BB RELATED

BB Related groups material associated with air guns and low velocity projectile systems rather than conventional firearm cartridges. These items reflect the parallel development of BB guns, air rifles, and indoor or youth shooting equipment that emerged in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries alongside metallic cartridge firearms.

This category includes BBs and pellets, brass BB cases, shot tubes, pellet tins, boxed slugs, and air gun shot in calibers such as .177, .22, and .380 gauge. Packaging and presentation are often as significant as the projectiles themselves, with period tins and tubes illustrating how air gun ammunition was marketed and distributed. For collectors, these items document a related but distinct branch of ammunition history, where manufacturing methods, materials, and branding differ markedly from firearm ammunition while remaining closely tied to broader shooting culture and practice.