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Old 05-18-2017, 11:50 AM
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I recently came by a truckload of reloading components and some loaded ammo.. I have been polishing and inventorying brass, bullets etc... I have a quantity of cartridges I can't identify.. I'll attach a photo of the headstamp for starters..
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Looks like Turkish, Egyptian or Iranian ammo, without a side view I'm guessing 7.92 Mauser.
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Measure the bullet with micrometers to narrow down the guesses...

I've seen Turkish, Pakistani and Greek surplus 30-06 ammo.
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7 & 8mm Mauser ammo, the brass is 57mm (2 1/4") long. 30-06 ammo the brass is 63mm (2 1/2") long. Just for the record, 308 ammo the brass is 51mm (2")long. But their rims are all the same diameter!

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The year of manufacture "02" in arabic numerals suggests manufacture in an Arabic speaking country but the arabic script isn't something I recognize.
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According to
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The cartridge is Egyptian and was made in 1957.
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The cartridge is Egyptian and was made in 1957.
That sounds about right! In that time frame they used a rifle in 8x57, that was a nock-off of the FN 49, only it jammed badly if dirty. Just what you need in a dessert country!

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Definitely an Egyptian 7.92mm Mauser cartridge. I have several 50 round boxes having a similar Arabic headstamp. At that time the Egyptians were using the "Hakim" semiautomatic rifle (unlike the FN49), very much like the Swedish AG-42b Ljungman except for the caliber. The Ljungman was in 6.5x55mm. Lots of those rifles and ammunition for them were captured by the Israelis during the 6 days war, and eventually found their way into the international surplus arms trade.

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That sounds about right! In that time frame they used a rifle in 8x57, that was a nock-off of the FN 49, only it jammed badly if dirty. Just what you need in a dessert country!

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I finally got these things out and did some measuring.... I the B is a winner..I checked my reloading manual dimensions and ... case length is 2.24", bullet dia. is .320.. the dimensions match up to 8mm X 57..Thanks guys...
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