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Offline eskimo2

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« on: September 10, 2006, 09:26:18 AM »
I bought some cheap old ammo at a garage sale yesterday.  The guy threw in a 5 round clip that I was inquisitive about; he didn’t know what it was.  I was wondering if it was AP.  When I got home I held a round against a magnet and it stuck well.  I also held the magnet to the 30-06 round; it also stuck.  Confused, I tested the magnet on other military ball ammo that I had and as expected it did not stick.  So I’m guessing that the 20 rounds of 30-06 that I bought are AP as well…  Is a magnet a good enough test?  In the picture below you can see the round next to a 30-06 military ball round (left).  The 06 brass reads: EW  43.  The questionable rounds read: Z11  K5  44.  Based on relative size, color and brass stamps, what the heck do you think the shorter rounds are?  

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« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2006, 09:47:48 AM »
the one on the left kinda looks like what we used in our AG3 rifles.. 7,62mm

i could be waaaaay off


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« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2006, 10:46:47 AM »
7.92x57 Mauser. Steel core ammo was and is common.

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« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2006, 11:09:13 AM »
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7.92x57 Mauser. Steel core ammo was and is common.

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So are they AP?
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« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2006, 11:09:20 AM »
looks like 8mm.  Could be .303,  be careful it's probably corrosive.  If it were AP the tips would be painted black.  If you want real expert advice send pic to the ODCMP forums, they'll know for sure.
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« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2006, 11:18:32 AM »
K5 is Kynoch (I.C.I.), Kidderminster, UK (1944)

I suspect .303 British.   The Brits used things like 11Z to indicate component loads.

(VII Z on .303 British indicates Mark VII ball ammunition loaded with nitrocellulose powder.)

The 44 indicates made in 1944.

A lot of milsurp ammo sticks to a magnet, even non-AP loads.  Portugese 7.62 ball ammo sticks to a magnet.

A good place to check this stuff out is:

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« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2006, 11:19:40 AM »
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« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2006, 11:24:40 AM »
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7.92x57 Mauser. Steel core ammo was and is common.

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Comparing the pixel width from the original full sized picture: If 30-06 (156 pixels) = 7.62, then the other round works out to (163 pixels) 7.96; pretty close to 7.92, like you said.
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« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2006, 11:26:51 AM »
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K5 is Kynoch (I.C.I.), Kidderminster, UK (1944)

I suspect .303 British.   The Brits used things like 11Z to indicate component loads.

(VII Z on .303 British indicates Mark VII ball ammunition loaded with nitrocellulose powder.)

The 44 indicates made in 1944.

A lot of milsurp ammo sticks to a magnet, even non-AP loads.  Portugese 7.62 ball ammo sticks to a magnet.

A good place to check this stuff out is:

Headstamp Codes


The guy I bought it from also thought it was 303, but I thought 303 has a wide rim at the base of the brass...
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« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2006, 11:31:27 AM »
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The guy I bought it from also thought it was 303, but I thought 303 has a wide rim at the base of the brass...


Yeah, I think you are right, I think .303 does have a differant base IIRC.
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« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2006, 11:32:55 AM »
So if they put steel in it, is it semi AP?
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« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2006, 12:30:44 PM »
Looks like turk 8mm, nickel washed steel jacketed.  I bought a bunch of it a couple years back, came on the same brass 5 round stripper clips. I think I paid about $.04 a round for it, but its junk.

I don't have any in front of me but based on the head stamp I belive those are from 1944. I think the batch I had was from '42.
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« Reply #12 on: September 10, 2006, 03:50:57 PM »
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K5 is Kynoch (I.C.I.), Kidderminster, UK (1944)

I suspect .303 British.   The Brits used things like 11Z to indicate component loads.
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This is not a .303 round as the .303 is rimmed and has a greater taper to the brass.

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« Reply #13 on: September 10, 2006, 03:59:47 PM »
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Looks like turk 8mm, nickel washed steel jacketed.  I bought a bunch of it a couple years back, came on the same brass 5 round stripper clips. I think I paid about $.04 a round for it, but its junk.

I don't have any in front of me but based on the head stamp I belive those are from 1944. I think the batch I had was from '42.


Many manufacturers used nickel plated copper jackets (sometimes called coppronickel). Unfortunately, there were hundreds of manufactuers in about a dozen countries making 7.92mm ammo. I have about 40 rounds of Polish made 7.92mm ammo that uses this type of jacket finish. It dates to 1938.



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« Reply #14 on: September 10, 2006, 04:02:14 PM »
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So if they put steel in it, is it semi AP?


Not always. AP rounds would be designated by a painted tip or band on the bullet. Your rounds look like standard ball ammo.

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