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Curious to know if 4 rounds of old custom-loaded 9.3x72R ammo would be of interest to a collector and how much they might be worth. They are in a old Remington "Empty Centerfire Cases" box.
The label on the box has the following information: (Note that there is no area code in the company's telephone number.)
FARNSWORTH Ammunition
RFD NO. 1
Milton, Vermont 05468
Fed. Mfg. Lic. No. 03-3046 Telephone 893-6657
Name.................
Cartridge... 9.3x72R
Bullet Wt.... 286 Load No. 3
Warning:-- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
NO LIABILITY ASSUMED FOR ANY ACCIDENT OR INJURY
RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THESE REMANUFACRURED CARTRIDGES
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Neat! I have a drilling in that round
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That would be a handsome cartridge if loaded with a cast-lead, paper-patched bullet.
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/qclHjMQ.jpg)
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Neat! I have a drilling in that round I had one but sold it. I had forgotten about those old cartridges.
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Such old custom loaded 9.3x72R cartridges were likely loaded post WW2 when ammo in most metric calibers was not available except for very hard to find limited stocks of pre or wartime production. Cases for long, near 30-30 head size cartridges such as 9.3x72R and 8x72R were not available and custom handloaders had to resort to re-drawing American cases to the necessary length and smaller diameter head size. The 30-06 and 30-40 Krag were used to make such cases. I have a couple 8x72R cases in my accumulation of cases, that were re-drawn from 30-06 and remember seeing old adverts for such cases made from 30-40 Krag. The situation became less and less dire until now even boxer primed 9.3x72R are not too hard to find.
Mike
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To answer the original question- what are they worth? Couple bucks.
I mean no cynicism, but rare are cartridges worth selling in quantities less than 20 imo. Even rarer are those worth selling shipping etc in quantities less than 10 (or 5)
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Such old custom loaded 9.3x72R cartridges were likely loaded post WW2 when ammo in most metric calibers was not available except for very hard to find limited stocks of pre or wartime production. Cases for long, near 30-30 head size cartridges such as 9.3x72R and 8x72R were not available and custom handloaders had to resort to re-drawing American cases to the necessary length and smaller diameter head size. The 30-06 and 30-40 Krag were used to make such cases. I have a couple 8x72R cases in my accumulation of cases, that were re-drawn from 30-06 and remember seeing old adverts. for such cases made from 30-40 Krag. The situation became less and less dire until now even boxer primed 9.3x72R are not too hard to find.
Mike Interestingly, my old box is labeled Remington 30-40 Krag unprimed Cases.
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To answer the original question- what are they worth? Couple bucks.
I mean no cynicism, but rare are cartridges worth selling in quantities less than 20 imo. Even rarer are those worth selling shipping etc in quantities less than 10 (or 5) I was thinking that perhaps those old custom reloads with the unusual bullet weight (286 gr.?) in an old box marked 30-40 KRAG supplied by a small custom reloading company no longer in business might be worth a little more to a collector,
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