Alcan cardboard 12g shells.

Boogershooter · January 3, 2016, 10:46 PM

While digging for some paperwork for another thread on here I found some old shot shells in the bottom of a drawer. They are stamped Alcan 12 made in USA on the brass. I don't think they are that old being in the drawer they were in but I can't remember where I picked them up. I know they aren't valuable but any info would be appreciated.

Boogershooter · January 4, 2016, 12:33 AM

A quick Google search showed production on these stopped in 71.

FITASC · January 4, 2016, 09:47 AM

They might hold value to some folks who collect old ammo. A search on GunBroker might give you some insight into that regard. Do they not have a box they came in or something on the sides of the hulls themselves?

Boogershooter · January 4, 2016, 12:04 PM

Half a box but the box is in really bad shape.

FITASC · January 4, 2016, 01:30 PM

But what does it say as to the ammo itself? Duck load, target, or????

Boogershooter · January 5, 2016, 04:20 AM

The shells are a dark red almost burgundy color. No markings and the box is unreadable.

January 3, 2016, 10:46 PM	#1
Boogershooter Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 2014 Posts: 645	Alcan cardboard 12g shells. While digging for some paperwork for another thread on here I found some old shot shells in the bottom of a drawer. They are stamped Alcan 12 made in USA on the brass. I don't think they are that old being in the drawer they were in but I can't remember where I picked them up. I know they aren't valuable but any info would be appreciated.

January 4, 2016, 09:47 AM	#3
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,446	They might hold value to some folks who collect old ammo. A search on GunBroker might give you some insight into that regard. Do they not have a box they came in or something on the sides of the hulls themselves? __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

January 4, 2016, 01:30 PM	#5
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,446	But what does it say as to the ammo itself? Duck load, target, or???? __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

January 4, 2016, 12:33 AM	#2
Boogershooter Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 2014 Posts: 645	A quick Google search showed production on these stopped in 71.

January 4, 2016, 12:04 PM	#4
Boogershooter Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 2014 Posts: 645	Half a box but the box is in really bad shape.

January 5, 2016, 04:20 AM	#6
Boogershooter Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 2014 Posts: 645	The shells are a dark red almost burgundy color. No markings and the box is unreadable.