Imperial Russian 7.62x54r?

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Imperial Russian 7.62x54r?

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Howdy folks, I was wondering if anybody could identify if any of these cartridges are imperial era 7.62x54r. I believe the 9 cartridges second from the front are, but I'm not sure.
Also, I believe the majority are WW2 era cartridges.

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Do you have pics of the headstamps?
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Not at the moment unfortunately, a very generous dealer from interstate is giving all of these out for free, I saw them and thought they appeared to be the old 7.62.
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The five big ones in the front are 19th century .577-450 Martini Henry.
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I see some British .303 in the back that looks like WW2 vintage, possibly earlier.
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I see some very early .303 behind the rolled brass Martini rounds.

This guy is giving away some valuable stuff.
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That is what I thought. Behind the martinis are .303 :thumbsup:
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desdem12 wrote:That is what I thought. Behind the martinis are .303 :thumbsup:
Correct, late 19th century I would guess. This is great stuff for an ammo collector.
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ug. Seeing all that cool vintage stuff makes me want to collect ammo... m u s t. resist. the. urge....
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MarksmanTim wrote:ug. Seeing all that cool vintage stuff makes me want to collect ammo... m u s t. resist. the. urge....
Don't resist, give in, it's easier :devil2:
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But more expensive :lol:
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No, no, no.. Your not collecting.. Your investing :shifty: :shifty:
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That's my story and I'm sticking to it
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Gsragtop wrote:No, no, no.. Your not collecting.. Your investing :shifty: :shifty:
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Junk Yard Dog wrote:The five big ones in the front are 19th century .577-450 Martini Henry.
i was curious what those were
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Dan4good wrote:
Junk Yard Dog wrote:The five big ones in the front are 19th century .577-450 Martini Henry.
i was curious what those were
This is an example of "rolled brass" cartridge, note the paper patch bullet.
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It appears somebody else asked to grab the whole lot just before myself, but the owner was kind enough to put two of each cartridge aside for me, that's 20 all up. I'm pretty glad to be acquiring any at all :D
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:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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