Thread: Vintage projectile/bullet box

Found this- never seen one before this old(on offence to those who remember them) just though I could share here. Was impressed with the box corners being held together with metal strips and also internally comes with a hinged metal box. Packing has changed so much these days -
Any feed back on the age of this? History? Who would be interested in this or collectors?





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Can't offer any info, but would like to say wow that is cool
Thanks for sharing

never seen the metal tin inside but have a few cardboard ones on my shelf with the metal corners...
speer cardboard the same...then yellow plastic...then black plastic...funny how they change over the years.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

never seen the metal tin inside but have a few cardboard ones on my shelf with the metal corners...
speer cardboard the same...then yellow plastic...then black plastic...funny how they change over the years.

hornady over the years....(well the boxes i have anyway)

Does the metal box have any identifying marks to show it is hornady? or has someone luckily found a box that fits inside the original.
As MD says the metal cornered card board job is relatively newish ....40 yrs or so
If it was full of 6.5 143 grain projectiles it could be worth upwards of $500 according to some folk

I was thinking what an ideal spot for hiding the family jewels ...wedding rings etc...although with current component shortages ,maybe burglers will be pinching projectiles to order ... 40 ish years you say???? shite I feel old now...

johnd - no I cant see any markings on the metal container. Fits perfectly and would be suppressed if it was not made for the box.

I'm still loading ammo with bullets from the metal cornered boxes, bought in the 1990's. I've never seen the metal internal box though.
The price tags on some of my older components would make some people cry, projectiles and powder early to mid $30's per box/tin, primers $5.50/100. I could load 308 ammo for about 63c per round.

Originally Posted by Cigar

I'm still loading ammo with bullets from the metal cornered boxes, bought in the 1990's. I've never seen the metal internal box though.
The price tags on some of my older components would make some people cry, projectiles and powder early to mid $30's per box/tin, primers $5.50/100. I could load 308 ammo for about 63c per round.

Greetings All,
The first box of projectiles I bought were .303 180 grain Norma boat tails. They cost $10.00 from memory. A friend thought I was nuts paying that much. My second box were .303 Speer 150 grain spitzer flat base which cost $5.50. Primers were $1.00 a tray. AR2201 powder was $10.50 a pound and NL4831 $5.00 a pound. It was all relative though, this was the mid 70's, I was in my mid twenties and my gross pay was around $50.00 per week.
GPM.

Originally Posted by Cigar

I'm still loading ammo with bullets from the metal cornered boxes, bought in the 1990's. I've never seen the metal internal box though.
The price tags on some of my older components would make some people cry, projectiles and powder early to mid $30's per box/tin, primers $5.50/100. I could load 308 ammo for about 63c per round.

I took a few photos, prices are visible but might have to zoom in. The Sierra box has metal corners too.

Just guessing, but looking at the bottom of the box there is a number set
5964
That could mean it was manufactured on the 5th month 9th day of 1964 (yanks use date backwards to us)

Here is a clearer picture of the bottom of the box


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Send this picture with the end info to Hornady and ask if they can put a date on it

I been doing a bit of searching and unfortunately I think the metal box is just a fluke, still very cool but a search of vintage Hornandy projectile boxes turns up nought other metal boxes and if it was a Hornandy thing you'd expect a few to still be kicking around.
Like I said still a cool old wee tin.

It's not an old tobacco tin is it? Uncanny how it's the exact size.