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What the devil is this thing?
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<blockquote data-quote="436" data-source="post: 1735649" data-attributes="member: 16609"><p>Guy's... not trying to hi-jack this threat just throwing a little mind candy out here. First I think my last post identifies the original question here. So, if you want a real mind teaser perhaps someone can identify this case; see photos... Short story... We were working in the field in the late 70's I think 79... we came into a training area where the "D" Boys or The Unit guys had just left a couple of hours ahead of us. Normally they're pretty good about policing up things in their AO of items they don't want people to see, anyway I found a few of these cartridges between the cracks so to speak; they are... NATO sampled, Lake City, 71... they are (or seem to be) brass but have a different feel about them, they also have a lacquer-like finish too them and over the years have not oxidized, you know the green stuff or discoloration spots anywhere on them, inside or out. They have six holes on the shoulder, the caliber is .30 cal and the case dimension are the same as a 7.62x51mm NATO they don't appear to have been factory crimped. One thing here; the mouth looks like it has a small dent like it may have come out of a semi/full-auto. I called Lake City many years ago and they said (or at least the person I spoke with) said; they knew nothing of the cartridge that I was describing at the time, yeah'..., my thoughts as well'..., with L.C stamping on it??? Anyway, I've worked with serialized ammo/cartridges,</p><p>and subcaliber devices from .17 cal to the 90mm and106mm recoilless before, but have never seen anything close to this one. In the photo are three cartridges, the one on the left is the aforementioned cartridge in question, the center is a handload in a commercial case, and right is a serialized with no markings as to the origin of the user(s).</p><p>This is not a trick question, like I know what it's, "no" I really don't know what the cartridge is, and what usage it would have had with the "D" Boys at the time, I'm sure when I find out someday'..., I'll find the answer was in front of me all the time.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]153969[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]153970[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]153971[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="436, post: 1735649, member: 16609"] Guy's... not trying to hi-jack this threat just throwing a little mind candy out here. First I think my last post identifies the original question here. So, if you want a real mind teaser perhaps someone can identify this case; see photos... Short story... We were working in the field in the late 70's I think 79... we came into a training area where the "D" Boys or The Unit guys had just left a couple of hours ahead of us. Normally they're pretty good about policing up things in their AO of items they don't want people to see, anyway I found a few of these cartridges between the cracks so to speak; they are... NATO sampled, Lake City, 71... they are (or seem to be) brass but have a different feel about them, they also have a lacquer-like finish too them and over the years have not oxidized, you know the green stuff or discoloration spots anywhere on them, inside or out. They have six holes on the shoulder, the caliber is .30 cal and the case dimension are the same as a 7.62x51mm NATO they don't appear to have been factory crimped. One thing here; the mouth looks like it has a small dent like it may have come out of a semi/full-auto. I called Lake City many years ago and they said (or at least the person I spoke with) said; they knew nothing of the cartridge that I was describing at the time, yeah'..., my thoughts as well'..., with L.C stamping on it??? Anyway, I've worked with serialized ammo/cartridges, and subcaliber devices from .17 cal to the 90mm and106mm recoilless before, but have never seen anything close to this one. In the photo are three cartridges, the one on the left is the aforementioned cartridge in question, the center is a handload in a commercial case, and right is a serialized with no markings as to the origin of the user(s). This is not a trick question, like I know what it's, "no" I really don't know what the cartridge is, and what usage it would have had with the "D" Boys at the time, I'm sure when I find out someday'..., I'll find the answer was in front of me all the time. [ATTACH=full]153969[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]153970[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]153971[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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