Found this blank ammo at the local swap meet
- Thread starter drache
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angrysoldier
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- under your bed
The top 2 pics are stolen 7.62 mm canadian mg ammo for the c6. That stuff was never sold to the public.
maple_leaf_eh
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
The idea is that soldiers will find things in their kit after an exercise. Instead of dropping it in the trash, bases have amnesty boxes to leave the ammo for safe disposal. IMHO, the soldier who found this didn't have an amnesty box. Luckily you found it, and are perfectly ready to drive hours and hours to safely plunk the ammo in one. There. Doesn't that clear your conscience?
THATS NOT CORRECT. lots of it was surplussed in the USA. then made its way back here . a lot of IVI ammo was used in Vietnam apparently also.
By the way, the "crosshairs" mark is the NATO Design Mark. It means the cartridge will fit into any NATO weapon of that calibre, nothing more. It does not mean that it is perfectly interchangeable in all NATO weapons. The NATO Interchangeability Mark is a four-leaf clover without a stem and is only on the external packageing material. That usually means on the wooden or cardboard box the metal cans come in. Small arms ammunition is tested periodically (usually at about 10 year intervals) to see if it still meets the chambre pressure and MV requirements for NATO intercangeability. If a sample fails to meets standards, the interchangeability mark is removed from the packaging.
Also, the date stamp (66, 86 or 77) is just the last two digits of the year the casings were made. The cartridges can be assembled any time after that. The actual date of completed manufacture is marked on the packages (boxes or cans) as part of the Lot number.
Also, the date stamp (66, 86 or 77) is just the last two digits of the year the casings were made. The cartridges can be assembled any time after that. The actual date of completed manufacture is marked on the packages (boxes or cans) as part of the Lot number.
