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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Help me identify this rifle round

Posted: 6/30/2004 8:40:06 AM EDT

Hi.

Picked up a clip of FIve unknown rifle rounds yesterday at work. I was told they *could* be 8mm Mauser rounds, but I'm not sure about that. Each round is 3" 1/8ths long and 1/2" round at the base. Brass casing, black sealer on the bottom, and is marked "1945" on the bottom along with several random letters and numbers.

What I'm wondering about is if this really is 8mm mauser, could it be some WW2 stuff? (the 1945 marking makes me wonder)

Ben

Posted: 6/30/2004 8:41:27 AM EDT

[#1]

Kind of hard to tell without a pic.

DOes the clip hold 8 rounds or 5?

Sgatr15

Posted: 6/30/2004 8:45:19 AM EDT

[#2]

It's all on a five round stripper clip.

I don't have a cameria with me, unfortunately....and even if I did, I don't have any way of uploading the photos......

Ben

Posted: 6/30/2004 8:45:28 AM EDT

[#3]

Odds:

95% 7.92*57 Mauser
5% 7*57 Mauser

Posted: 6/30/2004 8:48:32 AM EDT

[#4]

Does it look similar to this....

If so, there's a strong chance it is 8mm.

Posted: 6/30/2004 8:51:57 AM EDT

[#5]

whats the headstamp,,i collect mausers and could prolly help,, more than likely is 8mm,,if its in a brass stripper its prolly turkish ,,,id post apick of one but dont see an option to do so,,,
anyway it would say for turk the date,,7.9,fs,t moon and star with lines seprateing them,,
caseing will be brass while the bullet will have a silver color,same with ecudorian just different headstamps,,list what they are and we can help...

protus

Posted: 6/30/2004 8:53:05 AM EDT

[#6]

7.92 x 57 JS (metric)

Posted: 6/30/2004 8:59:16 AM EDT

[#7]

Yes. Exactly.

ALthough mine says 1945....and 7.91 not 7.92.....Bullet is silver colored......

Ben

Posted: 6/30/2004 10:03:01 AM EDT

[#8]

Does the 1945 marking on the bottom mean it was manuf. in 1945? Just somewhat curious....

Ben

Posted: 6/30/2004 12:55:14 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
Does the 1945 marking on the bottom mean it was manuf. in 1945?

Ben

Correct

Also, that 'silver colored' bullet is probably nickel coated.

Posted: 6/30/2004 12:57:47 PM EDT

[#10]

Whatever it is it sounds like you NEED to buy a gun for it.

Posted: 8/27/2004 6:06:54 PM EDT

[#11]

I think your right. However this is nasty stuff, and I'd have to clean the weapon every other round

What are mausers going for right now?

Ben

Posted: 8/27/2004 6:26:13 PM EDT

[#12]

Try these websites:

www.surplusrifle.com/

and

p077.ezboard.com/bparallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums

If you want to know anythingabout mausers ( and any other C and R gun or rifle ), ask these guys

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