Hi all,

I've been assisting a lady friend of mine price and sell her late husband's firearms and related items.

She just gave me his cartridge collection and a bunch of old ammo. I've got 3 pristine boxes of Western Lubaloy .45-70 ammo, a bunch of factory UMC 500 gr. cartridges in same caliber, several different boxes of .45ACP match military ammo. Different manufacturers lots, etc. She also gave me a box of what appears to be early .44 mag ammo.

She also has two Winchester bullet molds for a 40-82 and the hand held reloading press. These are antiques for sure.

Does anyone know of a website where I could research the age, value, and possible sale of these items?

Thanks,

Gary

you might try the www.cartridgecollectors.org (in the forum). the web site also lists several collector / seller pages where values might be determined.

mjg

Try www.gunbroker.com or www.auctionarms.com for current prices on similar items. Good luck

The molds and tong tool are the valuable items there, provided they are in good condition - most common flaw in the latter is a missing / broken decapping pin. If the tool is complete, depending on the model / patent date, it would be worth $60 to $300. The ammo is nice stuff, but not in the same league; most of it sounds at best like $20 - $30 a box material.