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Legend: BP=Black Powder, Smkls=Smokeless, 2pc=Two piece lift-top box, Sld=Sealed, Lbl=Label, HS=Headstamp, HV=High Velocity, HP=Hollow Pt, SP=Soft Pt, FMJ=Full Metal Jkt (Full Patch) Color Codes: BL, GRN, WH, YEL, BLK, (etc...)
Caliber	Description		$
100 Years of Winchester Cartridge Boxes, 1856-1956 by Ray T. Giles & Daniel L. Shuey		*The 1st and ONLY* definitive work on cartridge boxes, covering all the calibers for which Winchester cataloged their rifles, from the Volcanic to the Model 88. Thoroughly researched, this 312 page book contains over 1,400 full color photographs as well as price and rarity guides in a high quality, hard-cover book with dust-jacket! Will be happy to sign or personalize your copy on request. RTG**	$69.95, ppd
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219 Zipper 46 gr, "1935"		Winchester, "1935" style, earliest SuperSpeed, but this caliber not manufactured until mid-'37. This rare 46 gr loading never made it into the "1939" style labeling; hence it was only sold for approx 18-24 months before becoming obsolete. Ammo all original, box shows modest shelf wear. Very hard to find labeling & loading.	sold
219 Zipper 56 gr, "1939"		Winchester, "1939" style, as nice as they come (the back side every bit as nice as this front pic). Minty! [From my personal collection]	sold
219 Zipper		Winchester. Scarce variety, 1959-61 (pre-Child Warning), the last "Pure Winchester" box (pre-"Winchester-Western" logo). MINTY!! Prices on these Winchester Zipper boxes have sky-rocketed these past 2 years!! [Photo'd in shrink-wrap]	$235
22-15 Stevens		UMC. Black Powder, 2-pc box containing what is one of the 2 rarest calibers (.28-30 being the other) among these odd-looking, very long straight-cased cartridges created for the Stevens single-shot rifles. FACTORY-SEALED AND MINTY!	$195 sold
22 Savage H.P. (5.6x52R)		Norma (Sweden). Clean, 71 gr JSP loading. Norma is often said to be the "World's standard" for ammunition.	$85
22 Savage High Power		Remington. Early-1920s 2-pc box picturing cross-sectioned drawings of their newly introduced Mushroom (Jacketed Hollow Point) Bullet. Totally clean & original! (From my personal collection, photo'd in shrink-wrap)	$150 sold
22 Savage High Power		Savage Arms Corp, in the much desired and highly displayable "Big Chief", Chicopee Falls box (in many other labelings the Indian head was appreciably smaller). Ctdgs all original and clean with "S.A. Corp. 22 S. H-P" headstamp. Though showing some shelf wear, the box is very tight and unrepaired, EXC cond with good color!	$125 sold
22 Savage High Power		U.S. Cartridge Co. Designed by Charles Newton and introduced by Savage in 1912, this is thought to be USCCo's earliest box in this great caliber. Carrying a 70 gr bullet at 2700 fps it was used all out of proportion to its ballistic power with lions and even elephants having verifiably been taken with it. From my personal collection, this 2-pc box remains FACTORY-SEALED!	$165 sold
22 Savage Hi-Power		Savage Arms Corp. This is the earlier of the Charles Newton designed cartridges created for Savage, ca 1912 (the other being the 250-3000). Carrying a 70 gr bullet at 2700 fps it was used all out of proportion to its ballistic power. Lions and even elephants have verifiably been taken with it. While very early, I cannot say this was the first offering in this iconic caliber but it is certainly very close. While the labels show some minor scuffing and water-staining, the box is very solid, full of original cartridges an has the desirable Savage "Indian Logo" labels on both ends. [From my personal collection.]	$225 sold
22 Savage High Power		Winchester, in the colorful and desirable "1939" box. Solid, untouched EXC condition, w/ clean, native ctdgs. NICE!	$125 sold
220 Winchester Swift		Winchester, "1935 Style / For Win Model 54", in the HOT 46 gr JHP loading, the loading in which Winchester was able to advertise the highest velocity in the market at that time: 4000+ fps! One of those cases where a manufacturer tried unsuccessfully to make a cartridge a proprietary item. Didn't work, it became simply "220 Swift". (Similarly, both Win and Rem tried unsuccessfully to make the 257 Roberts their own, both failed). Bright labeling both front & back, solid box with no seam or flap problems or repairs. EXC condition inside and out.	$185 sold
222 Remington		Peters. Early and seldom-seen box in one of the great calibers of the 1950s. It's essentially MINT in all respects.	$85 sold
225 Winchester		Winchester. Introduced in 1964, Winchester no longer produced guns in .225 caliber after 1971. As a result the ammo is seldom encountered and when found is typically over $100/box! This is only the 2nd time I have offered this caliber since 1992--have 4 boxes and am offering these at only...	$85
6 m/m Remington		Peters, ca 1960s. Scarce caliber in a scarce box by a now-obsolete maker! EXC!	$95 sold
6 m/m Lee Navy		Winchester. "Full Copper Jacketed", this is a rare loading in a seldom-seen caliber. For the Lee military collectors this is the best box post-1899 as nearly all are Soft Points after 1900. Solid with no split seams/corners--very unusual for these early taped-construction boxes. (Been in my personal collection since 1993!)	$250 sold
6 m/m Lee Navy (Sealed)		Winchester. This FACTORY-SEALED 2-pc box is thought to be the last Winchester labeling in this scarce caliber: It has an 11/15-dated primary (front) label, a 5-28 lid-top label, and a "STAYNLESS" over-stamp which dates anywhere from 1927 to 1932. I am not aware of any 1-pc Win boxes in this caliber. The label-less bottom has "glitch" not visible from any angle (except straight-on to the bottom). Seldom encountered caliber by any maker from any time period!	$195 sold
6 m/m Lee Navy		Winchester. 6m/m Lee (Navy), clip of 5 original ctdgs. Clip has some light corrosion but is properly marked, "Pat. Oct 8 '95" (see pic, click to enlarge). RARE!	$165
25 Remington Auto		Remington. Already in one of the most highly sought-after in the Remington series, the early-1920s "Yellow Hi-Speed" box, this one is transitional to the famous "Dogbone" box. Note the 2 stick-on labels, the "Kleanbore Dogbone" on the front and the "Remington Kleanbore Catridges"on the bottom edge. Further, the "Hi-Speed" loading contains the light 87 grain "Mushroom" (JHP) .25 caliber bullet that had been recently popularized with much publicity surrounding the introduction of Savage's .250-3000 cartridge. Have never seen another one like it and this one has been in my personal collection for over 30 years! Very RARE (if not unique)!	$485 sold
25 Remington		Remington Kleanbore. Very clean 1950's box (last run) of this never popular, always scarce cartridge! Actually far rarer in Remington than Winchester/Western, EXC cond!	$125 sold
25 Remington Auto		Winchester. Scarce caliber in a scarce box, this is the rarest of the 3 varieties of the style: the "1945 Olin" box. The Olin designation was formally announced in Nov 1944 but obviously wouldn't have made it on to labels till some months after that date. But the introduction of the (red & yellow) "1946" style followed very quickly so this "1945" box could not have been offered except for a few months and in a very limited number of calibers! EXC condition with absolutely no problems! [From the Reichenbach collection]	$115 sold
25 Remington Auto		Winchester. Ca 1950s, this was the last run in this caliber by Win. (Remington also ceased production during this same period.) EXC condition, getting impossible to find! [From my personal collection.]	$125 sold
25-25 Stevens		Winchester. This colorful "Metal Patched Bullet" box (FMJ) is far scarcer than the Black Powder, Lead Bullet loading and it remains FACTORY-SEALED with no seam splits or repairs. Exceptional [From my personal collection].	$195 sold
25-25 Stevens		Winchester. Ca 1900-1905 Blk Pwdr loading, this is an unusual cartridge in an unusual box of 25 rds (not the more common 20-rd). Box is tight and unrepaired and both top & side-seal labels are complete. Rds are all there and appear native to the box. (For those of you unfamiliar with this round, it is .25 caliber in a straight case with an overall length approaching 2.75 inches!)	$195
25-35		Peters. Early 1900s, "salmon-colored" label and "football" (oval) sealing label on back. Nice clean all-original ctdgs. Rare caliber in Peters box & labeling, especially this early! [Photo'd in shrink-wrap] [From my personal collection]	$150 sold
25-35		Peters. Late-'40s/early-'50s High Velocity box. Hard-to-find box by this popular, highly collectible and now defunct, maker. Minty!!	$85 sold
25-35		Remington. The highly sought Double Train box from the early-1930s. Great caliber in especially clean, solid box w/ no seam or flap problems. Ctdgs all appear native to the box. Don't miss this one--I usually have a Want List awaiting these boxes.	$185 sold
25-35		Winchester. Primary "Metal Patched" (FMJ) labeling of 1906-7. While showing a few chips and scratches, this red label FMJ loading is far scarcer than the orange JSP labelings. All original ctdgs in solid box showing no seam separations or repairs. Seldom seen! [From my personal collection.]	$215 sold
25-35 "SHORT RANGE"		Winchester. Scarce SHORT RANGE loading. Discontinued in 1919, this is the very box pictured at the bottom of pg 171 in Giles & Shuey. [Photo'd in shrink-wrap, from my personal collection.]	$225 sold
25-35		Winchester. The scarce FIRST SuperSpeed labeling, 2-pc box, ca 1925. These earliest SuperSpeed loadings got their increased velocity from the light 87 gr Jktd Hol Pt bullet. Only made in a few calibers (half of them Remington calibers), these boxes are very scarce and this 25-35 may be the rarest! Full of original ctdgs, no seam or label problems. Really nice! [From my personal collection]	$275 sold
25-35		Winchester. Colorful "1935" box, the first of 3 very nearly identical varieties in this series (others being "1939", Div Western Ctdg Co; and "1945", Div Olin Inds). It is also the last of the "pure Winchester" (Winchester Repeating Arms Co) labelings. This box is the only remaining duplicate of this variety I have in my personal collection, meaning that over the past 30+ years I've had only one other equal in condition to this one! 'Nuff said. (Letter of provenance on request)	$195 sold
25-35		Winchester. Colorful and popular "1939" box, the type that preceded the Bear series, and in a difficult caliber to find! All original native ctdgs, no split seams, flap problems or repairs.	$135 sold
25-36 Marlin		Winchester. Ca late-1920s, this box is in EXC condition with near-perfect labels and contains 17 original, native-to-the-box cartridges. Cheap!	$95 sold
250-3000 Savage		Dominion (of Canada), very early Super-Clean. This early SEALED 2-pc "High Velocity" box is undoubtedly the vaunted 3000fps 87gr loading. The ctdg pic shows the early headstamp: "D.C. Co. 250 Sav." Note the sealing band that encircles the entire box under the labels. This is an incredibly clean 2-PIECE box that came out of C.I.L.'s labs when the company ceased operations some 30 years ago. (Also see above for a sealed .22 Savage High Power 2-pc box from the same place.) [From my personal collection]	$150 sold
250-3000 Savage		Savage Arms Corp. Introduced in 1915, this Charles Newton designed cartridge with its 87-gr bullet was the first repeating rifle cartridge to break the 3000fps Muzzle Velocity barrier. This box is very early, possibly the first labeling, and the loading is the rare "Full Metal Case" (FMJ)! Very solid, bright box with the desirable Savage "Indian Logo" on both ends. [From my personal collection.]	$250 sold
250-3000 Savage		Peters. Inner-Belted Soft Point loading with clean original "250-3000" headstamped ctdgs. Top edge/side has a split otherwise all there with good color. Getting impossible to find anymore!	$85 sold
250-3000 Savage		Savage Arms Corp, in the much desired and highly displayable "Big Chief", Chicopee Falls box (in many other labelings the Indian head was appreciably smaller). Ctdgs all original and clean with "S.A. Corp. 250-3000" headstamp. Box is very tight and unrepaired, EXC cond with great color (better/brighter than pic shows!)!	$145 sold
250-3000 Savage		Winchester. "Grizzly Box". This was the smallest caliber offered in the Winchester Bear series as well as one of the hardest to find! No seam or flap problems or repairs. Nice!	$165 sold
250-3000 Savage		Winchester. The highly collectible "Grizzly" box, in the much scarcer "Olin Inds" labeling which was only around for under a year, Dec 1945 to early/mid- '46. [From my personal collection]	$195 sold
256 Newton		Western "Lubaloy" (Copper-coated or jacketed) bullet. This early/mid-1920s 1-pc box is among the first of that box type and is certainly one of the very first offered in Lubaloy all which very likely renders this 256 Newton box among the RAREST, if not THE RAREST, of those early offerings! (Besides which, it's the scarcest of the 3 Newton calibers, including the 30 and 35 Newtons!). Note the hand notation on lower left of label: "Rec'd 4-1924". Ctdgs all appear native to the box which shows no problems or repairs.	$225 sold
25 Roberts (Early 257 Roberts)		Griffin & Howe, a famous, high quality NYC gunmaker from the mid/late'20s (still in business!). This ".25 Roberts" caliber, created by Ned Roberts, was one of G&H's earliest chamberings, as well as one of the earliest 25 Roberts chamberings in ANY rifle, well before it became "257 Remington Roberts" and "257 Winchester Roberts" in the 1930s. Eventually, both Remington and Winchester stopped trying to make it a proprietary cartridge and settled on, simply, ".257 Roberts" the title by which we know this iconic cartridge today. As made by Remington for G&H, this box contains 19 native, original rds headstamped "REM-UMC 25 Roberts" (as well as 1 non-orig filler). The label, as can be seen in the scans at left, is a full-cover wrap-around with great graphics, labelings which have become highly desirable collectibles in their own right.	$150 sold
257 "Remington Roberts"		Remington. Late-'30s, otherwise the description is as above except for price:	$115 sold
270 WCF (Exact box: pg 256, Giles & Shuey)		Winchester. Created in 1925 for introduction in the Company's new Model 54, predecessor to their iconic Model 70, this is the very FIRST offering of Winchester's famous .270 WCF, and even more desirable in that it's in the FULL PATCH (FMJ) loading. FACTORY-SEALED and nearly perfect, the only flaw is a small nick at the bottom-front edge. Further, this is the exact box pictured on pg 256 of Giles & Shuey! (From my personal collection)	$235 sold
270 WCF		Winchester Super-Speed, "1939" style with the earlier "270 WCF" headstamp (rather than "270 Win".) Tight seams & flaps, ctdgs appear to be all native to the box. [From my personal collection]	$145 sold
275 H&H Magnum		Kynoch. This seldom-encountered caliber was offered in this 5-pack by Kynoch thru the 1950s. Totally original with clean ctdgs! [From the Reichenbach collection]	$40 sold
280 Ross		Winchester. SEALED 2-pc box (ca 1928) with "STAYNLESS" over-stamps! RARE caliber, RARE box/labeling and in RARE condition! A real trifecta! Said to have been a cartridge "ahead of its time", 1915-20, a highly desirable item among gun and cartridge collectors alike!	$350 sold
284 Win		Winchester-Western, 150 gr SP. Intro'd in their M88 lever gun in 1964, this was a cartridge with capabilities which far exceeded its popularity. And now getting very hard to locate!!	$145
30 Remington Auto		Peters. "High Velocity / 170 gr Inner-belted Soft Point Bullet". Ca 1940s, MINTY! [From the Reichenbach collection]	$115 sold
30 Remington Auto		Winchester. This is one of the scarcest of Winchester loadings as it was only cataloged in very few calibers but, more importantly, it was the Company's FIRST SuperSpeed labeling, ca 1925, and was the ONLY such loading in a 2-pc box! By 1927-28, "Staynless" priming was introduced and most calibers then began to be sold in the now-common 1-pc box. These earliest SuperSpeed (then spelled as one word) loadings gained their higher velocities by using light JHP bullets, 110 grs in this case, 50 grs lighter than the standard 160 gr JSP. Oh, I almost forgot, this box is FACTORY SEALED! [From my personal collection].	$200 sold
300 H&H Magnum		Winchester "Grizzly" box, 180 Gr Silvertip loading. Solid with no seam or flap problems, all original ctdgs. Great display box for that Win M70 in this iconic H&H caliber, CHEAP!	$145 sold
300 H&H Magnum		Winchester Super-Speed, Silver-Tip Grizzly box in the much scarcer 220 Gr loading. While scratch on the front is a minor distraction this box is solid with great color and contains all its clean, native-to-the-box cartridges.	$225 sold
300 Savage		Peters. 1930s Kings Mills series w/ colorful & desirable cartridge pic on front. Also, this is the seldom-seen 200 gr "Belted / Non-Disintegrating Bullet" loading. Ctdgs all appear native to the box which is in EXC condition with all seams and flaps tight and no sign of repair or reinforcement. Nice!	$125 sold
300 Savage		Savage Arms Corp, in the much desired and highly displayable "Big Chief", early Utica NY box (in many labelings the Indian head was appreciably smaller). Ctdgs all original and clean with "300 Savage S.A. Corp." headstamp. While there's an attempt at an old price erasure (lower left) the box is very tight and unrepaired, EXC cond and color!	$135 sold
300 Savage		Winchester. This 300 Savage "Grizzly" box is among the scarcest of the 15 calibers in that most colorful & collectible of all Winchester's series. The box is EXC in all respects with no repairs or other problems.	$195 sold
300 Savage		Western. Post-War Super-X 150gr Silvertip loading. Box shows some handling/shelf-wear but ctdgs look fine!	$65 sold
30-'03		UMC. The Winchester offerings were first cataloged in 1905 making this most likely the earliest commercial offering, ca 1903-'04. FACTORY-SEALED, this is about as nice as they come. [From my personal collection].	$250 sold
30-'03 (Pictured in Giles & Shuey)		Winchester. This is the earliest labeling (".30 Gov'nt Caliber, Model 1903") in this scarce caliber (and scarcer FMJ loading) which was not cataloged by Winchester until 1905 and which shortly, by 1908, began to be eclipsed in popularity by the "new" .30-'06. Still, it was loaded by Winchester (and others) for another 30+ years, albeit in limited quantities. This box is the rarest and most collectible of the '03 boxes, however, as it has the pre-1906 labeling (top, front & ends) as well as the highly desirable Smokeless "Sunburst" sticker. Further, it has the "For Winchester Model 1895 Rifles" label on the back. There's one more feature of this box that's curious: this 1st issue box, as well as the first issue 35 WCF box (also a M95 caliber, intro'd 1903), were the only ones to have begun life with a "short label", a front-sealing label that was 3/4" to 1" short of the bottom. The box is EXC, with no separations or repairs, and ctdgs are all correct and appear native to the box. Oh, and one last thing: it's the exact box pictured on pg 203 of Giles & Shuey!	sold
30-'03		Winchester. This short-lived cartridge was introduced in the Model 1895 in 1905, just a year before the US military adopted the venerable .30-'06, a caliber which made the .30-'03 almost instantly obsolete. Albeit a slow seller, the caliber remained in Winchester catalogs for a number of years, this box being mid-'Teens. Condition is EXC with no problems or repairs; in fact, this is the exact box pictured at the top of pg 205 in Giles & Shuey!	$215 sold
30-'03		Winchester, AS ABOVE: This short-lived cartridge was introduced in the Model 1895 in 1905, just a year before the US military adopted the venerable .30-'06, a caliber which made the .30-'03 almost instantly obsolete. Albeit a slow seller, the caliber remained in Winchester catalogs for a number of years, this box bearing 10-19 labels but a late-'20s "Staynless" over-stamp on its near-perfect FACTORY-SEALED labels, is solid in all respects showing no repairs or other touch-ups. They don't come any nicer! [From my personal collection].	$200 sold
30-'06 Bill Ruger, 75th B'day Commemorative		Eldorado Ctdg Co. This was a special run of bright nickel-plated cartridges commemorating Bill Ruger's 75th birthday (1991). They are headstamped: "W.B.R. 30-06". Haven't had one in years, obviously a very limited--scarce, if not rare--run! [Photo'd in shrink-wrap]	$125 sold
30-'06		Peters. "Rustless-Gildkote", early-1930s, Cincinnati address. This series is extremely collectible in all its calibers. Has a couple rubs but remains a rare and displayable, solid box with good color!	$95 sold
30-'06 Blue Train "Express"		Remington. These mid-1920s Blue Train "Express" boxes are in the very top echelon of collectible cartridge boxes! Made in only a few calibers and for a very short time, their colors and artwork (and rarity!) have universal appeal. This caliber represents the (dimensionally) largest caliber, thereby providing the largest possible "canvas" for this very special graphic. Only 2 of the 6 sides are pictured here but the other 4 sides are, if anything, somewhat nicer.	$550 sold
30-'06 280gr Experimental		Remington. Contract experimental box of a 280-Grain SP loading, the heaviest I've ever heard of in this iconic caliber! Must not've worked out too well--never heard from again! Clean ctdgs, headstamped "REM-UMC .30 SPRG". RARE!	$125
30-'06		Western, the colorful "Lubaloy / Bullseye" box, ca early-1930s. This is easy to date due to the tiny "W.C.Co." in the upper left corner of the back (see pic). The popular Western "Bullseye" box is one of the most collectible series of all cartridge box graphics. The cartridges are all native to the box and have the early and desirable headstamp: ".30 G. 1906". Further, this box is MINTY!	$95 sold
30-'06 Palma Match		Winchester. This early, colorful Palma Match box, while front label-dated 7-14, the lid-top label has a throwback dating of 7-8, the very first year that Winchester cataloged this iconic caliber! (See Giles & Shuey pg 207). No edge or end splits or repairs, most unusual for these taped construction boxes (of which 1914 was the last year!).	$150 sold
30-'06 Boat-Tail Precision		Winchester. Rare late-'20s offering (1927-29), thought to be the earliest offering in Winchester's "new" 1-pc box (pre-"Staynless"). Unfortunately, only 2 ctdgs remain in this colorful & historic box, but its collectability is unquestionable!	$65 sold
30-'06 Rare "Johnson's Patent" box		Winchester. Pictured on pg 208 of Giles & Shuey, this very box is described as follows: "Making this 5-16 dated box of more than usual interest is the fact that its...bullet was manufactured under an entirely new patented design. The only clue to this fact is the parenthetic reference to "Pat. Nov. 4, 1913" as seen under the cartridge cut...it is a Pointed Soft Point with a protective metal covering over the bullet's tip..." Also it is stated "For Sporting Purposes Only", evidently to warn against Geneva Convention violations in WWI. Four original cartridges remain. An historic, interesting box. [From my personal collection.]	$95 sold
30-'06		Winchester. Discovered after writing the book we discovered this 3-23 label-dated box--it lacks the K-code (read listing above)! So here we have a later-dated box without the K-code yet the earlier 1-23 box above HAS the K-code. This of course makes no sense at all but this box labeling is likely quite RARE! SEALED and MINTY, it is from my personal collection.	$140 sold
30-'06 Wimbledon Cup		Winchester. "Wimbledon Cup Special Match" ctdgs, mid-1940s (Olin Inds call-out). Cartridges are beautiful, nickel-plated and uncrimped, "For single loading only". One of the most in-demand, collectible, Winchester boxes in ANY caliber!	$285 sold
30-'06 Grizzly 220 Gr.		Winchester. This 220 grain Grizzly box is arguably the rarest in the entire series (as opposed to the 180 grain or any of the Western Ctdg Co boxes); in any event, it is certainly the most highly regarded. This series introduced Winchester's famous SilverTip bullet to the shooting public in January 1940, less than 2 years before our entry into WWII after which production of commercial (non-military) ammo began to be seriously curtailed. After the War, the Winchester Bear boxes were discontinued in favor of the red & yellow "1946" style box. As a result, most of the scarce wartime commercial production was "shot up", not saved or stashed as this particular box obviously was. While very scarce in any condition, it is EXCEEDINGLY RARE in this essentially perfect condition! [From the estate of a 30-year Winchester employee]	$450 sold
30-30		Peters. This pre-1900 box in the early 160 gr Soft Point loading is unquestionably Peters first box in this caliber as they didn't even begin making Winchester rifle calibers until the late-1890s. Solid box showing some age but nothing objectionable. VERY RARE BOX, the only one I've ever owned. [From my personal collection]	$295 sold
30-30 Rare 180 Gr		Peters, Kings Mills address mid/late-1930s. RARE "180 Gr non-disintegrating expanding bullet" and desirable ctdg pic on label. This is the heaviest factory-loaded .30-30 bullet of which I am aware! Has 18 original ctdgs but no repairs, splits or other problems. Highly collectible, colorful series. [From my personal collection.]	$95 sold
30-30 "Short Lead Exposure"		Remington. RARE "Soft Point / Short Lead Exposure" 2-pc box ca 1915. SEALED & MINTY!! [From my personal collection.]	$165 sold
30-30 Rare Hi-Speed 110 Gr JHP		Remington. Early-1920s 2-pc "Hi-Speed / 110 Grs Mushroom Bullet" (JHP). EXCELLENT condition in & out w/ no problems or repairs. [From my personal collection.]	$165 sold
30-30 FMJ		Remington. This 2-pc early Kleanbore labeling looks to be mid-1920s but I have a feeling it might be a bit later than that. At any rate it's the scarce "Metal Cased Bullet" (FMJ) loading in an interesting box. And the condition is Minty! [From my personal collection.]	$95 sold
30-30		Remington. The famous "Blue Train" box, ca 1920s. Perhaps the most collectible of all Remington boxes is this very limited series, both as to longevity and the number of calibers in which it was issued. These "Express" loadings were true, full weight bullets, not the usual light-weight JHP rds of the period, and were loaded to truly "high velocity". The Blue Trains are rare as to their ability to be found in high condition and decent color as well as the result of limited production runs. This box is all original inside & out, with no flap or seam problems. [Photo'd in shrink-wrap, pls ignore seam lines on ends and sides]	$595 sold
30-30 Rare 110 Gr		Remington. Late-'20s "Dogbone" box with the rare "Hi-Speed / 110 Grs Mushroom Bullet" (JHP). EXCELLENT condition in & out w/ no problems or repairs. [From my personal collection.]	$150 sold
30-30 Short Range (1890s)		U.M.C. Here's a RARE one: UMC's first 30-30 labeling in the seldom seen Short Range ("Up to 75 Yards") loading. Thought to be ca 1896-'97, it also has the big "Smkls Reloading Caution" label on the back. Exceptional condition in all respects, this one, like the listing below, is from my personal collection.	$235 sold
30-30 FMJ (1890s)		U.M.C. Another early & RARE one: FACTORY-SEALED late-1890s box in the especially desirable "Metal Cased Bullet" (FMJ) loading. These early UMC boxes in 30-30, especially in this condition, are exceptionally rare! And, like the listing above, this box is from my personal collection.	$250 sold
30 WCF (30-30) 160 Gr Bullets (NOT cartridges!)		Winchester. 25-box of JSP bullets in the early and RARE 160 Grain original weight which was introduced in 1895 and discontinued 1902/3. The only such box I've ever had or seen! [From my personal collection]	$75 sold
30-30 (".30 W.C.F")		*Winchester. Giles & Shuey* Type 1, Variety 4, this is the cleanest that any mid-1890s box may be found! Just as new as it looks, nothing more need be, or CAN be, said!**	$575 sold
30-30 JSP 1898 (".30 W.C.F")		Winchester. This is one of the earliest style boxes, the "Green Smokeless", in Winchester's iconic .30-30 caliber, or, as it was officially titled, the ".30 WCF", was introduced in 1895. Type 1, Variety 5 in Giles & Shuey (pg 173), this can be dated to 1898, a 1-year type. Both of the very desirable Sunbursts are present: the "Smokeless" sticker on the back and the "Soft Point" sticker on the left end. (For fuller description of these early Type 1 boxes, pls read the description on the following box.) One of the classics, seldom seen, even less often available for purchase.	$485 sold
30-30 (".30 W.C.F")		Winchester. Type 1, Variety 4 (see Giles & Shuey, p.173). These early Type 1 boxes in .30-30 (or "30 W.C.F." as it was officially titled) are becoming impossible to find. The JSP cartridges in this box contain the scarce early 160 gr bullet as well as the so-called "2-pc Protected Primer" with the "w" in the center. The labels on the front call out "Winchester Smokeless, Trade Mark" as well as the "Soft Point, Metal Patched Bullets". Unarguably the most popular of all the Win lever calibers, the iconic ".30-30" is always in great demand and especially so for these rare green, square-cornered "Sunburst" boxes in such high condition as this!	$550 sold
30-30 Short Range (".30 W.C.F")		Winchester. These late-1890s boxes are all scarce as there were 4 varieties within 4 years, 1896-1900. This one is 1898-99 and, from my personal collection, it is the exact box pictured on pgs 182-183 of Giles & Shuey. In EXCELLENT, unrepaired condition (none of these early boxes were ever sealed).	$225 sold
30-30 (".30 W.C.F")		Winchester. The RARE Type 2, Variety 3.5 "Transitional" box (see Giles & Shuey, p.175), this is the first red label FMJ box, 1902-'03. B0x shows some wear but, incredibly, all seams and ends are tight. Further, the ctdgs are not only all original and appear native, but they are exceptionally clean, protected-primer rds. Had no idea, when writing this chapter in 2003, that this box was as rare as it has turned out to be!	$225 sold
30-30 Short Range (".30 W.C.F")		Winchester. this FACTORY-SEALED Short Range loading is ca 1902-05 and is NOT listed in Giles & Shuey! End label has the desirable "Smokeless Sunburst" sticker. RARE in any form but especially so sealed! (From my personal collection) [Photo'd in shrink-wrap]	$195 sold
30-30 (".30 W.C.F")		Winchester. Full Patch (FMJ) loading. Label-dated 5-6 (front) and 3-11 (top), this box is factory-SEALED from an original case (I once had 4 from that case)! The Cummins Cryptograph "dot code" which Winchester began using on its labels in the 1908-1910 period (see Giles & Shuey pg 13), is visible at the upper left corner. It's "case-fresh", what more can be said! [From my personal collection].	$285 sold
30-30 (".30 W.C.F")		Winchester. Full Patch (FMJ) loading label-dated 9-14, the box is factory SEALED and minty! This is the last year in which the cartridge pic appears on the lid-front and is also the last year for the taped-construction box. SCARCE, not in Giles & Shuey!	$265 sold
30-30 (".30 W.C.F")		*Winchester. Earliest 170gr box, ca 1903-05. Each end has one of the desirable Sunburst stickers ("Soft Point" and "Smokeless"). SEALED, this is Type 2, Variety 3 in Giles & Shuey* (pg 174).**	$195 sold
30-30 (".30 W.C.F")		Winchester. The .30-30 / .30 W.C.F. chapter (Chapter 9) in Giles & Shuey is thought to be the most complete in the book. Encompassing 11 pages, we have discovered only ONE variety not touched upon in the 14 years since publication. Here it is: Ca 1905-06 it is very similar to Type 2, Variety 4, however it has NONE of the label dates which are found on all 4 labels of T-2 V-4. Like you, we wish the lid-top wasn't missing 1/2" of the label but the only loss of text is the "2" in "20". There are also end separations as is typical of these taped construction boxes. Rare box, rare opportunity, and CHEAP!	$150 sold
30-30 (".30 W.C.F")		Winchester. Soft Point, Type 2, Variety 8, the EXACT box pictured in Giles & Shuey, pg 174. Has 3 parallel, vertical 1-1/4" tape-removal stains on (unlabeled) back side, otherwise EXC condition with no repairs or seam/end problems, cartridges appear to be native to the box. No better provenance than being pictured in this book!	$265 sold
30-30 WHV		Western. "30-30 Winchester High Velocity". These rare boxes, unfortunately, never contained a "WHV" headstamp. Nor were the bullets lightweight as were some HV ctdgs in the '20s. Still, with their distinctive 150 gr "Open Point Expanding" bullet and bold Winchester High Velocity title, they represent a very scarce and interesting 1930s variety. Tight seams and flaps and 19 original ctdgs. (See below for similar 38-55 box) [From my personal collection.]	$125 sold
30-30 "1935" Full Patch		Winchester. Colorful "1935" box, the first of 3 very nearly identical varieties in this series (others being "1939", Div Western Ctdg Co; and "1945", Div Olin Inds). It is also the last of the "pure Winchester" (Winchester Repeating Arms Co) labelings. It's the very scarce "Full Patch" loading, however, that takes this box to the next level of rarity! This box is the only remaining duplicate of this variety I have in my personal collection, meaning that over the past 30+ years I've had only one other equal in condition to this one! 'Nuff said. (Letter of provenance on reques	$225 sold
30-30		Winchester. Colorful "1939" box, the second of 3 very nearly identical varieties in this series (others being "1935", Winchester Repeating Arms Co; and "1945", Div Olin Inds). This box is the only remaining duplicate of this variety I have in my personal collection, meaning that over the past 30+ years I've had only one other equal in condition to this one! 'Nuff said. (Letter of provenance on request)	$150 sold
30-30 (".30 W.C.F")Grizzly Box		Winchester. One of the most collectible of all Winchester boxes and "Number 1" in the "Grizzly Bear" series! A couple superficial crinkles keep this from being a $300 box but it's still EXC condition with no edge, flap, ammo or repair problems!	$225 sold
30-30		Winchester. The colorful red & yellow "1946" box in the iconic 30 WCF caliber, soon to be "nick-named" the .30-30, was the first Smokeless caliber cataloged by Winchester. Having been introduced in 1895 in their "new" Model 1894, there was never to be a more popular caliber/gun combination in the history of lever-action rifles! This is arguably the last of the collectible box graphics and, as such, has become extremely popular, especially given its affordability. This example has no flap or seam problems, shows no repairs, and contains all its native cartridges!	$95 sold
30-30 Model 94 Centennial		Winchester Model 94 Centennial, ctdgs have nickel-plated cases and "1894-1994 .30 WCF" headstamps. Box has a corner crinkle and a "rub" near top edge above portrait. Sooo, priced as a box of "shooters" in today's market...	$85 sold
30-30 Teddy Roosevelt		Winchester. "150-Year Commemorative Edition", 2008. Headstamp: "ROOSEVELT .30-30 WIN." As new, as perfect as these reflective boxes get due to easy scratching or even peeling. Sealed and shipped in archival grade shrink-wrap. None better!	$135 sold
30-40 Krag (USG)		Peters. Ca early-1900s "salmon" label, "Full Metal Cased Bullet" loading for "KRAG and WIN" [Model 1895]. No edge splits or repairs, 100% labels all around (front, top, ends, back). Ctdgs all correct and original.	$110 sold
30-40 Krag		Winchester. Very early box, ca 1898-99 with both "Sunburst" labels. The box contains 15 correct, native ctdgs and 5 fillers (3 of which have correct headstamps but different primers and 2 of which are Rem-UMC). Highly desirable box: very solid, exceptionally clean and unrepaired!	$145 sold
30-40 Krag (30 Army)		Winchester. Early Smkls loading in the short-lived round-corner green label box, ca 1900-1902. While the box has typical but barely noticeable separations at the lid ends, it has BOTH of the desirable Sunburst labels (Smokeless and Soft Point) as well as all the correct, original ctdgs. Scarce variety, not listed in Giles & Shuey. [From my personal collection; Photo'd in shrink-wrap]	$250 sold
30-40 Krag (30 Army) RARE Short Range loading		Winchester. Having encountered it only twice in over 30 years, I can safely say that this "Smokeless, Short Range" variety is very RARE. While the top and front labels are of the 1902- to early-1906 type, the end and back labels are late-1906. Box integrity and color is excellent and the ctdgs all original. You'll not likely see another!	$250 sold
30-40 Krag		Winchester. This MINTY 2-pc box from the early 1920s is in the more desirable 220 grain loading and remains FACTORY-SEALED! It's also been in my personal collection since 1998 and is the EXACT BOX pictured on page 211 of Giles & Shuey. If you like provenance with your collectibles, it doesn't get any better than this!	$225 sold
30-40 Krag Rare 220 gr!		Winchester. Of all 18 loadings in the 15 Bear Box calibers, this 220 grain 30-40 box is thought to be the rarest! Tight seams and flaps, clean orig ctdgs, this ranks among the most collectible of all Winchester 1-pc boxes since their introduction 95 years ago! [Note: I have sold 2 boxes like this in the past 10 years--one in 2013 @$350 and the other in 2020 @$400]	$400 sold
303 British [RARE!]		Winchester. Early, green label Smokeless box, ca 1900-'02, with both "Sunburst" end-labels. Headstamp on ctdg pic is: "WRACo BRITISH"; interestingly, Winchester never in the history of its production headstamped this caliber that way (no ".303")! Also, it's important to note that the earliest box in this caliber shown in Giles & Shuey is an orange label box which is 1907-dated and is one of the very few credited to an outside contributor. As stated in the book: "...there is probably no Winchester lever-action rifle caliber that is more elusive in ANY two-piece commercial box than the 303 British." I wrote that in 2006 and it's still true today. This is only the 2nd early green 303 Brit box I've ever offered! [Photo'd in shrink-wrap]	$495 sold
303 British [RARE!] (Pictured in Giles & Shuey pg 214)		Winchester. This 5-19 label-dated Smokeless box contains 9 original ctdgs and, more importantly, this is the exact box pictured on pg 216 of Giles & Shuey! It's a testament to the rarity of this caliber as well as interesting to note that the earliest box in this caliber shown in Giles & Shuey is an orange label box such as this, except 1907-dated, and one of the very few in the entire book credited to an outside contributor. As stated in the book (pg 214): "...there is probably no Winchester lever-action rifle caliber that is more elusive in ANY two-piece commercial box than the 303 British." I wrote that in 2006 and it's still true today. [Photo'd in shrink-wrap] (From my personal collection (where it has been since the first year I began collecting, 1990)!	$260 sold
303 British		Winchester. Unless you're one of the few collectors that's found a Winchester 2-pc box in this caliber (see above listings), this is the way to go: The colorful "1935" box, the first of the now-famous Super Speed line. Full of correct, native ctdgs and with no seam or flap problems, this scarce box has been in my personal collection since 1993!	$150 sold
303 Savage		Savage Arms Co. Early 1900s box: "Smokeless Powder / Expanding Bullet". Full of JSP "S.A.Co" headstamped rds. Solid box with good color. Very scarce this early! [From my personal collection.]	$195 sold
303 Savage		Savage. Early box, ca late-1890s, JSP loading. Front, top & end labels approx 98%, early back label scuffed (warning against reloading Smkls Pwdr, a common admonition in the 1895-1900 period). Box has no splits or repairs; all correct, original ctdgs.	$165 sold
303 Savage		Winchester. With the square corners, green Smkls label and "Smkls Sunburst'' sticker, this is thought to be Winchester's very first box in this caliber, ca 1899. It is also in the desirable "Metal Jacketed Bullet" (FMJ) loading. Condition is EXCELLENT in all respects with NO seam or end separations and no repairs. As good as can be found! [From my personal collection.]	$295 sold
303 Savage		Winchester. Scarce "FULL PATCH" loading; virtually perfect condition & color and FACTORY SEALED! Looks as new from case! (The dot pattern on lid front label is from the Cummins Cryptographic machine. See Giles & Shuey, pg 19). [From my personal collection]	$250 sold
303 Savage		Winchester. Colorful and popular "1939" box, the type that preceded the Bear series. All original native ctdgs, no split seams, flap problems or repairs. Scarce caliber in this series!	$165 sold
303 Savage		Winchester Grizzly box. Clean and solid with great color, no splits, flap problems or repairs. Bear boxes VERY scarce in this caliber!!	$215 sold
303 Savage		Winchester-Western, popular 1980s "Horse & Rider" box with 19 native-to-the-box 190gr Silvertip ctdgs plus one added-in Super-X JSP rd. Cheap!	$75
307 Win		Winchester-Western, 1980's "Horse & Rider" box, 150 gr SP. Scarce caliber, introduced in 1982 and only chambered in Winchester's Model '94, this ctdg rapidly became obsolete and ihas become very hard to find!	$85 sold
32 Maynard		Massachusetts Arms Co. ".32 Maynard Patched Bullets". This RARE box contains clean, original PAPER-PATCHED bullets for reloading Maynard cartridges. From my personal collection--the only one I've ever had, the only one I've ever seen!	$140 sold
32 Remington Auto "Boat Tail" Bullet!		Remington. Early 1930s (note tiny "W.C.Co." upper left corner) "Bullseye Logo" box with rare "Boat Tail" bullet loading & callout! MINTY! Nothing more needs be said!	$125 sold
32 Remington Auto		Winchester. The colorful "1939" box. While a shade dark, this box is in EXC condition with flap or seam problems (or any other problems for that matter) and showing no repairs. Seldom seen box!	$90 sold
32 Remington Auto "Bear"		Winchester. Grizzly box in the surprisingly hard to find 32 Rem caliber. The 30 Rem bear boxes are the most common except for 348. But these .3 Rem boxes are seldom to be seen. EXC condition in all respects. [From my personal collection]	$125 sold
32 Win Special		Peters. The 32 Win Special was introduced by Winchester in 1902 and this box is the FIRST by Peters in this caliber. The box is solid and unrepaired. From my personal collection, this is the only one I've ever seen!	$150 sold
32 Win Special		U.M.C. This cartridge was intro'd by Winchester in 1902 and this box is the FIRST by UMC in 32 Spl. Rare in that regard alone, it is more than doubly rare in the "Metal Cased Bullet" (FMJ) loading. (Even Winchester boxes in FMJ are rare!) Ctdgs are unusually clean and the box is solid and shows no repairs. [From my personal collection]	$135 sold
32 Win Special		Winchester. "Full Patch" (FMJ) loadings are generally scarce but in this caliber they're actually RARE for some reason. Especially odd as 30-30 is commonly found in "Full Patch". Tight box, no splits or repairs, full of its native cartridges. NICE!	$235 sold
32 Win Special		Winchester. Rare box, 1904-05 only (this caliber intro'd in 1902)! Both "Sunburst" labels, 165 gr (before change to 170 gr). EXC condition with ALL labels not only intact but bright & clean! [From my personal collection]	$285 sold
32 Win Special		Winchester. Circa 1906, this scarcer box variety not listed in Giles & Shuey. Has label characteristics of 3 of the 1905-1907 boxes but is not any of those shown on pg 185 of the book. Box is solid with all original ctdgs. [From my personal collection]	$200 sold
32 Win Special		Winchester, SEALED box, front label dated 8-23 and lid-top labeled 8-15. Date disparities such as this are not unusual with the slower-selling calibers and/or loadings. And, given how seldom these "Full Patch" (FMJ) loadings show up in this caliber, they were obviously not popular and, unlike 30-30 FMJ boxes, are now virtually never encountered. In fact, we were not aware of this variety until after the book was published! Clean, solid box with NO seam problems. (Pls ignore shrink-wrap seam thru pic of lid-top label) [From my personal collection]	$225 sold
32 Win Special		Winchester. All original solid box, ca 1924-25, with NO seam problems and all native-to-the-box cartridges. EXCEPT, it's the EXACT BOX pictured at the bottom of pg 187 in Giles & Shuey. No better provenance! [From my personal collection]	$200 sold
32 Win Special		Winchester. Here is an example of the very scarce, early "Superspeed" loading (not "Super Speed") in the ''1932" box. Though not noted anywhere on the box these Jacketed Hollow Point bullets were only 110 grains. Both 30-30 (30 WCF) and 25-35 Superspeed loadings in light JHP b'ts were also available, they remained in the older style green 2-pc boxes of the late '20s. Eight (8) original ctdgs remain in this box which is in EXC condition with no splits or repairs. Only the 2nd such box I've ever had--the other (pictured in our book, pg 188) remains in my collection.	$145 sold
32 Win Special Grizzly Box		Winchester. In my opinion this is the most difficult caliber of all the Winchester (NOT Western!) Grizzly Box calibers. The only scarcer Bear boxes are the 220 grain bullets in .30-'06 and .30-40, however both those calibers have rather common 180 gr loadings. While this box has had the left flap reattached, the color is great and the clean ctdgs have the desirable, early ".32 W.S." headstamp. CHEAP!	$265 sold
32 Win Special		Western Super-X. Early/mid-1960s, last style "pure Western" box before adoption of the "Winchester-Western" Logo. Box and ctdgs are minty, only a price-tag removal stain keeps it from being fully MINT! (Have 2)	$85
32-35 Stevens		UMC. Box is tight in all respects and all labels present. Cartridges all original. One of the rarest cartridges to find in an original box. From my personal collection and one of only 3 that I've ever had in 30+ years (sold one, same condition as this, for $550; the other will remain in my collection).	$525 sold
32-40		Also see "OBSOLETE" pg.
32-40 (HighVelocity)		Imperial (Canada). Ca 1980s, this loading states "Muzzle Velocity 1540 fps", a true HV load that makes it the best hunting load that can be found for this great cartridge which was first cataloged--in black powder, of course--in the 1880s, a hundred years earlier than this offering!	$95
32-40 H.V.		C.I.L. Dominion "High Velocity". Flip-top 1-pc "Super Clean" box with "Dominion" headstamped ctdgs, all of which appear native to the box. Seldom seen!	$85 sold
32-40		Rem-UMC. This a great example of the scarce "Split-Logo" 2-pc box ca 1911-14, the very first years after the combination of Remington & UMC in 1911. The headstamp on the ctdg cut (front label, see pic) remains simply UMC as do the cartridges within the box. Solid box with all original native rds.	$120 sold
"32-40 Win". RARE Box and Headstamp!		UMC. Sometime in the mid-to-late-1890s UMC made a run of Blk Pwdr cartridges and box labels specifically calling out the "32-40 Winchester Model 1894", the chambering in which the M94 was initially introduced (in late 1894, along with the 38-55). The headstamp is "UMC 32-40 WIN", both on the cartridge pic on the label as well as the actual headstamp on the cartridges. (There are known examples of Winchester 32-40s with a "32-40 WCF" headstamp, which, if you can find one, sell for several hundred $). I can find no record of a sale of such a UMC headstamp as this, but this box contains 20 of them. At $250, I feel the risk/reward factor is very much in the buyer's favor!	$250 sold
32-40 Marlin RARE		U.M.C. This Smokeless Powder "Marlin" loading (1895) preceded UMC's Winchester Smkls loading (1899). As a result, this seldom encountered "Marlin-titled" labeling is FAR rarer than the later Winchester-marked boxes. This box retains 18 jacketed Soft Point ctdgs, all of which are clean and original. The box is solid in all respects and shows no repairs nor any structural problems. Boxes which call out Marlin only, with no mention of Winchester, Ballard or Savage, are VERY rare!	$225 sold
32-40		UMC. This very early Smokeless JSP loading is thought to be ca 1898-1900 and the box remains FACTORY SEALED. Far scarcer than one would expect in such a popular caliber, this box has been in my collection for over 20 years and is the only one I've ever had!	$185 sold
32-40 RARE LOADING!		Western "Bullseye" box, ca early-1930s (note the tiny "@W.C.Co" upper left on back), in VERY RARE "Open Point Expanding Boat Tail" loading. Though a bit dark, the box is unrepaired and totally original inside & out including the ctdgs. In my personal collection since the early 1990s, it's the only such box I've ever seen!	$175 sold
32-40		Western, the colorful "Lubaloy / Bullseye" box, Olin Inds, ca 1945-54. Minty all the way!	$125 sold
32-40		Western. Mid-1950's (Olin-Mathieson) "Bullseye" box. Clean, solid and full of EXC, native-to-the-box ctdgs.	$115 sold
32-40 Blk Pwdr, Soft Pt. V.RARE!		Winchester. When Winchester created their new labeling protocols (ca 1902) which required label colors to denote the loading contained therein, this bright blue labeling became the "Black Powder, Jacketed Soft Point" label color. Never popular, it only ever applied to 2 calibers: 38-55 and 32-40 making this bright blue label the RAREST BY FAR of the 6 loading colors applied to 20-rd boxes. Further attesting to the loading's unpopularity (and, ultimately, rarity) is the fact that the primary labels, front and lid-top, are ca 1902-1905 but the end labels and a "License to the Trade" label (on the back) date as late as Oct 1910. There are NO known primary-label sub-varieties. Solid box with no repairs, all original ctdgs. Full & correct with all (8!) labels complete and intact: front, top, 2 on back plus 2 on each end, this example has resided in my collection since Apr 1, 1996. Rare box, rarer opportunity! [photo'd in shrink-wrap]	sold
32-40		Winchester. Black Powder 2-pc box, ca 1919. From my personal collection, this is the exact box pictured on pg 192 of Giles & Shuey. Solid and original in all respects with no seam splits or repairs. Blk Pwdr boxes this late are very seldom seen!	$315 sold
32-40		Winchester. Already popular in the 1880s, this caliber, along with its sister, the 38-55, had black-powder origins and introduced the Model 94 in Oct 1894, several months before the 30 WCF (and 25-35) were listed. This example has no flap or seam problems, shows no repairs, and contains all its native cartridges!	$95 sold
32-40	(Example only, may not be the box you receive)	Winchester JOHN WAYNE COMMEMORATIVE boxes. Excellent, solid condition--boxes may have minor crinkles, rubs,or price tag removals but will not be written on and definitely remain of collectible quality. That said, as simply "shooters, they represent the last and freshest run commercially made!	$85
32-40		Winchester JOHN WAYNE COMMEMORATIVE boxes. EXC & Minty! Display quality, from an original case!	$100
32-40 Ballard & Bullard		UMC. Blue (blue-green?) box full of orig "32-40 Ballard & Bullard" cartridges all of which have clean 185 grain paper-patched bullets. (This is NOT the same caliber as the common 32-40 as listed above). VERY RARE, solid box, ca 1890s. [From my personal collection]	$475 sold
32-40 Ballard & Marlin		UMC. This Black Powder 2-pc box pre-dates the introduction of Winchester's Model 1894 as the callouts omit that model while mentioning the "Winchester Single Shot Rifle" (High Wall, Mod.1885). I believe it to be ca 1889-1893. In EXCELLENT original condition, it has resided in my personal collection for over 20 years!	$235 sold
32-40 Remington (Rare!)		UMC. This is NOT 32-40 Winchester; rather, it is the rare cartridge, intro'd in the early-1870s, for chambering in the 32-40 Remington rolling block Sporting Rifle and the #3 Hepburn. Seldom seen ctdg, properly headstamped "UMC 32-40 SH" (SH = Solid Head). Ctdgs are clean & original and all appear native to the box. This is one of only 2 such boxes I have had in all my years of collecting and trading. Sold one about 3 years ago, this (slightly better) one is out of my personal collection and priced the same as the earlier one! [Photo'd in shrink-wrap]	$375 sold
33 WCF (Transition box)		UMC/Rem-UMC transition box, ca 1910-11. Interesting box with --all original--labeling calling out both UMC (1910 & earlier) as well as the combined Remington-UMC logo of 1911 on bottom ends. The cartridges, however, while factory-loaded are mixed; mostly being the much scarcer & earliest "UMC" headstamps with the "u" brass (denoting Smokeless) primers but also including similar ctdgs with the Rem-UMC headstamp. The latter, given the labeling, may or may not have been native to the box. There are also four slightly later (mid-'Teens) rds with nickeled primers. It's logical that such transition boxes such as this (in many other calibers and labelings) should exist but, though I've suspected a few others, this is the first of which I'm confident! [From my personal collection]	$125
33 WCF		Western. Early "Bullseye" box, ca 1930-'35 (with tiny "W.C.Co" in upper left corner of back-side). EXC condition w/ no problems whatsoever! (From my personal collection)	$185 sold
33 WCF (1ST BOX!)		Winchester. Ca 1903, this unusual red-orange labeling is Winchester's first in this "first Smokeless and last new caliber" introduction for the Model 1886. It also has both of the desirable "Sunburst" labels, one on each end. While the the common lid-end splits have been repaired from the inside, the box remains in Excellent, solid condition. The cartridges are all properly "WRACo" headstamped and while 2 of them appear to be replacements, all have the correct, early tinned soft-point bullets and "protected" primers. Other anomalies regarding this first labeling are pointed out in this quote from Giles & Shuey, pg 123: "Also of note are the "WINCHESTER" and "Trade Mark" call-outs on the front label which, together with the cartridge cut, is a most unusual combination. Normally this logo is on the lid-top label only or, if on the front, displays no cartridge cut"	$250 sold
33 WCF		Winchester. This an early FACTORY-SEALED box ca 1908 (the cartridge was intro'd in 1903). Solid, clean, and untouched--seldom seen this nice, this early! [From my personal collection]	$295 sold
33 WCF		Winchester. Pictured on pg 126 of Giles & Shuey, this "Test Box" is likely the only one in existence. It's certainly the only one of which we are aware. Dated July 5, 1916, it was used to calibrate pressure and velocity in test rifles. Own a "one of a kind" and a piece of the book!	$450 sold
33 WCF		Winchester. The very desirable "1939" style box is one of the most collected of all Winchester series. The box is exceptional, unusual for these big calibers in these fragile 1-pc pre-war boxes, most of which are missing flaps (or worse). Cartridges are clean and original.	$210 sold
33 WCF, 33 Winchester		Winchester. This colorful "1946 Style" is in excellent condition in all respects. Getting very hard to find, especially in condition such as this!	$125 sold
33 WCF, 33 Winchester		Also see "OBSOLETE" pg.
348		Peters. The earliest box by Peters in this caliber: Kings Mills address, ca mid/late-'30s. While the box is missing one ctdg, the loading is the RARE "210 grain Non-Disintegrating Expanding Bullet". No other manufacturer ever offered a 210-grain .348 bullet (and Peters didn't make it for long!). No flap/seam problems though some scuffs/smudging on back along with "20.00" in ballpoint ink. From my personal collection, one of only 3 such boxes I've ever seen in over 30 years!	$200 sold
348 Win		Western Super-X. This is Western's earliest box in this caliber, mid-1930s. Note the Super-X logo on the end flap is entirely black, no red; also, the "W.C.Co." in the upper left corner of the back, both hallmarks of Western boxes of the early '30s. Solid box with no seam or flap problems, unusual for these heavy caliber 1-pc boxes. [From my personal collection]	$150 sold
348 Win "Bear Box"		Western. The famous "Grizzly" or "Standing Bear" box which Winchester used to introduce their iconic Silvertip Bullet in January, 1940. While the ctdgs show primer-pocket and neck corrosion, the box is EXCEPTIONALLY bright, clean and tight. Though especially desirable due to their scarcer heavy 250 gr Silvertip loading, these Bear boxes are always highly regarded and in demand as the best by far for display with a Model 71 Winchester Further, this is one of the few graphics by any maker that is collected in all the calibers in the series. CHEAP!	$95 sold
348 Win		Western Super-X. The extremely popular "Grizzly" box from the 1940's, these were used to introduce the famous Silvertip bullet in January, 1940, and are especially desirable due to their heavy 250 gr Silvertip loading. Solid box with no seam or flap problems. One of the few graphics by any maker that is collected in all the calibers in the series. [From my personal collection]	$195 sold
348 Win EXTREMELY RARE "FULL PATCH" (FMJ) LOADING!		Winchester. The RAREST .348 box by far and one of the rarest of ALL 20th Century Winchester cartridge boxes! This is no exaggeration. Per Giles & Shuey, One Hundred Years of Winchester Cartridge Boxes (Schiffer Publications, 2006, pg 127): "A Full Patch offering [in .348 caliber] was cataloged in the late '30s but it is not known to have been loaded according to factory records nor has it been seen by the authors." The box, while a bit dark, has tight seems and flaps and shows no repair. TWO original cartridges remain and, though I've never seen one offered, are highly collectible in their own right. If you collect M71s or .348 boxes, this is the Holy Grail!!	$400 sold
348 Win "1935", 1st box 150 Gr		Winchester. This is the "1935 Series" box in which this caliber was introduced in 1936, the same year as their "new" Model 71 rifle (although a few are said to have been shipped in late '35). This series was superseded by the "1939" series with the Western Cartridge Co callout. In EXC condition, this box would be the perfect box to display with an early M71!	$225 sold
348 Win "1935", 1st box 200 Gr		Winchester. AS ABOVE: This is the "1935 Series" box in which this caliber was introduced in 1936, the same year as their "new" Model 71 rifle (although a few are said to have been shipped in late '35). This series was superseded by the "1939" series with the Western Cartridge Co callout. In EXC condition, this box would be the perfect box to display with an early M71! (This one from my personal collectcion)	$210 sold
348 WCF		Winchester. The scarce & desirable "1935" box in the scarcer 150 gr loading. This "1935" labeling is the first in this popular and colorful series as well as being the first box in which this great Win Model 71 caliber was ever offered! Solid box with great color, no splits, flap problems or repairs as well as clean native-to-the-box cartridges. Exceptional in every way!	$225 sold
348 Win. (M71)		Winchester. The scarce "1935" box, the first in this popular and colorful series as well as being the first box in which this great Win Model 71 caliber was ever offered! Clean 200 gr Soft Points. Solid box with great color, no splits, flap problems or repairs.	$215 sold
348 Bear box		Winchester. Perhaps the most popular of the Grizzly boxes is this colorful early 1940s offering. Generally considered to be the premier display box for the Model 71, it's also in the desirable 250 Silvertip loading. Now long discontinued, it was the heaviest 348 loading and the ONLY one found in the Bear box. Solid in all respects with tight seams and flaps and clean ctdgs. NICE!	$195 sold
348 Win		Winchester. Last of the collectible "pure" Winchester boxes, pre-"Winchester-Western", early/mid-1960s, with clean, original, factory 200 gr Silvertip ctdgs.	$130 sold
348 Win.		Winchester, "Browning M71 Commemorative", 200 gr Silvertip loading, ca 1990s. EXC! Getting hard to find as "shooters"!	$160 sold
35 Remington		Peters. This is the 1930s Kings Mills series w/ the colorful & desirable cartridge pic on front. What makes this offering unique is the fact that the loading is Peters' proprietary "Non-Disintegrating Expanding Bullet" in 210 grains. To my knowledge there was no other 210 grain offering in this caliber by ANY other maker! Ctdgs all appear native to the box which is in EXC condition with all seams and flaps tight and no sign of repair or reinforcement.	$115 sold
35 Remington		Savage Arms Corp. Early Utica address. Box is solid and unrepaired but shows some even fading. Ctdgs are clean and appear native to the box. This graphic remains among the most collectible of all cartridge boxes!!	$110 sold
35 Remington Auto (1st Box!)		U.M.C. This is the VERY FIRST box in this, the largest of the M08 & 81 Rem autoloading rifle calibers, 1906-07. EXCEPTIONAL box from my personal collection, tight seams on ALL edges, ends and corners with NO repair or touch-up. In terms of historical significance and condition this is truly museum quality.	$250 sold
35 Remington Auto		Winchester. Colorful "Full Patch" (FMJ) 2-pc box label-dated 2-25. This is the EXACT BOX PICTURED ON PAGE 269 OF GILES & SHUEY!! No better provenance to be found! [Photo'd in shrink-wrap]	$215 sold
35 Remington		Winchester. Colorful and popular "1939" box, the type that preceded the Bear series. Clean and solid with great color, no splits, flap problems or repairs. A box exactly like this sold at auction recently for over $180. Take this one for...	$135 sold
35 WCF		Winchester. This 2nd labeling only differs from the first in the font style (flat base) of the "20" at upper left. Otherwise it's much the same except for color (reddish-orange, as it should be), and has the short 7-line bottom label. [From my personal collection]	$195 sold
35 WCF		Winchester. This 1906 box is thought to be the 4th in the fast-changing labelings of the early-1900s in this caliber. The only thing that dates as 1906 rather than earlier is the "Red W" end-labels, both dated 6-6. Solid box, original ctdgs, the only glitsch being the front label chip. [From my personal collection, photo'd in shrink-wrap]	$195 sold
35 WCF		Winchester. Dated 10-6 (lid) and 10-9 (front) this early box is in exceptional condition. Original in all respects with no repairs or or other problems and includes a small (1" x 2"?) Winchester shotshell ad inside. [From my personal collection]	$250 sold
35 WCF		Winchester. The 2nd (1932) variation of Winchester's 1st 1-pc box, the graphic which introduced their innovative Staynless priming in 1927-28. All orig ammo, seams & flaps tight. Hard to find this nice in the heavy calibers.	$165 sold
35 WCF		Winchester. "1939 Series". Solid box with no seam or flap problems. Back side with same graphics and same condition. Nice!	$135 sold
358 (8.8m/m) Winchester		Winchester. In 1954 Win introduced 2 new gun models--the M70 Featherweight and the lever-action M88--and a new cartridge was introduced along with them: the .358 Winchester. This 1st run of boxes also titled the new ctdg parenthetically as "8.8 m/m", a callout which was soon dropped as it was never referred to in that manner. While this box shows some light shelf wear it has no real problems structurally or otherwise; further, it is in the scarcer and more desirable 250 gr loading. This box is very seldom seen or offered!	$140 sold
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375 H&H Magnum		Western. While not loaded by Winchester until 1937, Western began offering this largest-in-the-line caliber in 1925. Among the first to be offered in their iconic Super-X labeling, possibly as early as 1929-30, note the small "W.C. Co." in the upper left corner of the back as well as the small black (no red) Super-X trademark on the end flap. Both are indications of the earliest Super-X labeling. Scarce box, seldom seen at all but bordering on RARE in such a heavy caliber with flaps and seams intact! CHEAP!	$145 sold
375 H&H Magnum		Western. Grizzly box in the largest caliber in which that popular and always collectible graphic was ever offered! Unlike most 1-pc boxes in these heavy calibers, this one is perfectly tight with no splits or repairs and BARELY even any sharp-edge rubs!! Exceptional!	$185 sold
375 H&H Magnum Grizzly Box		Winchester. "Grizzly Box". Not often offered, this was the largest caliber offered in the Winchester Bear series. Condition is EXC with no seam or flap problems. Like its "sister", the 300 H&H Mag, this is one of the 2 tallest bear boxes, making it one of the most displayable in the entire series!	$315 sold
375 Win Big Bore, 250 gr		Winchester-Western, the original Big Bore box in which Winchester intro'd this caliber and the "Big Bore" Model 94 chambered for it. Shows some shelf wear but this caliber in the early and desirable Big Bore labeling has suddenly become very hard to find, especially in this 250 grain loading! (Have 2)	$110 sold
38-40 Remington (Hepburn)		UMC. Late-1880s box in a very scarce caliber for the Remington Hepburn. FULL of clean, correct, original ammo, in a very solid, untouched box! Rare find, one of only 2 such labelings I've ever seen!! [From my personal collection]	$350 sold
38-45 Bullard		U.M.C. Very scarce caliber as are all Bullards, but especially RARE in a SEALED (1890s Black Powder) box! Full, original, unrepaired!	$350 sold
"38 Cal. 255 Grs" Bullets. (NOT cartridges)		UMC. Paper-Patched, 38 caliber, 255 grains, 1:20 (alloy) lead bullets "for Remington Rifles". Full box of 25. (Can be mailed)	$60
38-55 HV		U.M.C., RARE "High Power" (High Velocity) loading, ca 1903-'05! Box is solid, Excellent Condition, with small, skillful label repair at top ends of lid. Cartridges are all native to the box and have been lightly cleaned (NOT lacquered!). Only the 2nd such box I've seen in over 30 years--the other remains in my collection!	$175 sold
38-55 H.V.		C.I.L. Dominion "High Velocity, Super Clean". Early "D.C.Co" headstamped ctdgs, all of which appear native to the box. Very unusual "1-pc" box where the entire inner tray, complete with end labels (but no tabs or flaps), pushes through in either direction! Don't remember another like this!	$125 sold
38-55 "Winchester High Velocity"		Western. Only around for a few years during the Depression, this early "High Velocity" labeling is rarely seen! It was only loaded in TWO calibers, this and 30-30, and it should be noted that, oddly enough, the headstamps are not stamped "HV" on the cartridges of either caliber. A very scarce, little known and highly collectible variety of these iconic Model '94 calibers!	$195
38-55		Western. Postwar (Olin Inds) "Bullseye" box. Clean, solid and full of EXC, native-to-the-box ctdgs.	$115 sold
38-55		Western. The popular "BullsEye" box in the FIRST Winchester Model 1894 caliber: 38-55 (there were also a few 32-40s in '94 but the 30-30s and 25-35s didn't come out until 1895). Solid EXC box with all native-to-the-box ctdgs and no splits or flap problems or repairs.	sold
38-55		Winchester-Western. Orig boxes of clean, factory-loaded NOS ("New Old Stock") ctdgs, have 6!	$67.50
38-55		Winchester. Ca 1895, this labeling is their earliest Smokeless offering in this great caliber--38-55, the very first caliber chosen by Winchester in which to introduce their venerable Model 1894. The box is solid in all respects and is full of original, correct ctdgs. Further, it has both of the short-lived and highly desirable "Smokeless" (on front) and "Soft Point" (on right end) "Sunburst" stickers. [From my personal collection]	$275 sold
38-55		Winchester. This "Green Smokeless" box is the last before Winchester adopted label-color protocols for different loadings. This is the LAST of the Green labeled boxes for Smokeless Powder, ca 1902. It also has both of the desirable Sunburst labels denoting Smokeless Powder and Soft Point Bullets. May not be a pretty box but it's a significant variety! (Photo'd in shrink-wrap--been in my collection since 1993)	$100 sold
38-55 "Full Patch"		Winchester. These red "Full Metal Patch" (FMJ) labelings and loadings are fairly common in 30-30, scarce in 32-40, very scarce in 25-35, and rare in 38-55. A bit dark but full of native ctdgs and no splits, repairs or other problems. These FMJ boxes are very scarce!	$175 sold
38-55 [Rare Box]		Winchester. One of the rarest of Winchester 2-pc box varieties (it only appears in 38-55 and 32-40), this blue labeling is the Black Powder, Jacketed Soft Point loading. Listed in Giles & Shuey on pg 197, the box shown there, scuffed as it is, is a later example & is the only other such box I have encountered in over 30 years of collecting! This box has 9 original rds remaining (don't even think about trying to fill it!) and has the early and very desirable "Soft Point Sunburst" end label (pre-1906). Yes, it's partial and the labels are dark, but you'd have to be extremely lucky to find another!	sold
38-55		Winchester. One of those interesting boxes that has different dates on all the labels: front, 1-12; lid, 8-11; end lbls, 10-6; red W end lbls, 2-10. It's far more common to find a couple different labels than to find the same date on all, but unusual to find ALL of them different. This box is FACTORY-SEALED and CASE-FRESH condition! From my personal collection, this is the exact box pictured on pg 197 of Giles & Shuey!	$315 sold
38-55 WHV		Winchester. "Winchester High Velocity Soft Point" loading, 11-15 dtd box. First loaded in 1905 as one of nine calibers* with Blk Pwdr origins introduced between 1903 and 1905 which the Company attempted to keep competitive ballistically in the older guns given the advent of Smokeless Powder and the spate of new bottle-necked Smokeless caliber introductions. Never very popular they are among the most interesting, collectible and difficult to find Winchester rifle boxes. Distinctive labelings were yellow for Soft Point and purple for Metal-Cased (FMJ) loadings. FACTORY-SEALED with tight seams on all edges, ends and corners with NO repair or touch-up. Variety not in Giles & Shuey. (From my personal collection) *The others: 45-70, 45-90, 50-110, 32-40, 44-40, 38-40, 32-20, 25-20.	$365 sold
38-55		Winchester. This 11-15 label-dated box is the first year in which the cartridge pic is found on the lower half of the front label and the box construction was changed to the folded type (for detail, see Giles & Shuey, pg 15). This box needs no further description than the accompanying picture and the fact that it's factory-SEALED, looking much as it did when first taken from the crate over 100 years ago.	$225 sold
38-55		Winchester. Early-'20s Smkls JSP box w/ mixed rds: 19 with "w" primers + 1 plain; 18 tinned-jacket SP & 2 copper jkt. One polished rd. But ALL correctly headstamped "WRACo 38-55". Box is nice, no repairs, tight seams, good color! CHEAP!	$125 sold
38-55 (The last WRACo HS)		Winchester. The first type 1-pc box, commonly called (for some reason) the "Blue-White" box. This is an earliest variety (1928) but with a later "Non-Mercuric, Pat. Pending" overstamp on the back which dates this box more accurately to 1931. The "WRACo" headstamped cartridges, while all original and appear native, have some case staining (but, importantly, not corrosion). By 1933, upon Winchester's acquisition by Western, the headstamps would be changed to simply "WRA" thus making these among the last of the classic "WRACo" stampings to be found! While the box does show some shelf wear and waterstaining (top-right of front), it has tight seams and flaps and remains all original with no repairs. This series is highly collectible but very difficult to find in pristine condition.	$110 sold
38-55		Winchester. One of the most popular of the pre-1900 Winchester calibers, this is one of the 2 calibers (the other, 32-40) in which the Model '94, Winchester's most popular lever gun of all time, was introduced in 1894. This example is in the highly desirable "1939 Series" box and is solid with no repairs or problems.	$125 sold
38-55 "SAAMI" box		Winchester. "SAAMI" marked. SAAMI is an acronym for the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute, an organization that sets and monitors standards for the firearms industry. While in a "1939" box, the stamping is "Dec 6 1949". The box and ammo are clean and original with no problems and the back is totally original with no stampings. Interesting and historical! [From the Reichenbach collection]	$85 sold
38-55		Winchester. Colorful "1946 Style" box. EXC in all respects. These boxes rapidly gaining popularity as Baby-Boomer nostalgia kicks in!	$85 sold
38-55 "Legendary Frontiersmen"		Winchester-Western. Legendary Frontiersmen Commemorative. EXC.	$45 sold
38-55 "Oliver F Winchester"		Winchester-Western. Oliver F Winchester Commemorative. EXC.	$75
38-56		*Winchester. Early orange Smokeless box, ca 1906, variety not pictured in Giles & Shuey. Solid box from my personal collection.*	$375 sold
38-56		Winchester. Later Smkls box that, while no longer sealed, is as close to mint as you can find. Has the Cummins dot code on lower front (not to be mistaken for label flaw). [From my personal collection, this is the exact box pictured on pg 131 of Giles & Shuey]	$375 sold
38-56 FMJ		Winchester. RARE "Full Patch" (FMJ) loading, ca 1916. Further, the purple labels are only found 1914-16 with 1916 being by far the rarest. Box shows some seam/edge paste-back repair, not uncommon on these taped-construction boxes, however ctdgs are all original and appear native to the box. From my personal collection, this is the box pictured in Giles & Shuey, pg 131.	$335 sold
38-70 WCF		Winchester. Less than 900 of these M86 rifles were manufactured. We can only imagine how many boxes of this caliber remain out of the few that--we can safely say--were produced and still exist, especially in this condition, w/ NO seam or edge separations! RARE!!	$750 sold
38-72		Winchester. Earliest type "Smokless" box, ca late-1890s. Other than a separation (typical of these early taped-construction boxes) at the bottom left end the box is tight, unrepaired and full of correct, original ctdgs. [From my personal collection where it's been since 1994!]	$235 sold
38-72 WCF		Winchester. The exact box shown on pg 220 of Giles & Shuey, this very unusual yellow label box is ca 1906-'07. Given Winchester labeling protocols in effect at the time, the label ("Smkls Soft Point") should've been orange. Yellow labels on 20-rd boxes denoted "High Velocity Soft Point" loadings! Though exhibiting some honest shelf wear, the box is full of its original ctdgs and has tight, unrepaired seams and corners. Have never seen another!! [From my personal collection]	$195 sold
38-90 Win Express		Winchester. The smallest of the 3 proprietary Win introduced in 1886 for the Model 1885 High-Wall (the 40 Ex and 45 Ex being the other 2). All 3 of these calibers are scarce to rare and highly collectible. (From my personal collection, this is the exact box pictured at the top of Pg 100 in Giles & Shuey)	$400 sold
40-50 BN "Creedmoor"		U.M.C. The famous Creedmoor box, one of the best graphics among all cartridge boxes by any maker at any time! Named after the famed Creedmoor Rifle Range which opened to international competition in 1873, it was situated on Long Island and was built with the--now unimaginable--combined efforts of the NRA and the New York State legislature. How times change! The rare, original PAPER-PATCHED, Berdan-primed cartridges all appear native to the box. I have included a scan of the back label which mentions a number of the "First class manufacturers" of the day, it's a fun read! No splits or repairs, this has been in my collection for 30 years.	$650 sold
40-60 Colt (CLMR)		U.M.C. Among the rarer series of cartridge boxes, by both UMC and Winchester, are the labelings for "Colt's New Lightning Magazine Rifle" (CLMR). This 40-60 Colt cartridge is identical, in both dimension and headstamp, to the 40-60 Marlin although, with it's longer 2.1" case, this cartridge was NOT interchangeable with the the more commonly seen 1-7/8" .40-60 Winchester (40-60 WCF). The headstamp on these is "U.M.C. 40-60 S H" (the "S H" stood for "Solid Head" case construction). As an interesting aside, Winchester headstamped their cartridge "WRACo 40-60 Colt" thereby creating what has become a collectible rarity as none of the other CLMR calibers (by either maker) used "Colt" in their headstamp. As a result, individual ctdgs sell in the neighborhood of $200! [From my personal collection--where it has been since 1994!]	$1450
40-60 WCF (Model 1876)		Winchester. Type 1b box, ca 1885-1886 (Giles & Shuey, pg 80, top L pic). Although the book doesn't designate a Type 1 "a" and "b", it refers to the comment made in the caption text that many of this box type are found with headstamped cartridges. I have therefore opted to call the boxes found with unheadstamped cartridges Type 1a and those with headstamps as Type 1b. The boxes and labels are identical, hence Type 1. Tight seams and all original cartridges. [From my personal collection]	$475 sold
40-60 WCF (Model 1876)		Winchester. This is the earliest labeling in this scarce, never popular caliber. Introduced in 1884 in the Model 1876 it was rendered almost instantly obsolete with Winchester's introduction of their Model 1886 and the several calibers that were intro'd along with it in 1886-87. The box retains 14 of its clean, original ctdgs and the box itself is EXC with no problems whatsoever. (See preceding description for further comments re this type box). Nice, and CHEAP!	$235 sold
40-60 WCF (Model 1876)		Winchester. Type 2 box, ca 1887-1890 (Giles & Shuey, pg 80, top L & R pix), identical to Type 1 except for picturing the headstamp on the cartridge shown on the front label. Solid and tight in all respects with all original cartridges. [From my personal collection]	$495 sold
40-60 WCF (Model 1876)		Winchester. Type 3 box, ca early/mid-1890s (Giles & Shuey, pg 80, L-center pic). Another from my personal collection, this box, as above, is also solid and tight in all respects with all original cartridges.	$395 sold
40-60 WCF (Model 1876)		Winchester. The last (1884 intro) and smallest of the the Win Model 1876 calibers, the one I jokingly refer to as the M'76 varmint load. This is a Black Powder box that's exceptionally clean & solid in absolutely all respects. [From my personal collection]	$375 sold
40-60 WCF (Model 1876)		Winchester. The last cartridge developed for the large-frame toggle-link Winchester Model 1876 was this little guy. Introduced in 1884, just a year before the M1885 Hi-Wall & Low-Wall singles-shot rifles and just 2 years before the game-changing Browning-designed masterpiece, the Winchester Model 1886, this caliber rapidly became an under-powered orphan. This box, in spite of a bottom right-end separation, is in EXC condition with great color. It even retains the small, colorful ad insert (tucked alongside and over the cartridges within) which were often included in the early 1900s boxes but are seldom found after the passage of more than 100 years. Scarce box, scarce caliber!	$350 sold
40-60 Marlin (& Colt LMR)		U.M.C. RARE caliber in 2-pc 1890s Blk Pwdr box in exceptional condition with NO splits: Top and bottom ends and all edges, perfect and unrepaired. Both red end-labels 97-98%, Back seal is not sealed but is 100%, ctdgs all original & appear native. None better!	$595 sold
40-60 Marlin (& Colt LMR)		Winchester. Scarce caliber in the most desirable of labelings: the Winchester Blue Box. Cartridges, while not all native to the box, are correct and original with the very scarce "WRACo 40-60 Mar." headstamp. (For those Marlin Mod 1881 rifles marked ".40 Cal" on the barrel as well as .40-60 Colt Lightning Magazine Rifles, NOT Win M76).	$735 sold
40-65 WCF		Winchester. Earliest Win M86 Black Powder box, ca 1890s. Solid, unrepaired box, all original factory ctdgs. Seldom-seen caliber especially in the early box as this.	$375 sold
40-70 Ballard		Winchester. RARE "Picture box" showing the rifle & it's expensive tang sight in some detail. Clean, paper-patched-bullet ctdgs all w/ correct "WRACo 40-70 Bal" headstamp tho not all native to the box (1 w/oval primer, 19 a bit flatter). Box is solid with good color. An unusual find!	$895 sold
40-70 Ballard		U.M.C. Two-pc box from the 1880s featuring a full-size pic of the seldom-seen paper-patched bulleted cartridge. Great box full of beautiful, original paper-patched ctdgs. RARE!!	$775 sold
40-70 Bullard		Winchester. Bullard calibers and boxes are ALL, without exception, very scarce to RARE! This caliber, is one of the rarer ones due to the fact that 3 other calibers, 2 of them much more common, could be substituted for it. As excerpted on pg 119 of Giles & Shuey: "So, to sum up, the 40-60 Marlin, 40-60 Colt and 40-65 WCF could be used interchangeably and all three could be used in place of the 40-70 Bullard." This box is exceptionally clean & solid with no seam or bottom-end splits, most unusual for a taped construction box such as this. In addition, all ctdgs are clean, properly headstamped (WRACo .40-70 BUL) and unquestionably native to the box. A rare opportunity!!	$650 sold
40-70 Sharps 2-1/2" Straight		Rem-UMC. Blk Pwdr loading in what I judge to be a mid-late 'Teens box of 10 in which they used up older "UMC 40-70" headstamped brass, a common practice during that period right after the 1911 combination of the 2 companies. The box is tight and ctdgs are not only native to the box but remain in their seldom-found factory original alternating paper wrap. It's quite possible, even probable, that these cartridges have never been out of the box!	$350 sold
40-50 Sharps Straight, 1-7/8""		Winchester. Clean, solid box containing the highly desirable white paper patched bullets. Ca mid/late 1880s. Left end of bottom separated as is so often found but this box is well above average in both integrity and color!	$495 sold
40-70 WCF		Winchester. Of all the 14 Winchester Model 1886 calibers, this 1894 introduction, having been chambered in fewer than 900 guns, was among the rarest. Created as a black powder cartridge, it was essentially obsolete the day it entered the market as the venerable Model 1894 came into existence in both .30 WCF (.30-30) and .25-35 in less than a year! Such was also the case with its "sister" caliber, the .38-70. At any rate here is an early (1895-97), solid & unrepaired box full of clean, native-to-the-box cartridges. It may be a while before you see another!	$475 sold
40-72 WCF		Winchester. Using leftover green "Smkls" labels from 1900-1901 as well as a "Sunburst" Soft Point label (discontinued in 1905), this box is actually 1906-'07 as can be noted on the "Red W" end label. With good color, tight edges and corners, and full of its native-to-the-box cartridges, this makes an exceptionally nice display box.	$235 sold
40-75-260 Ex (For .40-82 Win M86)		Winchester. This RARE black powder 2-pc box, ca 1899, is one of the rarest of Winchester lever action rifle boxes. It's really a 40-82 (& so headstamped, see Giles & Shuey pg 136) loaded with a copper-tubed "Express" bullet as was used in the .40-110 (High-Wall) Express (Giles & Shuey pg 100). I believe this to be the ONLY cartridge (out of the 13 Model 1886 calibers) for which no guns were specifically chambered and so-marked on the barrel. Virtually never offered for sale publicly, these boxes, when found, usually trade "behind the table." This is the ultimate "40-82" box!	$1650 sold
40-82		Peters. In one of the most in-demand M86 Win calibers, this very early 2-pc box is in truly EXCELLENT condition with no seam splits or repairs. These early Winchester caliber boxes by Peters are very scarce generally, but RARE in condition such as this!	$475 sold
40-82		Remington. The popular "Dogone" box of the 1930s in one of the most desirable of the Win M86 calibers. The cartridges are clean and the powder "shakes free" (not caked). Seldom seen, thought to be the last factory loading.	$135 sold
40-82 FMJ		Winchester. This red label "Metal Patched" label is seldom seen on any box except 45-90. In fact, this is the ONLY one I've ever seen on a 40-82. Box contains 12 original, native ctdgs and is in very solid condition with NO seam or edge problems. RARE & CHEAP!	$295 sold
40-82		Winchester. Introduced in 1886 for the M86 Winchester, this, for some reason, is significantly more difficult to find than many other M86 calibers; e.g., .40-65, .38-56, and even .50-110. This box is especially desirable as it is an early one (pre-1895) as evidenced by its lack of end labels. Cartridges are exceptionally clean with original patina. Nice!	$550 sold
40-82		Winchester. This is the early, green Smokeless Powder 2-pc box with both "Sunburst" stickers: Soft Point on front (see pic), Smokeless on end. With the exception of the left end of the lid which has a slight separation, the seams are all tight and unrepaired, unusual for these 1890s taped-construction boxes. Shrink-wrapped on the back (not shown) is a colorful Win "New Rival" ad from inside the box which folds out and is 2-sided. All correct, clean, native-to-the-box ctdgs--a rare box in one of the most in-demand of all Win lever calibers!	$565 sold
40-82		Winchester. Early Smkls box, ca 1910. Solid box w/ all correct, original rds. For some reason, .40-82 is one of the most difficult to find, and most in demand, of the 13 Winchester Model '86 calibers!	$465 sold
40-85 Ballard		UMC. Ten-rd box containing 2-15/16 inch "40-85 Everlasting Shells" with 370 gr paper-patched bullets. All original inside & out, clean ctdgs, really nice! Identical cartridges to following entry (see below) but different labeling: "40-90" callout on a blue label. [From my personal collection]	$450 sold
40-90 Ballard		UMC. Ten-rd box containing 2-15/16 inch "40-85 Everlasting Shells" with 370 gr paper-patched bullets. All original inside & out, clean ctdgs, really nice! [From my personal collection]	$450 sold
40-90 Bullard		UMC. Early 1880s "Double Dog Logo" box for the very finely made and short-lived Bullard lever-action rifle of that period. Cartridges are all clean & original and have the correct headstamp reading simply "BULLARD 40-90" (no "UMC"). It's most unusual to have a caliber stamping but no maker. This is the first Bullard box (of ANY caliber) I can remember putting up in the past 10 or more years!	$750 sold
401 WSL (Win Model 1910)		Remington-UMC. Early 200gr SP box but the ctdg picture mistakenly shows a 250 gr knurled bullet! Box is solid with 18 original ctdgs but also has 2 RARE "UMC" rds. These UMC rds are rare because, assuming the ctdgs were introduced the same year as the Win M1910 rifle, they were only produced for ONE year: UMC and Remington merged in 1911 and the headstamps became "Rem-UMC" rather than just "UMC". [I'm sure they corrected the bullet pic about that time also!]	$150
401 WSL (Win Model 1910)		Winchester. The very early and much scarcer 250 gr loading, 10-9 dated labels, showing the 250 gr bullet lacking the knurling which was used to distinguish the 250 gr from the 200 gr. Also the soft point exposure on the bullet in the cartridge pic is very broad, unlike all pix from early-1910 onward. This is the exact box pictured and described in the book as the earliest in that caliber (Giles & Shuey, pg 239). [From my personal collection, inventory #20, entered in 1990, nearly 23,000 numbers ago!]	$200 sold
401 WSL (Win Model 1910)		Winchester. Not listed in Giles & Shuey, this is the very scarce Full Patch (FMJ) loading in the 250 gr bullet. Never popular, these early FMJ loadings were discontinued in 1926. A variety discovered after the book was written, this labeling and loading is not to be found in Giles & Shuey. Label-dated 5-16 on both lid and front, this box remains FACTORY-SEALED!	$235 sold
401 WSL (Win Model 1910)		*Winchester. Not listed in Giles & Shuey* and thought to be last of the 2-pc boxes, this 200 gr JSP "K-Code" box is from the 1923-26 period. Further, this box remains FACTORY-SEALED!**	$220 sold
401 WSL Primed Shells		Winchester. SEALED BOX, "Empty Primed Shells" for the reloader of this now very scarce cartridge/caliber.	$40
401 WSL (Win Model 1910)		Peters. 1950s "Rustless" logo box with 20 clean, original rds and colorful problem-free box. Getting very hard to find by any maker!	$110 sold
401 WSL (Win Mod 1910)		Winchester. In in the popular and colorful "1939" box, this is one of the most collectible labelings in this seldom-seen caliber for which only ONE rifle model was ever chambered--Winchester's Model 1910! Box is solid with no splits, flap problems or repairs. Ctdgs are all original to the box. For some reason, these boxes are more difficult to find in 401 than either the earlier 2-pc varieties or the later red/yellow "1946" 1-pc boxes. Nice! [Pix of both front & back]	$145 sold
401 WSL (M1910)		Winchester. As above except box is a bit darker and has minor chip at right end of top edge. While it also shows some minor scuffing the box is otherwise solid with no splits, flap problems or repairs. Cheap!!	$125
405		Western "Bullseye" box, ca early-1930s. This caliber not easy to find in these boxes, especially in near-perfect condition as this is: no seam or flap problems in spite of its heavy contents. [From my personal collection].	$125 sold
405		Winchester. This is the 10-9 labeling with the 1910 patent stamp and, from my personal collection, is the actual box pictured on pg 223 of Giles & Shuey. And, as mentioned above, has the typical bottom end separation (left, in this case) as is common with these heavy ctdgs in taped-construction boxes--but otherwise shows no abuse.	$175 sold
405 (FMJ)		Winchester. The desirable "FULL PATCH" (FMJ) loading, Teddy Roosevelt's favored load for his Win Model '95. As described in his 1910 book, African Game Trails, he referred to the M95 in .405 as his "...Medicine Gun for lions" and it is known that he used this FMJ loading. This box, in my personal collection since 1999, remains FACTORY-SEALED!	$315 sold
405		Winchester. Last Win box style. Bright, clean & solid.	sold
44 Henry Flat (Yeah, it's a 50-rd R.F. box, but I wanted you to see it!)		U.S. Cartridge Co. "...for the / Winchester Repeating Rifle, Model 1866". Thought to be from the late 1870s, this box is full of its original Raised "US" headstamped cartridges. The ctdgs also have USC's early and distinctive belted bullet with no grease groove. Solid, RARE box! (The first Henry box out of my personal collection)	$3500 sold
44-405 grs. Sharps Paper Patched Bullets (Rare .44-77!)		U.M.C. Paper-Patched 405 gr bullets for Sharps .44-77. Bright & native-to-the-box, V. RARE in this caliber!!	$200 sold
44-77 Sharps (44 2-1/4")		Winchester. Typical separation at top end-edges (easily repaired if desired) but bottom edges tight--most unusual, as both top & bottom edges on on these early, taped construction boxes are generally separated. Cartridges are all clean and correct w/ "WRACo 44-77" headstamps and clean paper-patched 470 gr bullets. Also, there are no cracked heads, another common occurrence. Seldom seen, a very scarce & desirable caliber in ANY box by ANY maker!	$850 sold
44-90/105 Sharps (44 2-5/8")		U.M.C. This 10-rd box of .44 2-5/8" Bottle-Neck ctdgs contains the early Berdan-primed, unheadstamped type typically found in early-1880s labelings. The box is solid with no tape or other reinforcements as so often found on the fragile boxes from this era. All 10 ctdgs are correct and appear native to the box. A seldom-seen caliber especially with all original factory-loaded (no mixed or reloaded) shells! [From my personal collection]	$975 sold
44-90 "Creedmoor"		U.M.C. This is the 1870s label graphic ("prone shooter and Dog Logo") which I adapted over 30 years ago to highlight my business card! Box is full of correct catridges: Unheadstamped, ringed "balloon" heads; Berdan primed, with paper-patched bullets. A piece of history which remains my favorite box graphic of all-time, this box has been in my collection for over 30 years!	$950 sold
44 Remington Match Bullets		E. Remington & Sons (ERS), "Swaged Bullet for 44 Cal Match Rifle". SEALED 10-pkt by ERS, ca 1870s (Creedmoor Era). These 10-packs of large, heavy bullets by any maker, most often ERS, UMC or Win, are notorious for having been broken open, usually missing some contents. Those found full have more often than not been re-sealed somewhere along the way, sometimes skillfully, more often not. Anything bearing the big, elaborate ERS logo, however, is rare and desirable and not only among Remington collectors! The Company began making cartridges in 1872 and did so until the factory burned down in 1885 and was never rebuilt. [From my personal collection]	$295 sold
"45 Cal Sharps Long Range Rifle" Patched Bullets		SHARPS RIFLE CO. Rarely seen by this Co. in any condition, this 10-pack of 550 gr Paper Patched Bullets remains factory SEALED! These 10-packs of large, heavy bullets by any maker, most often ERS, UMC or Win, are notorious for having been broken open, usually missing some contents. Those found full have more often than not been re-sealed somewhere along the way, sometimes skillfully, more often not. But a sealed packet by Sharps? One of 2 I've seen in 30 years! [From my personal collection]	$550 sold
.45 Sharps Paper-Patched, "Hyde Base" Bullets.		UMC. SEALED packet of "Ten .45 Calibre 550 Grains, 1 to 14 [alloy mix, tin / lead] Sharps Rifle Paper Patched Bullets" with "Hyde Base". Famous Creedmoor 1000-yard shooter Frank Hyde developed a new way to paper patch bullets for better range and accuracy, ca 1873-75. The rare "Hyde Base"over-label stickered on this packet attests to that special method of patching. These 10-packs of large, heavy bullets by any maker, most often ERS, UMC or Win, are notorious for having been broken open, usually missing some contents. Those found full have more often than not been re-sealed somewhere along the way, sometimes skillfully, more often not. Very rare and desirable Sharps collectible! [From my personal collection]	$385 sold
45-60		UMC. Solid, unrepaired 2-pc Blk Pwdr box, ca late-1880s/1890s. Full & totally original. Rare caliber! Nice!	$415 sold
45-60		UMC. Thought to be UMC's first labeling in this Win M76 caliber, ca early 1880s. Box is very sound with great labels and without repairs. Eight original native-to-the-box cartridges remain. CHEAP!	$195 sold
45-60		Winchester. Circa 1880, this is the very FIRST labeling by Winchester in this caliber, showing the un-headstamped ctdg pic with callouts for caliber on the ctdg pic and with the caliber/powder callouts in italics (see Giles & Shuey, pg 81). Shows none of the typical bottom end separations. Label colors are great as are the original un-headstamped ctdgs. EXTREMELY RARE box, especially in this super condition! [From my personal collection]	$850 sold
45-60		Winchester. A much-in-demand caliber, this box (ca 1900) is solid in all respects with NO seam or end separations or repairs--extremely unusual for these early taped-construction boxes! Ctdgs all correct and appear native to the box. CHEAP, TOO!	$450 sold
45-60		Winchester. Possibly the last, certainly a close variation of the last, box design for this Blk Pwdr Win M'76 cartridge which had been long obsolete by the time of its manufacture (ca 1916). As a result, these last of the line labelings are quite scarce, especially so as this one remains Factory-SEALED! Further, it's the exact box pictured at the bottom of pg 83 of our book, 100 Years of Winchester Cartridge Boxes (Giles & Shuey, Schiffer Publications. 2006). [From my personal collection]	$525 sold
45 Gatling		Frankford Arsenal. 45 Gatling RARE FULL CASE BLANKS. These sold individually for $30 in the 1990s but this is the only full box I've ever seen! Do the math: 20 x $30=$600, the rarer part of the equation, the box, is free!! [From my personal collection]	$600 sold
45-70 "Morse"		Frankford Arsenal. "Morse Model 1886", a rare SEALED string-pull box in EXC condition. Morse cartridges were a short-lived experiment by the Arsenal, lasting from (approx) Aug 1886 to early 1887 (Feb?). They were comprised of a 2-pc tin-plated shell whereby the head could be removed for easier reloading. At least theoretically. They did make it into the field but obviously didn't meet with sufficient success or enthusiasm by the troops to merit continuation. For more on this I refer you to an excellent piece written by Guy Hildebrand, aka "Old Ammo Guy", in June 2004 and which can be viewed on his site [www.oldammo.com/picindex.htm, and while you're there check out the rest of his site: you may buy something, you WILL learn something!]	$500 sold
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45-70 Multi-Ball		Frankford Arsenal. SEALED, "string-pull" to open (can be seen at center, right end), RARE MULTI-BALL loading. Possible left end paste-back but very clean and solid! Cheap!	$285
45-70 Marlin		UMC. Partial box of 15 original ctdgs with the Marlin-specified flat tip and small primer and headstamped "UMC S 45-70 H" (for Solid Head, an 1880s selling point). RARE loading, cheap box!	$385 sold
45-70 Marlin		Winchester. One of the rarer of Winchester boxes is this 45-70 Marlin containing the desirable "WRACo 45-70 MAR." headstamps, singles of which have sold upwards of $20-25! Ctdgs have the small #1 primer as well as the distinctive Marlin bullet. Clean box in solid condition. Ctdgs all correct though 2 are replacements. Seldom offered!	$525 sold
45-70 Shot		Peters. This RARE and early 2-pc box is thought to be ca 1899 and, as called out only by the end-label stickers, is in Peters' "newly-introduced" Semi-Smokeless powder loading. Also, the only "SHOT" callout is found on pasted-on stickers on the ends. The box is tight in all all respects with no repairs or problems. [From the Reichenbach collection]	$285
45-70		Peters. In the iconic 45-70 caliber, this is the 1930s Kings Mills series w/ the colorful & desirable cartridge pic on front. Box is in EXC condition with no splits or repairs, unusual for these early 1-pc, large caliber boxes that have been carrying around such a heavy load of lead and brass for 85-90 years!	$160 sold
45-40 (45-70) Multi Ball		Remington-UMC, 2-pc box in the RARE Black Powder MULTI-BALL loading! Minty condition! CHEAP!	$350 sold
45-70 Farrington primed		U.S.Cartridge Co. This box and loading is unusual in 3 respects: first, the cartridges are all headstamped by month (7 and 8) as well as year (1879). Secondly, this loading used the Farrington primers (flat and slightly dished), and was the only company ever to do so. Third, the box used the patented Fraziers cartridge divider, a serpentine inner cardboard divider that, to my knowledge, was used only by USC for 1-2 years and only then in 45-70 and 50-70 calibers. A truly interesting trifecta in cartridge history and development!	$435 sold
45-70		U.S. Cartridge Co. Though these early (1880s?) boxes were never sealed, this one looks as if it just came out of an original case! Flawless except for a minor label chip, the label and underlying box colors are "as new" also. A fantastic find for a 130- to 140-year-old Black Powder box by one of the major, pioneer (1869!) ammunition manufacturers, now long obsolete!	$325 sold
45-70 HV (High Velocity)		U.S. Cartridge Co. "High Velocity" loadings are quite scarce and desirable by any maker but especially by USC. Loaded only briefly in the early-1900s, they are very rarely encountered in any of the few calibers in which they were offered. Though not sealed, all labels including the back sealing-label (not shown), are totally intact, bright & clean. Cartridges appear all native to the box. A highly collectible box by any standard! [In my personal collection for over 25 years!]	$285 sold
45-70		UMC. "U.S. SPRINGFIELD RIFLE MUSKET / Model 1874". Berdan primers, ca late-1870s. Box only has (and ever had) a top primary label. RARE! [From my personal collection]	$250 sold
45-70		UMC. "U.S. SPRINGFIELD CARBINE / Model 1874". Thought to be 1880s. Other than the primary (lid top) label, box has only UMC guarantee and primer labels. RARE! [From my personal collection]	$195 sold
45-70-500		UMC. Early (late-1890s?) Smkls loading in what appears to be a military contract packaging with a pull-string opening. The box appears to be straight out of its original crate--it remains tight in all respects and remains SEALED without the usual breaks or splits in the very thin & brittle tan outer wrap covering the pull-string.	$150 sold
45-70		Winchester. The very colorful "1939" box in MINTY condition. All original with native cartridges and no repairs. A pre-war 1-pc box in any heavy caliber is unusual to find without flaws but this 45-70 is near perfect in both color and box integrity and is in the heaviest caliber to be found in these boxes! A true condition-rarity!	$195 sold
45-70		Winchester. This colorful "1946 Series" has become extremely collectible in the past couple of years! This clean example is in the iconic 45-70-405 caliber and is especially notable in that it shows no seam or flap problems--unusual for such a heavy caliber in these rather fragile post-war boxes. Nice!	$125 sold
45-70		Winchester. Due to the caliber and powder callouts being italicized and the lack of end labels, this loading can be dated to the late-1880s, possibly as late as 1892 (Giles & Shuey, pg 92). In spite of the very light lid-top scuffing, the label condition & colors are excellent. The box itself is also in excellent condition, seldom found so in a taped-construction box that has been carrying such a heavy load of lead and brass for 130 years! Not listed in Giles & Shuey, a rare find! (In my personal collection since 2006!)	$375 sold
45-70-330 Gould Hollow Ball		Winchester. Quoting from Giles & Shuey, pg 146: "In 1894 the Company began loading a 330 grain Hollow Point Lead bullet in the 45-70, crediting A.C. Gould, editor of Hunting and Fishing magazine, who had been advocating such a loading in his early 1890s writings...All such boxes are scarce and desirable." This box contains 14 original Hollow Point lead cartridges with the small "ringed" heads and plain primers, all characteristics typical of Black Powder loadings of the period. This Blk Pwdr labeling/loading, however, is not listed in Giles & Shuey. The box obviously shows some wear and one bottom end-edge is separated, common with these early taped construction boxes. Have only seen ONE Gould H.P. box (not full) sold in the past 10-15 years and it went for "big money" at auction! [From my personal collection]	$425 sold
45-70-350		Winchester. Ca 1895, this Black Powder 350 grain loading is quite RARE! Solid box with all orig ctdgs. Further, if you're interested in provenance, this is the EXACT box pictured on pg 141 of Giles & Shuey! Unique opportunity! (From my personal collection)	$495 sold
45-70-500		Winchester. This double-wall, string-pull box is thought to be the earliest Gov't contract Smokeless box. Seldom encountered, it is listed as "Rarity 4" (out of 5) in Giles & Shuey, pg 93. This is only the 3rd one I've seen in 25 years! (From my personal collection)	sold
45-70-405 "Win Mod 1886"		Winchester. The early "Green Smokeless" labeling preceded the label protocols begun by Win circa 1902 which specified different colors for different loading combinations of bullet type and powder type. Prior to that change, green (or, occasionally, blue) was the color of virtually all 20-rd Win boxes and the Smokeless Powder and Jacketed Soft Point callouts came in the form of yellow "Sunburst" labels, both of which are to be found on this box. These "Green Smkls" boxes are scarce and, in my opinion, very much undervalued. Further adding to the value of this box, however, are the prominent callouts for the "Model 1886 Winchester Repeating Rifle", something seldom seen on this caliber box. Further, enclosed in the box is Winchester's original loading pamphlet, something that was only around for a couple of years and is almost never encountered. This scarce variety not in Giles & Shuey. Earlier this year we sold a box not quite as nice as this out of my personal collection for $475. The lid on this box (left end) has been skillfully re-sealed but the box is (more than) priced accordingly.	$425 sold
45-70-405		Winchester. Black Powder 2-pc box ca early 1905-1910 labeling. This is what I refer to as a "mule" box: The primary label (front) is ca 1902-05 but has Cummings dot codes of 1907, the lid-top label is 1906, the reloading label on back is 1909, the "red W" end labels are 1910. So this box has to date to at least 1910 but to most collectors will appear somewhat older. All this just attests to the fact that Winchester never threw anything away, including out-of-date labels. The callouts, of course--caliber, powder, bullet,--are all correct so none of that dating actually mattered. Left end of bottom has separation (typical of these early, taped-construction boxes) otherwise the box is unrepaired and solid in all respects; also, the ctdgs all appear native to the box. An interesting Blk Pwdr display box!	$275 sold
45-70 WHV "Standard"		Winchester. This is a factory-stamped, plain (front) label "Standard" box in the scarce and desirable "WHV" (Winchester High Velocity) loading. This is the only such "factory test" box I have ever seen in a WHV caliber/loading! Cheap!	$285 sold
45-70-405		Winchester. One of the scarcest boxes in this short-lived series, the first of Winchester's 1-pc boxes. RARE in this EXC condition as the heavy load of such large caliber cartridges very quickly broke out the end flaps and seams of these fragile boxes. Seldom seen--only the 2nd I've ever had!	$225 sold
45-75 WCF RCMP "00" HS		Dominion Ctdg Co (Canada). This is the rare and desirable Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) loading! These "Mountie" loadings were only done in 1899 and 1900 and carry year-dated headstamps, thus: "D.C.Co. 9 45-75 9" or "D.C.Co. 0 45-75 0". This 1900 loading therefore has the latter stamping. The box is in EXC condition, very clean with the only flaw being one lid-end separation. Nineteen original cartridges are present though 12 appear to have been reloaded. This is one of the rarer instances where the individual cartridges are every bit as collectible as the box! And it's CHEAP!!	$185 sold
45-75		UMC. Highly unusual double-walled, heavy-duty 2-pc box. Very clean & solid with great labels and all original, native ctdgs. A great M'76 box without paying for the "Winchester" label. Exceptional!	$475 sold
45-75		Winchester. Rare & desirable second type box, 1879-82. This caliber, which wasn't cataloged until 1878, has 2 varieties (the 2nd and 3rd) that have a reloading label covering virtually the entire lower part of the box: this is the earlier of the two showing SIX powder brands Cartridges are all un-headstamped as is the ctdg pic on the box label. Condition of the cartridges is exceptional for this early date and this caliber. Exceptional early box; rarely seen, especially in this condition. [Giles & Shuey, pg 85]	sold
45-75		Winchester. Another of the "Centennial" boxes, ca late-1880s. Note the Caliber and Grains in italics (Giles & Shuey, pg 86). Cartridges now headstamped. Box shows modest wear and bottom ends are separated as is typical for these taped construction boxes carrying heavy ctdgs. Still, a very displayable box for an 1880s gun.	$635 sold
45-75 (Blue box)		Winchester. As above but with 2 exceptions: The box shows no edge separations and the label is the highly-sought (and earliest) Blue Label!	$750 sold
45-75 WCF		Winchester. This is the caliber in which the "Centennial Model" 1876 was introduced. It was designed to compete with the popular military cartridge of the day, the iconic (Springfield) .45-70. While showing some honest "shelf-wear", this Blk Pwdr 2-pc box has none of the seam and end splits commonly found in this and other heavy-caliber offerings found in the taped-construction boxes of the period. And it's CHEAP! [From my personal collection]	$395 sold
45-80 (2.4") "Sharpshooter"		Frankford Arsenal. Date-stamped "JUN 13, 1883", this was developed in the late-1870s and was tested in a new military rifle based on the standard issue trapdoor models; called the Model 1881 Springfield Sharpshooter Rifle, it had a 2.4" chamber rather than the then-standard 2.1" (45-70) chamber but was never put into service either commercially or in the military. Exceptionally clean, "string-pull" mil box, SEALED AND RARE.	$350 sold
45-85 Bullard		UMC. Bullard boxes are among the rarest of all calibers, all of which were of their own design. This 45-85 could also be used in Marlin and Colt rifles but most, if not all, of Bullard's other calibers were adapted only to Bullard rifles. This box is in EXCEPTIONAL condition with no splits or repairs of any kind. Further the rare cartridges are all present and appear native to the box. The desirable UMC "Dogo Logo" is present in the middle of the lid-top label and all labeling is approx 99%! A great museum quality box!	$795 sold
45-85 Marlin		Connecticut Ctdg Co. In business from 1962 till about 1975, this company manufactured a line of cartridges advertised as "Cartridges Out of the Past -- Being Produced Again and Sold Here -- Fire your 'Old Favorite' Again". This box is of the earlier style, ca 1962-3. Contains all 20 orig smkls, JSP ctdgs, headstamped 45-85, & which still appear quite capable of fulfilling the Co's promise.	sold
45-85 Marlin		UMC. In the very desirable "Dog Logo" labeling, this the FIRST box in this caliber by ANY maker, 1881-85. Further, it is full of correct early un-headstamped rds all of which appear native to the box. There are no other labels on this box, typical of this early style labeling. This is a VERY RARE box and has been in my collection for nearly 20 years.	sold
RARE! 45-85 Marlin by Winchester		Winchester. Ca 1880s, this exceptionally RARE Blk Pwdr box contains the 2.1" .45-85-285 loading for Marlin's Model 1881 rifle as well as Colt's Lightning Magazine Rifle. The cartridges exhibit the extremely rare & desirable "WRACo 45-85 MAR" headstamp, individual examples of which have sold for $100-$200 for (at least) the past 25 years. In fact, in researching values for this caliber I contacted 4 present and former dealers as well as consulting their price lists and auction results: one said $100, one stated $150 the other two opinions were in the $175-200 range! Further, the cartridges in this box are exceptionally clean with original patina, not cleaned or polished. You're not likely find another box like this for sale anywhere! [From my personal collection]	sold
45-85 WCF		Winchester. Blk Pwdr box in the more desirable 300 gr Express version w/ copper tubed bullet (350 gr has solid lead b�t). This was a special caliber designation for use in 45-90 rifles but, theoretically (like the 45-82), no guns were specifically chambered made for it or marked 45-85 on the barrel. While a small handful of such guns so marked have turned up, they are, needless to say, exceptionally rare & desirable. Solid & clean w/ all correct, original rds. Further, this "round corner box" variety is not represented in Giles & Shuey as it had not yet been discovered when we wrote the book. [From my personal collection]	sold
45-90 HV		Remington-UMC, "High Velocity". This must be an extremely RARE box as it's the only one I've ever seen in over 30 years! Further, it's in a 100-year-old 2-pc box that's in truly EXCELLENT condition! Highly collectible box in a great Winchester/Marlin caliber, cheap! [From my personal collection]	$425 sold
45-90		Winchester. Early Blk Pwdr 2-pc box (pre- end labels), ca 1886-1892. Shows bottom/edge repair but top and front labels are both exceptionally clean with great color. Also, cartridges all appear correct, original and possibly even native to the box. A great, highly displayable box, seldom seen as early as this! (Photo'd in shrink-wrap, pls ignore seam thru lid-top label)	$410 sold
45-90		Winchester. Black Powder box ca late-1880s/early-1890s with no end labels. Very clean, solid box, especially for one of these early taped-construction 2-pc boxes containing such heavy ctdgs as the 45-90. Cartridges all original and appear native to the box. EXCEPTIONAL! [From my personal collection]	$595 sold
45-90 FMJ WHV!		Winchester High Velocity in "Full Metal Patched Bullet" (FMJ) loading, one of the rarest of all labels. There is only one other labeling that can be considered as rare as these lavender WHV FMJ boxes (the bright blue Black Powder JSP labels in 32-40 and 38-55)! This box can easily be dated to 1905, its year of introduction, due to the presence of the Smokeless Sunburst label on the left end (not shown), the last year in which those labels were used and the ONLY year it could've been used on this loading! While the left end of the bottom shows the typical separation, all other seams remain intact. This is the only such box I have ever handled or seen! [From my personal collection]	sold
45-90		Winchester. Ca 1918, this Smkls box remains in EXC condition. The front label is all there but, due to the lid overlapping the box bottom, it is not entirely visible in the photo (which was taken in shrink-wrap). Ctdgs are all original. Scarce labeling, not listed in Giles & Shuey.	$385 sold
45-75 Sharps (Also known as Sharps .45-2.1", 45-70 Sharps)		UMC. Of all the .45 Sharps calibers and loadings/case lengths, the 2.1" .45-70 and .45-75 labelings, as popular as they were, are the most difficult to find. Have had several calls over the years for a full box but have only had ONE for sale in 30 years! This 10-rd Winchester box, while barely (mostly!) unreadable, is an original .45-75 Sharps 10-rd box and, except for 5grs of powder, is identical to and interchangeable with, 45-70 Sharps. Actually, both should be referred to as the ".45-2.1" Sharps as case length, not powder charge, should be the controlling factor in accurately naming ALL Sharps ctdgs. The three cartridges pictured, are all headstamped 45-70 and while not all native to the box, are correct in all respects except for minor shadings of color. Winchester didn't headstamp "45-75" as, I assume, it might've been very confusing given that their M1876 was chambered for "45-75 WCF". So the Sharps .45-75s were either unheadstamped (as UMC cases were) or are found in "45-70" cases. A clean, full box like this would be $1000+ and the cartridges alone would sell for close to the offering price of....	$150 sold
45 Sharps 2.6"		UMC. This is the far less common 10-rd box containing the 2.6" shells with 90 grs of powder behind a 500 gr paper-patched bullet. Early un-headstamped ctdgs. Rare box in great condition! [From my personal collection]	sold
45 Sharps 2.6"		Winchester. This is the 2.6", 100 gr pwdr loading. The 10 early, un-headstamped ctdgs each have their 500 gr paper-patched bullets carefully protected in tissue paper as wrapped by the factory. Totally original. [From my personal collection]	sold
45 Sharps 2-7/8"		UMC. Five-rd box of these very scarce cartridges w/ their long case and bright white paper-patched bullets. Loading is 105 grs blk pwdr behind the 550 gr patched bullet. Early un-headstamped, Berdan-primed ctdgs. Excellent condition! [From my personal collection]	$795 sold
45 Sharps 2-7/8"		UMC. Similar to above box but a bit earlier labeling. This is a double-layered 10-round box of un-headstamped ctdgs containing 100 grs of Blk Pwdr behind a bright white, paper-patched, 500 gr bullet. Lid corners have been reinforced with clear tape but box is of very solid construction. These extremely impressive cartridges are becoming very rare and are always in high demand.	$1050 sold
45 Sharps 2-7/8"		Winchester. This is a 10-rd box of a somewhat "hotter" :-) load than the above UMC box: 120 grains of powder behind a "light" paper-patched, 500 grain bullet. Probably used by buffalo hunters to kill prairie dogs when times were slow. Again as above, nice clean rds and a box from my personal collection. Lower scan is actually a photo placed under the shrink-wrap on the bottom showing the cartridges with their original factory tissue-paper bullet coverings. Exceptional offering!	$1250 sold
ELEY 45-125 Win Express RARE!		Eley (Brit). One of the RAREST of all Win calibers by another maker, Eley listed this only in their export catalog of 1914. It was unknown to collectors until two 10-round packets turned up in India around 1990. One of the packets was open & in tatters and the remaining cartridges (I don't recall how many) were sold singly, this being one. (I bought the full packet & it resides in my collection to this day.) Created for, and introduced in, Winchester's Model 1885 "High Wall" single-shot rifle in 1886, it was discontinued by Win in 1917. Like the Winchester version, this one has the "Express", copper-tubed bullet (see pic). Further, it is in excellent, uncleaned, unstained condition: a true collector's gem!	$175 sold
45-125 Win Express		Winchester. This is the earlier of the 2 labelings as shown in Giles & Shuey (pg 101). Clean orig ctdgs w/ the 300 gr copper-tubed "Express" bullets which give the cartridge its name. Created for, and introduced in, Winchester's Model 1885 "High Wall" single-shot rifle in 1886, it was discontinued by Win in 1917. EXTREMELY difficult to find, especially in an all-orig box, not one of the more often seen (tho still scarce) "put-together" boxes.	$1750 sold
450-400 Nitro Express "Jungle Tin"		Kynoch "JUNGLE TIN". Contains twenty 3-1/4"-case ctdgs containing a 400 gr "Split Bullet". The tin box is soldered water-tight for safari big game use. Opens with a ring-pull like a sardine can except from around the side rather than the top. A single cartridge is noted in Buttweiler's Guide to Ammunition Prices (2nd ed. 1992) as having sold at auction for $22.50. That would be $450 for 20 loose ctdgs 30 years ago without the Jungle Tin!! AND THE TIN IS THE RAREST PART OF THE DEAL!!	$425 sold
50-70 (50 Remington)		E. Remington & Sons. This VERY RARE box by ERS is from the 1870s and contains 19 of the seldom-seen original ctdgs (2 of which have struck primers). The "50 Remington" callout (rather than 50-70 or 50 Gov't) is also rare. These boxes were marketed with only a lid-top label, no front or back labels. Box is very solid and the label is bright and near perfect. The spot on the label is from the rusty head of a tack that held a narrow wooden strip under the lid which, in combination with a similar strip on the bottom, raised one row of cartridges for easy single-shot loading. A great piece of history in a rare cartridge box by a rare company, a gun maker which only entered the cartridge business in 1871 and whose factory burned down in 1885 and was never rebuilt. AND CHEAP!!	$485 sold
50-70 Sharps		Sharps Rifle Mfg Co. Circa 1870, paper-covered cardboard packet of 10 paper-patched cartridges; side seals intact but bottom had loosened and was put back. Call for more details or pix if interested. The individual cartridges are extremely difficult to find and bring near $100 apiece. These boxes are among the very rarest of all Sharps items--I doubt there are more than 10 of these in existence!!	$2350 sold
50-70 Frazier's Patent box.		U.S. Cartridge Co. Ca 1879-82, Farrington-primed ctdgs in the Frazier's Patent box with the interior serpentine cartridge divider. Cartridges appear native to the box and the 140+ year-old box itself is all original and free from repairs. Founded in 1869, USC was the 3rd major player, along with UMC and Winchester, during this early post-Civil War period of cartridge arms development. It's not an exaggeration to say that this box is museum quality, both as to condition and historical significance.	$775 sold
50-70		UMC. This is the early-1880s "Double Dog Logo" box, my favorite (as proven by that image on all my business cards). Solid box w/ all original ctdgs, seldom encountered!	$485 sold
50-70		Frankford Arsenal, 1867. This is the very first Center-Fire cartridge to be used by the US military This "Martin bar-primed" cartridge was designed for use in the 1866 Springfield Rifle. Within a year however (Mar 1868), the improved Berdan priming system was adopted and these bar-primed cartridges were immediately rendered obsolete. This SEALED 5-pack can readily and without exaggeration be called RARE! Great condition with NO problems or repairs whatsoever!	sold
50-70 Gov't		U.M.C. "U.S. Standard" Berdan-primed "Metallic Cartridges". Military style box but labeling more likely commercial, ca 1873. Box has been opened so we have a good view of the really nice original ctdgs within. Now shrink-wrapped, you can barely tell the box has been opened, looks sealed. This is the only one of these I've ever had in over 30 years of collecting and dealing!	$525 sold
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50-90 2-1/2" The "Big 50" Sharps		UMC. Introduced by Sharps in 1875, this is the caliber often referred to by Sharps enthusiasts as "THE BIG FIFTY". This box retains all 10 of its bright paper-patched, native-to-the-box cartridges as wrapped alternately in the box as shown at left. These boxes are usually found (when found at all) with fill-in rounds containing dark, or even dirty, paper patches or even reloads. Very scarce in any condition but RARE as clean & original as this!	SOLD
50-95		Connecticut Cartridge Co. In business from 1962 till about 1975, this company manufactured a line of cartridges advertised as "Cartridges Out of the Past -- Being Produced Again and Sold Here -- Fire your 'Old Favorite' Again". Contains all 10 orig smkls ctdgs, correctly headstamped "CCC 50/95", & which still appear quite capable of fulfilling the Co's promise.	$145 sold
50-95		Eley Bros, London. Thought to be ca 1890s, this British box is obviously patterned after Winchester's graphics. A good many Win M'76s in this caliber found their way to England and then on to India as the 50-95 M76 was one of the very few options at that time for a big-game hunter wanting a large caliber repeating rifle. The cartridges themselves are also highly collectible due to their unique headstamping: "Eley 50 Winchester". A great box, been in my personal collection for over 15 years. [Photo'd in shrink-wrap]	$1450 sold
50-95		Winchester. This is an example of the 2nd type box with the "Bold Express" label, (Giles & Shuey, pg 89), ca 1881-82. Has the Anson Mills ctdg belt label, 1st used in 1881, on front and with no end labels. The clean ctdgs are the earliest (and properly un-headstamped) variety. Exceptional. clean, early example of this very desirable caliber, truly rare this nice! [From my personal collection, photo'd in shrink-wrap]	$1950 sold
50-95 CLMR EXTREMELY RARE!!		U.M.C. Among the rarer series of cartridge boxes, by both UMC and Winchester, are the labelings for "Colt's New Lightning Magazine Rifle" (CLMR). The largest of these calibers was this .50-95 but, while identical to the .50-95 Win Express (introduced 4 years earlier in Winchester's Model 1876) Winchester did not offer a CLMR labeling in this caliber. So anyone wishing to display a true CLMR box with his large frame Colt Lightning Magazine Rifle has but one choice--AND THIS IS IT!! Condition of this full & correct box is EXC with a couple minor lid-top label rubs but no splits or repairs, highly unusual for ANY 135-year-old box of such heavy cartridges! [From my personal collection and only the 2nd such box I've had for sale in 32 years!]	$2950 sold
50-110 H.V.		U.M.C. Only the 2nd High Velocity box I've ever seen by UMC, this box is considered rarer than any 50-110 box by Winchester with the exception of the purple (lavender?) WHV Full Patch labeling--and I've never owned a complete box of those in 35 years of searching! (See text, Giles & Shuey, pg 160). This box is very tight with no splits or repairs, it's only flaw being the missing label at upper left corner of lid-top. The cartridges are exceptionally clean and all appear native to the box.	$695 sold
50-110		Winchester. This 2-pc Smkls box, while missing 1/8"-3/16" of the right label edge, has virtually no loss of text and remains FACTORY SEALED! Box is solid with no edge or seam problems and no repairs. [From my personal collection]	$495 sold
50-110 Winchester Express		Winchester. One of the most collectible of all Winchester cartridges AND cartridge boxes, this is the Black Powder "Express" box intro'd in the late-1880s. Express cartridges all have the correct "raised X" on the copper tube in the nose of the bullet. [See Giles & Shuey, pg 160.] Good full labels with only minor scuffing on the lid-top. The box is solid showing only the usual bottom end separations, typical for these heavy caliber, taped-construction boxes. A great find for a cartridge collector, cartridge box collector or Win M86 collector. [From my personal collection, photo'd in shrink-wrap]	$1350 sold
50-110 Winchester Express		Winchester. AS ABOVE EXCEPT DESIRABLE BLUE LABEL & NICER! One of the most collectible of all Winchester cartridges AND cartridge boxes, this is the Black Powder "Express" box intro'd in the late-1880s. Express cartridges all have the correct "raised X" on the copper tube in the nose of the bullet. [See Giles & Shuey, pg 160.] However this box has much less scuffing and NONE of the usual bottom end separations. Again, a great find for cartridge collector, cartridge box collector or Win M86 collector.	$1350 solld
50-110 RARE BLACK PWDR Jacketed Hollow Points		Winchester. The EXTREMELY RARE Jacketed Hollow Point loading in a BLACK POWDER box! Seldom found even in early Smokeless loadings (see next listing below) it is virtually never seen in Blk Pwdr! From my personal collection, this us the ONLY such box I've ever seen. Further, it was unknown when writing the (Giles & Shuey) book and was only found 3 years after it was published! (Photo'd in shrink-wrap)	$1250 sold
50-110 Early Smokeless RARE Jacketed Hollow Points	[Photo'd in shrink-wrap]	Winchester. This very scarce blue labeling is earliest of the Smokeless loadings with the "47 grs Smkls Pwdr" callout, ca 1896-98 (see Giles & Shuey, pg. 161). Except for some normal "shelf-wear", the labels are complete and both of the desirable "Sunburst " labels are present, "Smokeless" on the front and "Soft Point Metal Patched" on the end. Most interesting, however, is the fact that the bullets in these early Smkls boxes were not simply Jacketed Soft Points, but were Jacketed HOLLOW Soft Points! Cartridges are clean & correct. A great find in this largest of Win M86 calibers. [This is only one of 3 such boxes I have had in 30+ years!]	$1150 sold
50-110 Smkls JHP (Rare loading)		Winchester. This Jacketed Hollow Point loading in a Smokeless Pwdr box is RARE in any labeling; however, this is the only one I've ever seen in THIS labeling: "HOLLOW SOFT POINT" in red print on a stick-on lid-end label! Nine original cartridges (with the "W" primers denoting Smkls) remain. The box has no front label, apparently never has: all the labeling is on the lid-top and ends. Possibly one-of-a-kind, it's not in Giles & Shuey as I wasn't aware of its existence until it was found in the now-famous Reichenbach* collection! *Bob Reichenbach was a life-long Winchester employee and ammo collector. Having long since retired and now passed away, his immense collection had lain dormant for a number of years. His widow began disposing of the collection only about 2 years ago and now she, too, has passed on. The sale of the collection has only recently been completed.	$450 sold
50-110 WHV		Winchester High Velocity. This loading was introduced in 1904 and, as this box retains both the Smokeless and Soft Point "Sunburst" labels which were discontinued by 1906, this labeling can readily be dated to the 1904-05 period. The label problems, such as they are, can be seen in the scans but the rarity and desirability of this "big 50" caliber, especially in the WHV loading, should not be underestimated. Also of note is the fact that the headstamp also has the "WHV" designation. Book (2006) lists price range as $750-1250, offered here at.... [From my personal collection.]	$795 sold
50-110		Winchester. This Blk Pwdr "Winchester Express" box is ca 1902-05 and contains the original copper-tubed "Express" rds. Labels show the typical scuffing on this scarce & desirable loading--and while not the box pictured in Giles & Shuey, that box also is scuffed and I've never found one any better! [From my personal collection]	$725 sold
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100 years of Winchester Cartridge Boxes, 1856-1956

One Hundred Years of Winchester Cartridge Boxes, 1856-1956