Old Box Of Peters 16 Ga. RS's (pic)

[Mike Stahle]

Big thanks out to member Bob Jurewicz for hooking me up with these. :)

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l308/mountaincreekphotos/Peters16gaugeRS1LR.jpg

[Mark Landskov]

Very nice! Single specimens of any paper shotshells are difficult to find in decent (pristine) condition, and usually command a premium, especially at auction. Full, or even partial, boxes in such nice condition are even harder to find. They will look nice on display or in your collection. Cheers!

[charlie cleveland]

those are really nice shells...shell collecting can be addictive as collecting guns.... thanks for the photo... charlie

[Thomas L. Benson Sr.]

Not as nice condition as yours but great to collect. I wonder the age differance between the two. would you know Thomas

[charlie cleveland]

they are both in about the same time period... charlie

[edgarspencer]

Finding full boxes is tough, but they are out there. There was a nice one on Ebay last week, but it got pulled for listing is as full.
I love Peters stuff. I try and get pairs of every one I can find. The lithography on them, especially English ones, Is very nice.

[Mike Stahle]

Now that is just way cool Mr. Spencer :cool:

[Mark Landskov]

Edgar, that is a very nice 'Salesman's Kit'. They command premium prices. A great find!

[Dave Suponski]

Edgar, I have salesmans sample very similar to yours but made by Federal. i love this stuff. Have you read the book "Peters and King"? A great source of info there. And a pretty nice coffee table book to boot1

[Thomas L. Benson Sr.]

Here are a few more and one of them I have no idea whats inside. I just can't get myself to open it. Someone might know on here. Thomas

[Mark Landskov]

I have been slowly acquiring reprinted catalogs for WRA Co., UMC and Remington, plus Eley-Kynoch-Nobel. Peters and Western have been elusive. I will keep looking though. Dave, the Peters book you mention, does it have timelines and such? Are there good photos? I don't want a history of the company that does not illustrate changes and new items. Cheers!

[Dave Suponski]

Yes it does Mark. Found mine on ABE Books.

[Eric Eis]

Does anyone have a photo of a shellbox, I think it is a Peter's box of a Duck that is landing on the water quacking. I remember seeing it someway and I was sure it was a Peters box.

[edgarspencer]

Edgar, that is a very nice 'Salesman's Kit'. They command premium prices. A great find!
There was a later Peters sample box on ebay last week that brought $299, but it was marked 'DuPont'. This set and a Winchester set were given to my dad when he was in High school, and writing a paper on something to do with shotshells. As a kid, I wrecked the Winchester box, for which I will forever be remorseful about.

[edgarspencer]

Does anyone have a photo of a shellbox, I think it is a Peter's box of a Duck that is landing on the water quacking. I remember seeing it someway and I was sure it was a Peters box.
UMC, Winchester and Peters have all used ducks in their label lithography.
Here's the hottest of the Peters boxes.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/160670544412?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

There is another, like the above linked one. It is over $300 right now.

[Eric Eis]

Thanks Edgar, I'll take a look at those this is the one that I am interested in...

Well that didn't work.....

[Eric Eis]

Don't know how to downsize sorry:banghead:

[charlie cleveland]

if its the flying duck box there will be the blue paper shells with usally the orange top wad cover over the shot...this is my favorite shell them blue peters espically in 10 ga and the 3 inch 12 ga....killed a few turkeys with them old shells....how bout some more good pictures of them collector shells and boxes... charlie

[Eric Eis]

Tried to post a pic but it is a bitmap file and I can't post it cause I am not smart enought to figure out how to convert it to a jpeg file

[Dean Romig]

Here's a box I dug out today that I forgot I had. Note the price sticker.



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[charlie cleveland]

i take a box or two at 82 cents maybe 3...nice box of shells and dont you love that length 2 9/16.....i figure that box of shells is from the early 40 s what do yall think..... charlie

[edgarspencer]

Here's baby of the rifled slugs.

[edgarspencer]

Low low brass, Low Brass, Medium Brass, and "This guy is compensating for something".

[edgarspencer]

Pairs of Winchester, and Remington 00 Buck.

[edgarspencer]

Eley's "Name Of The Week"

[edgarspencer]

Say in your best 'Crocodile Dundee' voice "That's not a rifled slug, THIS is a rifled slug". 20ga. Westley Richards Fauneta, in Eley Pagamoid case. The Westley Fauneta was rifled in the muzzle end about 6"

[edgarspencer]

Gyttorp, from Sweeden. Nice litho.

[edgarspencer]

For when you really want to reach out and touch someone.

[edgarspencer]

Sweeden, France, Germany, Germany, Italy, England and America.

[Destry L. Hoffard]

I've looked for years for a British shell marked "Wildfowlers Distress Round" or something like that. They were a flare round meant to be carried in your cartridge belt to fire off in case of trouble, I've heard they came in 12 and 10 gauge.

My big ammo find recently was a box of Federal Monark Pigeon Loads. I collect any shotgun ammo that's specifically marked Pigeon and these were a box style I didn't have. I'll try to post a pic one of these days.


Destry

[edgarspencer]

Destry, I've never seen a British flare cartridge in shotgun bores, but have seen the 1 1/2" variety.
This is a WW2 era Very cartridge, 10ga. I found this one in an old hunting vest, so I guess some waterfowlers thought to carry them 'just in case'.

[edgarspencer]

Sorry 'bout' that

[charlie cleveland]

thanks edgar for the fine display of shells...some of these ive never seen.. i truly liked thatodd looking slug wonder how accurate it was in a gun rifled at the end of the barre;...i too collect a few old shells but there just the general run of the mill.... charlie

[Destry L. Hoffard]

Edgar,

I've got a couple of oddball flare rounds in shotgun bore but that one marked Wildfowler would just be the greatest thing ever. I know it exists because I've seen a picture of it. Do you have any idea what the VFM means on that round you picture?


Destry

[edgarspencer]

E Do you have any idea what the VFM means on that round you picture?

V. Francotte-May & Co.