Vintage pellet info/chinwag

[BadPigeon]

Thanks for all the info, link, pics gents some fantastic pellets in the pics and especially thanks for the advice on looking after and preserving cardboard boxes. I will be a regular at Aldi until i find the display cabinet. Tx

[ccdjg]

If you want something smaller to protect your pellets and display them at the same time, then these cases are pretty good. You can stack them, hang them on the wall, or stand them individually on a shelf. They are quite soldily made, with a leather-look finish and genuine glass window. They cost about £11 on fleabay.


https://www./itm/72-Earring-Ring-Jew...cAAOSw18Ndy8tF

[ptdunk]

If you want something smaller to protect your pellets and display them at the same time, then these cases are pretty good. You can stack them, hang them on the wall, or stand them individually on a shelf. They are quite soldily made, with a leather-look finish and genuine glass window. They cost about £11 on fleabay.


https://www./itm/72-Earring-Ring-Jew...cAAOSw18Ndy8tF

These look perfect John, that link doesn’t work for me though and I couldn’t find that box on the bay.

Cheers,
Matt

[ccdjg]

Yes, Matt, for some reason the link doesn’t work for me either. I have re-checked on Fleabay and in doing so found a better deal, where you can get the box I illustrated for £8.99 each, or £8.54 if you buy two or more. I think that is pretty good, considering that the price includes postage. Search this number:

132566665524.

The box size is 29 x 19 x 4 cm, which is not only deep enough for any pellet tins or boxes, but will also accommodate most types of air pistol. So you could keep or display your favourite pistols in these. Not bad, considering that you would have to pay £30-£50 for a cardboard repro’ box.

[ptdunk]

Yes, Matt, for some reason the link doesn’t work for me either. I have re-checked on Fleabay and in doing so found a better deal, where you can get the box I illustrated for £8.99 each, or £8.54 if you buy two or more. I think that is pretty good, considering that the price includes postage. Search this number:

132566665524.

The box size is 29 x 19 x 4 cm, which is not only deep enough for any pellet tins or boxes, but will also accommodate most types of air pistol. So you could keep or display your favourite pistols in these. Not bad, considering that you would have to pay £30-£50 for a cardboard repro’ box.

Perfect, thanks!

Shared a link with the O.P.

Matt

[Garvin]

Forgot there used to be a Vintage American Airguns forum devoted to pellets and targets.

There is a PDF archive here, painstakingly recorded by Citizen K when Network 54 went tits up:

https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....llets_targets/

I used John's excellent advice on cheap display cases from the auction site for some of my meagre pellet container collection (sorry about the fuzzy pic):

[Abasmajor]

[QUOTE=Garvin;7933310]Forgot there used to be a Vintage American Airguns forum devoted to pellets and targets.

I used John's excellent advice on cheap display cases from the auction site for some of my meagre pellet container collection (sorry about the fuzzy pic):

Hi Danny,

When I decided to add some pellet packaging to my collection, it seemed there were so many out there that I needed to limit my scope to Webley, even then only to include tins and not paper from the period from the earliest pre-war tins up to the mid seventies where my particular interest in Webley products wanes.
Although the collection started out quite briskly, it has taken many years now to finally source examples of the rarer tins which include the miniature, orange sectored .177 tin pictured in your collection. I had always believed that this particular tin would have been supplied as part of some form of promotional set, but have since been advised that it was included as a separate item in a 1970s Webley price list.

Brian

[micky2]

Forgot there used to be a Vintage American Airguns forum devoted to pellets and targets.

There is a PDF archive here, painstakingly recorded by Citizen K when Network 54 went tits up:

https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....llets_targets/

I used John's excellent advice on cheap display cases from the auction site for some of my meagre pellet container collection (sorry about the fuzzy pic):

That's a nice little collection you have there Danny, and in great condition as well.