Help Identifying some old ammo
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...not a horrid thought if you're a 20 yr old female. But yes, quite horrid if you're anywhere near my age and physical stature.
- Location
- Western Manitoba
It looks to me that you do not have a piece of "ammo" - that looks to be a case that uses Berdan primers - that case will use a specific size of Berdan primer, out of many sizes, and specific tools to replace or install them. Typically, they are NOT the same diameter as more common-to-us Boxer primers. The Berdan Primer system has the two flash holes, and the central anvil as part of the case, not the primer, as is common with Boxer style primers. I have not seen them previously in a handgun case - I had only seen them in 8x57 rifle cases - but I understand they were very common and used in many countries, in many cartridges, some years ago.
Berdan primed cartridges were the norm in most of europe and still prevalant today.
Interesting sidebar, iirc Berdan primer is named after it's inventor - an American army officer. The boxer primer is named after it's inventor - a European.
,,,use a push-up bra, maybe?
And shave.
