Centerfire - 50rd

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Legend: BP=Black Powder, SMKLS=Smokeless, 2pc=Two piece lift-top box, SLD=Sealed, LBL=Label, HS=Headstamp, H.P.=Hollow Pt, SP=Soft Pt, FMJ=Full Metal Jkt (Full Patch), HV=High Velocity Color Codes: BL, GRN, WH, YEL, BLK, PLD (PLAID), ETC.
Caliber	Picture	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
218 Bee (RARE Soft Point loading)		Winchester. One of only TWO such boxes of which I am aware in 30 years of searching, this is the EXCEPTIONALLY RARE Soft Point Loading of 1939-40! Contains 48 of its original, rare ctdgs and has great color, sound flaps, and tight seams with no repairs. You may never see another! [From my personal collection]	$500 sold
218 Bee		Winchester. Colorful "1939" style box, solid with no seam splits or repairs and ammo appears all native to the box. Interestingly, while this caliber was not cataloged until 1939, nor was the Model 65 offered until that same year, the cartridges were produced beginning in '36 and issued in the "1935" style box. The reason for the delay is said to have been the fact that Winchester was still hard at work during those years refining the chemistry variants involved in matching up their relatively new (1927) Staynless priming compound with innovations in Smokeless powder. By 1939 they'd evidently figured it out and proceeded to introduce their new 218 Bee caliber in the M65.	$210 sold
218 Bee		Winchester. This is the seldom seen FULL PATCH (FMJ) loading of which only 1 run was made, 1949 (see Giles & Shuey pg 42). The callout on the side is for the Model 65 although, by this time (1949), the M65 had been discontinued and the Model 43 had been introduced. Box shows very minor case or shelf handling. V. RARE box! (Photo'd in shrink-wrap)	sold
218 Bee		Winchester. This is the later (ca 1951-52) box in JHP loading which calls out the Model 43 rather than the 65. Bottom has name of sport shop "VOGT'S" stamped on it, but the box is solid and all original with good color! (Photo'd in shrink-wrap)	$100 sold
218 Bee	[end flap]	Winchester. "Horse & Rider" box, ca 1980s. Not so much collectible as much as simply attainable: getting very hard to find just to have a box on hand! The top has a price in red felt-tip as well as a little TN tax stamp. Ctdgs are minty.	$125 sold
22 Hornet		Winchester. Very scarce, early box, only 2 years production, the caliber was introduced in 1932 but became a "Super Speed" introduction in the "1934" box. Headstamp simply "WRA Hornet". Seldom seen!	$200 sold
22 Hornet		Winchester. Always scarce and desirable, this is usually referred to as the "1934" box and is one of the very few Winchester offerings with label graphics which are unique to the caliber. While this one shows some very minor shelf wear and handling, the flaps and edges are intact and show no repairs. Further the ctdgs all appear native to the box and bear the correct early "WRA Hornet" headstamp (no ".22"). A box of these (albeit a bit nicer) went at auction for over $700 within the past two years!	$325 sold
22 Hornet		Winchester. The very colorful and desirable "1939" style Super Speed box. The cartridges have the early "WRA Hornet" headstamp (no "22") and all appear native to the box. Excellent, untouched condition!	$225 sold
22 Rem Jet		Remington. The original, factory loaded by Remington (not the foreign, off-brand stuff), the last loaded in U.S. Box and ctdgs are EXC, near mint except for price-sticker removal on the end flap (pictured).	$85
22 Rem Jet		Remington. Earliest box, pre-Child Warning. Clean rds.	$110 sold
22 WCF (22 Single Shot)		Winchester. Developed in 1885 as a small-game/varmint loading for introduction in the Company's new Model 1885 Single Shot Rifle, a rifle which came to be known more popularly as the "Low Wall" (although some High Walls were chambered for it as well). It was also the case from which the famous .22 Hornet would eventually be derived, ca 1930. This 2-pc box is in the last black powder loading as well as the last box style before the transition to the 1-pc boxes began in 1927. One end of the box remains sealed and the box appears to be unopened.	$180 sold
25 ACP (25 Auto, 6.35 m/m)		Peters. "Rustless", Kings Mills Address (1930s). The Peters 1-pc box series showing the cartridge pic in color is very popular among cartridge box collectors. This example is minty with great color and box integrity.	$80 sold
25 ACP (25 Auto, 6.35 m/m)		Winchester. Solid early box label-dated 5-12 (top) and 5-9 (side-seal), both labels 99%! No splits, repairs or other problems and ctdgs appear all native to the box. Nice, rare this early!	$100 sold
25-20 H.V. FMJ		CIL (Dominion). Super Clean box ca 1930s in RARE "Hard Point" (FMJ) High Velocity loading, the only time I've seen that combination by this maker. The common Hi-Vel caution: "Not for use in revolvers" on inner flap. Ctdgs are clean and native to the box. The box is in Excellent condition, the only flaw being a "label pull" from the right end (see pic). [From my personal collection]	$120 sold
25-20 H.V.		CIL (Dominion). Early 1930s "Super Clean" box in the very scarce 2-pc box containing the earlier "D.C.Co" headstamped High Velocity JHP loading which I assume to be 60 gr tho the b't weight is unstated. Ctdgs are clean and appear native to the box.	$95 sold
25-20 FMJ		Remington. Earliest one-piece box, ca early-'20s, in the very scarce "Metal Cased Bullet" (FMJ) loading. Callouts on side for Rem M25, Win M92, & Marlin M94. Pic doesn't do the red-on-tan graphics justice, shows much better color and contrast in hand! MINTY! [From my personal collection. Photo'd in shrink-wrap.]	$125 sold
25-20 H.V.		Remington. RARE "Hi-Speed / Delayed Mushroom" loading (60 gr JHP) in the Company's FIRST 1-pc box, pre-"R-code" and pre-"Dogbone", ca 1922-24. EXC condition w/ all native-to-the-box ctdgs. [From my personal collection]	$165 sold
25-20		Savage. The highly desirable "Indian Head" box in the very scarce 86 gr High Velocity ("Hi-Power") loading. (HV loadings are usually 60 gr JHP) Ctdgs are clean & native-to-the-box and box condition is EXCELLENT! [From my personal collection]	$175 sold
25-20 WCF		Western. Early "Red Diamond" labeling with ctdgs bearing the desirable "W.C.Co." headstamp (pre-"Western"), ca 1915. And making it even more collectible, it's in the RARE "Smokeless / Full Metal Patched Bullets" loading! Solid box with NO seam or corner splits, 98-99% side-seal label!	$235 sold
25-20 H.V.		Western. Bullseye box in the rare, EARLY-'30s (note the tiny "W.C.Co." at the upper left corner of the bottom) 60 gr JHP High Velocity loading. Included is the original sleeve in which it was found. In spite of it's being "NIB" condition note there is a minor flaw at the lower right corner. The sleeve, however, is missing its left flap.	$195 sold
25-20 Win.		Western "Bullseye" box, ca 1950. This series is considered to be one of the most colorful and collectible of all 20th Century cartridge box graphics. The box shows no evidence of repair or seam/flap problems. Getting to be impossible to locate!!	$165 sold
25-20 W.H.V.		Western. Super-X "Winchester High Velocity", ca 1940. This 86 gr JSP is the true, full-weight High Velocity loading, not the most often seen, light-weight, 60 gr Jacketed Hollow Point. Box is near-new with great color and no repairs or other problems.	$165 sold
25-20		Winchester. SEALED! Black Powder box, not in Giles & Shuey (variety hadn�t yet been discovered when writing the book). Orange side-seal fully intact. Finding sealed black powder boxes in these popular Winchester calibers is becoming nearly impossible any more! [From my personal collection]'	$285 sold
25-20 Bullets		Winchester. "Grooved Bullets...for .25 C.F. Cartridges". That ".25 CF" wording was only used in the 1890s when the cartridges were headstamped "25 WCF" rather than the later ".25-20". Have never seen another box this early nor have I seen another like this.	$90 sold
25-20 W.H.V.		Winchester. This "Model 92 Special" loading is the true H.V. 86 gr bullet, not the much more commonly seen 60 gr JHP, of which 30 original rds remain (along with 10 add'l WRACo WHV rds but with "W" primers as well as 10 WRACo JSP fillers). While it dates to 1923 (side label), it retains the earlier "half-split" 2-pc box style of the 'Teens. Further attesting to its rarity is the fact that this is the best & only such box I've ever seen! But perhaps the best part of this listing is the fact that is the exact box pictured and described on pg 48 of Giles & Shuey. Listed in the book as Rarity 3+ with a (2006) value range of $225-425.	$165 sold
25-20 WHV		Winchester High Velocity, early-1930s box with "WHV SuperSpeed" headstamped 60gr JHP ctdgs. Box has no flap or seam problems whatsoever. Cartridges are clean and appear native to the box. Hard to find box, especially this nice! [From my personal collection]	$185 sold
25-20		Winchester, colorful "1946 Type". This series is becoming extremely popular and its scarcity in high condition ("near mint", as this) is very much underestimated!	$125 sold
25-20 Marlin		U.M.C. Black Powder 2-pc SEALED box, thought to be UMC's earliest labeling in this caliber, ca 1895. Sealed boxes pre-1900 are always a rare item but especially so in uncommon labelings such as these specific Marlin calibers. Side-seal 99%, box has no problems whatsoever! RARE! [From my personal collection]	$300 sold
25-20 Single Shot		Peters. As with the 22 Single Shot box in the previous listing, this was a Win M1885 caliber; however it was not a Winchester development and had been around in the 1880s, several years before its 1890 Winchester catalog offering. [Not related to the 25-20 WCF, which was derived from the shorter 32-20 case, and was not intro'd by Winchester in it's M92 until 1895.] This box remains FACTORY SEALED!	$195 sold
25-20 Single Shot		*Winchester. The exact box pictured on pg 115 of Giles & Shuey, the best of provenance*, this scarce Blk Pwdr labeling for the Win Mod 1885 high-wall / low-wall single-shot rifle was only produced 1902-1905. Box is solid with no seam problems or evidence of repair. Tough to find caliber!	$195 sold
25-20 Single-Shot		Winchester. These are the SINGLE SHOT cartridges for the Winchester M1885 High-Wall/Low-Wall single-shot rifles and from which the 25-20 WCF cartridge was derived for the Win M92. Ca 1932-33, showing "STAYNLESS" in gold overprint diagonally across the top, this is thought to be the last Win loading in this caliber. Although the "Staynless" over-print doesn't show up well on the scan, the condition is definitely EXCELLENT in all respects, both as to box and labels as well as ctdgs.	$225 sold
256 Win Magnum Rare JSP Experimental		Western Super-X. This Exceedingly RARE box and Soft Point loading was never marketed in this caliber, the Company having decided to offer only the Jacketed Hollow Point. This is one of only 2 such boxes that I have ever seen--owned both, bought together, sold the other 15-20 years ago for over $300.	$300 sold
256 Win-Magnum		Winchester-Western. Clean box with clean ammo. This is a caliber (along with .25-20) that seems to have "dried up" out there. It's not a matter of price but availability--I doubt I'll be able to replace these anytime soon! (Have 2)	$175
7.65 (.30) Luger		US Cartridge Co. Thought to be 1910-1915, this box is in near-perfect condition, the only "flaws" being the imperfections visible on the top label. Not sealed but 98% side-seal remains and there's a Hercules Powder insert inside the box. Seldom seen this early or this nice, and almost never by USCCo!	$95 sold
30 Mauser (7.63 Mauser)		Winchester. Rare "Hollow Soft Point" loading! As most of you know, by far the largest percentage of bottle-necked auto pistol cartridges are FMJ with an occasional offering in JHP. But you almost never see a Hollow Soft Point labeling! The 2-pc box remains SEALED at left end and is full of its original clean, native cartridges.	$95 sold
30 (7.65m/m) Luger		Winchester. Early 1920s box in the rare "Hollow Soft Point" loading. While the ctdgs are all headstamped "WRACo 30 Luger" not all are native to the box as there are some fillers with different bullets/primers. Still, the label is about perfect and the box has no problems whatsoever! CHEAP!	$65 sold
30 S.L. (Self-Loading) ["Short Rifle, M-1"]		Winchester. RARE, earliest loading and denotation for the .30 US Carbine, ca late-1930s. Rarely-encountered box with 14 original ctdgs headstamped: ".30 S.L. WRA", and these individual cartridges are also highly collectible! My 34th year doing this and I have never had one of these for sale before; actually, it's only the 2nd such box I've ever even seen!	$125 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 Auto (ACP)		Savage Arms Corp. The company's first 1-pc bx, thought to be ca 1920-25. Note the desirable "Savage Indian Logo" on the end flaps. Condition is EXC. This is a VERY scarce box! I don't recall ever having sold another!	$225 sold
32 ASP (Auto Savage Pistol)		Savage. Earliest 2-pc box of this style, "Savage Arms Co." printed on bottom. Later boxes, ca 1916, had the add'l word "Corp." stamped on bottom and even later, "Savage Arms Corp." (printed). Further, it has the "Savage Indian" logo on both long sides, which remain FACTORY-SEALED, and the bottom label is near perfect (most unusual). Of added interest is the inclusion of an insert such as the one pictured at left. While this box is sealed, every other black-bordered box like this that I have ever seen has had that insert included. Such inserts, when found and sold separately, generally sell individually for a substantial amount! [Photo'd in shrink-wrap, pls ignore seal lines on side]	$500 sold
32 Automatic Colt (ACP) [Aka: 7.65 Browning]		Winchester. This 2-pc box, ca 1920, remains FACTORY SEALED with NO problems whatsoever!	$95 sold
32 Auto (ACP)		Western Ctdg Co. Forty-two original rounds remain in this 2-pc box from the early-'Teens, a seldom-seen Soft Point loading in an Automatic pistol caliber. Western boxes from this period are scarce enough in their own right but quite rare in auto-caliber Soft Point. The box is solid with no repairs and actually remains sealed along the front long edge. Clean, nice! [From the Reichenbach collection]	$60
32 Ideal		U.M.C. While UMC boxes are more common than the Winchester boxes in this caliber, note the "SPECIAL" over-label. While left unstated, the "Special" denotation refers to heavier, longer bullet. Evidence of that can be seen in the photo of the end-label which shows a gap beneath the label of approx 3/8". (It appears in the pic that "32 IDEAL" is printed on a convex "bulge"; it's not, it's actually concave. A scarce caliber made all the more rare and interesting by the "special" labeling!	$150 sold
32 Protector (32 XS CF) RARE!		Winchester. For the 32 Extra Short C.F. Palm Pistols, these are far rarer than .32 XS RF, the more common (tho still rare) loading for the Chicago and Mpls palm pistols. The box is full of original ctdgs, all headstamped "WRACo Protector". Only the 3rd of these I've ever offered for sale in over 25 years, the other two were both partial: one with 36 ctdgs, the other with 10 ctdgs. It may be years before you see another one of these on the market! [From my personal collection]	$1775 sold
32 Short Colt		U.S. Cartridge Co. FACTORY-SEALED, Blk Pwdr 2-pc box. ANY sealed Blk Pwdr box is a bit of a rarity, especially from one of the earliest, and long since obsolete, makers (founded 1869, shut down 86 years ago). Tight and solid with no repairs or problems! [From the Reichenbach collection]	$100 sold
32 Short Colt		Western "Bullseye" box, ca early-1950s, Olin Inds, EXC condition, at today's "shooter" price! [From the Reichenbach collection]	$150 sold
32 Short Colt		Winchester. Scarce, late Black Powder loading, 2-pc FACTORY-SEALED box, ca 1910-11. Virtually NEW! [From the Reichenbach collection]	$165
32 Short Colt		Winchester. In MINTY condition, this Blk Pwdr 2-pc box is label-dated 6-17. ANY sealed Blk Pwdr box is a bit of a rarity, nothing more need be said!! [From the Reichenbach collection]	sold
32 S&W		Peters. This early-1900s Blk Pwdr 2-pc box has a bottom label calling out "Rifle Cartridges", a common labeling used to "fool" the tax collectors in those states that taxed pistol ammo but not rifle ammo. Most companies printed "For rifles" on the top primary label for boxes to be sold in those states, Peters just added a separate label such as this. Interesting, historical and a testament to the stupidity of the bureaucrats of the day. [From the Reichenbach collection]	$85 sold
32 S&W		Peters, 1930s "Ctdg Picture Box", Kings Mills address. MINTY! (About the price of a box of "shooters" these days --if you can find one!) [From the Reichenbach collection]	$95 sold
32 S&W Shot		Robin Hood Ammunition Co. This colorful Black Powder box in an unusual wooden sabot Shot loading is a rare opportunity to own a nice, affordable representative box by this now defunct but highly collectible maker, ca 1915. And it's SEALED!	$175 sold
32 S&W		UMC. Black Powder, 2-pc box, style of 1890s. While not sealed, the orange side-seal label remains 99+%. Ctdgs all appear native to the box.	$75 sold
32 S&W		Warner Arms (of Brooklyn), distributor, but mfd in Germany. Early 1/2-split style 2-pc box, thought to be late-1890s/1900. Side-seal label approx 95%. Interesting and CHEAP! [From the Reichenbach collection]	$50
32 S&W		Western "Bullseye Box". Early-1930's (with "WCCo" in tiny letters at upper left corner of bottom.). Slightly dark but box solid in all respects. [From the Reichenbach collection]	$77.50 sold
32 S&W Early-1880s		Winchester. Very early Picture Box in this caliber with unmarred full labels, both top and sides. Cartridges are not all native as some primers are different but all are copper and the headstamps ("WRACo .32 S&W") and bullets are all correct. Great early display box, cheap!	$145 sold
32 S&W Early-1880s		Winchester. Early-1880s picture box (note "Central Fire" callout, pre-1886) and bottom line: "Expressly for Smith & Wesson New No.32 Cal. Central Fire Revolver". Full of black powder/lead-bullet/correctly-headstamped cartridges: "WRACo 32 S&W". Approx 90% side-seal label remains.	$150 sold
32 S&W		Winchester. Black Powder, 2-pc "Picture Box". While not sealed, the orange side-seal label remains 99+%. Ctdgs all appear native to the box. EXCEPTIONAL!	$150 sold
32 S&W "Picture Box"		Winchester. This late 2-pc box, ca 1920, is also among the last offered in Black Powder, almost a relic at the time it was offered! The box contains all its original ctdgs and exhibits NO seam problems or repairs!	$115 sold
32 S&W 1st Smkls, 1895		Winchester. Here's a rare one, only the 2nd I've ever seen (the other's in my collection): What is thought to be the very first Smokeless loading in 32 S&W! Though first listed in the Nov 1894 catalog, it would not likely have been on the shelves till early 1895. Not sealed but EXC condition. Ctdgs all appear native to the box. A very special box in one of the most popular calibers of all-time!	$225 sold
32 S&W Pic bx. ["Fancy 'W' Logo"]		Winchester. Black Powder, 2-pc "Picture box". Side-label has the bonus of showing the much desired "Fancy W" logo in the last year (1906) of its short span of usage. (It's the same logo we used on the cover of Giles & Shuey)	$135 sold
32 S&W (Rare Lesmok)		Winchester, a desirable "Smith & Wesson Picture box" in VERY SCARCE "Lesmok" loading. Intro'd in 1911 by both Remington and Winchester, Lesmok Powder was used primarily in Rim Fire calibers. Scarce in Center Fire, it was discontinued after just a very few years. This box contains 45 WRACo ctdgs and 5 "fillers" but the box and colorful labels are virtually 100% and will display beautifully!! CHEAP!	sold
32 S&W		Winchester. PICTURE box, Smkls loading, 2-12 label dated. FACTORY SEALED and MINTY!	$125 sold
32 S&W Long w/ RARE Self- Lube B't.		UMC. From the mid-1890s and for about 15 years thereafter, UMC made "Self Lubricating Bullets", a premium loading made in a limited number of pistol calibers, which carried a lubricant in a cavity within the bullet that, upon firing, would push the lube out of 4 holes in the bullet and onto the rifling in the gun barrel. This Blk Pwdr box is in EXC condition as are the original ctdgs therein. Seldom seen, it is the only such box I have ever offered (in any caliber)!	$325 sold
32 S&W Long "Super Match"		Western Super Match, the Company's scarce premium target load from the mid/late-1930s: Nickel-plated cases, 98 gr "Clean Cutting Bullet". Minty, with great color! [From the Reichenbach collection]	$75 sold
32 WSL (Model 1905)		U.M.C. Very rare box, the first by UMC in this scarce caliber that rapidly became obsolete, ca 1905-1907. Side-seal label virtually complete, ctdgs all appear native to the box. The only such box I have ever encountered! [Photo'd in shrink-wrap. From my personal collection]	$195 sold
32 WSL (Model 1905) (Label Hd Stmp: "32 SLCF")		Winchester. Introduced in 1905 for the Model 1905, this labeling was only offered for, at most, 18 months! All the "pre 6-6" [June 1906] "tells" exist here: Winchester in block letters without quotation marks, no "red W" end labels, headstamp caliber on ctdg pic is "32 SLCF", and it has the earliest trade mark callout, "Trade Mark registered in USA". Further, adding to its rarity and desirability, the box remains FACTORY-SEALED with no seam problems or repairs! [From my personal collection]	$295 sold
32 "CLMR" (aka: .32 WCF, .32-20) Bullets (NOT cartridges!)		U.M.C. 50-rd box of RARE "Metal Cased" (FMJ) bullets with label call-outs for Colt's Lightning Magazine Rifle (CLMR) as well as Winchester and Marlin. As above, the only such box I've ever had or seen! [From my personal collection]	$110 sold
32 CLMR (32-20 Colt Lightning Magazine Rifle)		U.M.C. Thought to be the very first (1883-85) "Colt's New Lightning Magazine Rifle" labeling, this 2-pc Black Powder box pictures (twice!) the highly desirable Rampant Colt Logo. Box integrity is 100%. A great & RARE Colt collectible! [From my personal collection]	$1250 sold
32-20 HV		CIL (Dominion). Early 1930s "Super Clean" 1-pc top-flap box with the earlier "D.C.Co" headstamped ctdgs, all of which appear native to the box. Further, the loading is the full weight 115 gr JSP, very seldom found in High Velocity. [From my personal collection]	$125 sold
32-20 Winchester & Colt		Eley Bros, LTD (London). This very early 2-pc riveted construction box (see pic) is almost certainly from the mid-1880s. Note the labeling: "For Winchester's & Colt's Magazine Rifles". Any label that calls out Colt Rifles, which could've referred to the Burgess or the Lightning Magazine Rifle (LMR) or, more likely both, is rare and desirable. This is the only box that I remember referring specifically to Colt Rifles; revolvers, yes, rifles, no. Full of correct unheadstamped ctdgs, the box is very solid with no splits or repairs. RARE box, the only one I've ever seen! [From my personal collection, photo'd in shrink-wrap]	$525 sold
32-20 H.V.		Peters. Scarce "High Velocity" loading with the 80 gr Jacketed Hollow Point bullet. Very clean inside & out with no repairs or problems. [From my personal collection.]	$135 sold
32-20 (32 WCF)		Peters. This colorful "Improved Semi-Smokeless" labeling represents Peters 1st 1-piece box, ca 1925-27. Being so short-lived, it is very scarce in all its calibers but RARE in center-fires such as this. Solid, with no edge or flap problems or repairs and all native-to-the-box ctdgs. EXC condition with only a couple minor edge rubs! [From my personal collection, photo'd in shrink-wrap]	$395 sold
32-20 (32 WCF)		RHV. These "Robinson High Velocity" cartridges were made in small volume by Clyde "Snooky" Williamson, author of The Winchester Legacy and son of Harold F. Williamson, long-time Winchester employee and author of the first major Winchester book: Winchester, The Gun That Won The West (1952). They are NOT RELOADS! They are manufactured from new factory R-P brass using CCI Benchrest primers (�Ultra-premium primer for Small Rifle Bench Rest competition� as stated by CCI) and hard lead, gas-check 117gr bullets. Cautioning on the label for use in "Winchester Models 1873, 1885, 1892, 53 and 65 Rifles Only", they are obviously not intended for handgun use. These are not so much from my personal collection as from my personal "stash", these are the loads I personally hoarded and used until selling my Upper Mich summer home this year. SEALED plastic divider boxes (except this one which I had to open for pix of ctdgs). They are the best!	sold
32-20 "High Power"		Savage. An always desirable "Indian Head Logo" labeling, this is very scarce box of the High Velocity 100 gr Soft Pt loading in this caliber. (HV 32-20 loadings are generally 80 gr Jktd Hol Pt.). The box has some "shelf wear" but ctdgs are all clean & native to the box!	$145 sold
32-20 (32 WCF)		U.M.C. Ca 1892, this has got to be the 1st box in this caliber by UMC which states: "For 32 CAL. WINCHESTER RIFLE". Logo is 1880s style and ctdg pic on box label shows no headstamp. Further, incredibly, this box remains FACTORY-SEALED! [From my personal collection, photo'd in shrink-wrap]	$650 sold
32-20 Win H.V.		Western, Super-X. Ca 1950, this VERY SCARCE labeling is the "Winchester High Velocity" 80gr Open Point Expanding loading and is out of an original 5-box "brick". AS NEW, RARE in this condition!!	$195
32-20 (32 WCF) Rare FMJ HV		U.S. Cartridge Co. This is the rare "Full Metal Jacket High Velocity" loading, thought to have been introduced about the same time as Winchester's, ca 1903-05. Winchester boxes in this loading were labeled in the lavender or �pinkish� box in which all Win FMJ HV loadings were labeled beginning in 1903. All such Win boxes are rare, having been made in a mere handful of calibers, and range from around $400 for the more "common" or lesser condition examples to around $2500 for .50-110. Note the fine print on the side stating: "For Single Shot Rifles only." They obviously didn't want to see them used in Win '73s but why not M92s, the gun for which Win created the ctdg? This box contains 20 original ctdgs, all headstamped "USCCo 32 WHV" (Win High Velocity) and is the only such box I've ever found! [From my personal collection]	sold
FIRST Box! 32-20 (32 WCF)		Winchester. This is the FIRST 32-20 box, ca 1882-85. In writing the caption for the earliest 32-20 box we had found prior to putting together this chapter in Giles & Shuey (pg 51), I stated that there should be a box label picturing an unheadstamped cartridge but "...such has not been seen by the authors". Well, here it is and it's SEALED!!	sold
FIRST Box! 32-20 (32 WCF)		Winchester. Identical graphics to the preceding listing with the un-headstamped ctdg pic. Black Powder, 2-pc box with nice labels (side-seal 99%), good color, no repairs or splits and all original ctdgs. One of only 3 I've ever seen!	$1150 sold
32-20 (32 WCF)		Winchester. Seldom seen but always in demand is this Blk Pwdr 1890s "Blue Box". While not sealed, the side-seal label is 99% and the ctdgs all appear to be native to the box. No edge or seam problems, no repairs. [From my personal collection, photo'd in shrink-wrap]	$525 sold
32-20 Model 1873 Rare Shot loading		Winchester. Early-1880s, 2-pc Black Powder box. Side-seal label, both sides: "32 Winchester / Model 1873 / No. 10 Shot". Box is solid with no seam splits or repairs. Twenty-seven (27) of the RARE and original Full-Case shot cartridges remain. This box has been in my personal collection since "Day One", ca 1990, tagged with my inventory number 758. (Today's inventory # is 23903).	$235 sold
32-20 (32 WCF)		Winchester. Black Powder 2-pc "Model 1873 & 1892" box, ca 1900. Full of properly headstamped ("WRACo 32 WCF") Winchester lead-bulleted ctdgs but w/ mixed primers (some plain, some with small "w"). Both ends appear as pictured, front long side w/ Co guarantee, the other with pic of ctdg and "Winchester Make". Great display box, CHEAP!	$195 sold
32-20 (32 WCF)		Winchester. An early red Smokeless box, ca 1902-03, and a short-lived variety as yet undiscovered when we wrote the book! The side-seal label (approx 96%) has the "Fancy WRACo" logo (as on the Giles & Shuey book cover). No repairs or edge separations, all original ctdgs.	$325 sold
32-20		Winchester. This is the Company's earliest 1-pc box, ca 1927-28. Further, it was the labeling that introduced their "New Staynless Priming". Box has no flap or seam problems and the ctdgs all have the proper nickel primers with which Staynless was intro'd. Very hard-to-find box! [From my personal collection]	$125 sold
32-20 W.H.V.		Winchester. An under-appreciated rarity is this "1935-Series" 32 Winchester High Velocity (32-20 WHV) box. The headstamps are "Superspeed .32 W.H.V. M 92". These are NOT the light-weight 80 gr Hollow Point H.V.s--these are the the full weight 115 gr Jacketed Soft Points! All original with no splits or repairs; it even has the original factory leaflet insert introducing their "new" (at the time) "Super Speed" loadings which required sight adjustments! [From my personal collection, been there 27 years!]	$325 sold
32 WHV M92 (32-20 HV)		Winchester. This is the later "1939 type Super Speed with the 80 gr JHP bullet. While not as rare as the earlier type it retains, and was the last to use, the very desirable "Super Speed 32 WHV M92" headstamp. Unfortunately, the left flap of of this otherwise very collectible box is missing! And it is priced accordingly... [Photo'd in shrink-wrap]	sold
32-20 High Velocity "WHV M.92"		Winchester. The very scarce 80 gr JHP "Winchester High Velocity" loading, "NOT FOR REVOLVERS", K-code box style of 1946. Ctdgs bear the very desirable headstamp: "SUPER SPEED W.H.V. M.92". While the bottom has a 3/8" label-pull, the box is structurally solid with no seam or flap problems and minty cartridges!	$125 sold
32-30 Remington		U.M.C. Mid/late-1880s "Open Lozenge" logo box. EMPTY. Normally empty boxes will be seen on the Bargain Bin page, but not this one! One of only 2 boxes in this caliber I've ever seen, the other (later than this one) remains in my personal collection. Rare and cheap! [From my personal collection]	$100, shipped!
32-44 S&W Gallery		Winchester. This rare caliber and loading was created for the rare Smith & Wesson's target revolvers. First offered in 1887, this red labeling is thought to be the very first, preceding the green. This unusual "Gallery" loading, with its reduced powder charge, seats the bullet halfway down the case. The box retains approx 40 clean, original ctdgs and the side-seal is complete but for half of 1 end label. A seldom-seen, rare and interesting caliber in it's earliest loading, CHEAP! [Photo'd in shrink-wrap]	$115 sold
32-44 S&W Gallery		UMC. This rare caliber and loading was created for Smith & Wesson's target revolvers and first offered in 1887. Seldom found even in cartridge collecting circles, here is a full original box and the cartridges appear to have never been out of the box. This unusual gallery loading, with its reduced powder charge, seats the bullet halfway down the case! Side-seal label is approx 80%.	$150 sold
32-44 S&W Target		U.M.C. First offered in 1887, this rare caliber with its conical ball loading was created for Smith & Wesson's target revolvers for 50-yard target shooting. Seldom found even in cartridge collecting circles, here is a full original box and the cartridges appear to have never been touched.	$150 sold
35 S&W Auto		Peters. Developed for the Smith & Wesson Model 35 (sometimes called the Model 1913, the year in which it was introduced), S&W's entry into the semi-auto pistol market wasn't very successful: It lasted only 9 years and sales averaged fewer than 1,000 guns a year. The caliber, while titled ".35 S&W", differed only slightly from the .32 ACP; in fact, the similarity was such that the Colt caliber functioned very well in the M35 and was cheaper. So there are 3 significant reasons why this is such a seldom-seen caliber: First, it was only marketed for a few years; second, very few guns (all S&W) were ever chambered for it; and, third, it was more costly than the alternative 32 ACP. Hence, this Peters labeling with its scarce "Metal Point Bullet" loading is actually "RARE"! Metal Point did not mean FMJ, it was a metal cap over the lead point but it was the lead heel that engaged the rifling. Winchester also offered such a bullet but it's very rare, the box being identifiable only by its paste-on label, I've only ever seen ONE! This box, while a bit dark, remains FACTORY-SEALED and highly collectible!	$250 sold
35 S&W Auto		Remington-UMC. Developed for the Smith & Wesson Model 35 (sometimes called the Model 1913, the year in which it was introduced), S&W's entry into the semi-auto pistol market wasn't very successful: It lasted only 9 years and sales averaged fewer than 1,000 guns a year. The caliber, while titled ".35 S&W", differed only slightly from the .32 ACP; in fact, the similarity was such that the Colt caliber functioned very well in the M35 and was cheaper. So there are 3 significant reasons why this is such a seldom-seen caliber: First, it was only marketed for a few years; second, very few guns (all S&W M35s) were ever chambered for it; and, third, it was more costly than the alternative 32 ACP. This rare box remains FACTORY-SEALED and is in EXC condition! [From the Reichenbach collection]	$200 sold
35 S&W Auto		Winchester. These rare cartridges were used in only ONE gun: the semi-automatic Smith & Wesson Model of 1913, of which less than 8500 guns were ever manufactured between 1913 and 1921. While the label condition leaves much to be desired, this full box of original ctdgs is label-dated 10-13! (Photo'd in shrink-wrap) [I wrote all this forgetting I'd done a much better job some time ago--see previous listing above!]	$165 sold
35 WSL (Win Self-Loading Rifle, Model 1905)		Winchester, 180 gr. Soft Points, K-code box, ca 1946-52. Box is a bit rough with scrapes on bottom but no flap or seam problems and ammo appears native to the box. These Win Model 1905 calibers are becoming almost impossible to find!	$165 sold
351 WSL		Winchester. These red-orange full-cover 2-pc FMJ boxes were used mainly by law enforcement and prison guards, ca WWII, 1939-45. This box remains factory-SEALED, looks fresh from the crate!	$175 sold
351 WSL		Winchester. Colorful "1939 Type", JSP ctdgs. Top is lighter & brighter in the mid-area than toward ends, probably from another box having been set atop of it for a few decades; otherwise, clean and solid with no repairs and with all clean, native ctdgs. NICE! [From the Reichenbach collection]	$175
351 WSL		Winchester. This 1962-65 era box is the very last of the "pure" Winchester labelings. After this they combined marketing operations with Western Ctdg Co and the boxes all had the combined "Winchester-Western" logo. Making this especially desirable is the fact that it's the Soft Point loading, not the far more common FMJ. Excellent condition and one of the few collectible boxes that most assuredly would "go bang".	$150 sold
357 Magnum		Peters. This is the very desirable pre-war "Ctdg Pic Box" frequently sought to display with S&W Registered 357 Magnum revolvers. EXC+ condition. [From the Reichenbach collection]	$325 sold
357 Magnum		Remington "Dogbone" box in RARE 357 loading. Up until about a year ago, I wasn't even aware of the existence of 357 in a Dogbone box! So, for over 30 years, I'd never seen one but now I have one to offer one lucky customer:	$550 sold
357 Magnum		Remington "Hi-Speed", late '30s box (successor to the Dogbone box). "Metal Point Bullet"--looks like Full Metal Jacket but it's not, it's just a metal cap over the lead bullet, the lead being what engages the rifling, not the jacket. (Sometimes labeled as "Lead Bearing" bullet). Like new box though with packing-case scuff at right end of label.	$185 sold
357 Magnum		U.S. Cartridge Co. Unquestionably the RAREST 357 box, 1935-6: At this time (NY address box), USCCo had been operating out of the Winchester factory since 1926 as the brand was being phased out over a 10-yr period ending in 1936. Have seen 4 of these in 25 years. Full cover 2-pc box contains 46 cartridges, obviously individual collectors' items in themselves. [ From my personal collection]	$1500 sold
357 Magnum Metal Piercing (First Box!)		Western Super-X. This is Western's very earliest graphic in this now iconic caliber AND, incredibly, it's the rare "Metal Piercing" loading! Note the "W.C.Co." in tiny letters in the upper left corner of the bottom as well as the black (rather than blue/red) "Super-X" logo on the end flaps: both are sure "tells" that it's the earliest box style, ca 1935-36. From an original brick, no need to describe further: it's PERFECT! Rare enough as a first issue but Super Rare in this condition!! [From my personal collection]	$450 sold

357 Magnum Metal Piercing (First Box!)		Western Super-X. As above, this is Western's very earliest graphic in this now iconic caliber AND, incredibly, it's the rare "Metal Piercing" loading! Note the "W.C.Co." in tiny letters in the upper left corner of the bottom as well as the black (rather than blue/red) "Super-X" logo on the end flaps: both are sure "tells" that it's the earliest box style, ca 1935-36. From the same original brick as above but from an "end" box showing a couple very minor edge/corner dings or rubs. (Photo'd in shrinkwrap). [From my personal collection]	$250 sold
357 Magnum		Winchester. Referred to as the "1935 Type", this is the earliest style box by Winchester. Bottom graphics are identical to the top (shown) and is even a bit nicer. Full and correct, these are very much in demand by Smith & Wesson "Registered Magnum" collectors. Have seen these sell at over $500 at auction!	$450 sold
357 Magnum		As Above except partial (8 ctdgs): Winchester. Referred to as the "1935 Type", this is the earliest style box by Winchester. Bottom graphics are identical to the top (shown, in shrink-wrap). These bxs are very much in demand by Smith & Wesson "Registered Magnum" collectors and I've seen them sell at over $500 at auction! A great display box, CHEAP!	$95 sold
38 ACP (Auto Colt Pistol)		Peters. Thought to be ca. 1910, this box remains FACTORY-SEALED with no edge/seam problems or repairs!	sold
38 ACP (Auto Colt Pistol)		Winchester. Early, "1935 Style", Super Speed in the RARE Hollow Point loading! EXC Condition, been in my personal collection since April, 1997!	$135 sold
38 ACP (Auto Colt Pistol)		Winchester. Colorful & popular "1939" box (for Colt M1903). Desirable pre-War "Nickel Plated Shell". Solid box with no problems or repairs!	$115 sold
38 Super Auto		Peters. Early "Rustless"labeling in the rare "Metal Cased Hollow Point Bullet" loading. Kings Mills address with desirable cartridge pic label, ca 1930s. No problems, no repairs. [From my personal collection.]	$145 sold
38 Merwin & Hulbert (RARE!)		U.M.C. Exceedingly RARE "Merwin & Hulbert" labeling! Ca 1890, ANY M&H box is highly collectible. This retains 11 of its original ctdgs and the side-seal (approx 98% complete), which calls out "MH & Co" on both ends as well as the back edge. CHEAP!!	$165 sold
38 CLMR		UMC. ".38 Cal. Colt's L.M.R." (Colt's Lightning Magazine Rifle). This SEALED 1890s Black Powder 2-pc box contains the very desirable "UMC .38 CLMR" headstamped ctdgs. Box integrity is 100%. A great Colt collectible!	$850 sold
38 Colt New Police		Winchester. The colorful "1939" box in the scarce Colt New Police loading. While the box shows smudges on top and has a crayon price on the back/bottom, there are no weak seams, flap problems or repairs and the ctdgs all appear native to the box.	$90 sold
38 Colt Special		Winchester. Near mint condition in the colorful and highly desirable "1939" box, this scarce Colt Special caliber is nothing more than the S&W Special with a flat-tipped (rather than round point) bullet. It's simply that Colt didn't relish the thought of having ".38 S&W..." printed on their box labels or stamped on their gun barrels! [From the Reichenbach collection]	$110
38 Short Colt		Winchester. Smkls, 2-pc 1-16 dtd box in near-perfect condition, ctdgs have obviously never been out of the box! Great display box for ANY .38 Colt revolver! Cheap!	$95 sold
38 Short Colt		Winchester. SEALED box, ca 1920, tight & bright! Exceptional for a 100-year-old box! [Photo'd in shrink-wrap]	$125 sold
38 Long Colt		Peters. Ca 1898-1900, earliest labeling for metallic ctdgs in Smkls powder. Prior to that Peters was just a shot shell maker and most of their early metallics were loaded in what they termed "Semi-Smokeless Powder". Side-seal is 98-99% and even the bottom label, referring to Smkls Pwdr, is readable. Box is clean and solid with no repairs and ctdgs appear native to the box. Rare, especially in this condition!	$135 sold
38 Long Colt Brick sleeve of 5 boxes, ca WWI (1918)		Remington-UMC. Brick sleeve of FIVE SEALED BOXES. Sleeve itself, while all there, is a bit "rough around the edges"; HOWEVER, the 5 boxes within are SEALED & MINTY! Both sleeve and boxes show the full "Rampant Colt Logo" on the side panels. Offering this lot at $500; but, if not sold before Sept 1, will sell them individually @$125 as I have done in the past.	$500 (until 9/1/22) sold
38 Long Colt		Remington "Dogbone" box, ca late-1920s with bilingual guarantee on bottom. EXC, unrepaired condition with tight flaps and seams and great color. Damned if I know why, but this is a very tough caliber to find in an early 1-pc box by ANY maker! [From the Reichenbach collection]	$110 sold
38 Long Colt Rare 1880s Headstamp: "US 38 Army"	(click to enlarge)	U.S. Cartridge Co. "Colt's New Army Revolver". Ca. mid-1880s, the cartridges in this box are all headstamped with the desirable, "US 38 Army". To the best of my knowledge, the headstamp "38 Army" exists on no other cartridge! Nor did it last long on cartridges by USC in this or any succeeding labeling! Although there's a barely noticeable trace of tape removal the box is tight with a complete side-seal label and cartridges all appear native. Seldom offered or even seen--a RARE box!	$500 sold
38 L Colt Lightning Picture Box		U.S. Cartridge Co. Early Smokeless loading, ca late-1890s. Side label approx 97-98%. Full & correct, the box has a couple barely noticeable end-edge separations (which are tightened by the shrink-wrap) but no corner or long-side splits. Exc color & condition in a seldom-seen caliber and labeling by one of the earliest, long obsolete, American makers!	$700
38 L Colt Lightning Pic Box		Winchester. The unusual side-seal label has both Colt's recommendation and Winchester's guarantee together on the same side. Box integrity is EXC and label color & contrast is exceptional. As most of the total production of these revolvers were produced in the Black Powder era, the most collectible of the Colt Lightning picture boxes is this Blk Pwdr 2-pc box--and of those, a SEALED box is far and away the most desirable--such as this!!	$895 sold
38 Long Colt		Winchester. Blk Pwdr "Colt Lightning Picture Box", ca late-1880s/early-'90s. Not sealed but SUPER condition including side-seal label with Rampant Colt Logo on one side and "Colt's Patent Firearms Company" script logo & recommendation on the other. Great, colorful display box with no problems or repairs!	$750 sold
38 Long Colt		Winchester, brick sleeve and one SEALED box, as above, from that sleeve. The sleeve is missing one end flap, is torn and is in need of serious repair. The box and loading is actually quite scarce and very much under-rated: The boxes are of the 50-rd half-split type which were largely replaced by "7-20" dated, full-cover 2-pc boxes beginning in 1920. The only center-fire ctdgs that retained the 1/2-split box were (to my experience anyway) this seldom-seen "Smokeless Powder, Lead Bullet" loading in but a very few calibers with black powder, lead bullet origins that largely became Smokeless offerings though with jacketed bullets. This labeling is (top label) 6-21 dated and (side) 7-21 and may be the last of the Center Fire half-split box offerings. [Photo'd in shrink-wrap]	$125 sold
38 Long Colt		Winchester. Popular "1932" style box in EXC condition with no splits or repairs. A very popular, in-demand caliber!	$125 sold
38 Colt Special		Winchester. Popular "1932" style box in EXC condition with no splits or repairs. Cartridges all correct and appear native. This is one of those calibers that Winchester tried to turn into a proprietary caliber. The only difference between this and 38 S&W Special is the flat-nose bullet, the cartridges are interchangeable. But Winchester tried to capture the Colt owners by calling it the .38 Colt Special and listing the Colt Army Special, Colt Police Positive Special and Colt Officer's Model (as well as the S&W ) on both the top & side labels. Interesting and somewhat historical.	$150 sold
38 S&W Shot		ROBIN HOOD Ammunition Co. Black Powder "Shot" loading, FACTORY SEALED! Anything by Robin Hood is highly collectible regardless of caliber, especially so in condition such as this!	$225 sold
38 S&W		Remington-UMC. SEALED, Black Powder box, ca 1911-13, the very first after the combination of the 2 companies in 1911. Note the headstamp on the ctdg pic remains simply "UMC", not the "Rem-UMC" that was used from roughly 1912-1960. Great color and "minty" condition, been in my personal collection since "Day One", tagged with my inventory number 232 (ca 1991, current number is 23320!)	$215 sold
38 S&W/200 Rare 200 gr!		Peters. These 200 grain .38 S&W boxes are nearly impossible to find! Upper front edge a bit rough but solid with good color and no flap problems. As used in their Webley & Scott service revolvers, the British "figured out that the shocking power of this cartridge with the 200gr bullet was about the same as their older .455 military cartridge." [Frank Barnes, Cartridges of the World]. Barrel notation on those revolvers calls out "38 S&W-200". This is the only full box of these by ANY maker I've had in over 20 years! (Also see Bargain Bin for a partial, older box)	$140 sold
38 S&W		Winchester. This early Blk Pwdr box, ca 1883-85, is remarkable for its condition both inside and out! Cartridges are clean and appear native to the box. The box itself is like new in all respects save for the scratch on the top label. Side label all there and appears sealed though it's only sealed on the back long side. Not likely you'll find one better!	$195 sold
38 S&W (Picture Box)		Winchester. Picture box, green Blk Pwdr 11-19 labeling with great color and no "problems". Sealed on back edge only but full and original, ctdgs all appear native. Black Powder loadings seldom found this late.	$125 sold
38 S&W		Winchester. "S&W Picture box", Smkls, 5-14 lbl-date. FACTORY SEALED, this box is MINTY!	$135 sold
38 S&W Spl Mid Range		Winchester. This was Winchester's "premium" target ammunition offering, ca 1914. The ctdgs (of which 17 remain) have the sharp-shoulder bullet and are packed individually in a specially constructed "divider" box (see pix). Scarce and CHEAP! [From the Reichenbach collection]	$95
38 S&W Special		Mexican mfg. This extremely colorful box with its great graphics has resided in my collection for years--time to let someone else enjoy it!	$85 sold
38 S&W Special RARE "Shot"		Peters. This RARE early-'30s "Shot" loading is the only one I've ever seen in .38 Special. The stick-on over-labels appear on both ends as well as the front. Near mint condition, this oddity is possibly one-of-a-kind among 1930's S&W and Colt DA collectors.	$185 sold
38 S&W Special		Peters. "Rustless", 1930's Kings Mills box w/ ctdg pic, MINTY! [From the Reichenbach collection]	$110 sold
38 S&W Special Scarce 200 grain loading!		Peters. This is a full original box of the very scarce 200 grain lead bullet loading. Shows some honest shelf wear but no abuse. Flaps and seams tight, unusual on these heavy boxes!	$75 sold
38 S&W Special "Police Service"		Remington "Police Service". Mid/late-1930s box with R-code and green/white flaps. Very scarce loading, especially in this rare "as new", MINT! condition!	$175 sold
38 S&W Special EARLY & RARE!		U.S.Cartridge Co. Thought to be the earliest box in this caliber by USC, ca 1898-1900, the headstamp being simply "U.S." (pre- "USCCo"). Not sealed but side-seal approx 98%. Ctdgs all appear native to the box. Only the 2nd such box I've ever seen in over 30 years! EARLY & RARE!	$225 sold
38 S&W Special "Super Police"		Western. "Bonnie & Clyde" period box in the VERY scarce 200 gr Super Police loading. Both the box and ctdgs are totally original and there are NO repairs, split seams or flap problems. Note the the "W.C.Co." in upper left corner of the bottom, proof of the early-'30s issue graphics. Seldom seen this nice, this early, as the heavy contents of these 200 gr ctdgs tended to split seams & edges and cause flaps to become detached. [From my personal collection] [Photo'd in shrink-wrap]	$130 sold
38 S&W Special Mid-Range		Western "Bullseye" box. Scarce Target loading: "Nickel-plated cases, 148 gr Clean Cutting Bullet". Early 1930s labeling with the tiny "W.C.Co." at upper left corner of bottom. Minty, with great color! [The small white piece on bottom is on the outside shrink-wrap, NOT on the box] [From the Reichenbach collection]	$85 sold
38 S&W Special		Western "Bullseye Box". Olin Inds, K-Code, 1945-'50. Ni-case rds. EXC in & out! [From the Reichenbach collection]	$55
38 S&W Special 200 gr. Super Police		Western. Ca 1962, these boxes are exceptionally scarce in this short-lived 200 grain Super Police loading! The ctdgs have the "gold" Lubaloy bullets and Nickeled cases. And while as NEW from an original case this box has a corner-crinkle at the bottom-right back corner. So, CHEAP:	$78.50
38 S&W Special "Law Enforcement Only"		Winchester-Western. "Law Enforcement Only" Treasury Dept loading, 110 gr JHP, +P.	$95 sold
38 S&W Special		Winchester. Black Powder 2-pc box, FACTORY SEALED! Ca 1916, thought to be the last Blk Pwdr loading in this iconic caliber!	$125 sold
38 S&W Special		Winchester. Transitional Smkls box, ca 1920: a "half-split" box but, instead of the typical pre-1920 wrap-around side label, this has the "full-cover" early-'20s label covering top and ends and sealing on the bottom. Scarce, minty!	$125 sold
38 S&W Special Mid-Range. Specially loaded for Ad Topperwein!		Winchester. This SEALED box of cartridges is one of several loaded in August 1926 specifically for the famed exhibition shooter Ad Topperwein. The box is from the estate of a 40-year Winchester employee, long since retired after a 40-year career. It's the real thing, a piece of shooting history!	$195 sold
38 S&W Special ["38 Super Special"]		Winchester. The earliest Super Speed box in this caliber and in a graphic that was only used for ONE year (1934) and was NEVER used for any other caliber. The headstamp is likewise unique: "WRA Super 38 Spl". Completing the trifecta, the bullet is "Metal Point Lead Bearing"--looks like FMJ but it's just a metal cap over the lead bullet, the lead being what engages the rifling, not the jacket. This is only the 4th box of this type I've had for sale in 32 years. If memory serves, one of the earlier 3 had only 38 rds and sold for $425 while the other full one sold for $475. The box with torn flap sold for $250 in 2005! Colors are good though there are label smudges; still, the box is tight with no structural problems and ctdgs are nickel-plated with the early large primers. A very RARE and desirable box for anyone who collects either Winchester generally or .38 Special specifically!	$395 sold
38 S&W Special		Winchester. The colorful "1939" Series. Original, native-to-the-box, nickel-plated shells. Solid box with no seam or flap problems or repairs.	$75 sold
38 S&W Special 200gr bullet "For Police Use"		Winchester. "1939 Series" in the seldom-seen 200 gr bullet "Specially adapted for Police Use" (see pic of box side). Front right , lower corner, shows repair of tear from the "thumb cut" to bottom edge otherwise very clean & bright with no problems inside or out! (In my personal collection since 4/1/2006)	$100 sold
38 S&W Special Match		Winchester. "Mid Range Sharp Corner" (wad cutter) bullet. Clean and colorful "1939 Style" box with inner tray divider. (In my personal collection since Feb 2005)	$110 sold
38 S&W Special Rare "Olin '45" bx.		Winchester. Rare "1945" box, "Division Olin Industries". This colorful early 1935/1939/1945 Style Super Speed preceded the red & yellow "1946 Series" but didn't become "Div Olin Inds" until Nov, 1945! (In my personal collection since 4/24/2004)	$115 sold
38 S&W Special 200gr bullet "For Police Use"		Winchester. These "1946 Series" boxes have become very collectible in recent years. This 200 gr loading has the front label callout: "Specially adapted for Police Use" and is especially scarce, the only one I've ever had in my collection! Full of its original cartridges, it has only a few very minor nicks and edge scrapes. And it's CHEAP!	$65 sold
38 Super Automatic		Remington. Mid-'30s, "Hi-Speed" Metal Cased Bullet loading. Exceptional condition! [From my personal collection]	$125 sold
380 ACP (HS: "380 CAPH")		Remington-UMC. "Split-Logo" box, 1911-12, the 1st years after the combination of Rem and UMC in 1911. The headstamp is only UMC (no Remington) both on the box label as well as the ctdgs. The full headstamp is: "UMC .380 C.A.P.H." Interesting, scarce and collectible, it means "Colt's Automatic Pistol, Hammerless" a designation that soon gave way to simply "380 ACP" or "380 Auto". Making this box still more desirable is the fact that it's in the seldom-seen Soft Point loading rather than the much more common Full Metal Jacket. While side-seal label is mostly gone, the primary label is virtually complete and uniformly clean. The box itself has no problems or repairs and the ctdgs are all native to the box.	$65 sold
380 Automatic (ACP)		Western "Bullseye Box". Olin Inds, K-Code, 1945-'50. EXC cond. [From the Reichenbach collection]	$75
380 Mk I (38 S&W--200) RARE!		C.I.L. ("Dominion", div Canadian Inds Ltd). This is the RARELY SEEN 200 gr bullet load for the Brit S&W ".38 - 200" military revolver, ca late '30s/early-'40s! Totally original in & out, been in my personal collection for 25 years!	$195 sold
38-40 H.V.		RHV. These "Robinson High Velocity" cartridges were made in small volume by Clyde "Snooky" Williamson, author of The Winchester Legacy and son of Harold F. Williamson, long-time Winchester employee and author of the first major Winchester book: Winchester, The Gun That Won The West (1952). They are NOT RELOADS! They are manufactured from new factory R-P brass using CCI Benchrest primers (�Ultra-premium primer for Small Rifle Bench Rest competition� as stated by CCI) and hard lead, 180gr gas-check bullets. Cautioning on the label for use in "Winchester Models 1885 and 1892 Rifles Only", they are obviously not intended for handgun use. These are not so much from my personal collection as from my personal "stash", these are the loads I personally hoarded and used until selling my Upper Mich summer home this year. SEALED plastic divider boxes. They are the best!	SOLD
38-40 Marlin		Winchester. Black Powder, SEALED 2-pc box, the very box pictured in Giles & Shuey, pg 282. These Marlin boxes are very scarce as they were only made and distributed in rather limited quantities owing to small demand. It was simply more convenient to use the more readily available 38-40 WCF as they were essentially the same load with a larger primer. "Safety" merely referred to the use of a smaller primer to insure that no following cartridge in the tubular magazine could set off the round ahead of it. Turned out that, in reality, it was essentially a solution in search of a problem. While the primary label is ca 1903 as stated in the book, the side label is 5-19, an indication of how rarely these boxes were run and, in my opinion, demonstrates the rarity factor that trumps all, especially as SEALED black powder boxes like this are rarely even heard of! [From my personal collection]	$795 sold
38-40 (38 WCF) RARE!		American Metallic Cartridge Co. Ca 1880, this "Eagle Logo" box with its vignette background of the factory and sailing ship remains among the most desirable early box label graphics. The box is solid and retains FORTY of its original, unheadstamped, CLEAN cartridges. It is worth noting that very few of the larger Winchester center-fire calibers are to be found in labelings from these obsolete, late-1800s makers, but here's a super example; indeed, one of the finest!	$1395
38-40 (38 WCF) RARE!		UMC. Earliest box in 38-40 of which I am aware by UMC. The great "Double Dog" logo labeling, solid box w/ side label approx 95%, incl one side picturing the Winchester Model '73. Cartridges are all "UMC 38 CFW" headstamp as called out on the cartridge pic on the label. Very rare box, only the 2nd I've ever seen!	$1350 sold
38-40 Winchester (38 WCF)		U.M.C. Here's a FACTORY-SEALED 2-pc Blk Pwdr box that's in truly EXC condition. This style UMC box in 44-40 is fairly common but in 38-40 it is quite scarce, especially in this condition. Perfect for display with a Winchester, Colt or Marlin without having to pay a "Winchester" price!	$525 sold
38-40 (38 WCF) WINCHESTER'S FIRST BOX, SEALED!!		Winchester. When writing our book One Hundred Years of Winchester Cartridge Boxes (Giles & Shuey, 2006) I stated on page 59: "An earlier label, ca. 1880-85, exhibiting an unheadstamped round most probably exists, but we have not yet located an example." Well, this is the 2nd of 3 that have eventually turned up during the past 11 years and the first one that was found factory-SEALED! Cartridges will be unheadstamped and the box is solid. Top label shows very light shelf/handling wear while side-seal label is virtually 100%. The caliber having been first cataloged in 1880, it is my educated guess that the period of this box can be narrowed to the 1880-83 period. I don't like to use the word "Rare" when "Scarce" or "Very Scarce" will do. But this box is very RARE!!	$3650 sold
38-40 (38 WCF)		Winchester. This is the most desired .38-40 box by Winchester '73 collectors and a quick look at the graphics and title line, "WINCHESTER RIFLE MODEL 1873", tells you why. Anticipating a question I often get re these boxes however, "Where's the picture of the gun on the side label?": That's only on 44-40 boxes of this period, early-1880s to late-1890s as well as the later, post-1898 iterations, but NOT 38-40 boxes. This Black Powder box is FACTORY-SEALED and nearly flawless, seldom found this nice even when sealed.	$850 sold
38-40 (38 WCF)		Winchester. AS ABOVE: This is the most desired box by Winchester '73 collectors and a quick look at the graphics and title line, "WINCHESTER RIFLE MODEL 1873", tells you why. Anticipating a question I often get re these boxes however, "Where's the picture of the gun on the side label?": That's only on 44-40 boxes of this period, early-1880s to late-1890s as well as the later, post-1898 iterations, but NOT 38-40 boxes. Although exhibiting some--mostly superficial--surface scuffing on the top label, this Black Powder box remains FACTORY-SEALED!	$685 sold
38-40 (38 WCF)		Winchester. This is a rare pre-1900 Smkls box (see bottom pg 62 Giles & Shuey). While the ctdgs are not all native to the box, they are correct WRACo headstamped rds with "w" primers and tinned JSP b'ts. Although it's on the side-label, this is the first Win Smkls box to call out the Model 1892. Also it has the desirable "Fancy WRACo" logo on one end (as shown on the cover of Giles & Shuey). A very scarce box, one of only 2 or 3 we've ever seen!	$650 sold
38-40 Win Test Ctdgs UNIQUE!		Winchester. This FACTORY-SEALED box of "STANDARD [TEST] CARTRIDGES" is very likely the only such in existence, The box is from the estate of a former Winchester employee, long since retired after a 40-year career. It's the real thing, a piece of Winchester history!	$595 sold
38-40 (38 WCF)		Winchester. Colorful "1939" box, EXC Condition inside and out, no flap or seam problems, been in my personal collection since Sept, 1996!	$195 sold
38-44 S&W Target (1890s)		UMC (Rem-UMC). SEALED, Black Powder loading of this RARE caliber for use in the seldom-seen S&W Target pistols of the late-1890s. The bullets in these cartridges are unusual in that they lie entirely within the case. It was obviously a slow-selling caliber: the primary (top) label is UMC in the typical 1890s design, however the side-seal is Remington-UMC in the 1911-14 style. From my personal collection, this is the only such box I've ever had or even seen!	$250 sold
38-44 S&W Special (1930s)		Remington "Dogbone" box, 1930s. This rare caliber was adapted to, and for use only in, Smith & Wesson's heavy .38-44 revolver. While the box has some flaws (see right end, top) it retains all of its clean, original "REM-UMC 38-44 SPL" headstamped cartridges. The box is complete with good color and remains a highly sought-after and collectible box! (Full & Exc condition would be priced closer to $500)	$325 on hold
9 m/m Luger (ERROR box: ".9 m/m")		Remington, early 1-pc box, ca 1925. Cartridge title with erroneous decimal point in front of the nine: ".9 m/m"! Full of native-to-the-box ctdgs. Solid unrepaired box! Interesting and RARE!	$125
41 S. Colt		Dominion Ctdg Co. (of Canada), "...for Colt's Double Action Pistol", this Picture box depicting the Colt Mod 1877 DA Thunderer is thought to be early/mid-1880s. The Beaver trade mark is of the earliest highly detailed variety and the cartridges are also the very early type with outside-lubricated "grease grooves" (not the later "heeled" bullet with no grease grooves). These .41 Colt picture boxes are far rarer than the .38 Lightning boxes but not only is this a RARE EARLY box with great labeling, it remains FACTORY-SEALED!	$975 sold
41 Long Colt		Remington "DogBone" box in the desirable 41 Colt loading. As clean as you're likely to find in this box and caliber! [From my personal collection]	$225 sold
41 Long Colt		Western. The popular and colorful "Bullseye Box", a much-collected series in ALL its calibers! Ctdgs are clean and appear all native to the box; further, they have the desirable "Gold Bullet" (actually, "Lubaloy" copper-coated) so often used for display and in cartridge belts. This caliber is becoming very hard to find in ANY labeling and boxes such as these are now coveted by collectors and shooters alike!!	$195 sold
41 Long Colt		Winchester. Circa early 1890s, this Black Powder, Colt Thunderer "Picture Box" is circa mid/late 1880s. This box is exceptionally desirable and rare (in addition to its "picture box" label) because of its contents: the cartridges have bullets which are all of the older outside-lubricated variety (with grease grooves) rather than the later, commonly seen inside-lubricated type (which seat inside the case and have no visible grooves). An easy illustration of this would be to compare or visualize a common .22 S, L or LR with a 22 Win Mag (or WRF or Win Auto). Most collectors of Colt revolvers, even those who have several display cartridge boxes, have neither seen nor heard of the o/s lubed bullet in this caliber! In spite of the superficial scuffs this box is solid and tight. [From my personal collection]	$1100 sold
41 Long Colt		Winchester. Labeling on this box is identical to the box above except it's FACTORY SEALED! But, being sealed, I can't verify that the contents as described in the previous description are the same. (But I'd bet on it...) Evidence of tape removal at right edge yet seams are tight and all labeling present and original!	$1350 sold
41 Short Colt (Picture box)		USCCo. The highly desirable "Thunderer" picture box in a very early loading and labeling, this box contains the seldom-encountered "outside-lubricated" bullets in which this caliber was introduced (1877). Box is solid and clean though a small piece in the upper right corner is missing exposing another label underneath! Red side label is approx 50-60%. Cartridges are all original and not only appear native to the box but, incredibly, appear to have never been removed or otherwise disturbed in over 130 years! RARE!	sold
41 Short Colt		Remington-UMC, "Split-Logo", Black Powder box, "Rampant Colt" logo on side-seal. "Specially adapted to Colt Double Action Revolvers", Solid box with colorful, clean labeling! And FACTORY SEALED!	$185 sold
41 Magnum (Exploders)		Bingham, Ltd. (Atlanta). These rare cartridges were intended to explode upon impacting a solid object. A short-lived specialty item in the 1970s, it was the type used by Hinckley in his assassination attempt on President Reagan. Like new, in my collection since 1993!	$45 sold
.44Colt/Rem, .44 S&W, .45 Colt & Schofield, .50 Rem Pistol		ALSO SEE "EARLY & TRANSITIONAL" and "BARGAIN BIN" PAGES for any Frankford Arsenal offerings.
44 American		Winchester, 2-pc Blk Pwdr box. This is one of the least encountered boxes among the obsolete .44 revolver calibers. Far scarcer than .44 Russian, 44 Colt or .44 Special (but not truly RARE like 44 Remington or 44 Merwin & Hulbert). The scratches on the left end of the label are just that, superficial, not cuts or punctures. And unlike 99% of the boxes that ARE found in this caliber, this one remains factory-SEALED!!	$425 sold
44 American		Winchester. Full-cover 2-pc box, the last loading by Winchester, ca early-'20s. This is one of the least encountered boxes among the obsolete .44 revolver calibers, far scarcer than .44 Russian, 44 Colt or blk pwdr .44 Special, though not of the truly RARE like 44 Remington or 44 Merwin & Hulbert. Other than the "crinkle" at upper right the box is tight and without any splits or repairs. The "white dots" are friction rubs from the bullet tips within the box, scuffs caused by movement within the original shipping crates. Ctdgs are not only original but all appear native to the box. Seldom seen!	$375
44 Bull Dog Blanks		UMC. A solid box with a great label containing 39 (of 50) original blank ctdgs, headstamped: "UMC .44 B Dog". ALL Bull Dog boxes are RARE and desirable!	$95
44 Colt		Remington. Black Powder, this cartridge was designed mainly for the .44 Colt 1860 Army conversions to center fire. Remington's first 1-pc box, ca 1924. Clean & solid, clean ctdgs appear to have never left the box! Cheap!	$185 sold
44 Colt		Winchester. First loaded by Winchester in 1876 for the .44 caliber Model 1860 Colt Army center-fire conversions, this FACTORY-SEALED 2-pc black-pwdr box is thought to be mid-1880s. The "Rifle Cartridges" callout was meant to fool the tax collectors from the few states that taxed pistol caliber ammo back then, but don't let it fool you: there were NO rifles ever chambered for this cartridge! Needless to say, sealed black powder boxes from this era are RARE!	$450 sold
44 Game Getter "Shot"		Winchester. Possibly Winchester's earliest Game-Getter labeling, this Black Powder "SHOT" loading is label-dated 1909. (The gun was intro'd in 1908). Side-seal 80-85%, with all correct WRACo .44 G.G." headstamped ctdgs. While there is clear tape at one corner and narrow (1/4") removal stains at the opposite end, the seams and corners all appear tight and appear to never have been in need of the tape. Great, early display box in a caliber that's becoming nearly impossible to find!	sold
44 GameGetter Shot		Winchester. "No. 6 Shot" loading call-out on left end. Early 2-pc box, primary label dated 6-11, side-seal 11-13. All original, native cartridges. Nice! [From my personal collection, photo'd in shrink-wrap]	$500 sold
44 Game Getter "Round Ball" RARE Lesmok		Winchester. RARE Lesmok loading, ca 1913. Lesmok Powder was intro'd in 1911 by both Remington-UMC and Winchester. In a manner of speaking it was hybrid of Smokeless powder and Black Powder, more easily ignited than Smkls Pwdr but producing "less smoke" than Black Pwdr. Lesmok gained significant popularity in Rim Fire loadings but was loaded (briefly and seldomly) in a few Center Fire calibers--this being one of them. The box is full & tight with 2 or 3 corners pasted back. If it weren't for the top-label scrapes this would be a $600-700 box!	$450 sold
44 Game-Getter		Robin Hood Ammunition Co. "Marble's .44 Game-Getter" in the Round Ball / Black Powder loading. EXC condition, full of its original "R.H.A.Co. 44 G.G." headstamped ctdgs. Undoubtedly the most collectible of all the 20th Century U.S. manufacturers and one of the most collectible labels & logos of all-time!	$750 sold
44 XL Shot		Peters. Thought to be ca. mid-'Teens, this 2-pc "Semi-Smokeless" box is full of properly headstamped ctdgs albeit some have nickeled primers and some copper. The paper sabots containing the shot are all tight--very unusual, as these are fragile and most often found partially split or even open (or worse). This is the first box I've ever had by Peters and only the 2nd by any maker in the past 5 years (or longer)!	$465
44 Rem Magnum (1st box!)		Peters. This is the earliest box in this caliber by Peters and one is tempted to assume it was introduced at the same time as Remington's 1956 intro since both companies shared corporate ownership. The Peters box, however, is exponentially rarer and it seems probable that Peters trailed Remington by at least a couple of years with management waiting for demand for the new cartridge to mature and build before offering it in the Peters line. The box is missing one interior end-tab and shows a crease through the "High Velocity" red banner; however, the seams and flaps are tight and the ctdgs are all original and appear native to the box. Seldom encountered!	$210 sold
44 Rem Magnum (1st box!)		Remington. This is the very first issue of the iconic 44 Magnum and it's in unrepaired condition with no seam splits or end-flap problems! The box is EXC showing only a few sharp-edge rubs and a very minor, shallow crease across the top. Cartridges are clean & all appear native to the box. These heavy boxes are virtually never found in such solid condition!	$165 sold
44 Russian "Buck Shot"		Phoenix Metallic Cartridge Co. For the advanced S&W collector, cartridge box collector or investor, this box is titled, "3 Buck Shot, 44 Cal. / For RUSSIAN MODEL PISTOL / Patented May 17th, 1870". This is a truly unusual loading & one I've not seen in any other caliber or by any other maker. Cartridges appear to be all native to the box and are unusually nice. A nearly identical box (slightly less scuffed but only partially full) went for nearly $4500 in Amoskeag's sale last summer (Aug?). Offered at a fraction of that price, this ought to be in the "Bargain Bin"!!	sold
44 Russian Picture Box		UMC. Early "Dog Logo" box, ca 1870s, picturing the Smith & Wesson revolver. Considered to be far and away the BEST display box for this iconic caliber, the greatness of which is attested to by the fact that it was chambered in American revolvers for nearly 50 years, in spite of the fact that it didn't have "Colt" or "Winchester" in its name. Further, this box is still FACTORY SEALED! Have sold 2 others, un-sealed, in the past 25 years for between $4000-5000. A great find for the serious collector (or investor)! [This one from my personal collection.]	sold
44 S&W Russian (Rare Gallery Loading)		Winchester. RARE Gallery loading in a colorful 2-pc Black Powder box which also contains an original shot shell ad (see pic). The box contains 3 "filler" (UMC) gallery ctdgs and 47 original Win rds. Further, the box is solid with no seam splits and retains 99% of the side-seal label which remains intact along the back edge. Highly collectible box as this loading is very seldom found and when it is, it's far more often in a UMC labeling!	$225 sold
44 Russian		Winchester. This full-cover, 2-pc box of the early-1920s style is deceptively late and is of post-war mfr, having been made between 1946-51; still, with its great color and 2-pc construction, it remains a super display box The sealing label remains intact at one end and the ctdgs are clean and appear native to the box.	$175
44 Russian		Remington. Clean box with clean ammo. The last run in this iconic caliber! First cataloged in 1870, it was loaded commercially for right at 100 years!!	$175
44 S&W Special 1st Box!		U.M.C. Here is an example of the Rare FIRST BOX in this caliber, ca 1908-1910. Containing 46 original, native-to-the-box ctdgs, the box and both the top and side-labels are 99%! The side not pictured is a recommendation by S&W signed in their famous "Smith & Wesson script logo". (From my personal collection)	$295 sold
44 S&W's Army Revolver (44 S&W American)		Frankford Arsenal, Aug 1871. Martin primed (preceded Benet priming). Possibly the earliest such dated box FA box after the discontinued National Armory labelings (pls read next listing below). Sealed, with string-pull in place.	$695 sold
44 S&W's Army Revolver (44 S&W American)		National Armory. "For Smith & Wesson's Army Revolver". Very scarce early (April 1871) SEALED box of "Martin-primed" cartridges. The National Armory, founded in Spfld MA in 1777, was George Washington's concept designed to safeguard our young nation's armament from the British. The last dated ammo I have seen from Nat'l Armory is 1871, the year of this box. Thereafter everything is from Frankford Arsenal. Virtually perfect: no tears or splits, pull string intact. This is a real piece of our country's history! [This packet is virtually identical to 3 other such packets sold during the past 5 years off this very page. You may recognize that I have not changed the description from the original listing: it is reprinted here exactly as it appeared then, including the price].	$975 sold
.44Colt/Rem, .44 S&W, .45 Colt & Schofield, .50 Rem Pistol		ALSO SEE "EARLY & TRANSITIONAL" and "BARGAIN BIN" PAGES for Frankford Arsenal and other offerings.
44-40		Kynock (Brit). This Black Powder, full-cover, 2-pc box is thought to be 1920s. The only one I've ever seen, it's been in my personal collection for 21 years. Box is solid in all respects with no repairs or visible flaws. Cartridges all appear native and the headstamp is interesting in its typical British understatement: "Kynoch 44 W."	$285 sold
44-40		Peters, 1930's Kings Mills box. VERY SCARCE "Metal-Cased" (FMJ) loading and so denoted on small white sticker-labels pasted on top and both ends! A couple minor scuffs but no flap or seam problems and what appear to be all native ctdgs. [From my personal collection. Photo'd in shrink-wrap.]	$260 sold
44-40		Remington-UMC. 2-pc Smkls Soft Point box. Primary label mid-'Teens but side label is approx 97% and shows pic of the very scarce Remington Model 14-1/2! Very scarce and desirable labeling! [From my personal collection]	$350 sold
44-40		Remington-UMC. Earliest Remington box, ca 1911-12. Both the ctdg pic and the ctdgs themselves show the early headstamp "UMC 44 WCF" rather than the commonly-seen REM-UMC 44 WCF of later years. Side seal label is approx 55-60%, and while the lid label shows some scuffing or water marks, the box is solid with no repairs or edge/corner problems. Further, the Black Powder cartridges inside are unusually clean (though NOT "cleaned"). Scarce box and without the "Winchester" price!!	$275 sold
44-40 Winchester		Western Cartridge Co. This pre-War (pre-Olin) "Bullseye" box is over 80 years old, but its condition is as close to PERFECT as a box can possibly be! So, if you're seeking "perfect", nothing more need be said!	$200 sold
44-40		Western. The very popular "Bullseye" (Olin Inds) box from the late-'40s/early-'50s. Unusually nice with no splits or repairs as well as being full of clean ctdgs.	$125 sold
44-40		Winchester. Here is the seldom-offered 2nd type labeling in this iconic & historic caliber, ca mid/late-1870s. The 1st type, of which there are thought to be fewer than 5 known, is essentially unobtainable by collectors. This box is out of an original (partial) crate once held in the famous collection of the late Ray Bentley. Ray called me to discuss this cache when he acquired it in the 1990s and over the years I was able to buy 3 or 4 boxes from him. There are two varieties, this one, with the top label extending over the right end of the lid (see picture, photo'd in shrink-wrap) is thought to be the earlier (Giles & Shuey, pg. 66). Cartridges are clean and everything about the box and its contents guaranteed to be entirely original and untouched. About as perfect as any such boxes in existence!	sold
44-40 Win. Model 1873		"Winchester Rifle Model 1873". FACTORY SEALED AND AS CLOSE TO PERFECT AS CAN POSSIBLY BE FOUND!! You've undoubtedly seen lesser ones sell for $1300-$1500. This is the kind of box I get Thank You notes" for...	sold
44-40 M73 Early 1880s		Winchester. Seldom seen and very scarce this is the box with the un-headstamped cartridge picture on the top label, circa 1880-83. While showing some shelf & handling wear, this box nonetheless contains 50 clean, original, un-headstamped cartridges. Side-seal label is about 95% and has a pic of Win M1873 on one side and a full-size pic of the ctdg on the left end. Solid box w/ no splits. [From my personal collection ]	Sold
44-40 Model 1873		"Winchester Rifle Model 1873". Perhaps the best known and most widely displayed Winchester box: the famous "Winchester '73 Picture Box". It's also the only caliber in which the Model 1873 (or, for that matter, ANY Winchester lever rifle) is pictured. Unusual and scarce tan label. Ctdgs are all correct though not all native to the box, Some edge and side-label transparent tape mainly as reinforcement rather than repair as corners and edges appear tight. Nice Win '73 display box, CHEAP!	$695 sold
44-40 M73 SEALED!		Winchester. This is the popular "Winchester '73" box, ca early-1880s/late-1890s. There were many other variations after 1898 but this is the pre-1898 box. While unrepaired, the box obviously shows some honest wear but has not been abused. Also the color leans toward the highly desirable "Blue" M73 boxes, but will call it blue-green. Cartridges all original & look native and the Win Model '73 pic on the side label, unlike the vast majority, shows no front carbine-style barrel band. While most of these boxes, albeit in better condition, sell in the $850-1500 range, this one should serve a more budget-conscious collector very well! SEALED! [From my personal collection]	sold
44-40 M73		Winchester. Perhaps the best known and most widely displayed Winchester box: the famous "Winchester '73 Picture Box". It's also the only caliber in which the Model 1873 (or, for that matter, ANY Winchester lever rifle) is pictured. While the top label has the usual surface "white spot rubs" (the result of movement inside the heavy 40-box wooden case, causing rubbing of the raised bullet tips inside the boxes) this box remains FACTORY SEALED. Further, the pic of the Model '73 Carbine is on the front side of this box, obviously making for far better display quality. (Roughly half of the side labels are found with the pic on the back side). CHEAP! [Photo'd in shrink-wrap]	sold
44-40 M73		The very popular "Winchester '73 Picture Box" but in a scarcer variety than typically seen: The "Center Fire" callout coupled with the "Trade Mark Registered in U.S.A." line dates this box to just the brief period of 1902-1905/early-'06. The left end of the lid is about 1/3 missing; otherwise, the box has great color and is very solid with no seam splits or repairs. Further, your provenance with this box is the fact that it is pictured at the top of pg 68 in Giles & Shuey! [From my personal collection]	$695 sold
44-40		Winchester. The first "Staynless" offering by the company in their first 1-pc box, ca 1927-28. Box has a couple scratches but this is the exact box pictured on pg 75 of Giles & Shuey! [From my personal collection.]	$175 sold
44-40		Winchester. Thought to be the last Winchester loading in Black Powder, this 2-pc box shows the line "Div of Western Cartridge Co", a 1939 callout. No side label, never had one. Truly EXCELLENT condition, the very last offering of this iconic Winchester cartridge by the company as neither the black powder loading nor the 2-pc box was ever again cataloged in this caliber after WW2.	$495 sold
44-40		Winchester. Rare "1945" box, "Division Olin Industries". This colorful early 1935/1939/1945 Style Super Speed preceded the red & yellow "1946 Series" but didn't become "Div Olin Inds" until Nov, 1945! EXC Condition inside and out, no flap or seam problems, been in my personal collection since Feb, 2005!	$225 sold
44-40 (Game-Getter) Shot		Winchester. Early-1930s, all original inside and out, clean ctdgs, NICE! (And CHEAP!)	$475 sold
44-40 Marlin "Safety"		Winchester. VERY RARE first box in this hard-to-find caliber. First catalog listing is 1895, this Black Powder 2-pc box is 1895-'97. All "Marlin Safety" boxes are very scarce as they were made and distributed in very limited quantities owing to small demand. It was simply more convenient to use the more readily available 44-40 WCF as they were essentially the same load with a larger primer. "Safety" merely referred to the use of a smaller primer to insure that no following cartridge in the tubular magazine could set off the round ahead of it. Turned out that, in reality, it was essentially a solution in search of a problem. Side label is approx 97-98% and 38 original and correct "WRACo 44-40" (not 44 WCF!) cartridges remain, these being scarce and collectible in their own right! [From my personal collection, Never seen another!]	$750 sold
44-40		Winchester 44-40. "100 years of John Wayne" commemorative issue, celebrating the 100th anniversary of Duke's birth, 1907-2007. Extraordinary packaging and graphics with silver embossed "seal" w/ pic in center. Makes the older commemoratives look positively shabby by comparison. Cartridges are nickel-plated and have the "DUKE" headstamp. The inner tray is imprinted with the Winchester logo in red and even the bottom has a silver embossed picture. These are classiest boxes ever produced by Winchester (or any other cartridge company for that matter)! ONLY 16,000 OF THESE BOXES WERE MADE IN 44-40, FAR FEWER THAN IN 45 COLT (28,000) AND ONLY A FRACTION OF THE 65,000 MADE IN 30-30! THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY SMALL ISSUE FOR A CARTRIDGE BOX!!	$95 sold
44-40 Little Big Horn Commemorative	[Pls read description]	Winchester. This great box is printed on a reflective silver coating that renders it impossible to scan with any clarity. Can send photos if you're interested or if you're not familiar with the graphic which shows gold-tone cameo-sized images of Custer on one side and Crazy Horse on the other. It's a box of 20 ctdgs in 2 rows of 10: 6"long x 2"wide x 1-1/4"high. In the opinion of many it's the most desirable of the entire series of commemorative boxes!	$195 sold
45 ACP TSMG "RIOT" (SHOT) CTDGS.		Peters. "RUSTLESS RIOT CARTRIDGES / ADAPTED TO THE THOMPSON SUB MACHINE GUN". Ca 1930s, this a RARE ORIGINAL box of Shot "Riot" loadings for the Tommy Gun. The top label has 3 or 4 letters inked-in or touched up (mainly, the "B" and "M" in SUB MA...) and the left end label is approx 2/3 though it looks better due to some touch-up on the lower part. The right end label is complete. The bottom shows label loss where tape was removed but is irrelevant when box is displayed. A very desirable labeling for one of most iconic, historical guns of all-time!	$500 sold
45 Auto Shot TSMG Box!		Peters, "For Thompson Submachine Gun". Eighteen red-sabot shot ctdgs remain in this rare and highly collectible 2-pc 1920s box. Side-seal label 98%. [From the Reichenbach collection]	$230 sold
45 ACP Blanks (TSMG callout)		Peters. The label on this 1920's "Big P", full-cover 2-pc box covers the lid-top and ends and seals on the bottom. The "Thompson Sub-machine gun" callout is on the left bottom end of the label. Condition is EXC!! The only one of these I've ever seen! [From the estate of a 30-year Winchester employee/collector]	$150 sold
45 ACP (45 Auto, TSMG)		Peters. 1930s "Kings Mills" address with TSMG (Thompson Sub-Machine Gun) callout on bottom. This nearly-90-year-old box and ctdgs are both EXC+ , MINTY! [From my personal collection]	$225 sold
45 Auto (ACP) Scarce 200 gr		Remington-UMC. This is the scarce 200 gr bullet loading as originally cataloged for the Colt Model 1905 (but, like the much more common 230 gr, was--and still is in several different forms--also functional in the M1911). While the side-seal remains intact along the back edge and left end the seal is split on the front edge and right end leaving it approximately 90% complete. That said, the box is not, and cannot, be opened; hence, it remains factory-sealed!	$285 sold
45 ACP Targetmaster		Remington Targetmaster, 185 gr wadcutter Match loading, ca 1960. Clean box and ctdgs, nice!	$45
45 ACP		S.F.M. Colorful and very rare 2-pc French 25-box of 45 ACP. Very early: note lack of callout for both Colt model and bullet weight. Full, correct, solid, and all original!	$225 sold
45 ACP Super Match		Western Ctdg Co. This is Western's premium target loading from the late-1950s--and it's in PERFECT condition!	$50 sold
45 ACP		As above: Winchester, 2-pc box, ca early-1920s, in the very desirable 200 gr loading which, unlike the far more common 230 gr, is appropriate for the Colt Model 1905. But this one is FACTORY SEALED and MINTY!! I can't imagine a nicer one! [From my personal collection]	$325 sold
45 ACP (Auto)		Western. Colorful, much-collected "Bullseye" box, ca 1940s. MINTY! [From the Reichenbach collection]	$160 sold
45 A.C.P. (45 Auto)		Winchester. Colorful & popular "1939" box. All original, native ctdgs. Very light shelf wear, no split seams, flap problems or repairs; actually, seldom seen without serious seam or flap problems due to the heavy ctdg load in these rather fragile boxes!	$145 sold
45 AutoRim		Remington. Clean box with clean ammo. Thought to be the last commercial run in this caliber, a seldom-seen remnant of WW1.	$75
45 Colt Oct 1873 (RARE 1st date!!)		Frankford Arsenal. The very first of these month-dated Colt packets which began with this one and ended with Aug 1874. Making this date series even rarer is the fact there are no known packets dated May or July, 1874. Beyond these dates the packets were of the lighter Schofield loading and were only year-dated, 1875 being the earliest. Further, the "Colt" call-out was then dropped and "Revolver Ball" became the official title of the cartridge. Have only had 3 (and only seen 4) of these in 30 years. This one, incidentally, was bought some years ago from Ray Bentley whose fabulous collection has now been auctioned by James Julia/Morphy's . Condition is solid & tight with no splits and the string-pull correctly in place.	sold
45 Colt		Frankford Arsenal (see next listing, below). This box is dated December 1873, the 1st month of actual Colt SAA shipments from the factory. This box is still SEALED w/ string-pull intact and shellacked in place just as it left the arsenal! This is one of the most sought-after of ALL Colt packets!	$1250 sold
45 Colt		Frankford Arsenal, March, 1874. These early Benet-primed "Colt's Revolver, Cal; .45" (pre-Schofield) packets were month-dated from Oct 1873-Aug 1874 only. Thereafter, the .45 "Revolver Ball" cartridges, which were shorter and less powerful to accommodate use in the S&W Schofield as well as the Colt, were year-dated till 1882. The variance in coloration of these packets is due to to the uneven lacquer coating used to weatherproof them. Sealed, excellent original condition.	$835 sold
45 Colt		Frankford Arsenal, August, 1874. While the pull-string has broken off (or been cut) at the corner, it's obvious that it has never been pulled to open the box as the underlying imprint of the string remains "under the skin" (see pic). These early Benet-primed "Colt's Revolver, Cal; .45" (pre-Schofield) packets were month-dated from Oct 1873-Aug 1874 only. Thereafter, the .45 "Revolver Ball" cartridges, which were shorter and less powerful to accommodate use in the S&W Schofield as well as the Colt, were year-dated till 1882. Great early box, CLEAN, SEALED and CHEAP!	$750 sold
45 Colt & Schofield		Peters. RARE 2-pc "Improved Semi-Smkls" box in the doubly-rare 45 S&W Schofield length. That loading & labeling was introduced by Peters in 1926 and was around for only about a year before their new "Rustless" labeling was introduced in 1927. Box has an old, original dealer's price label at lower right and there are barely noticeable traces of tape removal at both ends (see pic) although, oddly, there are no seam splits requiring that tape. From my personal collection, this is the only such box I've ever encountered in over 30 years!	$395 sold
45 Colt & Schofield 1876 !		Frankford Arsenal, 1876, Colt & Schofield. This, the year of Custer's demise at the Little Bighorn, is by far the most sought after, and least encountered, date in the series, 1875-1881. While the right end edges show some glue touch-up and there are traces of tape residue at the right end of the top, little of this is significantly detracting (see pix). The pull-string has definitely never been pulled and the long-side edges are unquestionably original & intact as is the left end. A great, eminently displayable example of this extremely historic, 1876-dated box!	$925 sold
45 Colt & Schofield		Frankford Arsenal, 1878, sealed. A completely original, "no excuses" box!	$340 sold
45 Colt & Schofield		Frankford Arsenal, Schofield & Colt. Date-stamped in red on upper edge: "SEP 14 1892". This is a great, SEALED, example of the last year of the much less common, Boxer-primed, second style 2-pc 12-pack with string-pull around center. Bright, EXCellent condition with original pull-string in place under front label.	$295
45 Colt & Schofield		Frankford Arsenal, 1880, Schofield & Colt. First year of the un-shellacked pkts: 1880-1882 are the only years of this first (1870s, Benet-primed) style of these packets that were not shellacked. "DEC 11 1880" date-stamped in red on top side. Much less common than the 1878 packets. Looks "case-fresh", as NEW!	$375 sold
45 Colt & Schofield		Frankford Arsenal, 1879, Schofield & Colt. The last year of the first-style, coated/shellacked boxes. Much less common than the 1878 packets. The label is not well-centered (laps over front edge). Otherwise nice--sealed, clean and tight!	$325 sold
45 Colt & Schofield		Frankford Arsenal, Schofield & Colt, date-stamped on side illegible except "May..." (probably 1887 as all May stampings I've seen are). Sealed and tight, pull-string still in place. None of the common seam separations, very nice clean packet! These later dates are far harder to find than the 1877-81 packets.	$465 sold
45 Colt & Schofield Blanks		Frankford Arsenal. Packets of 12 blanks, date stamped on side: "Oct 3 1889" and "Oct 1 1889". These were used primarily for horse training in the cavalry. SEALED!	$85
45 Colt		UMC. Black Powder 2-pc box, ca 1890s. All corners & edges tight, ctdgs all appear native to the box. A really nice example of a commercial Blk Pwdr box, these being FAR rarer than the military Frankford Arsenal packets. [From my personal collection]	$1250 sold
45 Colt		UMC. As above. Any black powder commercial (non-military) box that DOESN'T picture a Colt M1878 DA, or even the later New Service, is rare! This box, ca 1890s, is no exception. While it does exhibit some light, honest shelf wear, there are no splits, repairs or other distractions. CHEAP!	$575 sold
45 Colt 1880s, sealed!		Winchester. Very early Black Powder "Colt Model 1878 D.A." picture box, "Central Fire", ca early-1880s. SEALED side label highlights Rampant Colt logo. Left end edge pasted tight. Great color, exceptional find!! [From my personal collection]	$1395 sold
45 Colt		Winchester. Black Powder "Colt Model 1878 D.A." picture box, ca 1907. SEALED side label highlights Rampant Colt logo. Although some of the letters in the "Colt's Double Action..." line have been touched up (barely noticeable but noted for accuracy) this box is SEALED & EXCELLENT IN ALL RESPECTS! As ALL non-military .45 Colt black powder boxes are nearly impossible to find, this makes a great display box even for single-action collectors.	$1250 sold
45 Colt		Winchester. Smkls Powder "Colt Model 1878 D.A." Picture Box, lid label dated 4-16. Full of correct, native-to-the-box "WRACo .45 Colt" headstamped ctdgs. Side-seal is 3-14 dtd and, though not sealed, is 97-98% intact. Corner seams are unrepaired and tight all around. A great Colt display box!	$1050 sold
45 Colt		Winchester. "1932 Type" with "Non-Mercuric" added to Staynless call-out. EXC, with tight flaps and seams and clean ctdgs. Extremely hard to find in this condition in any of the heavy calibers, but especially so in 45 Colt!! [From my personal collection]	$265 sold
45 Colt		Winchester. Ca early '60s, the last of the "pure" Winchester graphics before combining their marketing effort with Western. Also, headstamps are "WRA" not "W-W". Solid, bright & colorful box. Becoming very hard to find! [From my personal collection] [Photo'd in shrink-wrap]	$115
45 Colt		Western "Bullseye Box" in the iconic .45 Colt caliber. All original ctdgs, solid box. Always in demand. Nothing more needs be said.	$135 sold
45 Colt John Wayne Commemorative		Winchester. In 2007 Winchester issued limited edition commemorative boxes celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Duke's birth. They were issued in only 3 calibers: 30-30, 44-40 and 45 Colt. Box has a "ripple" (or shallow crease) which under close examination can be seen in the pic at left. The 50 bright, nickel-plated cartridges bear the "DUKE" headstamp. Through a contact that was a long-time employee of Winchester (now passed) I was able to discover how many rounds of each caliber were made, a statistic that Winchester, for some incredibly stupid reason, guards closely. What good is a "limited edition" collectible if collectors don't know what the limit is?! Anyhow, this 45 Colt box is one of just 28,000 made--a very small number in the realm of cartridge boxes!	$85 sold
45 S&W Schofield		Remington-UMC. Here are 50 factory-loaded cartridges for the 45 Schofield, headstamped "Rem-UMC .45 S&W". No box, just 50 original black powder, nickel-primer ctdgs from the late-'Teens / Early-1920s. CHEAP!	$125 sold
45 Webley		Winchester. Early 1880s primary label with somewhat indeterminate but later (1890s?) side-seal label. Cartridges are properly headstamped (pic on box are unheadstamped). Obviously this was a very slow-selling, obsolete, black powder caliber for Winchester even before the turn of the 20th Century, a fact which accounts for the fact that it is almost never encountered! This, in fact, is the first such box I've ever offered and is out of my personal collection where it has resided since 1993! (photo'd in shrink-wrap)	$295 sold
454 Casull		Freedom Arms. Made in their own factory in Wyoming until Winchester took over production, this is one of those early original Freedom Arms plastic boxes in which this great ground-breaking (literally!) caliber was first marketed. Headstamp is "F-A 454 CASULL" and the loading is their classic 260 gr Jacketed Flat Soft Point. Clean and bright and original in every way, a piece of history in a very scarce box.	$85
455 Colt		Winchester. The last offering in this caliber, ca early-1930s. Never popular and seldom seen, this box is in EXCELLENT condition by anybody's standards! Checking my records I find I have sold 10 of these boxes in the past 25 years: 2 were empty, 3 were partial, 2 had mixed ctdgs, and only 3 were full & original as this one!	$525 sold
455 Colt		Please read previous listing (above). So, now it's 11 boxes of which 4 have been full & original. Here's that 4th!	$525 sold
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