I also found this in a circa 1937-8 Winchester shot shells folder --

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which doesn't call either load MAGNUM.

Western Cartridge Co., which owned Winchester, did call the heavier load MAGNUM in all their listing I've looked at from this December 24, 1936 --

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to 1953. Beginning with 1954 price lists, both Winchester and Western began calling all the 12-gauge 3-inch loads MAGNUM?!?

I don't have much Peters Cartridge Co. paper, but this March 13, 1947, Peters catalog list the 1 5/8 ounce load as MAGNUM --

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Hopefully this will conclude my sermon on 12-gauge 3-inch progressive burning powder load inconsequential trivia!

Oddly, the Peters Deluxe 3" shells sell for little money at Ward's Auction. Beware the shipping cost however.

i won that auction on the wards pictured leader 3 inch box also won a federal duck box with 3 inch and with the 1 3/8 ounce loading and its got magnum wrote on the box...charlie

i got the shells i won on the auction site today..no 1- a leader super speed box in 3 inch with the 1 3/8 ounce no 2 shot.....2nd wasa federal high power 3 inch magnum on box with the loading of1 3/8 ounce of no 4 shot it has the big mallard duck on 2 sides of the box... 3 rd box was also federal high power 12 ga in 3 inch magnum loading 4 1/2 drams -1 7/8 ounce of no 2 s this box has the warning sign on it for children..i believe this box is probably from the early 1960 s.... these first 3 boxes are all 12 ga....last box was a box of 20 ga 3 inch magnums winchester super speed loads max load 1 1/4 ounce red and yellow box...the winchester and the federal duck box were in excellant shape other 2 were in nice shape.. the 20 ga box does not have the warning sign on it...hope to show pictures if i can....charlie

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Here are the pictures I promised..Charlie

Sorry forgot this picture I want you to see...Charlie

What age is the Federal HP128 1 3/8 ounce box ?

Charlie, what was your shipping cost?

bill my shipping cost was a little over 40.00 for the 4 boxes shown ups was the deliver...charlie

craig i have never seen another box of these federal 1 3/8 ounce loadings...my guess would be mid to late 30 s...may be reasher will tell us how old they are...old shells are one of my passions like old parkers and old cars...just cannot afford the really good boxes of shells....those shells that guy gave you are really collictable....charlie