KiloOneSeven
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Hey all,
I'm not looking for a monetary valuation, but rather your opinions regarding the historical value of ammo. I was going through some unsorted boxes of firearms-related material I inherited from my grandfather, and found (amongst other things) unopened boxes of WWII (1941 & '43 mostly) .303, and about 14 rounds of Remington Red Label .300 for Synchronized Guns, RAF.
I'm aware of the EE forums here (I've applied and am awaiting admission), but my purpose here isn't to flog the stuff. I was considering donating the Red Label to an aviation museum (there are a couple here in BC, but the military one in Comox seems like the best bet), and the Seaforth Highlanders have a new museum space opening up in their renovated armoury --so I thought I might offer them some of the WWII vintage .303.
Obviously these boxes would look good in a museum display, so there's an inherent value in that (however small). But I wondered if these belong in museums because they might actually reveal something to future historians about ammunition production, packaging, marketing, distribution, etc.
But a general trend I've noticed about much military history, is that the more arcane it gets (or the more technical), the more likely it is to be researched and written by collectors. And as that's often the case, one might be providing a greater value (in a small way) to our collective understanding by putting historical ammo in the hands of collectors.
Thoughts?
Cheers,
James
Oh, and I suppose I should post some pics: (this is my first time posting pics, and I've just quickly re-read the forum rules --if I've fallen afoul of them, I beg the mod's pardon):
I'm not looking for a monetary valuation, but rather your opinions regarding the historical value of ammo. I was going through some unsorted boxes of firearms-related material I inherited from my grandfather, and found (amongst other things) unopened boxes of WWII (1941 & '43 mostly) .303, and about 14 rounds of Remington Red Label .300 for Synchronized Guns, RAF.
I'm aware of the EE forums here (I've applied and am awaiting admission), but my purpose here isn't to flog the stuff. I was considering donating the Red Label to an aviation museum (there are a couple here in BC, but the military one in Comox seems like the best bet), and the Seaforth Highlanders have a new museum space opening up in their renovated armoury --so I thought I might offer them some of the WWII vintage .303.
Obviously these boxes would look good in a museum display, so there's an inherent value in that (however small). But I wondered if these belong in museums because they might actually reveal something to future historians about ammunition production, packaging, marketing, distribution, etc.
But a general trend I've noticed about much military history, is that the more arcane it gets (or the more technical), the more likely it is to be researched and written by collectors. And as that's often the case, one might be providing a greater value (in a small way) to our collective understanding by putting historical ammo in the hands of collectors.
Thoughts?
Cheers,
James
Oh, and I suppose I should post some pics: (this is my first time posting pics, and I've just quickly re-read the forum rules --if I've fallen afoul of them, I beg the mod's pardon):
