Just a Little Something Different

[GW Staar]

Once in a while you pick something up at the range that's different....here's one.




I've seen Mauser cartridges before, but not Turkish one's on the ground on a New Mexico Rifle Range. 8mm x 57? What's 7.9 mean? Is there a 7.9mm Mauser? 1942 vintage made in Belgium? (FS)

Couldn't resist polishing it up....never seen a brass bullet on one either.... I don't usually collect cartridges, but this a display piece if I ever saw one. Primers punched....must have been a dud. Whoever tried to shoot this in NM had some really old ammo they were shooting.

 

[Bcwitt]

That's turk 8x57. I had some head stamped 7.9 1945. Looked just like that.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Once in a while you pick something up at the range that's different....here's one.

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I've seen Mauser cartridges before, but not Turkish one's on the ground on a New Mexico Rifle Range. 8mm x 57? What's 7.9 mean? Is there a 7.9mm Mauser? 1942 vintage made in Belgium?

Couldn't resist polishing it up....never seen a brass bullet on one either.... I don't usually collect cartridges, but this a display piece if I ever saw one. Primers punched....must have been a dud. Whoever tried to shoot this in NM had some really old ammo they were shooting.

SHINNY!

 

[lightman]

Thats a cool find! I don't blame you for keeping it.

 

[AgPilot]

I Just started collecting Old Colt 45 Bullets recently That’s something right there I would add along side them! Nice!

 

[Soonerpesek]

https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/found-these-at-the-range.890799/

Very similar experience, found a handfull that seemingly did not fire....