stiggy84arsenal Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 Just wondering if any one still collects old cartridges, iv been given a mixed old box full.. they are mainly plastic winchesters but there is a cardboard one aswell. Any info would be nice, if any one is intersted then ur more than welcome to come take alook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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willc Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 Got some old ones here myself, just wondering if they are safe or I should dispose of them. All 12g, cardboard; 2 x Eley "rockets" (6 and 7), 5 x Eley alphamax BB, a Hull cartridge co no5, a Purdey's special, 2x Eley 70mm and another 70mm no id, and an 1 3/4 eley no6 if anyone is interested? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 Don't fire them, they will have some small value to a collector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuartph Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 Funny I've just found 6 old carts from the late 80's 3 paper 2 Ely 1 70mm Winchester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmar fudd Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 ive thought about collecting okd shells a few times how would you start into ? sorry to hijack your thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanky Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 ive thought about collecting okd shells a few times how would you start into ? sorry to hijack your thread To start collecting ask around and see if you can find any paper cartridges, there are a lot of very nice paper crimps still about for not a lot of money, serious collectors only collect paper rto usually ironmongers or village gunmakers but can get very costly if buying them, asking your mates and the older generation usually finds a few freebies, feel free to ask for any advice Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwizard Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 I,ve got about 30 of old paper cased shells mostly rto , did,nt think they did a crimped paper case , looking for some local(to me) ironmonger and animal feed cases did have some from a local gunshop that had been loaded for him but shot them all off (did,nt think about collecting then ) my oldest ones are from around 1940 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanky Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Where are you based? Might be able to help, pm me, I have loads of swaps etc, would also be nice to see what you have in the rto`s. Paper crimps started after the rto`s finished about 1964 and continued to the mid 1970`s some later than that. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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