24 December 2018

Decypher

Reader Dan gave me a crate of 7.62x54mmR!  THANKS DAN!

I looked at the markings on the crate...

... and I realized that this wooden box is not marked for 7.62x54mmR.  That's a 7.62x39mm box!

You can also see where the steel band was removed, meaning that despite the wire seal on one buckle, it's been opened.

So I opened it too!

That is 7.62x54mmR markings!  149gr silver tip light ball packed in 1978.  I think that "FARA LAME" means loose rounds rather than on strippers.

Someone also liberated the can-opener!  An angle grinder works better anyways and leaves you with a nice decorative plate!

What the box markings should have looked like:


Posted by Angus McThag at 23:03
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  1. Dan19 January, 2019 21:31

    Shame on me for late posting... I have a few actual cardboard boxes of what I promise to be 7.62 x 54R (because Winchester says so) to bring you as well. I still own 7.62 x 39 but not 54R. Always happy to support a habit.

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