#38 • Western Super-X .22 Short & .22 LR

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

High bid $5.00

Status: Sold

Antique box of Western Cartridge Company Super-X .22 Short rimfire ammunition, produced under the Winchester-Western Division of Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation, dating it to the 1950s-60s era. The .22 Short is one of the oldest American metallic cartridges still in existence, introduced in 1857, and was widely used for gallery shooting, small game, and pest control. The box originally held 50 rounds and contains 28 remaining .22 Short cartridges along with 1 .22 Long Rifle cartridge, the latter being visibly longer with a more weathered bullet. The Short rounds are tiny brass rimfire cartridges with wax-coated Lubaloy-plated round-nose bullets in a warm copper-brown tone, while the lone .22 LR sits noticeably taller beside them, its bullet showing significant age and oxidation consistent with the period.