Edelweisse Posted September 10 Share #1 Posted September 10 Hi Folks: Picked a few boxes of 45 cal M1911 pistol ball ammo a few years back and I would like to figure out the approximate year manufactured and anything specific. Thank you for your assistance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccyooper Posted September 10 Share #2 Posted September 10 Its steel cased, my guess is 1954. I have seen earlier lots that are 53. Hopefully some of the ammo experts will comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Flick Posted September 10 Share #3 Posted September 10 What does the head stamp on the cartridge cases say? Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverplate Posted September 14 Share #4 Posted September 14 Winchester started production of steel cased M1911 cartridges in 1953. Your lot number places both of your cartons in the 1950s. As Charlie stated above, a cartridge headstamp from one of your cartons would pin down the actual year. If not, I can tell you with a fair degree of accuracy that your cartons date from the late 1950s. My copy of TB 9-AMM 4 : SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION LOTS AND GRADES, dated November 1959, shows Winchester lot # S-22451 as the last recorded lot in that decade. A headstamp would pin it down to the actual year. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edelweisse Posted September 14 Author Share #5 Posted September 14 Thank you for the info…I’ll pull out the boxes tomorrow and post pictures of as much info needed…thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edelweisse Posted September 14 Author Share #6 Posted September 14 I need to apologize…I should’ve known about the date stamp on the round…clear as day: S22415: “55” for 1955 S22451: “56” for 1956 Again, I failed to open the boxes and look! Big time apology …. Thanks Guessimate on value of each box of 50 rounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Flick Posted September 14 Share #7 Posted September 14 No apology needed. We are all here to learn more. On value, I don't think that there is a particularly high demand for this Cold War ammo. There is lots and lots of USGI .45 ball ammo around, so this steel cased stuff would appeal mainly to the ammo collectors among us. My guess that this stuff would probably sell in the $50 per box range. Thanks for your posts. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edelweisse Posted September 14 Author Share #8 Posted September 14 Thanks for your comments….. I appreciate all the expertise…but I should have known. It’s one of those “Dah!” Moments…to be honest I didn’t even think of opening the boxes. Again…thank you! Silverpkate: I hope this helps your Tech Bulletin (TB) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverplate Posted September 19 Share #9 Posted September 19 Nice collectable ammo, full boxes with clean labels would easily fetch $50, as Charlie had commented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edelweisse Posted September 20 Author Share #10 Posted September 20 Thank you Silverplate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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