I found this casing some time a go in the ardennes on a WW2 battlefield.
Also there has been some fighting in the beginning of WW1.
It has the same dimensions as a german 7.92 but the headstamp reads 7 15 s67 F
Can someone help me out?
I found this casing some time a go in the ardennes on a WW2 battlefield.
Also there has been some fighting in the beginning of WW1.
It has the same dimensions as a german 7.92 but the headstamp reads 7 15 s67 F
Can someone help me out?
WW2Hunter
15 = year of production - 1915;
7 = month of the year of production - July;
S67 = material of casing: S - brass, copper content (%): 67;
F = manufactured code .
I looked closer and the F might be a P, the letter has some dammage.
So a german WW1 cartridge it is, but what it was doing or how it got there I don't know.
The fighting during WW1 was further up north...
Thanx for the info you guy's,
Regards,
Steven
It didn't have to be during fighting, it could have been dropped anytime.
Hello-several possibilities-someone took a shot at an enemy aircraft flying over or an animal (wild or farm) as food or sport or perhaps just shooting practice-military ammunition not likely to be used by civilians as the French don't allow military calibre rifles for the general populace-too many revolutions in those parts over the years!
It's not the first time I found casings that didnt fit with the written history or the research I did on the battle's in the area.
For example 4 .303's fired by a bren in an area, where there were no brittish troops involved in the fighting(99.9% sure).
Over 30 7.92mm casings on the edge of a village on a US position, where the Germans never got to, because they were pushed back, more than 3 miles from that location.(reffering to the history books)
I have still a few that have to be ID'd, will post pictures ASAP.
I know there are too many possibility's and variables on how they got there. It just makes me even more curious.
Regards and I appreciate all the help,
Steven
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