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The top package is an antique Portuguese ammunition packet for the kropatschek rifle. manufactured in the Barcarena gunpowder factory with wooden-bulleted blank practice rounds. They were produced in 1889. There is no headstamp.

The bottom package is a vintage French military ammunition packet containing 8 cartridges of 8mm Lebel. It contains the Model 1932 ammunition with a heavier bullet meant for machine guns or rifles modified to handle higher pressures. Made in 1939.

Top to bottom,

1: Vintage 20-round box of Brazilian military ammunition, likely produced in the late 1960s or early 1970s. The label indicates the box contains .30-06 Springfield caliber ammunition, designated as "Car. 7 M1 Ft Lam" might be for blank ammunition in clips. The box is sealed so no ammo pictures

2: This is a vintage 1938 World War II German military 8x56R ammunition box. Cartridge and headstamp shown.

3: This is a box of 15 rounds of Yugoslavian 7.92x57mm Mauser ammunition, manufactured in December 1955. The label indicates "univerzalnim zrnom" identifying it as ball ammunition. The box is sealed so no ammo pictures

I think the Winchester's have copper cases. I like the Speed headstamp on the Remington's

I mostly focused on the boxes for today. Maybe some day I will post more about individual rounds of ammo with clearer headstamps and bullet shots.

I have a bunch of these, more than I am showing today. That 38 extra-long is pretty rare; I don't have a box of them. Notice the two different size H headstamps for Winchester and the recessed US headstamp. That U can be Union Metallic Cartridge Company or Remington depending on how old it is. The P is of course for Peters.

I picked this up off that auction site, it was mislabeled with a poor picture. I cleaned off the rust and repaired the grip, gave it a good cleaning. All functions are now 100%. These first model #2 single actions (Baby Russians) bring a premium over the second model.

The Peters rounds are correct for their box; the Western is not correct for either box. The WRA might be correct for one of the Winchester boxes but I don't know. The thing with open boxes is that somebody might have just used it for whatever ammo they have.

Interesting for the different labels, various makers and loadings and primers with imprints. Two boxes of shot loads by two different manufacturers. Three different Winchester boxes and a box of Remington black powder loads.

I don't know which is rarer, the pistol or a full box of ammo. I have both the gun and the ammo. I make my own reloads from 32-20 brass, it is larger in diameter than 32 S&W long.

I am showing two boxes today since they are related. In the overall picture the angle does not show the labels on the Winchester box very well, I took more pictures of the labels at an angle that seems to make them clearer.

Another full box, 10 cartridges, they do seem to have the indicated Copper tube bullets, but they are drawn brass not coiled brass. The right side of the box is missing.

Since it seems people are interested, I will keep posting more from my collection. Full box 5 rounds, box is not in too bad shape. It was opened so I can show a cartridge.

Box is a little rough, but it has the full 10 rounds. If people find this interesting, I will share more photos of my collection.

One of the earliest cartridge revolvers, 7 shots of 22 rf (known today as 22 short rf). Smith and Wesson Model #1 second issue.

Dan Wesson Mdl. 40 357 Max with an 8" barrel and a spare.

The only one like it I have ever seen. It has faint engraving. 32 rf short or long.

S&W New Model #3 Double Action Frontier in 44-40

Just sharing, anyone else have pictures from a launch?

Remington Smoot #1 30 rimfire short only

Scratch built rockets from scrounged, scrap or homemade materials. The bottom one takes 19mm motors the other two take 24mm motors.