Items from a Deceased friend's collection.

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I wonder what these saw teeth were used for.
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Case are marked DM 42 = Deutsche Waffen-u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G., , Früher Lorenz , Karlsruhe, Germany
1942 production 7.9x57. Note that they are boxer primed
 
I have made case exactly like that for cutting the tops off shotgun shells and leaving a roll crimp in place as well as cutting over powder/over shot cards
 
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I have made case exactly like that for cutting the tops off shotgun shells and leaving a roll crimp in place as well as cutting over powder/over shot cards

This, or he was using the cases in something else and cutting a wad when he seated a bullet or something. The walls are pretty straight like it's been fireformed, and the bell on the left two looks like a lead bullet got seated in it.

I doubt it was for just cutting cards/wads, only because the flash hole is very small to push them back out through.
 
Now what would he need the saw teeth for?
I measure the ID as 0.443"

I've seen similar home made devices used to clean revolver cylinders. Specially important if shooting 38SPL in a 357Mag chamber or 44SPL in a 44Mag chamber. Don't know of any 0.443"dia revolver ammunition, though.
 
Bingo.
Found a few days ago from the person who gave him the idea, that it was used for cleaning the lead out from chambers near the case mouth.
 
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