Strange ammo markings. Help?

[newgunboy]

Hey all, can anyone help identify the caliber/type of ammo that has the following markings.

Rg 53 L rimmed (about the size of 303)
And
ll T 2 82 T rimless (about the size of 308)

Thanks

 

[boltonscouter]

If the first one is 303 then Radway Green 1953 ..... not sure about the "L"

 

[Silverback]

Here is a web site with lots of good information: http://cartridgecollectors.org/?page=headstampcodes

 

[jonnyc]

The "L" in RG 53 L should signify a British .303 blank.
The T 2 T 82 sounds like a Swiss 7.5x55 round.

 

[tootall]

Perhaps its not an L, but a 7.
.303 Mk 7 bullet.

 

[boltonscouter]

Pics would help!

 

[CanAm]

needs pics

 

[newgunboy]

I don't have permission to post pics for some reason?? Do I need to buy a membership to team gun nuts to be able to attach pics?
Sorry

 

[CanAm]

I don't have permission to post pics for some reason?? Do I need to buy a membership to team gun nuts to be able to attach pics?
Sorry

use imgur

 

[green]

Is the hs R^G 53 7 ?

 

[newgunboy]

use imgur

Of course! Sorry for the delay. Here it is.
http://imgur.com/tr7EyMF

Hope this helps and thanks for the input.

 

[jonnyc]

Yup, you have a 7.5x55 Swiss round (TT) from Thun, and a British .303 Ball Mk.7 round, made at Radway Green.

 

[newgunboy]

Thanks all for the input. Problem solved

 

[LUTNIT]

I wonder if those 1953 Radway Green rounds are any more reliable than the 1943 ones I bought at a gun show. 9 in 10 had dud primers so I ended up pulling most of the bullets and now have a cup of real cordite as a conversation piece. I guess it's far for the course for wartime production.

 

[boltonscouter]

I wonder if those 1953 Radway Green rounds are any more reliable than the 1943 ones I bought at a gun show. 9 in 10 had dud primers so I ended up pulling most of the bullets and now have a cup of real cordite as a conversation piece. I guess it's far for the course for wartime production.

More likely due to poor storage than wartime production I would think.

 

[tootall]

Perhaps its not an L, but a 7.
.303 Mk 7 bullet.

Yup, you have a 7.5x55 Swiss round (TT) from Thun, and a British .303 Ball Mk.7 round, made at Radway Green.

Called it!

 

[jonnyc]

Ok, I'll share some of my winnings with you.

 

[John Sukey]

Weatherdog, if you live in the frozen north, they won't le you have a full auto

However being in the desert (Arizona) I have a Vickers, Bren, Lewis, and STEN, and they all work

 

[tootall]

John,
Are you a regular attendee at the Big Sandy shoot?
http://mgshooters.com/
I would like to attend sometime.