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2 BRICKS OF RARE REMINGTON ROCKET 22 SHORT AMMO IN

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 1,000.00 USD
2 BRICKS OF RARE REMINGTON ROCKET 22 SHORT AMMO IN
SEALED CHICKLET PACKS. 560 round bricks, 1120 rounds total. Remington Arms Company started marketing their revolutionary new “Rocket” ammunition in the mid 1950s. They are .22 Short loads with sintered iron projectiles, boasting a whopping muzzle velocity at over 1600 feet per second. They are in bricks containing 560 rounds, in 20 sealed “Chicklet Packs”, each containing 28 individual cartridges. The bricks are red, white & green cardboard packages, each acting as a counter display when properly folded. It is marked “Dispenser No. 54 / Contains 560 Rim Fire / No. 1222 Cartridges”. The top of each brick is marked as follows; “Hey Fellas, They’re NEW – Sensational! Remington “Rocket” 22 Shorts. MORE WHAM! – You can Hear their Power! MORE ZIP! – You can See their power!, MORE FUN! – They’re Loaded-To-The-Limit for power! 28 Rim Fire Cartridges. Remington. DuPont”. Each brick is in a brown cardboard sleeve. Individual Chicklet packs are sealed in clear cellophane w/ a red pull tie to open them. Dupont packaging indicates this ammo is “Non-Corrosive” & “Made in the USA”. CONDITION: all chicklet packages are unopened, still in factory sealed cellophane. Colored brick packs don’t appear to have been folded into their display configuration and are unmarked in the ”price” areas for dealers to have marked their retail pricing. Colors are still bright, appearing to have been stored in the original brown cardboard sleeves. Cardboard sleeves have some light staining but no damage. (02-21320/JZ). $600-1000.