I was at a pawn shop in Moncton today and the owner asked me to identify a cartridge he had in inventory.
It had a rimmed brass case dated 1918 and didn't have any other markings to identify it as being Commonwealth.
He removed the projectile inserted a 50 Cal projectile and it slipped inside the neck easily so it was larger than 50.
I told him to look up German anti-tank bolt action rifle and it was probably the 13.2mm AT round.
I was in a few months and looked at the ammo he had on display and noticed something different about one of them.
I asked to look at it and the 50 cal sitting beside it. It turned out it was a Boys .55 round as it had the magnum belt around the base. The guy always gives me good deals, and I help him pay the bills.
It had a rimmed brass case dated 1918 and didn't have any other markings to identify it as being Commonwealth.
He removed the projectile inserted a 50 Cal projectile and it slipped inside the neck easily so it was larger than 50.
I told him to look up German anti-tank bolt action rifle and it was probably the 13.2mm AT round.
I was in a few months and looked at the ammo he had on display and noticed something different about one of them.
I asked to look at it and the 50 cal sitting beside it. It turned out it was a Boys .55 round as it had the magnum belt around the base. The guy always gives me good deals, and I help him pay the bills.