November 17 & 18, 2021 Extraordinary Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/17/2021
This attractive bullet board has an oak frame with silver inner liner, and marked "UNITED STATES CARTRIDGE CO." prominently across the top. Corners are decorated with shields that read "U S / CARTRIDGE CO" and art nouveau borders depicting geometrics and griffins. Band under left griffin reads "ESTAB'D 1869" while right band reads "LOWELL / MASS." referring to the company founding in Lowell 1869 by Benjamin Butler. Lower left of board with "U (inset "No 1")", "S (inset "No 2"), both made up of primers affixed to the board. Central shield is mounted with cartridges, including rifle, shotgun, and handgun examples. Central shield a rich brown color, while balance is art noveau blues and yellows. CONDITION: Very good with plenty of eye appeal. Some distress is visible along the bottom of the board with a minor tear, and some deterioration at upper right. Normal color fading and some flaking on ground which do not detract. Small crack in the glass on the upper left that appears stable. Cartridges are very good with some light discoloration.
This is not a standard shippable item and will require 3rd party shipping or pickup arrangements to be made.