A handful of misc ammo was passed along to me recently,,"Here, maybe you can use this" ..
Mostly military 30-06 and some common one-of rounds of sporting ammo.
A few interesting ones in the lot.
First is a very early 7.65x53 Belgian Mauser round.
'DM K' headstamp which best I can find is Deutche Metallpatronenfabrik / Karlsruhe. Date on the round is 1893.
Shown next to a service 30-06 in second pic.
Next are the headstamp/case head of 2 early 30-30 rds.
Note the 'Protected Primers' ,,primer w/a brass ring around them.
The tiny 'W' stamp on the primer face means that the primer is for smokeless powder. This type was used in factory loads from 1895 in a #5 size,,1904 in a 5 1/2,,both till 1932.
I have no idea which size fits what,,just info I gleened from a collectors site. (I'm not that smart!)
Headstamp and casehead of a Marlin 25-36 round (Winchester mfg)
Same primer type as the above.
** The '25-36 MARLIN' looks hand engraved/hammer chased to this engraver. Look at the chisel tool facets in those cuts. Talk about a short run of a competitors ammo..!**
Interesting 32WSL (Winchester Self Loading Rifle) round for the 1905 autoloading rifle. Odd sort of number,,used the same bullet as the 32Win Special.
'W' marked primer again for 'smokeless powder' loading.
There were a couple of these in the lot.
Last one,,a big 45cal, no markings at all. 45-70 maybe?
My somewhat less than accurate vernier says the case rim, base, OAL and neck match the 45-70 to within a couple .000". The Bullet is right at .450 where it sits at the case mouth. I'll call it a 45-70.
Here's a pic of the bunch
L to R
..25-36Marlin
..two 30-30 rounds (awfully lightweight looking bullets it seems, maybe they're 130's.)
..32WSL (I can see where the case may have inspired the 30 Carbine round)
..45-70(?) unmarked case head, looks like a factory load
Kind of fun sorting thru the stuff. I never actually collected cartridges in the true meaning of the word.
Just keep accumulating them in mixed up bunches stored away for no real good reason.
Mostly military 30-06 and some common one-of rounds of sporting ammo.
A few interesting ones in the lot.
First is a very early 7.65x53 Belgian Mauser round.
'DM K' headstamp which best I can find is Deutche Metallpatronenfabrik / Karlsruhe. Date on the round is 1893.
Shown next to a service 30-06 in second pic.
Next are the headstamp/case head of 2 early 30-30 rds.
Note the 'Protected Primers' ,,primer w/a brass ring around them.
The tiny 'W' stamp on the primer face means that the primer is for smokeless powder. This type was used in factory loads from 1895 in a #5 size,,1904 in a 5 1/2,,both till 1932.
I have no idea which size fits what,,just info I gleened from a collectors site. (I'm not that smart!)
Headstamp and casehead of a Marlin 25-36 round (Winchester mfg)
Same primer type as the above.
** The '25-36 MARLIN' looks hand engraved/hammer chased to this engraver. Look at the chisel tool facets in those cuts. Talk about a short run of a competitors ammo..!**
Interesting 32WSL (Winchester Self Loading Rifle) round for the 1905 autoloading rifle. Odd sort of number,,used the same bullet as the 32Win Special.
'W' marked primer again for 'smokeless powder' loading.
There were a couple of these in the lot.
Last one,,a big 45cal, no markings at all. 45-70 maybe?
My somewhat less than accurate vernier says the case rim, base, OAL and neck match the 45-70 to within a couple .000". The Bullet is right at .450 where it sits at the case mouth. I'll call it a 45-70.
Here's a pic of the bunch
L to R
..25-36Marlin
..two 30-30 rounds (awfully lightweight looking bullets it seems, maybe they're 130's.)
..32WSL (I can see where the case may have inspired the 30 Carbine round)
..45-70(?) unmarked case head, looks like a factory load
Kind of fun sorting thru the stuff. I never actually collected cartridges in the true meaning of the word.
Just keep accumulating them in mixed up bunches stored away for no real good reason.
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