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Old 38 catridges

bloganblogan Member Posts: 8 ✭✭
edited May 2007 in Ask the Experts
I lost my grandfather to a stroke over 12 years ago. I rescently got up the courage to remove and go through his gun safe. Inside I found ALOT of old police issued Remington kleanbore 38 spcl police service 158 grain lead bullets. The boxes are in great condition. They do have a stamp inside of the flap that reads-Due to nickle shortage Case plating omitted superior performance unchanged followed by a red stamp that reads-Y10 8115. The bottom right corner of the box is marked "5138". Could someone please tell me if there is a market for this ammunition or iis it worth passing on to my son someday? Also found were numerous boxes of Western Lubaloy 38 spcl boxes is same condition---both are is boxes of 50 and both are 158 grain
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  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Howdy - Welcome to the GB forums.

    Any premium to these is predicated on the packaging and I'm sorry to say this will be anything from a little to something, depending on the condition and design. They are not scarce, nor are they particularly in demand. Unfortunately, this is one of the all-time largest volume cartridges, particularly as one looks at the middle 1/2 of the 20th Century. It isn't shooting fodder, but close.
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  • bloganblogan Member Posts: 8 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thank you for your information. i was just curious. Because all of this belonged to my grandfather i will most likely keep the shells and guns that i recovered.
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  • givettegivette Member Posts: 10,886 ✭
    edited November -1
    Nickle shortage? Sounds like WWII production .38's. That glorious era also gave us the steel penny. Joe
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  • brier-49brier-49 Member Posts: 7,103 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The Hi-Standard is difinitly worth holding on to,especially if it was your grandfathers sidearm in combat.
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  • 11b6r11b6r Member Posts: 16,584 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Blogan- a High Standard H-D is listed as about $690-$1200 depending on condition, They were made 1939-1942. IF you are in the US, possession of a silencer (properly called a supressor) requires jumping thru some hoops with the BATF, and payment of a transfer tax (similar to a machinegun). However, there may be some exceptions for inheritance. I AM NOT an expert on Fed law for surpressors. Please check with a Class III firearms dealer where you live. Congratulations on having a nice bit of family history.
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  • bloganblogan Member Posts: 8 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks for the heads-up on the posting. I had no idea. Yes I do plan to keep all that I was able to recover. Not trying to sell anything. Just wanted to know if I should insure or take extra precaution in safe keeping.
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  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by givette
    Nickle shortage? Sounds like WWII production .38's. That glorious era also gave us the steel penny. Joe


    Early post-war or Korean War era. Very little civilian ammo was produced between the attack on Pearl Harbor and VJ Day - mostly (all?) .22 and shotshells for pest control.
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