ULTRA-RARE UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY CARTRIDGE BOARD.

ULTRA-RARE UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY CARTRIDGE BOARD. Spectacular 1874-1875 cartridge board believed to have never before been offered for sale at auction. This spectacular board measures 29-1/2” x 20-13/16” in a shadow box, glass fronted frame with the early UMC black & gold cardboard backing with trademark on each side of the company information at top. Board is mounted with 35 rimfire cartridges including the very rare 58 Gatling and 58 Musket along with others. There are 42 centerfire handgun & rifle cartridges which include a number of quite rare items such as the 58 Gatling, 58 carbine, 58 Berdan, 58 Gov’t Orcutt, 50 Gov’t Orcutt and 50 Gov’t with patched bullet. In addition there are three pinfire handgun cartridges, two paper shot shells, three brass shot shells, a concentrator for brass & paper shells, a brass wad starter plus the extremely rare 75 caliber Berdan Gatling round and a 1” Berdan Gatling round. Bottom of board has a long, mahogany, brass bound board with eleven holes containing a variety of primers including the very rare Gatling primers. All of the places where Gatling is printed, it is spelled “Gatlin”. As of this writing there is only one other known example of this cartridge board on black paper and it is in a private collection. Both boards are pictured in the book, American Sporting Advertising, Volume II, Strauss and listed as UCB-2 and 3. There is another specimen on green paper in the Smithsonian, a specimen on white paper at Springfield Armory Museum and another damaged white paper board whose location is currently unknown. They all differ in size & number and distribution of cartridges. In 1990 an added protective framed glass cover that had been mounted with hinges was removed and a permanent acrylic cover was installed by a professional model maker. Provenance: Francis Bannerman and Charles Bannerman. This cartridge board hung for many years in Charles Bannerman’s office at Francis Bannerman & Sons, 155 Broadway, New York City. From Charles Bannerman to Philip J. Medicus. He reportedly purchased this board in the late 1940’s or early 1950’s. Mr. Medicus sold his collection beginning in mid-1960’s and this was the last & most expensive board he owned, having sold it in June 1970 to Richard J. Labowski, M.D. CONDITION: Extremely fine with all elements original and as it left factory. Cartridges are untouched & uncleaned with an appealing brass & copper age patina. The gold lettering is slightly faded but completely clear, clean & legible. This is certainly the most rare cartridge board offered for sale at auction in recent history. 4-60725 JR627 (30,000-50,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1004	$28,750.00	ULTRA-RARE UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY CARTRIDGE BOARD. Spectacular 1874-1875 cartridge board believed to have never before been offered for sale at auction. This spectacular board measures 29-1/2” x 20-13/16” in a shadow box, glass fronted frame with the early UMC black & gold cardboard backing with trademark on each side of the company information at top. Board is mounted with 35 rimfire cartridges including the very rare 58 Gatling and 58 Musket along with others. There are 42 centerfire handgun & rifle cartridges which include a number of quite rare items such as the 58 Gatling, 58 carbine, 58 Berdan, 58 Gov’t Orcutt, 50 Gov’t Orcutt and 50 Gov’t with patched bullet. In addition there are three pinfire handgun cartridges, two paper shot shells, three brass shot shells, a concentrator for brass & paper shells, a brass wad starter plus the extremely rare 75 caliber Berdan Gatling round and a 1” Berdan Gatling round. Bottom of board has a long, mahogany, brass bound board with eleven holes containing a variety of primers including the very rare Gatling primers. All of the places where Gatling is printed, it is spelled “Gatlin”. As of this writing there is only one other known example of this cartridge board on black paper and it is in a private collection. Both boards are pictured in the book, American Sporting Advertising, Volume II, Strauss and listed as UCB-2 and 3. There is another specimen on green paper in the Smithsonian, a specimen on white paper at Springfield Armory Museum and another damaged white paper board whose location is currently unknown. They all differ in size & number and distribution of cartridges. In 1990 an added protective framed glass cover that had been mounted with hinges was removed and a permanent acrylic cover was installed by a professional model maker. Provenance: Francis Bannerman and Charles Bannerman. This cartridge board hung for many years in Charles Bannerman’s office at Francis Bannerman & Sons, 155 Broadway, New York City. From Charles Bannerman to Philip J. Medicus. He reportedly purchased this board in the late 1940’s or early 1950’s. Mr. Medicus sold his collection beginning in mid-1960’s and this was the last & most expensive board he owned, having sold it in June 1970 to Richard J. Labowski, M.D. CONDITION: Extremely fine with all elements original and as it left factory. Cartridges are untouched & uncleaned with an appealing brass & copper age patina. The gold lettering is slightly faded but completely clear, clean & legible. This is certainly the most rare cartridge board offered for sale at auction in recent history. 4-60725 JR627 (30,000-50,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006 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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