Early & Transitional

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Legend: BP=Black Powder, 2pc=Two piece lift-top box, Sld=Sealed, Lbl=Label, Pr=Primer HS=Headstamp, NHS=No Headstamp Color Codes: BL, GRN, WH, YEL, BLK, PLD (PLAID), ETC.
Caliber	Description	$
30 Eagle Cupfire	Phoenix Metallic Ctdge Co, "Eagle Cartridges" in desirable Black Box w/ gold print. A great EARLY box which would be collectible even if empty, this box is full of its original 50 rds of raised "P" headstamps!	750 sold
9 m/m Pinfire	Braun & Bloem, Dusseldorf (Germany). Earliest style. "Tin box" with 44 (of 50) original RAISED HEADSTAMP cartridges remaining. (Cartridge on left represents ctdgs in this box.)	200 Both bxs (see below) for $375.
9 m/m Pinfire	Sellier & Bellot. Earliest style. "Tin box" with 41 (of 50) original RAISED HEADSTAMP cartridges. Label states (entirely in English): "50 Metallic Pin Fire Cartridges / for / Lefaucheaux Revolvers / No. 9 M / SB Quality". (Cartridge on right represents ctdgs in this box.)	200 Both bxs (see above) for $375.
44 S&W	National Armory. "For Smith & Wesson's Army Revolver". Very scarce early SEALED box of "Martin-primed" cartridges. The National Armory, founded in Spfld MA in 1777, was George Washington's concept designed to safeguard our young nation's armament from the British. The last dated ammo I have seen from Nat'l Armory is 1871, the year of this box. Thereafter everything is from Frankford Arsenal. Virtually perfect: no tears or splits, pull string intact. This is a real piece of our country's history!	975 sold
45 Colt & Schofield 1876	Frankford Arsenal. The rarely found 1876 dated packet. String has been pulled and 2 edges re-sealed, but this is a very nice example of the most sought-after of the Indian War Period packets. Don't know why these are so rare. I don't believe they "brought up the wagons" in time for Custer's 7th to have used 'em (maybe this is a "survivor"). At any rate these are simply never seen!	sold
45 Colt & Schofield 1878	Frankford Arsenal. Clean, SEALED 12-pk, 1878 dtd. Exceptional in that, not only is it sealed, but there are NONE of the usual seam splits.	385 sold
50-70	Frankford Arsenal, Aug 1873. Actually .50-55 Carbine. String-pull is unpulled & remains intact at left end tho rt end has been re-sealed. This is about as good as they get these days; I don't think I've seen a perfect early-1870s box of these heavy ctdgs in more than 10 years. [Saw a box not as nice as this sell 2 weeks ago at OVER $800.]	785 sold
.50 Gallager	"10 Poultney's Metallic Ctdgs, Patented Dec 15, 1863; 12 caps for Gallager's Breech Loading Carbine". SEALED & CLEAN!	725
52 Sharps Linen	Sharps Rifle Mfg Co. (the early Hartford address, pre-1876). Opened 2-pc bx w/ all 10 LINEN cartridges inside. I individually shrink-wrapped 7 of these delicate ctdgs in the interests of preservation. This early (actually, ANY) Sharps stuff is always in great demand.	975 sold