$4000 hand made Broomhandle

PhilOhio · 07-31-2009, 12:06 PM

Postino,

When I belatedly looked again at the clip (above) which you posted from the Midway ad, I see what happened. It says "32 caliber", not .32 ACP. Whoever drafted it picked up the correct numbers for lead bullets in .32-20, aka .32 WCF, and assumed all .32s are the same, which they are not. Their numbers would also be about correct for .32 S&W or .32 S&W Long. Then the obsolete .32-40 would be much larger, a true .32. There have been a bunch of .32s over the years, and the defunct Short and Long rimfires were true .32s, with heeled bullets, like .22 Long Rifle. But .32 ACP is most assuredly a .30 caliber, as is .30 Luger/7.65mm Parabellum.

I load and make bullets for all of these except .32-40.

alvin · 07-31-2009, 08:44 PM

Phil -- Could you help to id an ammo box, is this pre WWII, or post WWII? Thanks.

http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/Vie...Item=134589605

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Postie -- I don't collect Astra (at this moment). So.... no idea. Sorry.

PhilOhio · 08-01-2009, 12:40 PM

Alvin,

That's a bit out of my area of knowledge. At maximum zoom, I still could not clearly read the head markings on a single round. And I know nothing about how F.N. marked their boxes during different eras. I could not honestly offer even a good guess, other than it looks old.

It's unusual that the seller gives absolutely no description of what he is selling, but says that the "winner" of this auction can buy up to three boxes. So I doubt that they are particularly rare, imagine he has a good supply, and regard this as one of those deals which is probably not a bona fide auction at all; good way to move some older surplus ammo. An open box of it might look good in a photo of an old pistol.

If it were rare, I think the seller would describe it and provide in-focus pictures which would allow the buyer to clearly understand what he is "bidding" on. Some people will go for anything on the net.

I'm sure somebody here can give you a better answer.

Watch out for dark and/or out-of-focus pictures of anything offered on the Internet.

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07-31-2009, 12:06 PM	#1
PhilOhio User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 145 Thanks: 5 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts	Postino, When I belatedly looked again at the clip (above) which you posted from the Midway ad, I see what happened. It says "32 caliber", not .32 ACP. Whoever drafted it picked up the correct numbers for lead bullets in .32-20, aka .32 WCF, and assumed all .32s are the same, which they are not. Their numbers would also be about correct for .32 S&W or .32 S&W Long. Then the obsolete .32-40 would be much larger, a true .32. There have been a bunch of .32s over the years, and the defunct Short and Long rimfires were true .32s, with heeled bullets, like .22 Long Rifle. But .32 ACP is most assuredly a .30 caliber, as is .30 Luger/7.65mm Parabellum. I load and make bullets for all of these except .32-40.

07-31-2009, 08:44 PM	#2
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Phil -- Could you help to id an ammo box, is this pre WWII, or post WWII? Thanks. http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/Vie...Item=134589605 ==== Postie -- I don't collect Astra (at this moment). So.... no idea. Sorry.

08-01-2009, 12:40 PM	#3
PhilOhio User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 145 Thanks: 5 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts	Alvin, That's a bit out of my area of knowledge. At maximum zoom, I still could not clearly read the head markings on a single round. And I know nothing about how F.N. marked their boxes during different eras. I could not honestly offer even a good guess, other than it looks old. It's unusual that the seller gives absolutely no description of what he is selling, but says that the "winner" of this auction can buy up to three boxes. So I doubt that they are particularly rare, imagine he has a good supply, and regard this as one of those deals which is probably not a bona fide auction at all; good way to move some older surplus ammo. An open box of it might look good in a photo of an old pistol. If it were rare, I think the seller would describe it and provide in-focus pictures which would allow the buyer to clearly understand what he is "bidding" on. Some people will go for anything on the net. I'm sure somebody here can give you a better answer. Watch out for dark and/or out-of-focus pictures of anything offered on the Internet.