Eley Dates

Martin Catley · Post by **Martin Catley** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 3:34 pm

Can anyone give me the date when the first Plastic Box Eley came out and also if you can Date the Ammo from the numbers on the Box. The earlier ones seem to have had a different numbering system to the present ones.

Thanks
Martin

David Levene · Post by **David Levene** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 4:06 pm

I believe it was 1979.

Tzed250 · Post by **Tzed250** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:27 pm

David Levene wrote:I believe it was 1979.

Must have been after that. I have a paper box brick of Tenex from 1980.

Bought my first Lapua in 1980 and it came in a vacuformed plastic box that looked somewhat like an egg carton.

PaulB · Post by **PaulB** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:49 pm

Eley Tenex lot designations and years.

1980 WC
1981 WD
1982 WE
1983 WF
1984 WG
1985 WH
1986 WI
1987 WJ
1988 WK
1989 WL
1990 WM
1990 OM
1991 WN
1992 WP
1993 WQ
1994 WR
1995 WS
1996 WT
1997 WZB
1998 WZC
1999 WZD
2000 WZE
2001 WZF

2002 UG1
2003 UH1
2004 UJ1

2005 1005
2006 1006
2007 1007
2008 1008
2009 1009

Martin Catley · Post by **Martin Catley** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:35 pm

Thanks for all the replies it has been a great help, of course any other comments will be welcome.

Martin

David Levene · Post by **David Levene** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 1:11 am

Tzed250 wrote:
David Levene wrote:I believe it was 1979.

Must have been after that. I have a paper box brick of Tenex from 1980.

It was certainly no later than March 1980. I have an April 1980 Target Gun magazine with a full page advert. (It's probably the same in other countries but here in the UK magazines are always dated the month following the actual publishing date to extend the perceived shelf life.)

Alexander · Post by **Alexander** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 2:53 am

Thanks a big lot, Paul !

Alexander