Gun Collectors Dream Auction #88 December 5th & 6th
Lot 1120:
Description
This lot consists of a verified total of 45 rounds of 410 gauge ammunition housed in five Winchester Super-X silver cardboard boxes. The group features a variety of specialized loads, including three boxes of Rifled Slug Hollow Point Deer ammunition. These slug loads include one 3-inch shell box containing 1/4 oz slugs with a muzzle velocity of 1800 feet per second, and two 2 1/2-inch shell boxes containing 1/5 oz slugs with a muzzle velocity of 1830 feet per second. Also included is one box of Buckshot Predator ammunition, 2 1/2-inch shells loaded with three pellets of 000 buckshot at 1300 velocity. The final box contains High Brass game loads, 3-inch shells with 11/16 oz of number 7 1/2 shot at 1135 velocity.
The packaging prominently displays the Winchester trademark, the Super-X logo, and the traditional rider on horseback symbol. The Rifled Slug boxes feature an illustration of a white-tailed deer, while the buckshot box is marked Predator and the game load box features icons for waterfowl and rabbits. Each box is printed with Made in USA and includes the manufacturer’s safety warnings. A white adhesive price label reading $ 11.95 is applied to the front of the Buckshot box.
Condition report:
The ammunition is contained in five original cardboard boxes that exhibit various degrees of shelf wear. Crushing and corner blunting are visible on the 3-inch Rifled Slug box (photo 1). Edge fraying and small tears to the top flaps are present across the collection (photo 2). The High Brass game load box shows minor surface scuffing and discoloration on the front panel (photo 3). An adhesive price sticker is attached to the Buckshot box (photo 4). The cartridges themselves have not been individually inspected but the packaging is intact.
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