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WORLD WAR TWO PACKETS OF .30
CALIBER M-1 CARBINE AMMUNITION - LIKE NEW ORIGINAL
PACKETS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - EARLY WWII DATES -
BALL, GRENADE LAUNCHING - AND SINGLE ROUNDS:
A very nice selection of
full packets of M-1 .30 caliber Carbine ammunition as
issued during World War Two. Each packet is
described individually below with accompanying
photographs.
These are all
in excellent condition, remarkable given the passage of
time and how these packets are handled and subjected to
poor storage.
NOTE:
At the bottom of this page are offerings of
single .30 caliber Carbine cartridges that we currently
have in stock.
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No. 1
WORLD WAR TWO .30 CALIBER M-1 CARBINE SEALED PACKET OF
FIFTY ROUNDS DATED MAY 1944:
This sealed World War Two issue packet of 50
CARTRIDGES CARBINE; CALIBER .30 M1 manufactured at the
Lake City Ordnance Plant is stamped in red ink REPACKED
EC 5-44, indicating this ammunition was produced before
May of 1944, certainly early enough to predate the
Normandy invasion and could have been the type issued to
the airborne troopers. In like new, unissued condition
with the flap still sealed, packets of this sort are
becoming scarce on the market and will eventually
disappear altogether. This packet will make a nice
addition to display with an airborne jump kit or with a
M-1 Carbine in any context. (0318) $65
   
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No. 2
WORLD WAR TWO .30 CALIBER M-1 CARBINE LIKE NEW PACKET
OF FIFTY ROUNDS DATED 1943:
This sealed World War Two issue packet of 50
CARTRIDGES CARBINE; CALIBER .30 M1 manufactured at the
Lake City Ordnance Plant contains cartridges headstamped
LC 43, indicating the ammunition was produced at Lake
City in 1943, certainly early enough to predate the
Normandy invasion and possibly the invasion of Sicily,
and could have been the type issued to the airborne
troopers during both of these famous operations. In
like new, unissued condition, packets of this sort are
becoming scarce on the market and will eventually
disappear altogether. Note that unlike the above
packet, there is no indication the flap was ever glued
down to this box to seal it, and the glued seal may have
been added later in the manufacturing process. This
packet will make a nice addition to display with an
airborne jump kit or with a M-1 Carbine in any context.
(0330) $65
   
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No. 3
WORLD WAR TWO .30 CALIBER
M-1 CARBINE LIKE NEW PACKET OF FIFTY ROUNDS DATED
1945:
This World War Two issue packet of 50
CARTRIDGES CARBINE; CALIBER .30 M1 manufactured by the
Western Cartridge Company contains cartridges headstamped
WCC 45, indicating the ammunition was produced in 1945. In
like new, unissued condition, packets of this sort are
becoming scarce on the market and will eventually
disappear altogether. The top lid of the packet
appears dark and it seems it was coated with a
waterproofing application to protect the packet in
storage. The balance of the packet is the normal
paperboard material. Note that unlike the above
packet, there is no indication the flap was ever glued
down to this box to seal it, and the glued seal may have
been added later in the manufacturing process. This
packet will make a nice addition to display with an
airborne jump kit or with a M-1 Carbine in any context.
(0728) $65
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No.
4
WORLD WAR TWO .30
CALIBER M-1 CARBINE GRENADE LAUNCHER AMMUNITION
SEALED PACKET OF SIX ROUNDS:
This sealed World War Two issue packet of SIX
CARTRIDGES GRENADE CARBINE CALIBER .30 M6 was issued to
use in launching the M-1 Carbine Grenades, as would have
been issued to paratroopers. There are no dates visible
on the exterior of the wax paper packet, however another
packet removed from the same crate was opened and
contained 1943 and 1944 dated cartridges, pre-dating the
Normandy invasion. In like new, unissued condition,
this packet will make a nice addition to display with an
airborne jump kit or with a M-1 Carbine in any context.
$30
 
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No. 5
WINCHESTER REPEATING
ARMS Co. ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT SHOP TEST .30 CALIBER CARTRIDGE -
DATED 1942:
A scarce .30 Caliber Carbine Shop or Bench Function and
Test Round, this is an inert cartridge, incapable of
being fired, that was used in the arsenal, armory, and
contract company workshops to test the function of the
M-1 and M-2 US Carbines. The cartridge case
has two holes drilled through the case wall to preclude
it from holding a powder charge and while it is fitted
with a full metal jacket bullet, the cartridge case is
filled with a wooden dowel. So designed,
this prevented a live round from being fired in a
populated working environment. These test cartridges
were loaded with a live primer and then cycled through
the firearm to ensure such functions as loading,
extraction, firing pin strike, etc. were operating
properly. This cartridge is head stamped W.R.A. for
Winchester Repeating Arms and 42 for 1942, a nice
early World War Two date. This is one of
those scarce Ordnance Department items that only
surfaces once in a while to add to your collection.
$25
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No. 6
.30 CALIBER M1 CARBINE CARTRIDGES -
DATED 1943 - 1945:
A nice selection of five World War Two .30 Caliber Carbine
Ball Cartridges. The cartridges are head stamped
"LC" for Lake City, "WCC" for Western Cartridge Company,
and W.R.A. for
Winchester Repeating Arms, and 43 for 1943, "44" for
1944 and "45" for 1945. A nice
set of WWII dated cartridges to display with a carbine.
(1011) $25
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