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Extremely dark red labels on ammunition boxes
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steff
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June 5, 2026 - 9:21 pm
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Hello fellow collectors,

 

I have a few boxes of Winchester ammunition from the 1910s whose red labels have darkened significantly. You can hardly read anything on them anymore. Does anyone know of a way to restore them and make them lighter in color?

 

Greetings from Germany

 

Stefan

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Bert H.
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Exposure to U.V. light.

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Have you actually done that already, and what kind of UV lamp did you use?

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steff said
Have you actually done that already, and what kind of UV lamp did you use?
  

No I have not.  I just know that exposure to U.V. light will usually cause colors (ink) to fade.

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