Author Topic: Ammunition Box Submissions (Read 211214 times)

50M2HB · « **Reply #15 on:** July 16, 2007, 11:50:39 PM »

7.62x39 Ball ammunition from Mainland China. Standard Chinese military issue, but repackaged by Norinco for commercial US sales prior to the Clinton importation ban and the reclassification of steel core ammunition in this caliber as "Pistol Armor Piercing," and subsequent prohibition for commercial US sales. Copper washed steel case, copper washed steel jacket, steel core, smooth crimp cannelure, FMJBT, red case mouth sealant, brass, percussion, corrosive, berdan primer, clear primer sealant, headstamp "31 92." Various 20-round packaging, these are yellow with black & red printing or silver with black & red printing. Both packages contained identical ammunition.

50M2HB · « **Reply #16 on:** July 17, 2007, 08:08:01 PM »

7.62x39 Ball ammunition for the commercial US market, manufactured by Sellier & Bellot of Czechoslovakia. Green cardboard box, black printing. 122 gr. FMJ ball bullet, gilding metal clad steel jacket, steel case, brass percussion primer. Packaging lists the primer as non-corrosive. Headstamp is "S&B 7.62x39" with the logo in two positions.

50M2HB · « **Reply #17 on:** July 19, 2007, 08:23:20 PM »

US manufactured WW2 vintage 30-06 Ball M2 packaging, with the red stripe to visually indicate 'Ball' ammunition. This example is from Winchester Repeating Arms.

50M2HB · « **Reply #18 on:** July 19, 2007, 08:27:31 PM »

US manufactured WW2 vintage 30-06 Ball M2 (Alternate) packaging, with the red stripe to visually indicate 'Ball' ammunition. This example is from St. Louis. Ball M2 (Alternate) indicates a projectile with a gilding-metal clad-steel projectile jacket, rather than the more typical copper jacketed bullet, a copper-conservation war measure.

50M2HB · « **Reply #19 on:** July 19, 2007, 08:31:44 PM »

US manufactured WW2 vintage 30-06 Armor Piercing M2 packaging, with Blue & Orange stripes to visually indicate 'AP' ammunition. This example is from Des Moines.

50M2HB · « **Reply #20 on:** July 19, 2007, 08:42:16 PM »

US manufactured WW2 vintage 30-06 Tracer M1 packaging, with Green & Yellow stripes to visually indicate 'Tracer' ammunition. This example is from Denver.

50M2HB · « **Reply #21 on:** July 19, 2007, 08:48:52 PM »

US manufactured WW2 vintage 30-06 Incendiary M1 packaging, with the Red & Yellow stripes to visually indicate 'Incendiary' ammunition. This example is from Denver.

50M2HB · « **Reply #22 on:** July 24, 2007, 08:38:40 PM »

7.62 NATO caliber Blanks from Hirtenberg Patronen of Austria. L31A1 blank, brass, full-length case, rose crimp case mouth, green mouth sealant, brass, percussion primer, red primer sealant, no primer crimp, headstamp "HP 92 L31A1" Packaged 20 rounds to a tan cardboard box with white over label & black printing, purple lot number. For commercial US market, circa: 2007

50M2HB · « **Reply #23 on:** July 31, 2007, 09:20:30 PM »

Typical military style, .50 BMG caliber (12.7x99) Ball round from the former Yugoslavia, Igman of Konjic (Bosnia). Listed on the packaging as 699 grains, a Full-Metal-Jacketed design, probably boat-tail, with copper jacket, mild steel core and knurled crimp cannelure. Typical brass case, brass percussion primer, reportedly boxer and non-corrosive, red primer sealant, 3-stab primer crimp, & segmented case mouth crimp. Headstamp "IK 06 .50" 10 rounds/cardboard box with red, white, black & grey markings. Small, white, paper labels with black Igman logo and "01 06" sealing each end flap. For commercial US market, circa: 2007

Dalibor · « **Reply #24 on:** August 15, 2007, 04:36:43 PM »

More boxes for the gallery.

Dalibor · « **Reply #25 on:** August 15, 2007, 04:46:34 PM »

Some more pictures for the gallery...

Dalibor · « **Reply #26 on:** August 16, 2007, 04:43:55 PM »

...some more pictures

50M2HB · « **Reply #27 on:** September 08, 2007, 09:22:23 PM »

Lake City Army Ammunition Plant production of M64 Grenade "Blanks" in 7.62 NATO caliber. Tan paper wrapping, black ink markings.

50M2HB · « **Reply #28 on:** October 01, 2007, 08:19:32 PM »

T93E2 Armor Piercing. Prototype for the US M61 AP, 7.62x51 NATO (.308) caliber. 20 rounds to a tan cardboard box. Due to its early nature, the box is actually 30-06 caliber and too long, so cardboard was inserted along the top to act as a spacer. Buff colored label with black printing. Black tip color, knurled bullet ID cannelure, smooth bullet crimp cannelure, brass percussion primer, red sealant, ring primer crimp. Headstamp LC 54

50M2HB · « **Reply #29 on:** October 06, 2007, 09:04:49 PM »

.50 BAT (Battallion Anti-Tank or Basic Artillery Trainer) caliber (12.7x77) Spotter-Tracer, M48A1. 10-round, tan box, black ink stampinig. Yellow/Red (recessed) tip, knurled bullet crimp cannelure, brass case, brass percussion boxer primer (without flashtube), red primer sealant, ring crimp, 4-position (90 degree layout) headstamp "LC 68." Packaged 11 boxes per olive drab colored, M2A1 ammunition can, yellow stencilling "110 Ctgs Cal .50 Spotter Tracer M48A1 Cartons Lot LC 12577."