Second Annual 2010 IAA Live Auction Listing

For the Friday Night Live Auction, St. Louis, Friday April 2nd, 2010.

Lots 76-100

 for auction rules see end of page

Lots 1-25 Lots 51-75 Lots 101-125 Lots 151-175
Lots 26-50   Lots 126-150 Lots 176-188

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Item No. Description Est. Value

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76 Full Box of .38 Colt Pistol cartridges by Winchester 65-95

77 2 Bore Shotshell. Headstamped "H & H 2 Bore." The H & H is for Holland and Holland 100-125

78 Partial Box of .300 Rook Rifle cartridges by Kynoch; there are three or four rounds missing (box is wrapped in plastic so the exact count is unknown). 50-75

79 13x87mm Mitrailleuse; blue paper over brass foil. 125-175

80 Cartridges by Herschel C. Logan. Out of print; excellent condition inside, but covers frayed. An early, classic cartridge reference with wonderful drawings. This is an original copy, copyright 1948, Third printing 1954, not the recent reprint. 7½ x 10½, 204 pages. 50-65

81 7.63mm Mauser Pistol cartridge by G. Roth. Headstamp is ‘GR/*/829/*/’. This is a rarely found headstamp. 300-400

82 .280 British Proof, 2 red stripes on bullet. Headstamp ‘RG 48 .280’ 100-120

83 .43 Spanish shot by Kynoch. Although unheadstamped, this is readily identified by the 3 stepped case. 50-60

84 .50 Gallager, Jackson Patent. This has a paper wrapped iron case. Note that this cartridge is in rough condition. 50-55

85 .303 Holland Cordite. Headstamp is ‘HOLLAND CORDITE 303 K’. 50-70

86 .577/.450 Martini-Henry packet with 9 rounds. By Royal Labs, this packet is dated 1897. The missing round could very easily be replaced with a correct round. 50-100

87 20 m/m O.I.C.W. (Objective Individual Combat Weapon) T.P. (Training Practice) fired round with 2 cases (one a pressure test case). The projectile is a fired inert training practice round. It is non-fuzed and shows the typical rifling of a fired round on the soft driving band. There is no deformation of the round, and is presumably from a test fire catch with the vast majority of the characteristic TP blue paint worn away. There seems to be a faint “56” in black marker on the side of the round. Accompanying the projectile are two fired cases. Both are typical short belted cases with a “fired smooth” case mouth crimp and struck primers. One is a classic pressure test case with remnants of cellophane tape over the mid case drilled test hole. The base shows a scribed line presumably as an alignment mark for the pressure test hole and a heavily struck primer. The case is stenciled in perpendicular bold, easily read, black print, top line; “LOT NUMBER “, bottom line; “ATW96L002E001” (indicating a 1996 date of manufacture). The second case is similarly stenciled, but less legible; top line; “LOT NUMBER”, bottom line; ATW97J002E003 (indicating a 1997 date of manufacture) with a lightly struck primer. There is no way to authenticate/match either case originally mating to this projectile but all are clearly the same program and vintage.

The history of this “Lase – Aim – Fire” US airburst round cannot be fully told in a short paragraph. Concepted in the 1980’s, launched in 1994 (when three competing contractors were chosen to develop the new weapon), “ATK” (Alliant Techsystems Inc) was selected as the prime contractor in 1998. At the time, the weapon was slated to become the infantryman’s primary weapon, to be fielded in 2007. The HEAB (High Explosive Air Burst) mate of this round was a center fuzed, dual charged, (front and rear pre fragmented warheads) possessing the ATK inductive and “turns count” technology receiving data from the weapon’s laser range finder ballistic fire control system. Through the early 2000’s several obstacles led to its demise: a too-heavy shoulder fired weapon, less than optimal lethality from it small warhead and unintended “funding competition” from its “Big Brother”, the 25 m/m family of both the low recoil and crew served O.C.S.W. (Objective Combat Squad Weapon). The 20 m/m version of the OICW was discontinued in 2003 and is a modern military cartridge collector’s treasure as the first medium caliber airburst weapon system round.

300-400

88 1½-inch Punt Gun, loaded shell. This 9 ½ inch (approx.) shell is loaded with BB shot as indicated on the topwad. The headstamp is 'PATRONENFABRIK (two ordnance bombs) KARLSRUHE'. The primer is a small caliber pistol blank. A great example of a loaded punt gun shell. Reference: Buttweiler Oct 1988. 250-350

89 Box with 5 round of 11mm Montenegrin pistol cartridges by RWS. The headstamp is H/18/U/19. Great graphics on the box label. There is scotch tape around the outside of the top label. 150-200

90 13mm Mitrailleuse; ball round, green paper over brass foil. 100-140

91 Full Packet of .450 No. 1, 1½ inch rounds by Eley. This is a very clean packet. 75-125

92 .43 Spanish Blank with no headstamp by Winchester. The primer is stamped with "W" in a circle, which is indicative of Winchester manufacture. 50-60

93 12 Gauge Nitro Ball shotshell by Kynoch 50-60

94 Box with 20 rounds of .44 Colt cartridges by WRACo. The box is still of very solid construction with no seam splits 150-200

95 Cloth Machine Gun Belt for 150 .22 Long Rifle cartridges. This is ex-H. Woodend collection. 125-175

96 .476 Short Case Revolver cartridge with .75 inch case. Headstamp ‘Kynoch 476 C’ 100-125

97 4 Gauge UMC Brass Shotshell. Headstamped ‘U.M.C.Co. No. 4.’ The case has been cut down to 3 inches which was not done at the factory. 50-60

98 Partial box with 15 rounds of 8mm Mannlicher Line Throwing Blanks with a hand written label. This was from the Greener estate. Rounds were made by Kynoch. 75-100

99
Four different .280 British Experimentals:  
1) Ball with Blue tip ‘RG 48 280’ 3) Ball round with green tip ‘RG 48 280’
2) Dummy, unprimed ‘RG 48 280’ 4) Ball round with plain copper bullet ‘RG 48 280’
60-75

100 7.9 x 94 Panzerbusche Blank (wood bullet) Cartridge Board Dummy. 250-350

Auction Rules

  1.  This is a live auction, which will be held immediately following the traditional Friday night banquet in the Renaissance Hotel Penthouse Ballroom.  The auction is open to the public, and attendance at the banquet is not required to attend the auction (but is highly recommended).

  2. This is a NO-RESERVE auction, and every lot will be sold to the highest bidder recognized by the auctioneer.  There is NO MINIMUM BID to open any lot, although the auctioneer will attempt to receive a reasonable opening bid in order to save time.

  3. There is NO BUYER’s PREMIUM or other buyer charge on any lot.  The hammer price is the final price.

  4. This is a CASH auction, meaning that payment for lots won will be made in U.S. CURRENCY or, by credit card (VISA or MASTER CARD only).  Other payment methods, such as personal cheques, may be approved in advance by the Auction Coordinator, Will Adye-White, 15 Core Cres., Brampton, ON, Canada, L6W 2G6,  (905) 459-3080 or e-mail at powdertin@sympatico.ca, if a request is received no later than March 10th, 2010.  Payments for lots won will be made immediately following the auction.  No exceptions.

  5. Winning bidders must take delivery of their lots at the auction.  As is tradition, lots won during the auction will be handed to the winning bidder or their proxy bidders, as they are won.

  6. Absentee bids will be accepted by the Auction Coordinator until Wednesday, March 10th, 2010.  A member of the auction team will make bids on behalf of absentee bidders.  Please contact the Auction Coordinator for details, including possible shipment of lots won following the auction (Continental US, WHERE LEGAL, ONLY).

  7. Payment to consignors will be made immediately following the auction to the extent cash flow allows.  Otherwise, payments will be made by cheque as credit card charges clear.

  8. This is a NO SMOKING auction.  Absolutely no smoking can be allowed in the Penthouse Ballroom, in the entrance to the ballroom, or at the auction.

  9. In the event of a dispute or question about any bid on any lot during the auction, the auctioneer’s decision is final.

  10. The IAA, Auction Coordinator, and auction staff assume absolutely no liability for anything whatsoever, period.   By attending the auction, you agree to abide by the rules.

  11. If you have a question about anything not addressed above, contact the Auction Coordinator in advance of the auction.  Estimates of value are given only as an aid to bidders, and their accuracy is in no way guaranteed.  Experts consulted sometimes had widely-differing opinions of value. 

  12. Auction lots may be viewed on the IAA website or at the show.  They will be at the Auction Coordinators tables and can be viewed when the table is staffed.