Lot 589:
Empresa Nacional Santa Barbara 9mm Largo Ammunition 125 Rounds
Sold for: $110
Description
This lot consists of a collection of 125 rounds of 9mm Largo centerfire ammunition manufactured by Empresa Nacional Santa Barbara de Industrias Militares S.A. in Toledo, Spain. The ammunition is distributed across five original cardboard boxes, each containing twenty-five cartridges seated in plastic trays. Verbatim markings on the boxes include Empresa Nacional Santa Barbara de Industrias Militares S.A. TOLEDO, 25 Cartuchos, and 9mm LARGO. The top of the boxes are marked TETRINOX NO CORROSIVO NO EROSIVO indicating non-corrosive primers. The reverse of each box features a stamped loading date in Spanish, including 18 ABR. 1977, 19 ABR. 1977, 16 NOV. 1977, 29 DIC. 1977, and 25 ENE. 1978. The cartridges utilize brass casings with headstamps reading 9-L at the 12 o’clock position, SB-T at the 6 o’clock position, and year dates 76 or 77 on the sides. Several boxes also feature secondary inventory labels identifying the contents as 9mm Largo Spanish.
Condition report:
The ammunition is in fair overall condition with significant green verdigris and oxidation visible on the primers and case rims of numerous rounds. The brass casings show a dull, darkened patina from age. The cardboard boxes exhibit expected shelf wear, including edge fraying, corner dings, and surface staining, with some boxes retaining handwritten notes and legacy price stickers.
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