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US ARMY 10 ROUND
PACKETS OF .50 CALIBER TRACER AMMUNITION SPOTTER
ROUNDS FOR THE 105MM RECOILLESS RIFLES COMPLETE
PACKETS IN
EXCELLENT CONDITION AND SINGLE CARTRIDGES:
These packets of US Army 10 CARTRIDGES TRACER CALIBER
.50 cartridges were issued for use in the 105mm
Recoilless Rifle .50 caliber spotter barrel superimposed
on the larger gun tube. I have two packets, one dating
from World War Two dated 1943, and the other from the
years following the Korean War, dated 1959. This is a
scarce offering of packets not commonly encountered.
Each packet is described below with accompanying
photographs. Single cartridges are listed below
the packets.
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No. 1 WORLD
WAR TWO .50 CALIBER M-1 TRACER AMMUNITION COMPLETE BOX
OF 10 ROUNDS HEADSTAMPED 1943 DES MOINES ORDNANCE
PLANT:
This World War Two issue box of 10 CARTRIDGES TRACER
CALIBER .50 M1 has a full, clean, legible label
indicating this box was produced by the Des Moines
Ordnance Plant.
The box has been
carefully opened with minimal disruption to the label by
slitting the label along the forward edge of the top
panel. The label is still fully intact, and you
can lift the top lid to see all 10 of the original
cartridges present in the box. The ten matching
cartridges are headstamped "DM" indicating the Des
Moines Ordnance Plant, and 43, indicating this lot was
produced in 1943, an early and desirable date, pre-dating
many of the major battles in Europe and the Pacific
theaters.
Overall this box is very clean and in excellent
condition with all of the other seams intact, the label
complete and fully legible, and the pointed bullets have
not pierced the bottom of the carton as is so often seen
on these early boxes.
This is a scarce packet, seldom encountered, and it will
make a nice addition to
display with any collection of WWII material. (0939)
$150
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No. 2
FRANKFORD ARSENAL .50
CALIBER M-48A1 SPOTTER TRACER AMMUNITION COMPLETE BOX
OF 10 ROUNDS HEADSTAMPED 1959:
This box of 10 CARTRIDGES SPOTTER TRACER CALIBER .50
M-48A1 has a full, clean, legible label indicating this
box was produced at the Frankford Arsenal.
The box is a two piece
top and bottom which did not require, and never was,
sealed. The label, printed on the box body, is still
fully intact, and you can slide the two sections apart
to see all 10 of the original cartridges present in the
box. The ten matching cartridges are headstamped "FA"
indicating the Frankford Arsenal, and 59, indicating
this lot was produced in 1959.
Overall this box is very clean and in excellent
condition with all of the other seams intact, the label
complete and fully legible, and the pointed bullets have
not pierced the bottom of the carton as is so often seen
on these paperboard boxes.
This is a scarce packet, seldom encountered, and it will
make a nice addition to
display with any U.S. military. (0715) $150
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FRANKFORD ARSENAL .50 CALIBER BROWNING MACHINE GUN
SINGLE CARTRIDGES:
These are very nice individual examples of the famous .50 Browning
Machine Gun cartridges, produced shortly before, and
after World War Two. These hefty cartridges with very
collectible early dates would be an interesting addition
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NO. 1
FRANKFORD ARSENAL .50 CALIBER BROWNING MACHINE GUN
CARTRIDGE:
Produced at Frankford Arsenal in 1937, this standard
ball cartridge is in excellent condition. A scarce
survivor from the pre-World War Two years. $65
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NO. 2
REMINGTON ARMS .50 CALIBER BROWNING MACHINE GUN
CARTRIDGE:
In excellent condition, this standard ball cartridge was
produced under contract with the federal government, by
the Remington Arms Company in 1952. $55
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