• 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, etc
• Collectible Commercial Cartridges and Components
• Modern Ammunition and Re-Loading Supplies

**NEW ADDITION** 15358 10 CTGS, 12 GAGE/ SHOTGUN PLASTIC CASE/ NO. 00 BUCKSHOT [XM162] - Lot FC-83 A001-001, 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 Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 15334 FULL BANDOLEER 120 ROUNDS .30 CARBINE BALL M1 (LC 54) - Lot LC13716 headstamped LC 54, this is the type of ammo issued well into the Vietnam era when carbines finally disappeared from U.S. forces. Each of the six pockets holds two 10 round stripper clips with the built in charger guides that slide on to the magazine for loading. Getting hard to find as most of the GI carbine ammo has been shot up over the years. $50.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 15315 WW2 GERMAN 9MM LUGER AMMO- FULL BOX OF 16 ROUNDS DATED 1944 - Box has been opened, but label is still legible, and will look nice if plastic wrapped for display. Steel case ammo is headstamped Wa St+ 7 44. $25.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 15314 FULL BOX OF 50 ROUNDS .45 ACP MATCH M1911 DATED 1965 - Lot RA 5058. Red and blue printing on while label with handsome eagle design on front with 1965 MATCH. Full box (Will wrap in plastic for display if requested). A bit dirty or smudged on the sides of the box but face is nice. Great for display with a M1911A1 National Match or Colt Gold Cup of that vintage. Getting hard to find the older Match ammo. $30.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 15312 FULL BOX OF 50 ROUNDS .45 ACP MATCH M1911 DATED 1963 - Lot FC 1984. Red and blue printing on while label with handsome eagle design on front with 1963 MATCH. Full box (Will wrap in plastic for display if requested). Great for display with a M1911A1 National Match or Colt Gold Cup of that vintage. Getting hard to find the older Match ammo. $30.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 15311 FULL SEALED BOX OF 20 ROUNDS .30 MATCH M72 DATED 1966 - 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 (Will wrap in plastic for display if requested). 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)

**NEW ADDITION** 15310 FULL SEALED BOX 20 CARTRIDGES CALIBER .30 INCENDIARY M1 - Lot DEN 14449 probably headstamped DEN 44 Box in pretty niceshap. Paper label is partially ton along the closeing seam, but the box is still sealed. Back has a blue ink math computation, but you dont see that when looking at the front. Sealed in plastic for display. $125.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 13901 LOT OF 24 ROUNDS JACKETED SOFT POINT .45-70 AMMO - Mostly R-P .45-70 GOVT headstamped but some others. Believed to be all factory loads, but sold strictly for use as fillers for cartridge boxes or belts. Look like maybe 405 grain bullets. The lot for $10.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 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)

**NEW ADDITION** 13329 WW2 00 BUCK US PROPERTY AMMUNITION FOR TRENCH GUNS (WESTERN XPERT) - Full box of 25 rounds paper case ammunition as was issued during most of WW2, with the brass case M19 not adopted until late in the war. It took a while to relearn the lessons of WW1 that paper case ammo tended to swell and not last long in the rain and muck in the field, especially in the humid jungles of the Pacific. Box is in the typical condition for these, with minor scuffing and a couple of the rims starting to burst the corner seams,. One small spot on the end flap where an old store price label was removed. Still a nice box for display with your trench or riot guns. $95.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 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)

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.. $400.00 (View Picture)

15232 .30-06 BALL M2, FULL SEALED SPAM CAN OF 220 ROUNDS - Lot TW 18759 replaced 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)

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. $18.00 (View Picture)

15124 "20 Caliber .45 Blank Cartridges for Line Throwing - Gun/ Contract No. W-849-ORD-2901, Western Cartridge Co. Lot 6108" in black on front of white box. Box also has ink stamped date 5/24/43. Headstamp "WCC 45-70 MK1 1943" Exceptionally nice, clean full box, great for display with one of the several types of .45-70 line throwing guns used by the U.S. Navy. $40.00 (View Picture)

13554 .50 BMG BLANK AMMUNITION M1A1 IN M9 LINKS- LOT OF 140 ROUNDS - GI blank loads with 1985 or 1986 headstamps. This has the rosette type crimp, and the M9 links are for use in the M2 .50 BMG. Excellent. The lot for $165.00 (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)

15037 RARE 1954 MATCH .45 ACP AMMUNITION MADE BY FRANKFORD ARSENAL - Unknown even to many advanced collectors, this is a partial box of 1954 match ammunition loaded at Frankford Arsenal loaded using steel cases and 210 grain FMJ bullets (instead of the normal 230 grain bullets). These have a green primer seal, and were packed in 50 round boxes (normal M1911 Ball boxes turned inside out) and identified with a paper label glued in place, with the sublot identification ink stamped in. This box has some scribble notes along the left side of the label, and only has about 30 of the original 50 cartridges. These came from the estate of a former Army Ordnance officer along with two similar boxes (one 1954 like this and a 1953 dated box) which went into my collection. A treasure for the advanced cartridge collector or someone with a National Match M1911A1 from that year. $45.00 (View Picture)

15035 U.S. MILITARY WW2 .45 ACP AMMUNITION- Lot of SIX 20 ROUND BOXES (grade 2) - These have WCC 42 headstamped rounds. Boxes are not really suitable for display, but okay for filling a wood ammo crate or something, or use the rounds for display. Boxes have defects such as opened, labels missing or partially missing or stained. Ammo is in excellent condition. Lot of SIX boxes, total 120 rounds WCC 42 dated ammo. $30.00 (View Picture)

15034 U.S. MILITARY WW2 .45 ACP AMMUNITION- Lot of two 20 ROUND BOX - These have WCC 42 headstamped rounds. These two boxes have small defects (piece of label missing, partially opened, etc) so we call them grade B, but they are okay for most display use. Lot of TWO boxes, wrapped in plastic. $18.00 (View Picture)

15024 U.S. MILITARY WW2 .45 ACP AMMUNITION- 20 ROUND BOX - Have several- These have WCC 42 headstamped rounds. Boxes are overall fine to excellent condition, and have been sealed in plastic for display. In late 1942 or early 1943 they changed the standard box from the 20 rounds (standard from about 1890) to the familiar 50 round box. Thus this box would display nicely with a WW1 display even though the contents are dated 1942, the external appearance is the same as for WW1 ammo for the M1911 pistols. $12.00 (View Picture)

14989 WW2 .30- CARBINE AMMUNITION BOX OF 50 ROUNDS LC 45 - Nice clean, full, sealed box of 50 rounds, made by Lake City Ordnance Plant in 1945. Headstamp LC 45. Brown cardboard box with clear markings "50 Cartridges, Carbine, Caliber .30 M1, Lot LC [ink stamped 12910, Lake City Ordnance Plant". Super nice clean stuff, fresh from a sealed spam can that we just opened. If requested, we will shrink wrap in plastic for display with your M1 carbine stuff. $22.00 (View Picture)

14978 POWDER FLASK AND SHOT POUCH - From about 1840 to 1900 it was common for a hunter to carry ammunition for their muzzle loading gun in flasks and pouches like this, unless they had one of the expensive new breechloaders that used metallic cartridges. When loading their muzzle loader, they would tip the powder flask up with the spout in the muzzle of the gun, and then press the plunger to release a measured amount of powder in the barrel. Then ram a wad down, then use the shot pouch to drop a measured amount of shot, followed by another bit of wadding to keep the shot from rolling out the barrel if it was depressed below horizontal while waiting for another shot. Powder flasks replaced the primitive home made powder horns (except for very poor people who could not afford a flask, but could make their own horn for free). Flasks were made from copper, brass, and zinc in various sizes. This one pound example (to hold a pound of powder) is made of zinc with an embossed fluted design and has a dark protective coating of some sort. The zinc flasks are probably the most fragile of the materials used, and often found badly crushed or deteriorated. The measure is complete and appears to function properly, and the four small rings for a carrying strap or cord are all present. Leather shot pouches were used to carry a supply of shot appropriate for the game being hunted. To avoid noise, these used a leather body rather than metal, and this one has a handsome, detailed game scene embossed on it. Often the leather is rotted, or stained or the stitching torn, but this one is in as nice condition as any I have encountered in recent years, although there are a few surface cracks to the leather. The carrying ring is present and the charger is functional. A nice pair to display with a display of hunting memorabilia, or a gun display featuring old sporting arms. Well above average condition. $135.00 (View Picture)

14963 WW2 .30- CARBINE AMMUNITION BOX OF 50 ROUNDS WCC 43 - Nice clean full box of 50 rounds, made by Western Cartridge Company (affiliated with Winchester), Headstamp WCC 43. Brown cardboard box with clear markings "50 Cartridges, Carbine, Caliber .30 M1, Ammunition Lot W.C.C. [ink stamped 8295], Western Cartridge Company". These were repacked at Evansville in September 1944 and the cartons rubberstamped “REPACKED E.C. 9-44” in red at that time. If requested, we will shrink wrap in plastic for display with your M1 carbine stuff. $25.00 (View Picture)

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 (View Picture)

14938 50 cartridges, Ball, Caliber .45 M1911 (TW-53 brass) - Nice clean full box of 50 rounds as shown in the photo. These were standard for use with the M1911 .45 automatic, and the Thompson, and M3 submachine guns. Ammo of this vintage remained in use up through Vietnam era. A good addition to any U.S. military collection. $20.00 (View Picture)

14936 50 cartridges, Ball, Caliber .45 M1911 (TW-56 steel case) - Steel cartridge cases have been tried repeatedly, with marginal success, mainly to conserve critical supplies of copper and brass. This was evident during WW2 when many different calibers were made (or at least experimented with) and they even switched to zinc coated steel for making pennies in 1943. The only large scale WW2 production was in .45 ACP by EC (Evansville) but steel cases were used in .30 carbine and .30-06 dummies. In 1956 the use of steel cases was tried again, and reached limited production quantities in .45 ACP and .30 carbine. Nice clean full box of 50 rounds as shown in the photo. A good addition to any U.S. military collection. $20.00 (View Picture)

14930 Lot of 3 boxes of Western .45 ACP ammo circa 1940s - Nickeled cases and commercial headstamps. Boxes are in good condition, but show minor scuffing and dirt. Ammo is bright and clean, non-corrosive factory loads. Nice for display with any American made gun in .45 ACP from that era. Two boxes are lot AXLK5 and one is lot AGLK6. The lot of three boxes for $50.00 (View Picture)

14886 20 CARTRIDGES, BALL FRANGIBLE, CALIBER .30 M22 - Lot LC 12292 with LC 45 headstamp- full sealed box, with M22 nomenclature overstamped over previous T-44 test designation. 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. $45.00 (View Picture)

14866 10 CTGS, 12 GAGE/ SHOTGUN PLASTIC CASE/ NO. 00 BUCKSHOT XM162 - Lot WCC 85K056-004, Olin Corp. printed on the white paper/foil overwrap. Looks lie a 1984 date on the overwrap material so these are fairly late, Desert Storm era rounds. Nice, full sealed box of the ammunition used in trench and riot guns during Vietnam and until the present. $45.00 (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)

14803 40 ROUND BOX OF PEDERSEN DEVICE AMMUNITION - “40- CAL..30 AUTO. PISTOL BALL CARTRIDGES Model of 1918” headstamped RA H 19. Box is aged brown color but good markings. One small damaged area on one end flap. Ammo has the typical tarnish and staining found on this ammo, but about as nice as you can find any more. $75.00 (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)

14797 VIETNAM ERA BANDOLEER OF 7.62 X 51MM BALL M80 AMMUNITION FOR M14 RIFLES - Lot TW 18603 headstamped TW 69 in five round stripper clips with the stripper clip guide for loading magazines still in the right pocket. Surprisingly hard to find, compared to WW2 ammo. Nice clean full bandoleer of 60 rounds. $45.00 (View Picture)

14609 50 WINCHESTER .38 CALIBER LONG COLT CENTERFIRE CARTRIDGES - Exceptionally nice clean, full box. Label is sealed on one side but has been carefully cut on the other three sides although it will display as if it were still sealed. The lousy Saran Wrap job was replaced with crystal clear heat shrink wrap for better protection and appearance after the photo was taken. Newest label date is 4-14 so this is probably pre-1920 box. This is a black powder load (green label) and would be a great companion in a display of the Colt single action or double action revolvers in this caliber. $135.00 (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)

14607 50 WINCHESTER .38 CALIBER SHORT RIMFIRE CARTRIDGES - Exceptionally 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. No label date codes, so this probably is prior to 1900, but sometime after 1871 as the lable mentions Stetson’s patent of that date. This is a black powder load (green label) and would be a great companion in a display of the Colt single action or double action revolvers in this caliber. $125.00 (View Picture)

14600 50 Cartridges, Ball, Carbine, Caliber .30 M1 made by Winchester - Scarce and desirable box of WW2 carbine ammo made by Winchester. Headstamp WRA 45. Box is full and wrapped in plastic for display. These were packed with the front flap tucked inside, not glued, and someone applied a bit of scotch tape at some time which has left a small stained area- not a big deal, but we wanted to point it out. I get dozens or hundreds of boxes of carbine ammo by other makers for each box from Winchester we find. $75.00 (View Picture)

14599 50 .22 HORNET SOFT POINT CARTRIDGES for Air Force Survival guns - Made by Winchester. Full box wrapped in plastic for display, complete with the original kraft overwrapping. Side of box has printed notice “Under no circumstances is the ammunition to be used for offensive or defensive measures against enemy personnel. This ammunition is provided for use with your emergency survival Rifle for the Killing of Game for food under emergency survival conditions only.” This ammo was used with the M4 bolt action rifle and the M6 over-under .22 Hornet rifle/ .410 shotgun used by the air force starting around 1950. A nice clean box, with the wrapper, and opened so you can see the warning. $40.00 (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)

14594 .30-40 KRAG PAPER BULLET BLANKS by WINCHESTER - Exceptionally nice clean, full sealed box, probably circa 1930s-40s. Great for display with a Krag collection to show some of the many different types of ammunition made for these fine old rifles. $29.00 (View Picture)

14592 20 Caliber .45 Revolver Ball Cartridges, model of 1909 for Colt's Double Action - Revolver, Model of 1909. Smokeless powder, Frankford Arsenal. Full sealed box with clear March 1914 date stamp. Cloth strips under top for opening. An exceptionally nice clean box for display with your M1909 revolver. Hard to find in this condition. $59.00 (View Picture)

14591 20 CALIBER .38 REVOLVER BALL CARTRIDGES FOR COLT'S DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER - Made by Peters Cartridge Company circa 1911, this is a partial box with about 12 rounds left. One end and a spot on one edge has been chewed on by a little critter of some sort, which seems to be quite common with these early .38 military boxes for some reason. Chewed end covered up with clear tape, so the box displays okay, not as nice as a minty box, but good for a cheap filler item in a larger display. $12.00 (View Picture)

14035 20 Cartridges, DUMMY, Caliber .30, M1906 for use in Rifles - Frankford Arsenal Lot FA 81, with the green label. Full sealed box, and we do not know the details of the contents. Best guess is that it has the standard fluted case dummies, and date to the 1930s or early WW2 years before the color coded labels were dropped in favor of plain black printed markings. 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. $40.00 (View Picture)

14796 BRITISH .55 CALIBER BOYES ANTI TANK RIFLE STRIPPER 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)

14605 FRANKFORD ARSENAL BOX OF 40 .45 CALIBER BULLETS (LOT OF FOUR BOXES) - Frankford Arsenal occasionally packaged .45 caliber bullets (230 grain FMJ for M1911 .45 ACP ammo) in small cartons of 40 bullets each. These are the same size cartons as used prior to WW2 for packing 20 rounds of loaded .45 ACP ammo. My guess is that these are circa late 1940s or 1950s vintage. Another neat accessory item for a .45 auto display. Because of the heavy weigh in the small carton, these are usually broken open and/or taped up. This lot consists of FOUR 40 round boxes of bullets, with one pretty clean and a nice display example and three others in lesser condition. The lot of 4 boxes (total 160 bullets) for $32.00 (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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

13899 TWO ROUNDS .41 SWISS RIMFIRE AMMO FOR THE M1868-1883 VETTERLI RIFLES - Swiss made with the typical paper patched bullets and Swiss cross headstamp on the copper case. Nice for display with the Swiss Vetterli rifles. One side is nice and clean looking while the other side is dark and tarnished. Both cartridges for $12.00 (View Picture)

13884 BANDOLEER OF 48 ROUNDS BALL M2 IN 8 ROUND CLIPS (RA 55) - Cotton bandoleer with markings and lot number RA43247, and dated 1961 on the back. Ammo is headstamped RA 55, and shows signs of having been previously loaded in machine gun links, and delinked and repacked. This was common in the 1960s and later asfter the M14 had been adopted and .30-06 ammo stocks were repacked in lieu of new production. Sometimes this was to meet foreign aid requirements, or perhaps the belted ammo had unserviceable tracer rounds so they repacked as clipped, or maybe they just needed more ball for rifles than MGs at the time this was done. By 1955 al Remington ball .30-06 was made with non-corrosive primers, but we are selling as collector ammo only and not warranted for shooting safety. Anyway, one bandoleer as described and shown in the photo for $29.00 (View Picture)

13875 99 Rounds 7.62mm Blank M82 - Headstamped LC 67 with undented primers, but the wad has been removed and all the powder dumped out, so these are not loaded anymore, but the primers may be live. Great for filling bandoleers or link them up for display with a dummy machine gun. Total about 99 rounds, about 10 in inks, rest are loose. $8.00 (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)

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)

13770 WW2 .30 CARBINE AMMO IN BOXES (LC 4 REPACKED EC 5-44) - Full sealed box of WW2 ammo. Natural brown color box with black printing "50 Cartridges, Ball Carbine, Caliber .30 M1" and lot number and maker. This was made at Lake City in 1944, having the LC 4 headstamp. Boxes were repacked at Evansville Chrysler facilities in May 1944. Nice for display in a Carbine or WW2 collection. Boxes may be slightly scuffed or soiled from storage. $25.00 (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. $65.00 (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)

13532 50 CARTRIDGES, BALL, CALIBER .38 SPECIAL M41 - White box with black lettering, loaded by Remington lot number 5938 with headstamp RA 67. This is Vietnam era issue for use with the S&W Victory Model carried by USN and USMC pilots, and also for security forces. Nice clean full box but slightly yellowing from age. $25.00 (View Picture)

13517 M1903/1903A3 CLIP OF 5 CARTRIDGES, INCENDIARY, CALIBER .30 M1 (BLUE TIPS) - Made at Eau Claire Ordnance Plant in 1942. 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. $15.00 (View Picture)

13512 M1 GARAND CLIP OF 8 CARTRIDGES, INCENDIARY, CALIBER .30 M1 (BLUE TIPS) - Made at Eau Claire Ordnance Plant in 1942. 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. $22.00 (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. $59.00 (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

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. $49.00 (View Picture)

12894 20 CARTRIDGES, BALL, CALIBER .30 M1 - Nice clean full sealed box packed in 5 round clips. Headstamp FA 35 (Frankford Arsenal 1935) and lot number FA 1880. 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. $20.00 (View Picture)

12672 ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR PACKET OF TEN MAYNARD .50 CALIBER CARTRIDGES - Loose individual cartridges are very scarce, and the packets of 10 are extrememly scarce. This is a nice old packet, with the ten ball cartridges neatly wrapped up in folded paper packet tied with string. The Maynard cartridges have a large thin sheet brass disc base, and the edges have broken through the paper in many places, as is often the case with the Maynard packets. No markings visible. Great for display with a CW cavalry carbine collection. $695.00 (View Picture)

12671 ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR PACKET OF TEN .58 CALIBER MINIE BALL CARTRIDGES - Loose individual cartridges are very scarce, and the packets of 10 are extrememly scarce. This is a nice old packet, with the ten ball cartridges neatly wrapped up in folded paper packet glued shut. The bulge at one ned is the tube with 10-12 percussion caps that wasincluded with each packet. Owner had a loose cartridge from an identical packet that had broken loose, and it is a tan colored paper with with thread/string tie at the front, and folded tail. I do ont have an original packet in my collection and am tempted to keep this one. $695.00 (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)

12356 .30 BALL M2 BY FRANKFORD ARSENAL - Full sealed box of 20 rounds packed on stripper clips. Lot FA 3109 with "tinned" bullets, probably headstamped FA 39. (Did not open up a box to check, but could see the bullet through a gap in the cardboard). Good clean box of early M2 ball with the red stripe label. M1 Garand rifle production was still in its early stages so the five round stripper clip was still the normal method of packing. Most of this ammo was used up during WW2 and early lots are scarce as a result. $25.00 (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)

11849 .30-06 Tracer M25 Lot SL 7282 - Loaded at St. Louis Ordnance Plant, with the orange tip. This was adopted after St. Louis had wrapped up WW2 production. Therefore this box must have been loaded after 1952 when the plant reopened and 1957 when they were permanently closed, and judging from the high lot number, probably around 1955-57. Full sealed box, sealed in plastic. May have a scuff spot ont he front about 1/4" x 3/4" but not bad. $35.00 (View Picture)

11823 .30-06 BALL M2 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 after the name was changed (in 1963) to Lake City Army Ammunition Plant. y dropped the color coded strips to designate different types of ammo. Made by Lake City Ammunition Plant. $20.00 (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)

11372 LOT 106 ROUNDS 7.62MM (.308) BLANKS IN LINKS FOR M6O MACHINE GUNS - Full box of 100 rounds with a few exteas added. All in the cardboard box and cloth bandoleer. $25.00 (View Picture)

11293 ORIGINAL WW1 BANDOLEER OF 60 ROUNDS .30-06 (USCCO 18) - Original bandoleer with all contents. Ball Model 1906 cartridges are on five round brass stripper clips. Lot number stenciled on the bandoleer. Lot card (actually just loading data, not a lot number) in the end pocket. WW1 Bandoleers are hard to find. The cartridges are the early 1918 type with no crimp on the primers. Like nearly all WW1 military ammo, there is assorted corrosion on some of the cases, ranging from a tiny amount to large nasty looking areas. Bandoleer fabric has some spots and stains, and probably is weakened in those locations from the chemicals which cause the case corrosion. $95.00 (View Picture)

11050 20 CARTRIDGES, ARMOR PIERCING, CALIBER .30 M2 (LC 43) - Nice mostly clean box, sealed in plastic for display. This is early WW2 type packing with the label with black printing and the traditional blue and yellow stripes. Olake City arsenal (Independence, MO) was a major producer of U.S. small arms ammo during WW2 and today is our largest producer of small arms ammo. Front of box is n ice and clean, but back and top flap may have dirt and stains. Bullet tips poking through the bottom of most boxes. $22.00 (View Picture)

11808 TWO EMPTY .30-40 KRAG BOXES - One box circa 1930s ball ammo by Remington and other by Winchester (division of Western Cartridge Company, so circa 1931-1944) for paper bullet blanks. Put some styrofoam filler in them and they display just like full boxes at a fraction of the price. $12.00 (View Picture)

11807 FULL BOX .30-40 KRAG BALL AMMO - Commercial production circa 1930s with REM-UMC 30 USA headstamps. Nice clean ammo with 220 grain full jacket bullets. May have some split necks from age. Strictly for display, not for shooting. Nice clean box of 20 rounds. Rims have poked through the corner on one end flap of the top piece. $22.00 (View Picture)

11806 LOT OF 10 ROUNDS .30-40 KRAG DUMMY CARTRIDGES - Assembled with fired REM-UMC 30 USA commercial cases and 220 grain full jacketed bullets. Fine for filling a cartridge belt or box to display with your Krag so you won't worry about some idiot putting a live round in a rifle on display. $5.00 (View Picture)

11803 U.S. WW1 BANDOLEER OF .30-06 (WESTERN 1918) - Full original bandoleer of 60 rounds in 5 round stripper clips with headstamp WESTERN 1918 with the ring crimp on the primer pocket. Ammo is mostly nasty looking with white powder and green corrosion, and definitely not safe to shoot. Bandoleer is pretty good with just a couple of stains (probably from corrosion from ammo leaking out). Lot No. S-30 stenciled on the front, with lot card in pocket indicating manufacture December 2, 1918. Card is very fragile and has been placed in plastic envelope for protection. Any WW1 bandoleer is getting increasingly hard to find. $85.00 (View Picture)

11028 FULL BOX SPANISH AMERICAN WAR .45-70 CARTRIDGES - These are the "Caliber .45 Rifle Ball Reloading Cartridge Model 1898" which marked the transition to smokeless powder for the trapdoor rifles. Smoke from the old blackpowder loads proved to be a tactical disadvantage during the Spanish American War, and urgent needs led to commercial contracts for the new ammunition. These were loaded in cases with commercial headstamps (UMC S H 45-70) and packed in 20 round boxes. This box is by the Union Metallic Cartridge Company in Bridgeport, CT, with label printed in red showing a picture of the cartridge with "45-500 Government Smokeless" indicating the use of the regulation 500 grain lead bullet. Full sealed box . Grade I is all intact with little of no handling damage. On Grade II. rough handling over the last 100 years has resulted in some slightly damaged corner seams and/or loss of a small piece of end flap off the upper part of the box. Great for display with that .45-70 rifle. Sealed in plastic shrink wrap for better strength and display. This is a Grade II box. $75.00 (View Picture)

11023 FULL BOX SPANISH AMERICAN WAR .45-70 CARTRIDGES - These are the "Caliber .45 Rifle Ball Reloading Cartridge Model 1898" which marked the transition to smokeless powder for the trapdoor rifles. Smoke from the old blackpowder loads proved to be a tactical disadvantage during the Spanish American War, and urgent needs led to commercial contracts for the new ammunition. These were loaded in cases with commercial headstamps (UMC S H 45-70) and packed in 20 round boxes. This box is by the Union Metallic Cartridge Company in Bridgeport, CT, with label printed in red showing a picture of the cartridge with "45-500 Government Smokeless" indicating the use of the regulation 500 grain lead bullet. Full sealed box . Grade I is all intact with little of no handling damage. On Grade II. rough handling over the last 100 years has resulted in some slightly damaged corner seams and/or loss of a small piece of end flap off the upper part of the box. Great for display with that .45-70 rifle. Sealed in plastic shrink wrap for better strength and display. This is a Grade I box. $95.00 (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)

10487 50 Cartridges Tracer Carbine Caliber .30 M27 - Lot 12424 with headstamp LC 72, the latest date I have seen on Carbine tracer rounds. This is the orange tip M27, not the red tip M16 tracer used in WW2. Nice clean full box. $65.00 (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. $125.00 (View Picture)

7876 20 CARTRIDGES, CALIBER .30 MATCH M72 - 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. $18.00 (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

JTA1 20 Cartridges/5.56MM/DUMMY XM199/Lot LC 12003- Headstamp LC 69. Got oodles of these, and want to sell in big lots. Mint, unissued boxes Temporarily out of stock  (View Picture)

308x  U.S. Military WW2 .30-06 Ball M1, sealed box - Unusual arsenal repack of Ball M1, FA 40 headstamp in 5 round stripper clips in recycled boxes (originally LC tracer) with mimeographed white paper label by Twin Cities $15.00

311x  U.S. Military WW2 .30-06 Tracer M1, sealed box with green and orange stripe label. Maker varies, but always try to have several on hand. Nice display item with any WW2 US rifle or MG. (Out of stock right now)

316x  U.S. Military WW2 .30-06 Armor Piercing M2, sealed box with blue and yellow stripe label. Maker varies, but always try to have several on hand. Nice display item with any WW2 US rifle or MG. $29.00 (View Picture)

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

2742 "20 Caliber .45 Blank Cartridges for Line Throwing Gun/ Contract No. W-849-ORD-2901, Western Cartridge Co. Lot 6109" in black on front of white box. Headstamp "WCC 45-70 MK1 1943" Nice clean full box wrapped in plastic. $29.00
 

U.S Military Shotgun  Ammunition

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)

12934 25 Shells, Shotgun, Paper, 12 Gage, No. 8 Chilled - Shot Lot WCC 6486. Full original box in excellent clean condition. Shells inside have typical commercial headstamps. Type used with the training shotguns during WW2. Pretty scarce because most was shot up by civilians after the war. A well above average box to display with any of the long barrel military training guns. $49.00 (View Picture)

13328 WW2 00 BUCK US PROPERTY AMMUNITION FOR TRENCH GUNS (WESTERN XPERT) - Full box of 25 rounds paper case ammunition as was issued during most of WW2, with the brass case M19 not adopted until late in the war. It took a while to relearn the lessons of WW1 that paper case ammo tended to swell and not last long in the rain and muck in the field, especially in the humid jungles of the Pacific. Box is in the typical condition for these, with minor scuffing and a couple of the rims starting to burst the corner seams,. One small spot on the end flap where an old store price label was removed. Still a nice box for display with your trench or riot guns. $95.00 (View Picture)

12920 WW2 BOX 25 ROUNDS 00 BUCK TRENCH GUN AMMO BY PETERS - This is a multi-color "duck" design box marked U.S PROPERTY/SPECIAL HEAVY LOADS/ 9 PEL 00 BUCK on the end flap as shown in the photo. Box is nice and bright and in excellent condition. This is paper cased ammo as issued during most of WW2, the brass case M19 00 buck loads not appearing in quantity until mid-war. These seem to be among the scarcest WW2 commercial style 00 buck boxes, at least in my experience. $150.00 (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

11839 U.S. MILITARY .22 LONG RIFLE - PISTOL MATCH - Full box, sealed in plastic for display. Circa 1970s-80s. Full description- 50 cartridges, Ball, cal. .22 Long Rifle, Match Grade- for Pistol, Olin Corporation. Nice for display with one of the military .22 target or training pistols, such as the US marked Ruger Mark I, Colt Ace, etc. $7.00 (View Picture)

11819 WW2 .38 SPECIAL TRACER AMMUNITION - Nice clean full sealed box. This was issued to pilots for signal purposes. These normally have the red painted tip, on cased headstamped REM-UMC .38 SPL. I have only seen about 6 boxes of this stuff over the years and four of them were incredibly ratty, and only partially full. Perfect for display with your Victory Model revolver. $149.00 (View Picture)

11723 20 CALIBER .38 REVOLVER BALL CARTRIDGES FOR COLT'S DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER - Made at Frankford Arsenal with 1911 date stamp. Exceptionally nice clean full sealed box, one of the best we have seen. $40.00 (View Picture)

11361 50 CARTRIDGE, CALIBER .45 BALL M1911 - WW2 steel case EC44 headstamp. Lot number EC S-25272, made at Evansville Chrysler in 1944. Nice clean, full, sealed box of WW2 .45 auto ammo. $20.00 (View Picture)

11349 50 CARTRIDGE, CALIBER .45 BALL M1911 - WW2 steel case EC43 headstamp. Lot number EC 24824XC, repacked at Evansville Chrysler (E.C.) 7-44. Nice clean, full, sealed box of WW2 .45 auto ammo. $20.00 (View Picture)

7604 50 CARTRIDGE, CALIBER .45 BALL M1911 - WW2 steel case EC43 headstamp. Lot number EC 24824XC, repacked at Evansville Chrysler (E.C.) 7-44. Nice clean, full, sealed box of WW2 .45 auto ammo. Sealed in plastic for display. Will include sample loose round if desired, if mentioned in order. $20.00 (View Picture)

6541 ODDBALL .32 S&W BLANK CARTRIDGES - twenty five blank cartridges headstamped "WESTERN .32 S&W" that appear to be commercial standard with red cardboard wad. Packing is really strange, beind a two piece steel container where the lid screws off, and has a rubber gasket to keep moisture out. Cartridges are neatly placed in a cardboard insert. inside, and tissue paper wadded up in the bottom and in the cap for cushioning. Can is painted haze gray, and I think these came from an old Naval facility. I believe someone told me these were used aboard minesweepers to activate cable cutters, but have no reference for that. Hackley, Woodin & Scranton's encyclopedic History of U.S. Military Small Arms Ammunition Volume 1 (1940-45) lists this cartridge as being used n connection with cable cutters for barrage balloons by the Army Corps of engineers, by the Navy for ignition of the 3.25" aircraft rocket flare, and by the Air Corps to ignite the spotting charge in the 100 pound M32 practice bomb. Top and bottom of the container are somewhat dented and rusty, but even so, you will be the only kid on your block with one of these! $25.00 (View Picture)

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

8420 MILITARY RIFLE PRIMERS 120M - Probably circa 1950-1960, one box is brown with Winchester markings, and two boxes with white outer sleeve with WCC lot number and plastic trays. Sealed in plastic for display with reloading gear, military ammo, or match rifles. All three boxes for one money. $4.00 (View Picture)

7771 U.S. .30 CALIBER KRAG BULLET MOLD - Five cavity mold for round balls for use in gallery practice firing of the Krag. It was intended that the lead balls would be cast at the unit level and reloaded locally for use on indoor ranges. Brass body with blued steel sprue cutter. Bottom marked FRANKFORD ARSENAL .30 caliber 1901 O.M.L. Some rust on the sprue cutter, but about 75% blue remains. Wooden handles in fine shape. Some bumps and bruises on the brass, but overall fine-excellent. $175.00 (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

PSA4 .30-06 Stripper clips- U.S. GI issue for use with M1903 and M1917 rifles and also with Browning Automatic Rifle. WW2 issue (steel) good tabs on ends. These break after a couple of uses but a little squeeze with pliers will put enough pressure that they work fine without the tabs. Used excellent 12 for $9.00  WW1 type made of brass, some tabs broken off  12 for $15.00

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. $10.00

US Military Rifle Dummy Cartridge set $6.00 per set. (Note- these can be shipped by mail)  (View Picture)
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 NATO, Dummy M63 (fluted case)
            5.56mm, Dummy XM199 (fluted case)
            .50 Browning Machine Gun, Dummy M2 (holes in case)

• . 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

13402 CANUCK .22 LONG RIFLE “BRICK” CARTON - Empty carton to hold 10 boxes. Nice for display with Canadian used .22 sporting or target rifles. Probably circa 1960s as it has the “keep away from children” warning. $6.00 (View Picture)

10078 BANDOLEER OF .303 BRITISH AMMO - Probably made in 1949, but WW2 style. 50 rounds Mark VII Ball with headstamp GB 49 7. Nice clean ammo in 5 round stripper clips, just like all the British Empore troops used in WW2 combat, and most in Korea as well. May be Greek mfgr or issue as two words in ink on back of one of the pockets look Greek to me. Nice for your display, Shootability unknown, sold as components only, use at your own risk. $25.00 (View Picture)

10021 7.7 JAPANESE - 30 ROUNDS IN BRASS FEED STRIP - Armor piercing ammunition, typical no headstamp, with black band at case mouth to identify it as AP. 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. (Photo shows typical example of this type of packing and strip, but ammo shown is ball with red case mouth color seal).Armor piercing ammunition, typical no headstamp, with black band at case mouth to identify it as AP. 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. (Photo shows typical example of this type of packing and strip, but ammo shown is ball with red case mouth color seal). $45.00 (View Picture)

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)

8297 RUSSIAN .42 BERDAN AMMUNITION - Original full paper-wrapped package of six rounds of 10.75x58R Russian Berdan ammunition. This caliber was adopted in 1868, the first military cartridge to use an outside Berdan style primer and a bottleneck cartridge case. It was used in the little known Model 1869 Krnka rifles and the later Berdan I and Berdan II rifles (including those made by Colt in the U.S. under Russian contract. This ammunition has a round nosed lead bullet with paper patch. The brass case has headstamp markings in Cryllic and the number 92, presumably indicating manufacture in 1892. Six rounds are wrapped in blue paper tied with string, in alternating fashion with the heads and tips exposed. This bundle is then wrapped in a larger piece of blue paper and again tied with string. I had never previously seen any of this stuff, and found a small lot. You get one original tied bundle and a loose round to show contents. Really nice clean stuff. $40.00 (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)

1379 Spanish Military 11mm Ammo 1898 or earlier dated - Original box of 20 rounds 11mm (or .43) "Reformado" as used in the Remington Rolling Blocks. This is the famous "poison bullet" ammo with brass bullet jackets. Most rounds are headstamped "S A [year] [month]" (Seville Arsenal) with dates 1877-1898 Others have no headstamps, and am unsure iof this is just sloppy work or perhaps different lots got mixed at some point in the last 100 years. Ammo is somewhat corroded and tarnished, but much cleaner than usually found. Box has brown geometric pattern printed on it. Top flap is open, not sealed. Loose rounds fairly common, but have only seen a couple of full boxes of original Spanish American War 11mm ammo. Note that this is not the common Remington .43 Spanish ammo with lead bullets, but the real Spanish military stuff fired at our boys in Cuba and the Philippines. $45.00 (View Picture)

5654 7.62 RUSSIAN CASES - Old Remington "dogbone" green box. Headstamp REM-UMC 7.62mm with circular primer crimp. Total 19 cases. Twohave had bullets pulled and primers remain in place. Remaining 17 have been deprimed and it looks like the primer crimp has been reamed out. Box markings include "150 grain bronze pointed expanding bullet for Remington Russian Military Rifles and other arms" Box taped on one end and pretty scuffed, so sold mainly as components for the reloader. $12.00

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

**NEW ADDITION** 14784 SAVAGE LOADING TOOL, .30-30 CALIBER- SUPERB CONDITION! - A very clever design with a long lever and cam for mechanical advantage, although that makes it more bulky that the usual tong tools. Superb quality workmanship and handsome appearance with commercial quality machining and beautiful blue finish on the body of the tool, and color case hardening on the lever. About 95-96% of the finish remains on these. The detachable sizing chamber may have been blued at one time, but the finish has flaked off. This would be tough to improve upon and a great addition to a collection of Savage arms, or loading tools, or even for display with a Winchester inthat caliber. $275.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 14783 MARLIN MODEL 1881 LOADING TOOL CALIBER .32-40 - Serial number 6820. About 8,000 of these were made between 1882 and 1887. Some external pitting but overall about good example of a scarce tool. Comes with a case of the proper size for demonstration purposes. $295.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 14782 WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LOADING TOOL .30 WCF CALIBER - This one does not have the pin. Overall condition is about fine with much of the blued finish remaining, so overall about fine condition. A nice addition to a display of Winchesters in this caliber. $95.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 14781 RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1874 FIRST TYPE LOADING TOOL .44 WCF - 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 very early tools are extremely scarce, although as popularity of reloading increased over the years the later tools become much more common. This is a very rare example of the highly desirable first variation of the Model 1874 loading tool. This one retains about 30-40% of the original black finish; and has the patent date, "Oct 20, 1874" cast into the top surface near the hinge pin. Excellent mechanical condition and not rusted or pitted, showing just some honest wear. It will be hard to find one much better, if you can find one at all. . This tool is from the estate of a past president of the Winchester Arms Collectors Association, who was thrilled to add this to his collection, completing a long quest to own an example. Now you can enjoy caring for it until it is time to pass it on to another generation of collectors. R.H. Chamberlain wrote a nice article in the Gun Report (January 1992, p. 48-50) about these tools. A few of the very earliest production were made without any patent markings, and some of the last production was finished with gold paint instead of black paint. $3000.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 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)

**NEW ADDITION** 14779 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 fine condition example of the Model 1875 loading tool with about 50-60% of the original gold paint finish remaining. Mechanically excellent. Has the cast in “PAT OCT 1874” and stamped “44 WCF” near the hinge. This is one made with the cutout for the Berdan primer chisel with the chisel intact. From the estate of a past president of the Winchester Arms Collectors Association. Scarce in any condition, but especially with any of the original paint left. $950.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 14778 SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1880 (FIRST TYPE) LOADING TOOL (SPOON GRIPS) .45 GOV - First model which still has the large “spoon” type handles dropped on the later versions of the 1880 tool. Overall condition is about good with none of the blued finish remaining, now mainly a dull steel gray mixed with patina with some light pitting and scale. As with most of the early tools, this has the chisel for decapping Berdan primed cases. A good addition to a display of Winchesters or any other arms in this caliber, especially if they are examples showing use. Being far from sources of supply, reloading was a necessity in the old wild west, and the tools were generally well used. $300.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 14777 SCARCE LYON & BOYD, MADISON, NEB. LOADING TOOL .40-82 caliber - A very scarce tool with a built in three cavity mold, and decapping rod and primer seating punch. This one is in .40-82 caliber, which is fairly scarce in any loading tool Has 1887 and 1888 patent dates. Overall G-VG condition, showing use. $995.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 14776 MODERN BOND LOADING TOOL - Caliber undetermined, but the chamber is marked 472, possibly a catalog number which would indicate caliber, but it seems to be a large caliber rifle cartridge around .45-70 size. Used with some assorted bruises from use, but an interesting design from a very highly respected maker. Probably circa 1920s-1940. $95.00 (View Picture)

**NEW ADDITION** 14775 IDEAL Number 6 LOADING TOOL .40-85in .40-85 Ballard caliber - Type with adjustable chamber, not the machined in place one size fits all. Nickeled finish with most of it remaining. Overall VG condition. A n ice old tool in a sc