9 m/m RF L Shotshells
(Win M36) |
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Winchester. "9 m/m Long Shot
Ctdgs", red
paper-tubed
mini-shotshells "Adapted to Model 36 Shot Gun". This is the earliest
of the 3 varieties, ca 1920s (most of these boxes you see are marked "Olin
Inds" and, as such, are 1945 or later). Not sealed but looks it--takes a
magnifying glass to tell. Box is EXC in all regards including the shells,
all of which appear native to the box. NICE! |
$285 |
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310 Skeet
Rim Fire Shot |
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Remington. ".310
SKEET / SHOT GUN SHELLS", Rim Fire, "For use in .310 Skeet Remington
Shotgun", 250-box, mfd for a mini-shotgun that Remington
imported from Brazil in the 1960s for amusement park type "clay-bird"
shooting. Never a success, both the guns and the cartridges are RARE. I didn't
count the ctdgs but the back edge remains sealed and the box feels quite
full.
[Photo'd as wrapped in plastic.] |
$300
sold |
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32 L Rim Fire SHOT! |
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Winchester. Shot loadings in this caliber are quite rare;
22s are common as are some of the larger calibers used in foraging. This Blk
Pwdr box is SEALED and in EXC condition! |
$250
sold |
32 S Colt
SHOT! |
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Winchester. A "SHOT" loading in 32 Short Colt?? Never seen
one before. It's about as close to mint condition as is possible and, of
course, it's FACTORY SEALED! |
$125
sold |
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32-20 Model 1873 Rare Shot loading |
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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 |
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38 Short RF Shot |
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American
Metallic Ctdg Co, ca 1880s, this is a RARE full box of 25 paper-sabot shot
shells and, while the highly desirable "Eagle Logo" label has a chip and
some rubs, the cartridges appear to never have left the box! |
$145
sold |
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38 S&W Shot |
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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 |
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38-40 Shot |
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Peters. RARE
2-pc box, ca 'Teens. Box is solid with all seams and corners tight and
unrepaired with back edge still sealed. The only such I have ever had or
seen!
[From the Reichenbach collection] |
$300
sold |
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44 GameGetter Shot |
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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 |
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44-40 (Game-Getter) Shot |
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Winchester.
Early-1930s, all original inside and out, clean ctdgs, NICE! (And CHEAP!) |
$475
sold |
44 XL Shot
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Winchester .44 XL
[Extra Long] Shot, 15 original, paper-sabot shot ctdgs for "X.L. Stevens and
other [.44 smoothbore] shotguns". Very clean, full-cover 2-pc box, ca
1932-35. No splits or repairs, clean ctdgs and a colorful, near-perfect top
label. Exceptional display box! |
$175
sold |
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45-70 Shot |
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Peters. This
RARE and early 2-pc box is thought to be ca 1899 and, as called out only by
the end-label stickers, is in Peters' "newly-introduced" Semi-Smokeless
powder loading. Also, the only "SHOT" callout is found on pasted-on stickers
on the ends. The box is tight in all all respects with no repairs or
problems.
[From the Reichenbach collection] |
$235 |
.410 1st run.
Dallas address,
Very Rare!! |
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Bismuth Cartridge
Co. I personally bought these directly out of the store-room of their Dallas
executive offices in the 1990 and was told that this was a trial run and
only 20 boxes were made. They are somewhat over-sized and this box was
rejected. |
$165 |
.410 Climax
(Rare 2" paper) |
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United States
Cartridge Co, "Climax". Sealed, mid/late-1920's two-piece box. This graphic
and loading is almost always found with brass shells, however this box
contains the far rarer 2" PAPER shells!
[Photo'd in shrink-wrap] |
$375
sold |
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.410 RARE "Black Box" for the "Winchester Junior
Trapshooting Outfit!" |
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Winchester. This
is the 1920s "Black/ 'Red-W' Box", the only labeling that is truly
appropriate and original for the "Winchester Junior Trapshooting Outfit"!
The box retains 24 of its clean, original shells; however, the only part of
the wrap-around label that remains is, fortunately, the primary (top)
portion, that part which would be seen when in place within the cased set.
RARE! |
$195 |
28 Ga. 1st run.
Dallas address,
Very Rare!! |
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Bismuth Cartridge
Co. Error box: top shows "Premium Target Load" but front says "Premium
Upland Game Load". I personally bought these directly out of the
store-room of their Dallas executive offices in the 1990 and was told that
this was only a trial run and only 10 boxes were made. To my knowledge they
never went forward with it. |
$185 |
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28 Ga |
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Winchester "Repeater". This 2-pc box is ca 1914-15 and,
while the label is "dusky" on all sides, the box remains FACTORY-SEALED!
CHEAP! |
$195
sold |
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28 Ga Skeet |
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Winchester. "Flying Quail"
Skeet load, 1-pc box, ca 1930. FULL & original in all respects! |
$285
sold |
20 Ga
"Error box" |
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Bismuth Cartridge Co. "No Tox"
, early replacement for lead shot. I can't find what happened to the company
but evidently they were bought out (anybody know?). At any rate they started
here in Dallas in 1991 or 1992 and I went up to visit them. Their offices
were in a near-downtown office bldg, not any sort of mfg facility. Told them
I dealt in collectible ammo and was shown into a small store-room to look at
examples of some of their earliest experimental and trial runs, including a
couple of "error" boxes (of which this is one). I asked if I could buy a few
and they agreed to sell whatever I wanted as they really had no further use
for them. So as I picked up various boxes I was told "the story" behind why
they never became a production item. This box is the first of several which
I will be offering and contains yellow-cased shells with the broad-line
"BISMUTH" on the case wall. Only 2 boxes and 50 of these shells
were ever produced!! |
$50
sold |
| 20 Ga |
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Winchester Super Skeet,
"QUAIL" box, ca 1939-'45. Solid with no seam or flap problems or rim
protrusions. Shells all original. Nice! |
$135
sold |
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20 Ga Win "Speed Loads" |
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Winchester.
"Repeater / Speed Loads", ca mid-1920's. This is the desirable "Three Geese"
graphic in the very scarce 20 ga. (2 1/2" 6 Chill) loading. FACTORY-SEALED!
[Photo'd in shrink-wrap] |
$450
sold |
| 16 Ga |
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Peters "Target". The famous
"Quail" box, ca 1920s, in the scarcer 16 ga, #9 chilled shot loading.
While there's a 1/8' hole/glitch on the bottom (see pic) this factory-SEALED
box is otherwise nothing less than perfect!!
[Photo'd in shrink-wrap] |
$450
sold
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16 Ga
Rare "O Buck! |
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Peters Victor. Mid-'30s, 2-pc FACTORY-SEALED, MINTY box in
RARE "0 Buck" loading! A beauty! |
$100
sold |
| 16 Ga |
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U.S.Cartridge Co. “AJAX HEAVIES”, very scarce
and desirable in any gauge but RARE in 16 Ga! NO shell
protrusions or other edge/seam problems. Full of correct, original shells,
all of which appear native to the box. (This is the only shot shell
box I deemed worthy of bringing back from the big Las Vegas Antique Arms
Show!) |
$1295
sold |
| 16 Ga |
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Winchester. "Speed Loads" in
the desirable early-'30s 10-pack but also in the very RARE combination of
16 Ga and #1Buck! Solid in all respects and full of its original shells.
The opportunity is as rare as the box!! |
$225
sold |
| 12 Ga |
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Holiday Stores. This may be
the prettiest of the Les Kouba designed boxes: the Mallard & Pheasant
12 Ga box. Excellent condition, full & correct! |
$110
sold |
| 12 Ga |
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Montgomery Ward. The famous
"Red Head" graphics, among the most attractive labelings in the field of
shot shell box collecting. Not generally considered rare, but seldom seen in
this pristine condition. And it's SEALED!
[Photo'd in shrink-wrap; pls ignore seam] |
$295
sold |
| 12 Ga |
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Peters. This is the much
sought-after "Halloween" box of trap loads by Peters, one of the most
popular of all shotshell graphics. Two-pc box, empty but solid w/ correct
bottom.
Box is in EXCELLENT condition with absolutely
OUTSTANDING COLOR! Also, there are no seams splits as are often found in
these two-piece shot shell boxes. I've never seen a nicer, cleaner, brighter
Peters Halloween box! |
$695
sold |
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12 Ga |
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UMC. Black Powder loading (3-1/4 drs - 1 oz - 7 Shot)
thought to be early/mid-1890s. EMPTY, but EXC+ unrepaired condition and
rated "R-8" in Bacyk's Encyclopedia of Shotgun Shell Boxes!! |
$375
sold |
12 Ga
UMC Nitro Club "Duck" |
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U.M.C. The famous Nitro Club "Duck" box, one of the most
desirable, in-demand boxes of all shot shell boxes!! Superb graphics and
color. Empty, with no splits, repairs or other problems.
Encyclopedia of Shotgun Shell Boxes (T. & D. Bacyk, published May, 2000)
lists this box @ $900-$1200 over 20 years ago! RARE box, especially
so nice!! |
$1250
sold |
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12 Ga "Defiance Trap" |
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United
States Cartridge Co. "Defiance Trap Load" 12 ga. Full & Correct, early to
mid-1930's, this style of boxes was the last made by USC Co. Given the
exceptional condition of this 1-piece box and the fact that it contains all
its original shells, you'll look a long time to find another as nice! Prior
to ending their production in 1936, USC made only five box styles including
this one--all were one-piece and are considered by collectors as having some
of the most desirable and pleasing graphics of all shot shell boxes, a fact
which obviously also makes them among the most collectible!
[Photo'd
in shrink-wrap] |
$985
sold |
| 12 Ga |
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Western. VERY RARE & SEALED is
this box of "ROCK SALT LOAD". Identifiable only from the coding on the side,
it is known to be Western Ctdg Co. product. Used to hear about these as a
kid: we used to hunt lost golf balls in the woods adjacent to the golf
course. The owner was known to use rock salt loads to discourage such
intruders. You'll not likely see another!
[From my personal collection, offered at my cost] |
$150
sold |
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12 Ga BRASS |
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Winchester. This is a box of Brass Shells, not loaded. May
be primed but not so stated, can't look because this box remains
FACTORY-SEALED! The 2 in "12" and the R (in "BRASS") have been touched up
but there are no problems or repairs. Interestingly, as can be seen in the
pic of the bottom (left & right edges), the full wrap-around sealing label
is covering an earlier label. "The Encyclopedia of Shotgun Shell Boxes"
considers this box as "RARE", giving it a rating of "Rarity-6" on their
scale of one (1=common) to eight (8=very rare). These brass shot shells are
becoming very rare and the calls I get for them are many! |
$350
sold |
10 Ga
2-7/8" |
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Sears, Roebuck "Pointer".
Among the best known and most desirable of all shotshell box graphics is
this famous Pointer box! The Encyclopedia of Shotgun Shell Boxes (Bacyk,
2000), lists the far more common 12 ga box as a Rarity 5 (Very
Scarce) and priced it 19 years ago (empty) at $500-$750. This 10 Gauge box
is FAR rarer and while I'll not hazard a guess as to what its value might be
listed at in any price guide, one would certainly expect it to be well in
excess of the range for a 12 Ga box! Empty, the box condition is Excellent
and the bottom label (pic on request) is entirely correct. A real find, and
CHEAP! [From my personal collection] |
$495
sold |
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10 Ga (BRASS) |
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U.M.C. Ca
1890s, this RARE "Brass Shells" box is of the utmost collectability and
desirability! The brass shells have been reloaded: 19 are the original
2-7/8" shells but six are 2.6". As all serious shotshell box collectors
know, very many such boxes are highly collectible even when found empty.
This one should go fast! |
$275
sold |
10 Ga Blanks
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Winchester. Black Powder Blanks, ca 1930s, the best
possible display box for the Winchester Cannon. Full & correct. |
sold |
10 Ga
2-7/8"
Blk Pwdr Blanks
for Win Cannon |
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Winchester. Black Powder blanks
for the Winchester Cannon. |
$85
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