#94 • Three Rare & Antique Savage Shells 12 Gauge BPD Roma Italy

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

High bid $18.00

Status: Sold

Eare and highly collectible lot of three antique Savage Brand 12 gauge paper hull shotshells, manufactured by B.P.D. (Bombrini Parodi Delfino) of Rome, Italy, featuring the iconic Savage Arms Native American chief logo prominently printed on the natural kraft paper hulls. Savage Arms is renowned primarily as a firearms manufacturer and ventured into ammunition production for only a very brief period, making any surviving Savage branded shells exceptionally scarce and sought after by serious antique cartridge collectors. The brass bases are head stamped "B.P.D. 12 ROMA" confirming their Italian manufacture, and the lot includes both an unfired example with intact six segment paper crimp closure and fired examples showing the rolled crimp open, offering a wonderful study of both states of this rare shell. The paper hulls display the classic construction of the era with visible coiled interior wad column on the open examples, and all three retain strong graphic impressions of the distinctive Savage Shells branding. Unfired shell measurements are OAL 2.30in MW .78in the fired shell measurements are OAL 2.55in MW .80in and unused shell measurements are OAL 2.76in MW .80in