LARGE LOT OF COLLECTIBLE CARTRIDGE BOXES, SOME FULL, SOME PARTIAL & SOME EMPTY, ALONG WITH TWO LARGE LOTS OF PERCUSSION CAPS & PRIMERS.

LARGE LOT OF COLLECTIBLE CARTRIDGE BOXES, SOME FULL, SOME PARTIAL & SOME EMPTY, ALONG WITH TWO LARGE LOTS OF PERCUSSION CAPS & PRIMERS. 1) Box of U.S. Cartridge Co. 44 CF ctgs. with yellow label & Kraft colored band. Label has a line drawing of the Colt Open Top revolver and is labeled “CENTRAL FIRE METALLIC CARTRIDGES FOR COLT’S NEW BREECH-LOADING ARMY REVOLVER”. Side label & end labels are also marked “COLT’S ARMY PISTOL”. – Box is sealed with moderate to heavy soil & some light wear on the label. 2) U.S. Cartridge Co. Empty box for 45 Colt ctgs. Box has yellow & black label with Kraft colored band. Label has line drawing of a Single Action Army revolver and is marked “CENTRAL FIRE METALLIC CARTRIDGES FOR COLT’S NEW BREECH LOADING ARMY REVOLVER ADOPTED BY THE UNITED STATES ARMY FOR THE CAVALRY SERVICE”. This label is applied over an earlier label, probably the same as item “1” above. – Label has a couple of chips in one corner, otherwise is completely intact with light to moderate soil. Box has one hole in the bottom. 3) Box for 50 #1 (32) Teatfire ctgs. for the National Revolver. Box is orange, 2-pc with black & gold label. Appears to be mostly full. – Label has a couple of small damages but is completely legible. Box is sound. 4) Box for 50 #1 (32) Teatfire ctgs. for the National Revolver. Box is orange, 2-pc with black & gold label. Seems to contain two cartridges. – Label is very fine with only a couple of minor chips in the edge and light soil. Lid is missing one edge, otherwise box is fine with moderate soil. 5) Rare box of Phoenix Cartridge Co. #30 RF ctgs. Box is 2-pc, black with dark blue & gold label and is partially full. – Box appears to be sound with worn edges and some chips on edge of label, not affecting the writing. Strong blue with fine gold writing. 6) Four picture boxes of 38 Colt & 41 Colt ctgs., 3 by Winchester and 1 by UMC. All have line drawings of a Lightning/Thunderer revolver with green & black labels. The two 41 cal. boxes have orange bands, the 38 cal. Winchester box has a Kraft color band and the UMC box has a plaid body with green band. The 38 cal. boxes are partials. – All boxes appear to be sound with light to moderate soil. 7) Full box of UMC #2, 32 RF Short ctgs. Box is plaid with orange label & orange band with a line drawing of the S&W Old Model 1-1/2 Revolver. – Edges of the top are worn with part of the band missing; label is very fine with only a couple of very small chips & light soil. 8) Partial box for 100 UMC #1 22 Short ctgs. Box has green & black label with line drawing of S&W Model 1 rev. Box is plaid with orange band. – Very good. Edges are lightly chipped & worn with slightly damaged label with light to moderate soil. 9) Full box of Win. 44-40 Solid Head ctgs. with green & black label that has a line drawing of a ctg. in center. It has a Kraft colored band with a drawing of a Win. ’73 carbine on the side. – Very good to fine. Label is crisp & clear with a few minor nicks & a couple spots of wear. One top edge is open & an end of bottom is also open, otherwise box appears to be sealed. 10) Full box of Win. 38-40 ctgs., green & black label with ctg. in center & red band. – Box is open, one end of lid is missing with some stains on the other end. Label is intact with one small chip & moderate soil. 11) Full round-corner box of Win. 38-40 ctgs., green & black label with ctg. in center, red band is missing. – Fair. Label is completely legible, moderately to heavily faded with light to moderate soil. 12) Rem. Arms – UMC Full box of 45 Schofield ctgs. 2-pc box with blue label & a ctg. in center of top & a blue band. – Fair to good. Label & band are mostly intact with moderate wear & fading. Box is open. 13) Full sealed box of UMC 38-40 ctgs. Box has pea green label with ctg. in center & Kraft colored band. – Very fine. Label is lighly faded with a couple of minor chips. 14) Partial box of UMC 44-40 ctgs. Box has pea green label with ctg. in center with pea green band. – Box is open, probably about 1/3 full, missing part of band with 2 strips of tape over bottom. Label is sharp with light soil. 15) 3 full boxes of Win. 44 Russian. 2-pc boxes with red labels that wrap around ends. Labels have a ctg. in center. 1 box has a pc. of paper tape around bottom. – All 3 show light fading & light wear but are sound. 16) Box for U.S. Cartridge Co. for 50 44 Henry flat ctgs. containing 30 mixed ctgs. Label is pale blue with black lettering. – Box is open with losses to the band & label. Box shows edge wear, possibly with some repairs. 17) Rare box of 12 Frankford Arsenal 45 Colt ctgs. dated 1873. – Extr. fine, box is sealed. 18) Rare box of 12 Frankford Arsenal 45 Colt ctgs. dated 1874. – Extr. fine, box is sealed. 19) Rare box of 12 Frankford Arsenal 45 Colt ctgs. dated 1879. – Extr. fine, box is sealed. 20) Full box of 10 Frankford Arsenal Cal. 50 Rem. Army pistol ctgs. – Box is open but fine. 21) Full open box of 10 Frankford Arsenal Cal. 50 Rem. Army pistol ctgs. – Box is open with about a 1″ x 1″ pc. missing from lid, otherwise is fine. 22) Box of 12 Frankford Arsenal Martin Primed S&W Cal. 44 ctgs. – Box is sealed & fine. 23) Box of 10 Sharps 52 cal. linen ctgs. with 12 caps. – Sealed, v. fine. 24) Box for 10 Gallagher 50 cal. ctgs. by Poultney’s. – Box is open, moderately soiled & contains 1 ctg. 25) Full 42-rd box of Sage Ammunition Works, cal. 56-50 Spencer ctgs. Box is 2-pc of Kraft colored cardboard with green & black label. – Top & bottom have a band of tape, otherwise appears fine with light wear & soil on lid. 26) Empty box for 42 Crittenden & Tibbals 56 cal. ctgs. for the Spencer & Joslyn carbines. Box is 2-pc, vertical with Kraft & black label. – Old tape on one end, otherwise box appears fine. 27) Box of 10 Frankford Arsenal Spencer blanks. Label is blue & dated 1870. – Sealed, fine. 28) Unmkd. box of 7 Spencer ctgs. – Open, fine. 29) Wooden box for six cal. 44 skin ctgs. for Colt’s Army pistol. – Cartridges are intact, most of the paper wrapping is missing with partial front label. 30) Rare box containing 10 powder units for 54 cal. Model 1836 flintlock pistols. – Box appears to be sealed with one end partially open, otherwise fine. 31) Box of Sage combustible ctgs. for 36 cal. Whitney Navy pistol. – Top is partially open with moderate soil, otherwise fine. 32) Packet of six American Powder combustible ctgs. marked “FOR REMINGTON’S, COLT’S, AND OTHER REVOLVING HOLSTER PISTOL”. – Sealed with light to moderate soil. 33) Empty packet of Sage 44 cal. skin ctgs. marked “MANUFACTURED FOR W.J. SYMS & BRO.” – Appears to be completely intact with light to moderate soil. 34) 3 50-rd boxes of 41 cal. RF Short, 2 Win. & 1 UMC. – All appear to be full with one Win. box very worn & one very fine. UMC box heavily soiled. 35) Full sealed box of Win. 41 CF Short ctgs. Pea green & black label with orange band. – Couple of small breaks in band with light stains on one end of lid, light to moderate fading on label & light to moderate soil. 36) 2 boxes of 38 RF Short, 1 U.S. Cartridge & 1 Win. – Both appear to be full with intact labels & light to moderate soil. 37) 1 partial UMC 32 S&W box, blue label & band. – Fair, open, moderate to heavy soil. 38) Partial box of Win. cal. 30 RF Short, green & black label with orange band. – Open with heavily faded & lightly soiled label. 39) Partial box of early U.S. Cartridge Co. cal. 30 RF Long ctgs., black & Kraft colored label with red printing & orange band. – Missing about half the band with moderate to heavy soil & light wear on label. 40) 2 boxes of Win. 32-20 ctgs., One box is blank ctgs. & other shot ctgs., both have green & black label, one with orange band & the other Kraft band. Blank box has an over-label marked “Blank Cartridges”. – Both boxes show wear & soil. 41) Lot of about 31 tins & cartons of musket caps, percussion caps & very early primers incl. 2 rare lacquered tins of 500 UMC Berdan primers marked “FOR CANDLE PRACTICE ONLY”. – All tins & boxes are mostly good with a few very fine and a few poor. 42) Lot of approx. 24 tins of percussion caps and primers incl. 7 Eley marked tins, one of which has the repoussed brass top; 1 lg. & 1 sm. tin of Joyce caps; a rare tin for California Cap Co. caps with prancing lion top; a tin of Frankford Arsenal primers; a full tin of Maynard tape primers; 5 misc. tins of musket caps; 5 other sm. tins of pistol caps & one brass cap tin. – Condition ranges from poor to good with a couple of the Eley tins fine. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: As noted above in descriptions. 4-42201 JR273 (4,000-6,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	2159	$17,250.00	LARGE LOT OF COLLECTIBLE CARTRIDGE BOXES, SOME FULL, SOME PARTIAL & SOME EMPTY, ALONG WITH TWO LARGE LOTS OF PERCUSSION CAPS & PRIMERS. 1) Box of U.S. Cartridge Co. 44 CF ctgs. with yellow label & Kraft colored band. Label has a line drawing of the Colt Open Top revolver and is labeled “CENTRAL FIRE METALLIC CARTRIDGES FOR COLT’S NEW BREECH-LOADING ARMY REVOLVER”. Side label & end labels are also marked “COLT’S ARMY PISTOL”. – Box is sealed with moderate to heavy soil & some light wear on the label. 2) U.S. Cartridge Co. Empty box for 45 Colt ctgs. Box has yellow & black label with Kraft colored band. Label has line drawing of a Single Action Army revolver and is marked “CENTRAL FIRE METALLIC CARTRIDGES FOR COLT’S NEW BREECH LOADING ARMY REVOLVER ADOPTED BY THE UNITED STATES ARMY FOR THE CAVALRY SERVICE”. This label is applied over an earlier label, probably the same as item “1” above. – Label has a couple of chips in one corner, otherwise is completely intact with light to moderate soil. Box has one hole in the bottom. 3) Box for 50 #1 (32) Teatfire ctgs. for the National Revolver. Box is orange, 2-pc with black & gold label. Appears to be mostly full. – Label has a couple of small damages but is completely legible. Box is sound. 4) Box for 50 #1 (32) Teatfire ctgs. for the National Revolver. Box is orange, 2-pc with black & gold label. Seems to contain two cartridges. – Label is very fine with only a couple of minor chips in the edge and light soil. Lid is missing one edge, otherwise box is fine with moderate soil. 5) Rare box of Phoenix Cartridge Co. #30 RF ctgs. Box is 2-pc, black with dark blue & gold label and is partially full. – Box appears to be sound with worn edges and some chips on edge of label, not affecting the writing. Strong blue with fine gold writing. 6) Four picture boxes of 38 Colt & 41 Colt ctgs., 3 by Winchester and 1 by UMC. All have line drawings of a Lightning/Thunderer revolver with green & black labels. The two 41 cal. boxes have orange bands, the 38 cal. Winchester box has a Kraft color band and the UMC box has a plaid body with green band. The 38 cal. boxes are partials. – All boxes appear to be sound with light to moderate soil. 7) Full box of UMC #2, 32 RF Short ctgs. Box is plaid with orange label & orange band with a line drawing of the S&W Old Model 1-1/2 Revolver. – Edges of the top are worn with part of the band missing; label is very fine with only a couple of very small chips & light soil. 8) Partial box for 100 UMC #1 22 Short ctgs. Box has green & black label with line drawing of S&W Model 1 rev. Box is plaid with orange band. – Very good. Edges are lightly chipped & worn with slightly damaged label with light to moderate soil. 9) Full box of Win. 44-40 Solid Head ctgs. with green & black label that has a line drawing of a ctg. in center. It has a Kraft colored band with a drawing of a Win. ’73 carbine on the side. – Very good to fine. Label is crisp & clear with a few minor nicks & a couple spots of wear. One top edge is open & an end of bottom is also open, otherwise box appears to be sealed. 10) Full box of Win. 38-40 ctgs., green & black label with ctg. in center & red band. – Box is open, one end of lid is missing with some stains on the other end. Label is intact with one small chip & moderate soil. 11) Full round-corner box of Win. 38-40 ctgs., green & black label with ctg. in center, red band is missing. – Fair. Label is completely legible, moderately to heavily faded with light to moderate soil. 12) Rem. Arms – UMC Full box of 45 Schofield ctgs. 2-pc box with blue label & a ctg. in center of top & a blue band. – Fair to good. Label & band are mostly intact with moderate wear & fading. Box is open. 13) Full sealed box of UMC 38-40 ctgs. Box has pea green label with ctg. in center & Kraft colored band. – Very fine. Label is lighly faded with a couple of minor chips. 14) Partial box of UMC 44-40 ctgs. Box has pea green label with ctg. in center with pea green band. – Box is open, probably about 1/3 full, missing part of band with 2 strips of tape over bottom. Label is sharp with light soil. 15) 3 full boxes of Win. 44 Russian. 2-pc boxes with red labels that wrap around ends. Labels have a ctg. in center. 1 box has a pc. of paper tape around bottom. – All 3 show light fading & light wear but are sound. 16) Box for U.S. Cartridge Co. for 50 44 Henry flat ctgs. containing 30 mixed ctgs. Label is pale blue with black lettering. – Box is open with losses to the band & label. Box shows edge wear, possibly with some repairs. 17) Rare box of 12 Frankford Arsenal 45 Colt ctgs. dated 1873. – Extr. fine, box is sealed. 18) Rare box of 12 Frankford Arsenal 45 Colt ctgs. dated 1874. – Extr. fine, box is sealed. 19) Rare box of 12 Frankford Arsenal 45 Colt ctgs. dated 1879. – Extr. fine, box is sealed. 20) Full box of 10 Frankford Arsenal Cal. 50 Rem. Army pistol ctgs. – Box is open but fine. 21) Full open box of 10 Frankford Arsenal Cal. 50 Rem. Army pistol ctgs. – Box is open with about a 1″ x 1″ pc. missing from lid, otherwise is fine. 22) Box of 12 Frankford Arsenal Martin Primed S&W Cal. 44 ctgs. – Box is sealed & fine. 23) Box of 10 Sharps 52 cal. linen ctgs. with 12 caps. – Sealed, v. fine. 24) Box for 10 Gallagher 50 cal. ctgs. by Poultney’s. – Box is open, moderately soiled & contains 1 ctg. 25) Full 42-rd box of Sage Ammunition Works, cal. 56-50 Spencer ctgs. Box is 2-pc of Kraft colored cardboard with green & black label. – Top & bottom have a band of tape, otherwise appears fine with light wear & soil on lid. 26) Empty box for 42 Crittenden & Tibbals 56 cal. ctgs. for the Spencer & Joslyn carbines. Box is 2-pc, vertical with Kraft & black label. – Old tape on one end, otherwise box appears fine. 27) Box of 10 Frankford Arsenal Spencer blanks. Label is blue & dated 1870. – Sealed, fine. 28) Unmkd. box of 7 Spencer ctgs. – Open, fine. 29) Wooden box for six cal. 44 skin ctgs. for Colt’s Army pistol. – Cartridges are intact, most of the paper wrapping is missing with partial front label. 30) Rare box containing 10 powder units for 54 cal. Model 1836 flintlock pistols. – Box appears to be sealed with one end partially open, otherwise fine. 31) Box of Sage combustible ctgs. for 36 cal. Whitney Navy pistol. – Top is partially open with moderate soil, otherwise fine. 32) Packet of six American Powder combustible ctgs. marked “FOR REMINGTON’S, COLT’S, AND OTHER REVOLVING HOLSTER PISTOL”. – Sealed with light to moderate soil. 33) Empty packet of Sage 44 cal. skin ctgs. marked “MANUFACTURED FOR W.J. SYMS & BRO.” – Appears to be completely intact with light to moderate soil. 34) 3 50-rd boxes of 41 cal. RF Short, 2 Win. & 1 UMC. – All appear to be full with one Win. box very worn & one very fine. UMC box heavily soiled. 35) Full sealed box of Win. 41 CF Short ctgs. Pea green & black label with orange band. – Couple of small breaks in band with light stains on one end of lid, light to moderate fading on label & light to moderate soil. 36) 2 boxes of 38 RF Short, 1 U.S. Cartridge & 1 Win. – Both appear to be full with intact labels & light to moderate soil. 37) 1 partial UMC 32 S&W box, blue label & band. – Fair, open, moderate to heavy soil. 38) Partial box of Win. cal. 30 RF Short, green & black label with orange band. – Open with heavily faded & lightly soiled label. 39) Partial box of early U.S. Cartridge Co. cal. 30 RF Long ctgs., black & Kraft colored label with red printing & orange band. – Missing about half the band with moderate to heavy soil & light wear on label. 40) 2 boxes of Win. 32-20 ctgs., One box is blank ctgs. & other shot ctgs., both have green & black label, one with orange band & the other Kraft band. Blank box has an over-label marked “Blank Cartridges”. – Both boxes show wear & soil. 41) Lot of about 31 tins & cartons of musket caps, percussion caps & very early primers incl. 2 rare lacquered tins of 500 UMC Berdan primers marked “FOR CANDLE PRACTICE ONLY”. – All tins & boxes are mostly good with a few very fine and a few poor. 42) Lot of approx. 24 tins of percussion caps and primers incl. 7 Eley marked tins, one of which has the repoussed brass top; 1 lg. & 1 sm. tin of Joyce caps; a rare tin for California Cap Co. caps with prancing lion top; a tin of Frankford Arsenal primers; a full tin of Maynard tape primers; 5 misc. tins of musket caps; 5 other sm. tins of pistol caps & one brass cap tin. – Condition ranges from poor to good with a couple of the Eley tins fine. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: As noted above in descriptions. 4-42201 JR273 (4,000-6,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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