WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. AMMUNITION BOXES –
PISTOL & RIFLE CARTRIDGES – SELECTION OF SOME NICE
SPECIMENS FRESH FROM AN OLD COLLECTION: Found
as a group in an old, well established cartridge
collection, this is a very nice offering of late 1800’s
and early 1900’s Winchester Repeating Arms Company full,
partial and empty cartridge boxes for pistol and rifle
calibers.
Ranging from rare, to scarce, to some that are
relatively common, these are all solid specimens that
while showing various degrees of wear and age are
remarkable in that they have survived at all, and they
will be a nice addition to your collection to display
with your firearm.
Each box is individually described below and accompanied
by detailed photographs.
NOTE:
For individual cartridges in these
calibers and by these civilian manufacturers, click on
this link for available offerings:
INDIVIDUAL CIVILIAN CARTRIDGES
NOTE: These boxes are not listed in
any particular chronological order or with respect to
the caliber, so you will be best served by scrolling
through the entire list.
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NO.
1
WRA “CARTRIDGE PICTURE” LABEL - .38-90 EXPRESS
CARTRIDGES FOR THE MODEL 1885 SINGLE SHOT RIFLE - FULL
BOX – EARLY GREEN LABEL:
Manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co., this
complete box bears the very collectable “Cartridge
Picture” dark green label, which features an image of
the cartridge with the legend “.38-90-217 WINCHESTER
EXPRESS SINGLE SHOT” superimposed on the cartridge.
The top label is complete and legible, showing virtually
no wear and still retaining the bright label coloring.
The inside of the box top retains the full reloading
instruction label. The end label is complete and
legible with some minor wear to the graphics. The box
is very solid with no open seams and the box retains its
shape with sharp corners and edges, and no disfiguring
or crushing. The box holds all 10 rounds of the
original cartridges, and all have the proper
headstamp.
This is a very nice specimen of a loading and label that
was produced for a relatively short period of time
before being eclipsed by the wide spread use of
smokeless powder. These .38 Winchester Express boxes,
full, partial or empty, and with complete legible labels
and the original cartridges are becoming increasingly
difficult to find. Available here from an old
collection, this box is a good buy. (0308) $850
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WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS BOXES OF .44-40 and 38-40
CARTRIDGES, CLICK ON THIS PHOTOGRAPH
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NO.
2
WRA “CARTRIDGE PICTURE” LABEL - .45-60
CARTRIDGES FOR THE MODEL 1876 AND MODEL 1885 WINCHESTER RIFLES - FULL
BOX – EARLY GREEN LABEL:
Manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co., this
complete box bears the very collectable “Cartridge
Picture” dark green label, which features an image of
the cartridge with the legend “.45-60 WINCHESTER” superimposed on the cartridge.
This caliber is said to have been an early favorite of
the early bounty hunter, Tom Horn.
The labels are fully legible, showing only some minor
scuffing and shelf wear, and still retaining the bright label coloring.
The side and end labels are complete and
legible with some minor wear to the graphics. The box
is very solid with no open seams and the box retains its
shape with sharp edges, and no disfiguring
or crushing. The box holds all 20 rounds of the
original cartridges, and all have the proper
headstamp.
This is a very nice specimen of a very popular caliber,
and these .45-60 Winchester boxes,
full, partial or empty, and with complete legible labels
and the original cartridges are becoming increasingly
difficult to find. Available here from an old
collection, this box is a good buy.
SOLD
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NO.
3
WRA “CARTRIDGE PICTURE” LABEL - .40-60
CARTRIDGES FOR THE MODEL
1876 AND MODEL 1885 RIFLES -
FULL BOX – EARLY GREEN LABEL:
Manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co., this
complete box bears the very collectable “Cartridge
Picture” dark green label, which features an image of
the cartridge with the legend “.40-60 WINCHESTER”
superimposed on the cartridge.
An earlier square cornered box, the labels are fully legible, showing only some minor
scuffing and shelf wear, and still retaining the bright label coloring. The box
is very solid with no open seams and the box retains its
shape with sharp edges, and no disfiguring
or crushing. The box holds all 20 rounds of the
original cartridges, and all have the proper
headstamp.
This is a very nice specimen of a very popular caliber,
and these .45-60 Winchester boxes, full, partial or
empty, and with complete legible labels and containing
the original cartridges are becoming increasingly
difficult to find. Available here from an old
collection, this box is a good buy.
(0713) $575
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NO.
4
WRA “CARTRIDGE PICTURE” LABEL - .40-60
CARTRIDGES FOR THE MODEL
1876 AND MODEL 1885 RIFLES -
FULL BOX – EARLY GREEN LABEL:
Manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co., this
complete box bears the very collectable “Cartridge
Picture” dark green label, which features an image of
the cartridge with the legend “.40-60 WINCHESTER”
superimposed on the cartridge.
An earlier square cornered box, the labels are fully legible, showing only some minor
scuffing and shelf wear, and still retaining the bright label coloring.
The side and end labels are complete and legible with
some minor wear to the graphics. The box
is very solid with no open seams and the box retains its
shape with sharp edges, and no disfiguring
or crushing. The box holds all 20 rounds of the
original cartridges, and all have the proper
headstamp.
This is a very nice specimen of a very popular caliber,
and these .45-60 Winchester boxes, full, partial or
empty, and with complete legible labels and containing
the original cartridges are becoming increasingly
difficult to find. Available here from an old
collection, this box is a good buy. (0712)
$550
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NO.
5
WRA 9mm PARABELLUM
CARTRIDGES FOR USE IN SUB-MACHINE GUNS - WORLD WAR TWO
PRODUCTION FOR EXPORT FOR THE BRITISH ARMY'S STEN GUN
AND FOR ISSUE WITH THE M3/3A1 SUB MACHINE GUNS:
Manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. under
contract with the British Government, it is generally
accepted this ammunition was produced between 1940 and
1942. This loading was "hotter" than the 9mm
pistol ammunition in order to insure the proper function
in the Sten Guns. With the US forces' adoption of
the M3/3A1 Sub Machine Gun (the "Grease Gun"), this
ammunition was reportedly issued with the 9mm adapter
kits provided with the M3.
A classic World War Two packet, the fully legible label
is printed directly on the packet paperboard. The
packet
is very solid with no open seams and the box retains its
shape with sharp edges, and no disfiguring
or crushing. The box holds 37 of the 50 rounds,
these 37 appear to be
original to this packet, and all have the proper
headstamp.
This is a very nice specimen of a very rare World War
Two production packet with an interesting historical
association and context. (0737)
$100
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NO.
6
WRA .35 WINCHESTER - FULL
BOX:
Complete box with all 20 original cartridges with the
proper headstamp present. Some shelf wear, but
otherwise a good, strong box. (0226) $150
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NO.
7
WRA .35 WINCHESTER - BOX
OF EMPTY CARTRIDGE CASES:
Complete box with 19 original, but fired cartridge
cases, all with the proper headstamp. Some shelf
wear, and wear to end flaps, but otherwise the box is
intact. (0227) $75
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NO.
8
WRA .33 WINCHESTER - FULL
BOX:
Complete box with all 20 original cartridges with the
proper headstamp present. Some shelf wear and one
end flap is partially separated along crease - the other
is fully intact. (0225) $150
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NO.
9
WESTERN - WINCHESTER .308
PRIMED CARTRIDGE CASES - UNOPENED FULL BOX:
Founded by Franklin Olin in 1898, the Western Cartridge
Company (WCC) was one of the major producers of
ammunition in the 20th Century and when the Winchester
Repeating Arms Co. went into receivership, it was
acquired by the WCC.
This unopened box is fully
intact with a bright clear legible label. The
wrapper label is complete
and legible, showing no wear. The box is very solid,
retaining its shape with sharp edges, and no disfiguring
or crushing. The khaki color of the box and label
paper, and the format of the label text suggest that
this box may have been package for delivery to the
military under government contract, perhaps for testing
leading up to the adoption of the M-14 Rifle in the late
1950's. (0325) $60
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NO.
10
WRA BROWNING COMMEMORATIVE MODEL 71 .348
WINCHESTER CARTRIDGES: Produced by Winchester
as a commemorative loading for the Browning Model 71
Lever Action Rifle, this box contains six live
cartridges with the 200 grain Silvertip bullets and nine
fired cartridge cases – all original Winchester
headstamped cartridge cases. The box graphics are
overall excellent - bright and clean - with some very
minor shelf wear. Both end flaps are present, as is the
internal plastic cartridge carrier. A nice displayable
box. (0331) $100
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NO.
11
OLD WEST SCROUNGER .405 WINCHESTER - FULL
BOX:
I believe this is a product of the "Old West Scrounger"
ammo company. All 20 cartridges are made of
resized Remington Peters .30-40 cartridge cases and are
so headstamped. All the cartridges are loaded with
lead bullets. One of these cartridges (upper) is
shown below in a comparative photo with a WRA factory
.405 cartridge, showing the cases in this lot are the
proper length. A good buy for shooter grade
cartridges. (0217) $40
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