please help identify 8 mm ammo

German Issue WW2 ammo, corrosive naturally. To valuable to shoot anyway! Collectors ammo with a certain value, you could easily trade it for boxes of brand new commercial ammo.
 
Steel cased WW2 German ammunition has been observed with internal rusting, weakening the cases to the point that they will fail if fired.
 
Yes they do, I have a steel case in my collection where the rust has finally eaten its way through the case.

I would never recommend shooting original German steel case ammunition.
 
S.m.K.Lspur (weiss) = Spitzgeschoss Mit Kern Leuchtspur (Weiss)

Translates to: Pointed Bullet with steel core and tracer (white)

Most commonly used in MGs and Aircraft guns.

If the boxes open easily (you may not want to break their seals), you will likely find a black tipped bullet in either a brass or laqured steel case.
 
"The allies were lucky to have clean primer and powder formulations"

False...not until the 1950s...except for M1 Carbine ammo.
 
jonnyc said:
"The allies were lucky to have clean primer and powder formulations"

False...not until the 1950s...except for M1 Carbine ammo.
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The Germans were forced to use less and less stable explosive compounds as the war progressed. Salt was something they had enough of, and however they did it, there was a high sodium percentage in a lot of ammunition.

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https://www.ajol.info/index.php/smsajms/article/view/151281/140858
 
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