Cartridge collectors

[Beater]

im in collected forever. however at this point im selling. I collected military under 40 mm primarily. had over 5000 diff specimens some very rare

have lotsa civilian stuff to

 

[Son of Tiriaq]

Hi all,

I’ve been a cartridge collector for 30 years. My collecting interests are primarily variations of military experimental calibers under 20mm, early machine gun rounds, and military and LE sniping rounds.

I just acquired a large collection. See my post in EE (Militaria).

Paul

 

[gunsdora]

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[jpc]

Would this be a flare casing?

Brass is 1" and overall length is 3 1/4"

take care and thanks

 

[buzzmagoo]

Would this be a flare casing?

Brass is 1" and overall length is 3 1/4"

take care and thanks

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Yup looks to be ( green " good give away) I would think that the notches around the base is so one could feel the difference between other types ( in the dark )

 

[jpc]

Great and thanks

Makes sense ☺☺☺

 

[icecold]

This part of my collection. I just located another briefcase with more.
My collection stands at about 145 different cartridges. .600 nitro express 3" with 900 grain bullet (not shown) is the largest game cartridge I have.
Just tonight I finished cataloguing them and listed them in order of caliber size. Planning on making a display case to hang on the wall.

 

[icecold]

I will put out a list of extra cartridges that I have. Someone may want to buy or trade. If anyone has extras to sell or trade let me know.

 

[icecold]

Pic of the .600 Nitro Express 3", 900 grain bullet. 2nd from left.
Left to right: 50BMG, .600 Nitro, .308 win, 9mm luger

 

[Papaclaude]

I'm in ☺☺
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Now that brings back memories.

 

[gunsdora]

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[bushwhacker]

I got a box of old ammo. Nothing in boxes, but everything from 300 Norma Mag, 38-55 to 22WRF. Some military rounds I can't identify. Got some different coloured tips on the military stuff in 223 and 308. Got some pistol cartridges I have never heard of and 41 of 32SLR & 1 of 35SLR. If anybody is interested I will send a list. Too bad you can't mail it.

 

[bushwhacker]

I have sorted out my box of old Ammo. If anyone wants to see it, send me a PM and I will e-mail you a copy in Open Office Calc/Microsoft Excel.
Bill

 

[jonnyc]

Got thousands of rounds in my collection, the vast majority being metric-military below 12.7mm(.50). Special interest in 7.62x25 Tokarev and Mauser. In Tokarev I collect all lots, dates, variations of loads/materials/headstamps, etc. Also collect boxes and packets.
Love to hear what you might have!

 

[mctrigger]

Here is my small collection. Pick up a few when I can. The one that sticks with me is I had found two full mint condition bricks of CIL
Super clean .22 long when I was young. Busted one open and spent a few days cleaning the green corrosion off them. So
I could go shoot. Lots of duds. Hahah. What a damn shame.

 

[buzzmagoo]

I got a box of old ammo. Nothing in boxes, but everything from 300 Norma Mag, 38-55 to 22WRF. Some military rounds I can't identify. Got some different coloured tips on the military stuff in 223 and 308. Got some pistol cartridges I have never heard of and 41 of 32SLR & 1 of 35SLR. If anybody is interested I will send a list. Too bad you can't mail it.

32 Winchester ( self ,loading,rifle ) 35 ( self,loading,rifle ) uncommon to day but not all that rare I believe there was a 401 SLR as well

 

[buzzmagoo]

I am looking for any thing weird/ uncommon , I have a decent collection up to 40mm ( and some artillery cases and shells) willing to trade or buy strate out my soft spot are 50 bmg and rifle anti armor rounds and any thing that has color markings, so if your looking for something specific I just maybe have one ore two depending .

 

[colombe]

Yes i'm in

i have lots of different calibers of bullets and case for sale or trade

 

[9.3mauser]

Some king sized cartridges: .577 Rewa on the left, a trio of .577/750/100; the one in the middle that seems to have double canelures is interesting... it's not a solid, it's a Westley Richards capped expanding bullet, one of the early attempts at creating a controlled expanding bullet. Next is a .577 2 3/4" with a paper patched lead bullet, followed by two of the largest commercially available magazine rifle cartridges, the .505 Gibbs and .500 Jeffery



Not quite so big, but still impressive: a .500 3" Nitro solid, a pair of .475 No. 2's, one solid, one soft, the ubiquitous .470 Nitro and it's kissing cousin, the .500/.465. Next a pair of .450 No. 2's, a solid nickel jacket, likely pre-war, and a soft nose. Beside them, the cartridge that got the ball rolling, the original .450 Nitro 3 1/4". For comparison, the rather pedestrian .458 Winchester Magnum. In spite of it's diminutive stature, it equals or surpasses all the others in power except the .500.



Taylor called these large-medium bores: a .425 Westley Richards, an early attempt at a large bore cartridge that would fit in a standard Mauser. Next, the unsung workhorse of the African bush, the .404 Jeffery. The nickel jacket round carries a Jeffery headstamp. The .450/400 3 1/4" and the .450/400 3", aka, .400 Jeffery. Finally, the legendary .416 Rigby.

 

[9.3mauser]

Some .350 bore cartridges: a pair of .350 Rigby Magnums, a steel jacketed solid, probably pre-war, and a nice spritzer soft nose, both 225 grs. Next an array of .400/350's: this was a very early smokeless sporting cartridge, going back to 1899. Initially chambered in doubles and single shots, Rigby came out with a magazine version in 1901, based on the first Magnum Mauser 98 actions. First up, a solid and soft nose, both 310 gr; the next is a soft-nosed split, another early attempt at controlling the rate of expansion. The slightly shorter cartridge is loaded with a 225 gr bullet, and the final round in this lineup wears an Eley headstamp.



The extremely popular .318 Westley Richards. Sort of like a .30/06 with a slightly heavier bullet. Ordinary solid and soft-nose. Next is a 250 gr. WR capped bullet. The pointly ones were known as LT capped bullets. I suspect the one on the extreme right is 180 grs, but I haven't weighed it. Once the British Empire started to collapse, and Kynoch quit making centrefire ammunition, this useful cartridge faded into the sunset and is now just a curiosity for collectors and die-hards.


The .400 Light Purdey is probably out of place here, but I decided to put it with the other specialty Purdey cartridge. With the .30 cal., Purdey's took a page from the Rigby playbook and rebranded the very common at the time, .30/40 Krag. Headstamp reads " Kynoch 30-P". I've read that the Purdey version was loaded a little hotter than the .30/40 military round. Next two Holland & Holland specialties; the .30 Super belted rimless magnum as it was originally known, and the .30 Super Flanged. Better known as the .300 H&H. In spite of the impressive size, ballistically the flanged version falls somewhere between a .300 savage and a .308. Next is a .375/.303; the 2 1/2" .375 flanged necked down to .303 to get an improvement in ballistics. Next to it are the standard .303 Brit Mk VI, 215 gr and MK VII, 174 gr.