Quote Originally Posted by English View Post
I can remember that when I first got an air rifle a tin of 500 .177 Eley Wasp (Red Tin) was six shillings (30 pence) at the local iron mongers.

Later on he also started to stock Milbro Caledonian and Bull Dog Pellets these were offered in tins of 500 or 200 or sometimes cardboard boxes.

These tins look very collectable now but back then they made very attractive targets once they were empty

I have never seen tins or boxes of 100, except for the match wadcutters that would have come in square plastic boxes/trays and individually separated by being in foam inserts? And were far too expensive for young boys!
I remember buying boxes of 100 Lanes cat slugs for 6d.(1958)These were non-waisted pellets and worked well in my Diana No 2, pop-out barrel pistol. They were in a flimsy white square cardboard box. They were also sold in 500 box for 2/6d. I think the 500 box was light green - again a flimsy box.