How old are these paper .410 shells?

[Bigtanker]

I was given a few boxes of ammo today and one of them was the 2 1/2" .410 waterproofed paper shells. It's a few rounds short of a full box but other than that, everything is in pretty good condition.

How old are these? Any idea on their value?

 

[Cameramonkey]

A few rounds short of a full box? Describes you perfectly.

 

[Bigtanker]

A few rounds short of a full box? Describes you perfectly.

And your point??

 

[2in1evtime]

is there a date stamp on any of the flaps, my guess is from the 60's

 

[Bigtanker]

is there a date stamp on any of the flaps, my guess is from the 60's

I'll get a pic of the numbers and post it.

 

[KellyinAvon]

I'll take it!! PM sent!!

Has a child-warning, so it's post 1962 IIRC.

 

[Bigtanker]

Here's the lot number.




Doing some research, the really old boxes of Hi-Power have much different, almost comic book art on the box. This is a much newer box.

The lot number starts with C97. March of 97??



I did find this.

Federal Ammo Manufacture Dates

The Federal Cartridge Company has used several lot numbering schemes, which include the encoded manufacture date, on their ammo and primer boxes since at least 1965. I. 2004-present (2009) The format is ###L###, where # is a digit and L is a letter. The letter is the year: H = 2004 Y = 2005...

www.mdshooters.com

To me, it seems 1990's.

 

[Sniper 79]

Not that old. I'd be glad to put those to use in the squirel woods.

 

[Bigtanker]

Not that old. I'd be glad to put those to use in the squirrel woods.

That's our plan too.

 

[KellyinAvon]

Here's the lot number.

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Doing some research, the really old boxes of Hi-Power have much different, almost comic book art on the box. This is a much newer box.

The lot number starts with C97. March of 97??



I did find this.

Federal Ammo Manufacture Dates

The Federal Cartridge Company has used several lot numbering schemes, which include the encoded manufacture date, on their ammo and primer boxes since at least 1965. I. 2004-present (2009) The format is ###L###, where # is a digit and L is a letter. The letter is the year: H = 2004 Y = 2005...

www.mdshooters.com

To me, it seems 1990's.

1997 was 25 years ago

 

[Sniper 79]

That's our plan too.

Be careful. I had a few paper ones expand and not eject out of a single shot. Had to use a cleaning rod to tap them out with. Maybe pack a rod or bring a second shooting iron just in case.