Free: Winchester .380 box

[Ilwil]

I was given this; it had seven live rounds only. The box is cardboard, worn but intact, except for one end flap. The inside container box is intact. Colors are red and yellow; The top and bottom are marked with the big "W' with Winchester" in red letters within a white band across the top. I figure it is at least 55 years old, because there is no zip code for the New Haven factory address. An side panel says: "380 Automatic" 95 grain, Full Patch." Other script reads: "50 Center Fire Cartridges Staynless Non-Mercuric Oilproof, for .380 Colt Auto, Savage, Webley and other automatic arms."

It would be a shame to just toss this, but I'm trying to be ruthless in down sizing. Anyway, I'll give it away free, but the kicker is that I can't conceive of any way to mail it without squashing it, except by a USPS small flat rate box, which now cost $8.50 a pop. If this trips your trigger, well, I'm your huckleberry, as a famous dentist once remarked. If no one wants it, well, I tried.

Promised to go to Bazoo

[SWANEEDB]

If you give me the info of the winchester and other division ? Re olin industries we can then give you a date or at least the years of mfg.

[Ilwil]

The box does say it is a division of Olin Industries. The lot# inside the end flap says "A68 8".

[SWANEEDB]

That would put your box date between Dec 30 1944 to Jan 1952.
There were quite a few corporate name changes between 1931 / 1991.

[Ilwil]

Even older than I thought; thanks for the interesting information.

[Bazoo]

I’d be glad to have it, i messaged you in regards to it. I have a small collection and the wife has a 380, so as I don’t have anything else for the caliber, she will find it as cool as me likely.

[Ilwil]

It will go to Bazoo.