammo. $45.00 (View Picture)

6007 WINCHESTER 7.62X54R RUSSIAN - Full factory box of 20 rounds with 145 grain copper hollow point (although look like FMJ to me). Old blue, yellow & red box. Scuffed on the corners and one end flap is messed up although mostly there. Will display better when wrapped, or get it for the boxer primed ammo. Nice for display with old Winchester 95 in 7.62 Russian caliber. $45.00 (View Picture)

5748 .470 Nitro Express Elephant Cartridge - Headstamp KYNOCH .470 this is the classic round introduced about 1907 and used in the finest English double rifle for the really BIG and DANGEROUS African game- elephants, tigers, rhinoceros, etc. These fire a 500 grain full jacketed bullet at about 2150 fps with a muzzle energy of 5140 foot pounds. These rounds came from estate of an experienced African hunter, and show some scrapes and dirt from being handled and carried. Impress your friends or fix your elephant problem with these babies! $12.00 (View Picture)

17792 LYMAN four cavity mold and handles 357446 (162 grain) - Lyman has been the largest maker of bullet molds for nearly 100 years now. These are usually found in single, double or four cavity versions, with the larger molds obviously being more productive in terms of bullets per hour. These are all precision manufacture tools and when properly cared for will last a long time. Besides a lower cost per bullet than buying them from commercial sources, there is also the benefit of not being dependent on commercial sources as you can cast your own bullets using an electric casting pot, or even an iron pot on your kitchen stove. (The latter practice invites nasty comments from mothers and spouses, I have learned.) By tinkering with the lead alloy and lubes and sizing procedures cast bullets can achieve excellent accuracy, and with gas checks they can get good velocity, although not as high as jacketed bullets. This is a used mold, casting the bullet described above. It comes complete with handles. Overall condition fine to excellent showing just normal wear. $95.00 (View Picture)

17784 LYMAN four cavity mold and handles 35891 (148 grain) - Lyman has been the largest maker of bullet molds for nearly 100 years now. These are usually found in single, double or four cavity versions, with the larger molds obviously being more productive in terms of bullets per hour. These are all precision manufacture tools and when properly cared for will last a long time. Besides a lower cost per bullet than buying them from commercial sources, there is also the benefit of not being dependent on commercial sources as you can cast your own bullets using an electric casting pot, or even an iron pot on your kitchen stove. (The latter practice invites nasty comments from mothers and spouses, I have learned.) By tinkering with the lead alloy and lubes and sizing procedures cast bullets can achieve excellent accuracy, and with gas checks they can get good velocity, although not as high as jacketed bullets. This is a used mold, casting the bullet described above. It comes complete with handles. Overall condition fine to excellent showing just normal wear. Note that the wooden grips on the handles are damaged but usable, but the blocks should work just fine $95.00 (View Picture)

17783 LYMAN four cavity mold and handles 452460 (160 or 200 grain) - Lyman has been the largest maker of bullet molds for nearly 100 years now. These are usually found in single, double or four cavity versions, with the larger molds obviously being more productive in terms of bullets per hour. These are all precision manufacture tools and when properly cared for will last a long time. Besides a lower cost per bullet than buying them from commercial sources, there is also the benefit of not being dependent on commercial sources as you can cast your own bullets using an electric casting pot, or even an iron pot on your kitchen stove. (The latter practice invites nasty comments from mothers and spouses, I have learned.) By tinkering with the lead alloy and lubes and sizing procedures cast bullets can achieve excellent accuracy, and with gas checks they can get good velocity, although not as high as jacketed bullets. This is a used mold, casting the bullet described above. It comes complete with handles. Overall condition fine to excellent showing just normal wear. Note that the wooden grips on the handles are badly damaged but usable, but the blocks should work just fine. $95.00 (View Picture)

17782 LYMAN four cavity mold and handles 35863 (148 grain) - Lyman has been the largest maker of bullet molds for nearly 100 years now. These are usually found in single, double or four cavity versions, with the larger molds obviously being more productive in terms of bullets per hour. These are all precision manufacture tools and when properly cared for will last a long time. Besides a lower cost per bullet than buying them from commercial sources, there is also the benefit of not being dependent on commercial sources as you can cast your own bullets using an electric casting pot, or even an iron pot on your kitchen stove. (The latter practice invites nasty comments from mothers and spouses, I have learned.) By tinkering with the lead alloy and lubes and sizing procedures cast bullets can achieve excellent accuracy, and with gas checks they can get good velocity, although not as high as jacketed bullets. This is a used mold, casting the bullet described above. It comes complete with handles. Overall condition fine to excellent showing just normal wear. $95.00 (View Picture)

17781 LYMAN four cavity mold and handles 358311 (160 grain) - Lyman has been the largest maker of bullet molds for nearly 100 years now. These are usually found in single, double or four cavity versions, with the larger molds obviously being more productive in terms of bullets per hour. These are all precision manufacture tools and when properly cared for will last a long time. Besides a lower cost per bullet than buying them from commercial sources, there is also the benefit of not being dependent on commercial sources as you can cast your own bullets using an electric casting pot, or even an iron pot on your kitchen stove. (The latter practice invites nasty comments from mothers and spouses, I have learned.) By tinkering with the lead alloy and lubes and sizing procedures cast bullets can achieve excellent accuracy, and with gas checks they can get good velocity, although not as high as jacketed bullets. This is a used mold, casting the bullet described above. It comes complete with handles. Overall condition fine to excellent showing just normal wear. $95.00 (View Picture)

17780 LYMAN four cavity adjustable length swage core 44S and handles - Lyman has been the largest maker of bullet molds for nearly 100 years now. These are usually found in single, double or four cavity versions, with the larger molds obviously being more productive in terms of bullets per hour. These are all precision manufacture tools and when properly cared for will last a long time. Besides a lower cost per bullet than buying them from commercial sources, there is also the benefit of not being dependent on commercial sources as you can cast your own bullets using an electric casting pot, or even an iron pot on your kitchen stove. (The latter practice invites nasty comments from mothers and spouses, I have learned.) By tinkering with the lead alloy and lubes and sizing procedures cast bullets can achieve excellent accuracy, and with gas checks they can get good velocity, although not as high as jacketed bullets. This is a used mold, casting the bullet described above. It comes complete with handles. Overall condition fine to excellent showing just normal wear. Note that the wooden grips on the handles are badly damaged but usable, and the blocks should work just fine. $95.00 (View Picture)

17764 LEE .308 Round Ball single cavity mold with handles - LEE Bullet Molds are high quality but inexpensive solutions for your bullet casting needs. They use aluminum blocks which heat up quickly and are light weight to be less tiring when casting for a long period of time. These are complete with the handles and sprue cutters. Used, excellent condition. This one casts a .308 diameter round ball. $12.00 (View Picture)

14637 RELOADING DIES- .244 REMINGTON TWO DIE SET - Nice clean well cared for set made by RCBS with original box and instructions. Probably circa 1950s or early 1960s. Box is a bit faded and scuffed but dies look to be about perfect. Standard 7/8 x 14 threads used on most reloading presses. $12.00 (View Picture)

14636 RELOADING DIES- .30-06 TWO DIE SET - Nice clean well cared for set made by Pacific with original box. Probably circa 1950s or early 1960s. Box is a bit faded and scuffed but dies look to be about perfect. Standard 7/8 x 14 threads used on most reloading presses. $12.00 (View Picture)

10882 DILLON 300 GRAIN LED BULLETS FOR .45-70 (BAG OF 250) - Dillon price is $19.27 per bag. Our price $15 per bag We just do not have time to reload ammo so might as well let someone else get some use out of them. $15.00 (View Picture)

10620 1 POUND CAN OF 4350 POWDER - Excellent plus condition with the orignal cellophane wrapping intact. Probably circa 1940s or 50s. Great for display with reloading gear from that period, or a target rifle with some accessories. Sold as collector item only, not for use due to age and unknown condition of contents. $20.00 (View Picture)

6169 100 BULLETS, BALL CAL..30 M2 - W.O. 4305 MI MAR 1949, Frankford Arsenal. Full sealed box, plastic wrapped , nice for display. One flap had been opened resulting in a torn corner on the cardboard but label is okay. M2 on end flap in ball point. Uncommon addition to the U.S. military collection of ammunition or rifles. $15.00 (View Picture)

5504 .577 N SHELL HOLDER - RCBS made. Rim diameter is just a little smaller than on the .577/450 case, so I believe this is for the .577 Nitro express, or other cases derived from it. $12.00

2502 Reloading Dies- .41 Magnum- - Three die set, carbide dies (no lube required). Compete with shell holder. Made by Lee. Appear to be new unused in plastic holder. $20.00 (View Picture)