Interesting find

Howard Law
M

mukwah

Guest
Since we haven't had a post in over 4 hours I thought I'd just through this out there.
Found this old box of 410 shells at an estate sale last weekend and bought it for $5 bucks. Thought they looked kinda neat! Don't know if they're worth anything or how old they are but they're a neat conversation piece!
 

RICHGCOOP

Marksman
Mar 7, 2010
1,143
71
63
CANTON, OHIO
Zip code
44669
Those old shells are real neet.
Are the case heads made of zinc instead of brass?
Do they have a roll crimp or a star crimp?

RICHGCOOP



DROID3 - Tap talk
 
M

mukwah

Guest
The heads appear to be brass a I'm assuming it's a roll crimp with a 6 (#6 shot) plug in the end.
 

RICHGCOOP

Marksman
Mar 7, 2010
1,143
71
63
CANTON, OHIO
Zip code
44669
I have two boxes of real old 12GA shot shells.

One is No 4 shot, roll crimp, zinc heads.

DSCF1976.jpg


The other is No 6 shot, roll crimp, brass head.

DSCF1971.jpg


DSCF1973.jpg


RICHGCOOP
 
M

mukwah

Guest
In your 2nd pic Rich, you're shell says #4 shot and your box says #6 shot.
 

RICHGCOOP

Marksman
Mar 7, 2010
1,143
71
63
CANTON, OHIO
Zip code
44669
You're right about the shot size being wrong. But there is something else wrong.

Both 12 GA are paper hulls.

RICHGCOOP
 
M

mukwah

Guest
I thought it looked plastic in my old eyes! Yeah, Sureshot is Remington. Have to start calling Rich tricky Dickie!
 

SkipD

Helper-outer
Jun 8, 2012
703
64
63
77
Southeast Wisconsin
Zip code
53024
I'm thinking that Rich's second photo also has Remington shells shown (just like the third picture). The brass bases are the same in both the second and third photos.
 

RICHGCOOP

Marksman
Mar 7, 2010
1,143
71
63
CANTON, OHIO
Zip code
44669
I've had those 2 boxes for 50 years.
The second box is full of Remington paper shells.
I never noticed that till I posted it and seen it was marked clean bore.
SkipD was right.
RICHGCOOP



DROID3 - Tap talk
 

gunjunkie

Hunter
Jun 8, 2012
47
0
0
Texas Panhandle
I was cleaning out a rental property and found a full box of Western X .25AP Oilproof cartridges. I already had a box that looked the same as these that my Grandpa left me with his Baby Browning that are no telling how old, but this box I found has metal corners on the interior slide in box.