Topic: Ammunition Box Submissions

[Richard Hitchcox]

Here are some ammunition boxes for inclusion the Gallery.

[50M2HB]

7.62x39 Ball ammunition packaging, Privi Partisan, reportedly for a US DoD contract to rearm the new Iraqi/Afghani forces, but containing a mixture of IK, NK, & nny headstamps dated from 1974-1994.

[50M2HB]

7.62x39 Ball ammunition, for US commercial market, from Zimbabwe Defense Industries Africa, gilding metal jacketed, lead core projectile, brass case, headstamp 97 ZI, red primer sealant, brass percussion primer, 3-stab primer crimp.

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7.62x39 Ball ammunition for US commercial market, from Romania, "Hotshot" line, lacquered steel case, GMCS jacket, lead core projectile, red primer sealant covering primer, percussion primer, headstamp poorly reproduces, even under magnification:  90 SADU 7.62  (Might also be 9D SADU 7.62)

[50M2HB]

7.62x54R Ball ammunition, reportedly US DoD contract for the new Iraqi/Afghani forces, copper jacketed, lead core projectile, brass case, brass percussion primer, red primer sealant, ring primer crimp.  Packaging & cartridge construction similar to IK production, but possibly Privi Partisan production.  Headstamp JMS 02

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5.56 NATO/.223 ammunition from the, now defunct, NATEC of Plattsburgh, NY, for commercial US sales.  Numerous loads in this caliber, including tracer (illustrated), FMJ-ball, Hollowpoint, SoftPoint, Match, & plastic ballistic tip.  Color coded polymer cased ammunition.  Headstamp 223 REM PCA 04

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55 gr FMJ, lead core, GM jacketed bullet, brass case, headstamp T .223 from RUAG Swiss Munition.  Reportedly non-corrosive, percussion nickel primer, black primer sealant, 3-stab primer crimp.  Imported for the commercial US market May 2007.  From white cardboard, 50-round boxes, 5-grey plastic, 10-round stripper clips per box, 4 boxes in a white plastic sealed "battle pack."  Various lot numbers and dates. 

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.308 Winchester, 145 gr. Ball, FMJ, copper jacketed, lead core, smooth crimp cannelure, brass case, brass, percussion primer, ring primer crimp, red primer sealant, headstamp "nny 308 Win."  Reportedly for US DoD contract to re-equip new Iraqi/Afghani forces from Privi Partisan.  From white cardboard, 20-round boxes, black ink stencilling, packed in olive drab plastic "battle pack" of 10 boxes, with yellow stencilling "200 Cartridges  .308 Winchester  FMJ 145 gr  Lot PPU 0702-01"

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30-06 NPE cases (New Primed Empty) from Western/Olin.  Apparently intended for competition loading outside the factory.  Interesting to note these cases were corrosive primed indicating WW2 or earlier vintage.  Nickel plated brass cases, with nickel, percussion, boxer primers, no primer sealant, no primer crimp.  "Western 30-06 SPRG" headstamp.  Packaged in white cardboard, 20-round, slip-top boxes, with white labels and black printing.  Lot number 50CC.

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Barrett Firearms Manufacturing, Inc. of Murfreesboro, TN, circa 2007.  .50 BMG caliber M33 Ball ammunition manufactured for them by CBC (Brazil), for the commercial US market.  661 gr FMJBT, copper-jacketed, mild-steel (not AP) core projectile, with knurled crimping cannelure.  Brass case, brass percussion, non-corrosive, boxer primer, purple primer sealant, 3-stab crimp, headstamp "Barrett .50 BMG"  Black, 10-round, cardboard boxes, with white printing & Barrett logo.  Lot # BI0830 L-143.

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Barrett Firearms Manufacturing, Inc. of Murfreesboro, TN, circa 2007.  Proprietary cartridge .416 Barrett, 10.5x83mm, .416/.50, for the commercial US market.  The .50 BMG case necked down and cut back for a .416 caliber projectile.  Bullet is a brass, monolithic solid match design.  Brass case, brass percussion, non-corrosive, boxer primer, no primer sealant or primer crimp, headstamp "Barrett .416"  Black, 10-round, cardboard boxes, with white printing & Barrett logo.  Lot # 022707.

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Dynamit Nobel AG of Germany, 7.62 NATO caliber, blue plastic, short range training round, brass case head, nickel primer, green primer sealant, ring crimp.  Headstamp "DAG 7.62x51"  Specifically, illustrated item is for the British L1A1 rifle and designated L14A1 for UK MoD service.  From 50 round, tan cardboard box, with white label and black ink markings "50 Round, 7.62mm  Training, Short Range, L14A1  For use in rifle 7.62mm L1A1  Lot No. 01 DAG-04-86  TI 1305-12-148-7829"

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Igman production of Konjic Yugoslavia (Bosnia) 5.56 NATO caliber M855 Ball ammunition.  Headstamp "IK 03 5.56x45"  Reportedly a contract for a NATO member nation equipping for deployment to Afghanistan or Iraq.  Packaged on 10-round stripper clips in white cardboard boxes, 4 boxes to an olive drab fabric bandoleer.  Three boxes contain three, 10-round stipper clips/box, while the fourth box contains a single 10-round stripper clip and a stripper clip "spoon" to facilitate magazine loading.  This provides 100 rounds/bandoleer.  Ammunition is green-tipped, copper jacketed, lead core, with steel penetrator projectile tip, knurled bullet crimp cannelure, brass case, brass percussion primer, red primer sealant, ring primer crimp.  Lot # 09 IK 04

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Unlike the XM200 Blanks being advertised now for commercial sales, that are actually factory "seconds" of standard M200 Blanks (those that don't meet some minor aspect of military specifications), these are the original predecessor to the M200 Blank, prior to NATO adoption.
 
Brass case with knurled cannelure above extractor groove (for identification), brass, percussion, non-corrosive, boxer primer, red primer sealant, ring primer crimp with 7 finger case mouth rose crimp.  Two different packaging, one with the red ink "Dangerous Within 20 Feet" warning (Lot #18089), and one without (Lot # 18027).
 
20-round, standard tan cardboard boxes with black ink markings.  Twin Cities, MN production. 
 
Oddly enough, the earlier lot (18027) has the later headstamp TW 71 vs TW 69.  Also, the earlier lot has a clear case mouth sealant, as opposed to the later's white case mouth sealant.   Being XM, they do not carry the NATO cross/circle headstamp symbol.

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7.62x51 M-80 Ball (147 gr). GGG (Giraites Ginkluotes Gamykla) Made in Lithuania.  Brass cased, Nickel, Percussion, Boxer primed (reloadable) non-corrosive, Copper Jacket, Lead Core, Knurled Crimp Cannelure, Brass Case, Red Primer Sealant, Ring Crimp.  Made in 2003.  20 rounds in a tan cardboard box with black ink printing "20 7.62x51 M80 440-GGG-03". 10 boxes in an Olive Drab plastic battle pack.