From Crete 1977

[Jan]

Can anyone identify these, I found them while digging on a beach on Crete while I was a little boy in the late seventies, have some more stuff also. lenghth is 14 cm:s and 2,6 cm at the base (uncleaned)

Rgds Jan

[Steve T]

Well they are MG cartridges of some description. They look like .50 cal cartridges but I can't be sure without seeing the headstamps.

Can you take a photo of the markings of the base of the cartridges please ?

Thanks

Steve T

[zwerge]

From those measurements it could be 20mmx139mm Hispano. HS pic would help.

[zwerge]

Here is a pic of a 20 x 139 with a link,looks right?

[big ned]

Looking closely at the links, and assuming the initial measurments are correct, it looks like old Zwerge gets the Cee-Gar!!

Schmokin' Ned.

[zwerge]

Looking closely at the links, and assuming the initial measurments are correct, it looks like old Zwerge gets the Cee-Gar!!

Schmokin' Ned.

Thankyou for giving me the nod Ned,frightfully nice of you,I would still like to see the HS as the Germans manufactured and used this round as well as a few other countries.

[Steve T]

unusual thing about them.........why are spent rounds still in the disintigrating links ? Or were these non-disintigrating ??

Steve T

[Jan]

The picture sure looks like a match!HS text says W S01 20x139 DM 1A1 2 -44-.

[zwerge]

It should read LOS M ,not W SO1 , it is German manufactured.

[packin9]

unusual thing about them.........why are spent rounds still in the disintigrating links ? Or were these non-disintigrating ??

Steve T

My thoughts also Steve.