Bidspirit auction | Collection of Evansville Ordnance Plant

Collection of Evansville Ordnance Plant and Remington Arms US Military M1911 .45 ACP Ammunition - An assortment of vintage United States military and commercial .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) ammunition and period packaging. The collection features two complete 50-round boxes of Evansville Ordnance Plant .45 M1911 pistol ball ammunition, identified by the printed black text on the cardboard lids: 50 CARTRIDGES PISTOL BALL CALIBER .45 M1911 AMMUNITION LOT E. C. - S - 25239 EVANSVILLE ORDNANCE PLANT. These boxes contain steel-cased cartridges with a characteristic zinc plating. The lot also includes a partial box with a printed label reading 50 CARTRIDGES BALL CALIBER .45 M1911 LOT RA 5037 REMINGTON ARMS CO., INC. An adhesive red and white label on the side of this box reads WARNING KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN INTERARMCO Alexandria, Virginia. A fourth small yellow box has the handwritten text 45 CAL. AUTO in black marker across a layer of aged tape. The assortment contains a variety of loose and clipped rounds. Several three-round steel half-moon clips for the M1917 revolver are present. Headstamps visible throughout the collection include: - REM-UMC 18 (Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cartridge, dated 1918) - REM-UMC 45 AUTO - EC 42 and EC 44 (Evansville Chrysler Ordnance Plant, dated 1942 and 1944) - FA 5 17 and FA 9 18 (Frankford Arsenal, dated 1917 and 1918) - MAXIM USA 5 17 and MAXIM USA 9 17 (Maxim Munitions Corporation, dated 1917) The projectiles include standard copper-jacketed ball rounds and lead-colored projectiles. The cartridges are constructed with both brass and steel cases. Pickup is Monday, Nov. 9, from 11 am to 7 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot, or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up, we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pick up within 10 days or we will dispose of the item and you will not receive a refund. TL96