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FRANKFORD ARSENAL 45 COLT
AMMUNITION PACKETS FOR THE MODEL 1873 COLT ARMY REVOLVER
ALL DATED 1873 AND 1874 VARIOUS MONTHS - EXCELLENT EARLY
PACKETS:
Manufactured at the Frankford Arsenal in 1873 and 1874, these 12
round packets of .45 caliber Colt Revolver ammunition
were produced in the first and second years of production of
ammunition for the newly adopted Model 1873 Colt Single
Action pistols. The .45 Colt internally primed
cartridges were produced in packets of this pattern from
October of 1873 through August of 1874 a fairly short
run, and as a result these early dated cartons are
fairly rare and are not regularly available on the
collectors market.
These are key early Indian
War era ammunition packets to display with your early
production Colt Single Action or a grouping of Indian
War accoutrements, and would be a significant addition
to an ammunition collection.
I have the following
packets available and each is described below with
accompanying photographs.
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1 FRANKFORD
ARSENAL .45 COLT AMMUNITION PACKET APRIL 1874:
This packet is in excellent condition, still sealed and
with the pull string still intact. The label is
complete and fully legible, the edges are sharp, all of
the seams are intact, and the packet is very solid.
This is an excellent packet with a highly desirable
early date. SOLD
SEE ADDITIONAL PACKETS LISTED BELOW
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2 FRANKFORD ARSENAL
.45 COLT AMMUNITION PACKET JUNE
1874: This packet has been opened, with
the top panel completely removed exposing the 12 correct
.45 caliber internally primed cartridges.
While it may be
hard to imagine, there was a time in the history of
collecting ammunition that full, unopened cartridge packets were
opened by collectors who could not bring themselves to
believe the packet contained the cartridges listed on
the label, or by ammunition dealers because collectors
were more likely to purchase a single cartridge than
they were a full, sealed packet. I know, I
know......but that's the way it was. Real
horror stories.....
Nonetheless, this
packet - save for the top panel - still presents in very
good condition, the label is complete and fully legible,
the edges are sharp, all of the seams are intact, and
the packet is very solid. It can be argued that
this packet allows the 12 original cartridges to be
viewed and that is a benefit.
Despite having
been opened by an obsessively curious collector at some
time in the past, this packet is still an very good
packet with a highly desirable date, and is one which
will display nicely with your Colt. (0323)
$875
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NO. 3
FRANKFORD ARSENAL 45 COLT AMMUNITION PACKET AUGUST
1874: This packet is in very good condition,
still sealed and with the pull string still intact. The
label is complete and fully legible, the edges are
sharp, all of the seams are intact, and the packet is
very solid. It does appear to have experienced
some wear in storage, possibly exposed to moisture.
The paperboard is still strong with no weak points, but
the wrapper is wrinkled. Still and all, this is a very good packet with a highly
desirable date.
SOLD
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NO. 4
FRANKFORD ARSENAL 45 COLT
AMMUNITION PACKET FOR THE MODEL 1873 COLT ARMY REVOLVER
DATED NOVEMBER 1873 AN EXCELLENT UNOPENED EARLY
PACKET FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION:
Manufactured at the Frankford Arsenal in November of
1873, this packet is in excellent condition, still
sealed and with the pull string still intact. The label
is complete and fully legible, the edges are sharp, all
of the seams are intact, and the packet is very solid. There
is a wear spot on the back panel and on the bottom panel
- both likely caused due to the crate in which this
packet was stored being exposed to variations in
temperature, resulting in the lacquer coating on the
packets softening and the packets sticking together.
Nonetheless, this is an excellent packet with a highly
desirable and rare date.
SOLD
 
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NO. 5
FRANKFORD ARSENAL 45 COLT AMMUNITION PACKET JANUARY
1874: This packet is in excellent condition,
still sealed and with the pull string still intact. The
label is complete and fully legible, the edges are
sharp, all of the seams are intact, and the packet is
very solid. There is a scar at the top center of the
label that shows much more prominent in the photograph
that it does in person. The paper wrapper split due to
age or wear and has been professionally repaired, and is
hardly noticeable in person. Overall, this is an
excellent packet with a highly desirable date.
SOLD
 
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NO. 6
FRANKFORD ARSENAL 45 COLT AMMUNITION PACKET
FEBRUARY 1874: This packet is in excellent condition,
still sealed and with the pull string still intact. The
label is complete and fully legible, the edges are
sharp, all of the seams are intact, and the packet is
very solid. This is an excellent packet with a highly
desirable date.
SOLD
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