8mm head stamps

[blista77]

i just got some 8mm surplus ammo just wondering where it came from and what year it is before i shoot it
got 100 rounds of 8mm with the code E37 RWS

and i got a box of 50 rounds of 8mm in a box that got a label of Vics for guns and the head stamp 36 P131 S and a star

Thats guys

 

[Baribal]

P131 is Deutsche Waffen u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G., Berlin-Borsigwalde, Germany, year 1936.

The RWS E37 headstamp is known for being from a Portugese contract. Of course, it was made in 1937.

 

[blista77]

P131 is Deutsche Waffen u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G., Berlin-Borsigwalde, Germany, year 1936.

The RWS E37 headstamp is known for being from a Portugese contract. Of course, it was made in 1937.

is any of it collectable? if not ill be shooting it haha, i wonder if any of it will fire being this old haha

 

[Infanteer90]

WW2 era ammunition is all collectible, especially German stuff. The brass case stuff is fine to shoot but I would avoid shooting the lacquered steel cased stuff as often they are corroded internally and can cause serious malfunctions. At least that's what has been reported by many shooters in the US.

 

[Baribal]

Agreed... Don't shoot the lacquered stuff... anyways, most of the times they have split necks.

 

[blista77]

Agreed... Don't shoot the lacquered stuff... anyways, most of the times they have split necks.

which one is the lacquered coated one?

i dont want to shoot any of the P131 is Deutsche Waffen u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G., Berlin-Borsigwalde, Germany, year 1936.

i only want to shoot maybe 20 rounds of the RWS E37 because i haven't shot my k98 yet and the ammo looks brand new so i think it would shoot fine, also i really don't want to shoot any of it cause it ww2 dated but i really want to shoot my k98 haha and when i bought the ammo i assume when it was listed as surplus i though it was going to be 50s-60s yugo stuff but i was wrong haha

Thanks guys