Am I Correct About The Age of This 8mm?

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So I recently got some 8mm Mauser ammo from a gentleman who sold me a K98. I realized the Winchester he gave me was old as hell, but I didn't realize how old.

Not sure if imgur works, but here's the 3 brands I got; 16 Winchester 236gr soft point, 17 S&B 196gr FMJ, and 3 Remington probably 170gr soft point.
http://imgur.com/FLjEwFQ
The shortness of the Remington worried me at first, but it's still within SAAMI specs.

Now the Winchester I knew was old, like I said, but I didn't know how old. So I started to look it up. I read that way waaaay back in the day Winchester used to stamp the date on the boxes. Mine is stamped 3-24. I take it this means mine was made March 1924, making it 92 years old. Would I be correct in this assumption? Here's an imgur album of the Winchester specifically:
http://imgur.com/a/2vomZ

Let me know if imgur direct links don't work either, I know hotlinking/embedding doesn't, and I'll look for somewhere else to upload the pics.
 
Winchester used the "WRA Co" headstamp until 1928 so your dating is plausible, at least for the brass.

The "NOT REGULAR ..... LOADED TO ORDER" sticker is interesting. No idea if that's a factory sticker or an indicator that the ammo may have been reloaded later. The rounds certainly look like they are of that vintage.
 
How much would something like this be worth if I were to sell it? It's got 16 rounds and the box is damaged in the area where those 4 rounds are gone. Do you think I'd be able to trade it for 2 boxes of factory-new stuff?
 
The box isn't really worth anything in that condition, IMO. Maybe a buck or two per round at a gunshow to a cartridge collector?
 
The 3-24 is the date that that style of label was introduced not the production date of the ammo.
 
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