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03-07-2024, 12:31 AM
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Reproduction vintage ammunition boxes
Does anyone make reproduction vintage/antique ammo boxes? I could use one for a display and really don’t want to pay $150+ for a beat up original.
I’m looking for a box for .38 S&W from the late 1890s, around 1897 ideally. Not picky about the brand.
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03-07-2024, 12:07 PM
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Buffalo Arms has some and there are others. Just do a Google search for reproduction ammo boxes.
I've bought originals of off brand ammo, from the late 1800s early 1900s, at gun shows and flea markets for well under $20. They were partial boxes of mixed brand ammo.
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03-07-2024, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by TIMETRIPPER
Buffalo Arms has some and there are others. Just do a Google search for reproduction ammo boxes.
I've bought originals of off brand ammo, from the late 1800s early 1900s, at gun shows and flea markets for well under $20. They were partial boxes of mixed brand ammo.
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Unfortunately I find nothing for .38 S&W just lots of .45 colt, .44-40, and .44 Russian etc.
I don’t care about brand, if I could find one in good shape for $20 I would jump on it, unfortunately all the antique stuff I have found so far has been massively inflated at $100-$150+.
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03-07-2024, 07:05 PM
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I have made some semi-replica boxes of 19th Century military ammo boxes by re-creating box labels and printing them on paper, then putting the paper over styrofoam blocks cut to the right size. These are for display only. From a distance they look fairly authentic. I made up some of those fake military ammo boxes for a museum, most thought they were the real thing in the display cases. Problem was they look too new to be over a century old.
Most ammunition boxes made before 1930 were of the two-piece half cover design. They are not too difficult to duplicate. And graphics were fairly simple. All you need to do is find good pictures of early boxes to copy.
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03-07-2024, 08:33 PM
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I have made some semi-replica boxes of 19th Century military ammo boxes by re-creating box labels and printing them on paper, then putting the paper over styrofoam blocks cut to the right size. These are for display only. From a distance they look fairly authentic. I made up some of those fake military ammo boxes for a museum, most thought they were the real thing in the display cases. Problem was they look too new to be over a century old.
Most ammunition boxes made before 1930 were of the two-piece half cover design. They are not too difficult to duplicate. And graphics were fairly simple. All you need to do is find good pictures of early boxes to copy.
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I’ve thought of that, pictures of labels should be easy, but where do I get some blank boxes/ find instructions on how to make one?
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03-07-2024, 08:50 PM
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Winchester made these just a couple of years ago.
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03-07-2024, 10:45 PM
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I bought this box and one for .45 Colt also off of eBay a couple of years ago.They are repros.. two piece box with the egg crate inside to align all the cartridges. Sturdy construction.
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03-08-2024, 10:27 AM
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Here's a pair of old two piece boxes that I have for display. Both had a few pieces of mixed old ammo.
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03-08-2024, 07:09 PM
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Here's a pair of old two piece boxes that I have for display. Both had a few pieces of mixed old ammo.
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You did good, best price I have been able to find so far for the same box is $45 plus $5 shipping, which is more than I am willing to pay for an empty box.
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03-08-2024, 10:26 PM
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Buffalo Arms are my go to guys for nearly everything, they are only 75 miles away and our only local black powder supplier. Their boxes are maybe a little too nice...
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