Lot 331:
A Group of Four Vintage Winchester Silvertip Super Speed and Savage Hi-Power .300 Savage Ammunition Boxes, Full
Sold for: $200
Description
This lot comprises four vintage cardboard ammunition boxes, two of which are open, revealing their contents of twenty brass-cased centerfire rifle cartridges each, totaling eighty rounds. The packaging is predominantly red and yellow, featuring prominent branding such as “WINCHESTER SILVERTIP SUPER SPEED” and “SAVAGE HI-POWER CARTRIDGES Top Notch.” Visible text indicates the caliber as “.300 SAVAGE,” with specified bullet weights of “180 GRAIN” and “150 GRAIN,” and features like “STAYNLESS – NON-MERCURIC” and “SMOKELESS.” Headstamps on the cartridges read “W.R.A. CO. SUPER SPEED 300 SAV” and “SAVAGE .300 SAVAGE,” and two distinct bullet types—silver-tipped and jacketed copper—are present. A handwritten date of “10-5-1956” on one box suggests a mid-20th century period.
Condition report:
The cardboard boxes exhibit considerable wear, including creasing, scuffing, and tears, with one box notably crushed. The cartridges themselves appear to be in good, generally clean condition, showing minor age-appropriate tarnishing on the brass.
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