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05-18-2013, 06:02 PM

TonyE replied to a thread Linked .303 British Ammo in Ordnance and ammo

Thery are nice, have you got the Italian ones as well? Regards TonyE

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05-10-2013, 07:16 PM

TonyE replied to a thread Linked .303 British Ammo in Ordnance and ammo

PB is probably Pike Brothers ltd. RM is rawlings Manufacturing Ltd SF is A.Shaw & Co. Regards Tonye

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05-04-2013, 09:49 AM

TonyE replied to a thread Any info on this 20mm AP bullet in Ordnance and ammo

The "A81" marking suggests it was made by Armscorp in 1981. Other than that I cannot add much. The core looks like a regular tungsten penetrator but...

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04-22-2013, 09:05 AM

TonyE replied to a thread M2 Ball Ammo in Ordnance and ammo

Yes, it is the NATO symbol for Ball ammo. I think the blanks are ordinary training blanks, not grenade. What does the box say, Model 1909? ...

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04-21-2013, 07:58 PM

TonyE replied to a thread help identifying bullet casing, WWII era? in Ordnance and ammo

They will be form the 1940s. If the Home Guard trained on that range those are some of the rounds I would expect to find. The 45 ACP would date from...

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04-21-2013, 06:28 PM

TonyE replied to a thread help identifying bullet casing, WWII era? in Ordnance and ammo

Don't worry too much about posting in an old thread. You have two .303 inch bullets, one fron a .45ACP (Colt 1911 pistol or more likely a Thompson...

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04-20-2013, 05:58 PM

TonyE replied to a thread Can anyone identify this bullet? in Ordnance and ammo

The cartridge case in question in the above post is a 20mm Hispano, considerably larger than our unknown object which I think we have all agreed is...

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03-27-2013, 10:15 AM

TonyE replied to a thread Need help pricing a shell from 1891 Part.Fabr.Karlsruhe in Ordnance and ammo

It is a 37mm round for the large Maxim "Pom Pom" used by many nations around the turn of the century, especially in South Africa. Also used in the...

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03-27-2013, 10:11 AM

TonyE replied to a thread Identifying 20mm round in Ordnance and ammo

Yes, it is the case for an M48A1 .50 calibre spotting round. Regards TonyE

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03-25-2013, 10:12 PM

TonyE replied to a thread Bullet Help in Ordnance and ammo

Well, if you are going to rely on Wiki.....! (sorry!) To identify a round properly one has to look at it in its entirety. In this case the...

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03-25-2013, 08:53 PM

TonyE replied to a thread quick headstamp question in Ordnance and ammo

French as stated, made at Cartoucherie de Toulouse (TE) in third quarter of 1985 (3.85). "S" is the metal supplier, Compagnie Francoise des...

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03-25-2013, 08:48 PM

TonyE replied to a thread Bullet Help in Ordnance and ammo

Sorry guys, but you are all adrift on this one. It is 5.56m, not 7.62mm. Look at the type number "L1A2". That is "Cartridge 5.56mm Blank L1A2"...

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