Old Box of .22 short Sears ammo
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spacecoast
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That is a cool stamp. Could have some collector interest.
That looks familiar, I have some old 22 and 38-40 with the Tennessee tax stamp. The one in the picture is .03 . I found some places that sell old ammunition in the original boxes, I have also seen some on auction sites. This stuff belonged to my grandfather and I don't plan on selling it, the stuff I saw was not selling for a lot anyway.
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white_collar
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Old box of 22 short Sears
Thanks for the replies fellows. I don't think I'll shoot them. The last time I shot a .22 short was in 1964 when I bought a .22 rifle at Corondole (spelling?) in Memphis for $5 down and $5 a month. It was a semi-auto. You could see the bullet fly out of the gun on its way to the target. I switched to LR. I lived in the delta of MS and we would kill water moccasins until they outlawed it. I don't think I ever bought ammo from Sears though.
A friend who was an MP in the army in the late 50's gave me a brass 12 gage shell, Winchester No.12 with 00B, that he brought back with him. I'll put the Sears box with it.
Thanks for the replies fellows. I don't think I'll shoot them. The last time I shot a .22 short was in 1964 when I bought a .22 rifle at Corondole (spelling?) in Memphis for $5 down and $5 a month. It was a semi-auto. You could see the bullet fly out of the gun on its way to the target. I switched to LR. I lived in the delta of MS and we would kill water moccasins until they outlawed it. I don't think I ever bought ammo from Sears though.
A friend who was an MP in the army in the late 50's gave me a brass 12 gage shell, Winchester No.12 with 00B, that he brought back with him. I'll put the Sears box with it.
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Mike Irwin
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"Made by Federal circa 1970."
I don't think that's correct.
I'm pretty sure that particular box design was used from the late 1940s through the early 1950s, and was then changed to a more modern "cube style box" (shown here: http://imageclosure.blogspot.com/2012/11/sears-ammunition-22-long.html), and after that was changed to predominantly a white box in the modern "cube" format, as shown in the pictures at in the first post here:
http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/showthread.php?t=61796
One of the things that tells me it is likely NOT 1970s production is the lack of a zip code.
Sears was a VERY early adopter of zip codes in its advertising and packaging.
I don't think that's correct.
I'm pretty sure that particular box design was used from the late 1940s through the early 1950s, and was then changed to a more modern "cube style box" (shown here: http://imageclosure.blogspot.com/2012/11/sears-ammunition-22-long.html), and after that was changed to predominantly a white box in the modern "cube" format, as shown in the pictures at in the first post here:
http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/showthread.php?t=61796
One of the things that tells me it is likely NOT 1970s production is the lack of a zip code.
Sears was a VERY early adopter of zip codes in its advertising and packaging.
g.willikers
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Are there any youngsters in your family who might want to have a cartridge collection?
If so, give it to them.
When I was a kid, we had collections of all kinds of stuff, especially ammo.
If so, give it to them.
When I was a kid, we had collections of all kinds of stuff, especially ammo.
shouldazagged
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At my age I'd hold onto it, and just sit looking at it and reminiscing...
22-rimfire
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Somebody over at RimfireCentral might be able to help you out. I know there is a large picture thread of just 22 ammunition boxes.
The current TN ammunition tax is $0.10/box. It would be interesting to track the changes in tax rate which could perhaps narrow down the year somewhat.
The current TN ammunition tax is $0.10/box. It would be interesting to track the changes in tax rate which could perhaps narrow down the year somewhat.