#34 • Two Antique Remington UMC 10 Gauge "New Club" Paper Shotgun Shells

Part of Antique Ammunition Online Auction (timed auction by Linkous Auction Group)

High bid $7.00

Status: Sold

Pair of antique 10 gauge Remington UMC "New Club" shotgun shells, representing two distinct load configurations from one of America's most celebrated ammunition manufacturers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The first shell is loaded with 4 drams, 1⅛ oz of #5 shot, with the top wad stamped "Remington 4-1⅛-5 UMC," while the second carries a 2½ dram, 1 oz load of #10 shot with the top wad stamped "DuPont 2½-1-10 U.M.C. Co.," indicating DuPont powder was used in its loading. Both shells feature warm golden-tan paper tube bodies in good structural condition with light surface wear and age-appropriate toning, sitting atop brass bases stamped with the distinctive ornate star design reading "Remington UMC No. 10 New Club" and "U.M.C. Co. No. 10 New Club" respectively, both retaining their original primers. A wonderful matched pair of early American 10 gauge shotshells that together illustrate the variety of loads offered under the prestigious New Club line, highly desirable for serious antique ammunition collectors. Shells measurements are OAL 2.42in MW .83in and OAL 2.56in MW .83in