Interest in WW1 .30-06 ammo?

ammo guy

January 24, 2015 05:43

Anyone know if there is an interested in .30-06 military ammo from WW1. I have some head stamped U. S. C. Co- 18.
I has a cupro-nickel jacket. I have cleaned it as it was pretty grungy, looks great now. Thanks

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  1BigGuy

  January 24, 2015 07:18

  There is always an interest in military equipment. There are a number of folks here who collect various firearms related materials; ammo included.
  I'm not saying your financial woes are over, but the interest is there. [;)]

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  Cheechako

  January 24, 2015 08:39

  There is always an interest in old ammo. But, just because it's old does not mean that it's rare or valuable. Those USCCo cartridges that you mentioned are some of the more common ones but they should still be worth a buck or two each. Cleaning them could have reduced their value a little although if they were really scroungy to begin with they probably were not very collectable to start with.
  
  Ray

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  Don McManus

  January 24, 2015 10:54

  I have a number of WW1 Springfields and Eddystones, and some 1918 ammo for them would be nice for a display.
  
  If you put it up for auction, please shoot me an email.
  
  Don

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  jonk

  January 24, 2015 11:16

  As others have said, it's worth a buck or two a round. Unless someone is local to pick up or you have at least 20 or 30 rounds, shipping will probably kill any interest in it.

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  heavyiron

  January 26, 2015 07:52

  +1 Cheechako
  
  Would like a photo of the cartridge to see if it has a ring crimped primer. Those were used for Marlin aircraft MGs and were both staked and ring crimped. They couldn't fly the airplane and clear jams easily in the MG from primers which had backed out so they used a ring crimp plus a stake crimp to keep the primer in place and improve reliability so as not to be caught unarmed in the air.
  
  Got an unopened box of these which are tracers and labeled for aircraft use only (upper right in the photo). Their official name was Caliber 30 Tracer Cartridges Model 1917 and used 45.5 grains of IMR powder.
  
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  These were made for the Marlin aircraft MGs and came in several variations. There is a U.S.C.Co. * 18 * head stamp which denotes a Hooker case drawing process and has a tinned bullet as well as copper jacketed type with U.S.C.Co. 18 head stamp as well as the tracers mentioned above. I have all in my collection. The Hooker's tend to demand a slightly higher premium.
  
  Best,
  
  Heavyrion

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  Cheechako

  January 26, 2015 08:31

  +1 Heavyiron
  
  I have never seen a USCCo 1918 cartridge with a tinned or GM bullet. All that I have are CN (Cupro-nickel). Might they be re-loads?
  
  Cheech

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  SP45

  January 26, 2015 09:16

  I try to sell it for .75 a round as either collectible or shootable ammo.

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  Mr. Perfect

  January 26, 2015 14:08

  I'd be interested.

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  heavyiron

  January 30, 2015 06:37

  The tinned bullets with the U.S.C.Co. head stamp are Model 1906 and original as far as I know. The cartridges in question are in storage right now and when time permits I will take a closer look to ensure they are tinned.
  
  I obtained them from a knowledgeable seller who is well known in cartridge collector circles several years ago and that was his description of the cartridges. There were many variants using this head stamp because of the demand to supply ammunition for the troops in Europe. Even components from old, defective pulled ammunition were stuffed in cases and reused such was the pressure for an adequate supply of ammunition. So original can mean something different in this sense.
  
  Best,
  
  Heavyiron

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