Help on value/scarcity of ammo (military 45 acp w/ moon clips, brass shotgun shells)

dacoontz · #1 11-16-2012, 11:49 PM

I have acquired this ammo over the last month or so. I am curious if any of this stuff is rare, uncommon, or has any value. Thanks guys, Daniel.

-38 Police ammo, box reads index 3844
-10 gauge brass buckshot
-Military ammo, moon clips, 1911, & 38 ammo in sealed boxes.

Frank46 · #2 11-17-2012, 01:33 AM

1st long box of 45acp in clips was for the model of 1917 revolver in 45acp caliber, Buckshot in brass cases, paper shells expanded in the jungle so brass cases were used., 45 acp probably for the thompson sub machine gun 20 rounds to a 20 round clip they did have 30 rounders also.38 caliber cartridges (38 special??) for military use frankfort arsenal 1910,And finally the 38 special loaded with the 158 grain round nosed bullet and marked for police use. Of the five collector value would be with the first 4 items, not so much with the peters ammo. Cannot give you a $$ estimate as I am not a cartridge collector. Hope this helps. Frank

dacoontz · #3 11-17-2012, 09:04 AM

Thanks for the reply Frank. I appreciate the additional info. Daniel.

dacoontz · #4 11-19-2012, 12:39 AM

Still looking for some more info.

desi2358 · #5 11-19-2012, 04:12 AM

The Peters box is too new to have much collector value being a post 62 with the child warning label. Usually only worth 20 to 25 bucks. the older military loads are more desirable but from experience they can be hard to find a buyer. The 45 in clips looks nice and would probably sell in the 50+ range. The 20 rd 45 box is a common style and rarely sells for much more than 30 to 35 (I carried a couple of these on the show circuit for 2 years before I found a buyer). The military buckshot also seems to show up a lot, individual shells sell for 5 to 10 each, a full box should bring something around 75+. No idea on the military 38's, have never had any those before. Maybe 50 each?

I have seen people asking much more for some of these but they usually don't get it. At least not on the regular gunshow circuit, perhaps at a specialty cartridge show or on the internet. From my own experience there just aren't all that many people collecting these and it's hard to find a buyer.

dacoontz · #6 11-19-2012, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by desi2358

The Peters box is too new to have much collector value being a post 62 with the child warning label. Usually only worth 20 to 25 bucks. the older military loads are more desirable but from experience they can be hard to find a buyer. The 45 in clips looks nice and would probably sell in the 50+ range. The 20 rd 45 box is a common style and rarely sells for much more than 30 to 35 (I carried a couple of these on the show circuit for 2 years before I found a buyer). The military buckshot also seems to show up a lot, individual shells sell for 5 to 10 each, a full box should bring something around 75+. No idea on the military 38's, have never had any those before. Maybe 50 each?

I have seen people asking much more for some of these but they usually don't get it. At least not on the regular gunshow circuit, perhaps at a specialty cartridge show or on the internet. From my own experience there just aren't all that many people collecting these and it's hard to find a buyer.

Perfect, thank you for the info. It is very much appreciated.

rburg · #7 11-19-2012, 08:57 PM

OK, the OP said 10 gauge, but the box they're in says 12 gauge. I'm going with that.

A couple of weeks ago I was at a flea market in south east Indiana. There are any number of gun and ammo sellers. One guy had a table with 12 gauge brass shells. He wanted $7.50 for them. I thought he was out of his mind.

I've had a few for a long time now. Then a few years ago at a gun show a guy had a makeshift box of 25 of them. He only wanted $50 for them so I bought them. Sounds like I'm sitting on a windfall.

dacoontz · #8 11-19-2012, 09:56 PM

Dick,
You're right 12 gauge, I'd go with the box too.