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7.5 Swiss Ammo fron the 1920s and 1940s
Picked these up at a local gun show.Note what looks like red lacquer on the heads of the two supposed tracer rounds on the right.
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Anyone have a drawing of the GP11 bullet with dimensions and taper?
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What happend here?
What kind of torture instrument has theese Norma 7,5x55 cartridges been through?They have striations that looks like H&K, but what did the bulge in the shoulder?
View ArticleLooking for a couple of boxes of GP90 or GP90/03 Ideas?
Anybody got a couple of boxes of the stuff hanging around I can get? I can use a cav. bandoleer as well. Thanks Doug
View ArticleSwiss 9mm(surplus?)
A few years ago before RWS was available I remember there being some Swiss 9x19 ammo available. I think it was surplus as it was in plain carboard boxes(not the white boxes the Swiss Army uses.) Any...
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Sources for 7.5x55mm RUAG
Just completed purchase of 2 cases at http://shop.militaryshooters.com/catalog/product.asp?ret_id=140211&pid=1031063. Seemed very reasonable to me. They say that if you order 8 of the 60-round...
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7.5 x 55.5mm Swiss machine gun blank model 1911
7.5 x 55.5mm Swiss machine gun blank model 1911 Were these cartridges used in all automatic weapons such as Light Machine guns, MG11 and MG51 and the StGw57? gravelbelly
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7.5 x 53.5mm Swiss wood blank model 1890/03
7.5 x 53.5mm Swiss wood blank model 1890/03 This cartridge is brass cased, with a brass primer and black primer seal. The case length conforms to the older 1889 ball cartridge. The “bullet” is...
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7.5 x 55.5mm Swiss Grenade launching cartridge model 1944 (Treib-Pat.44)
7.5 x 55.5mm Swiss Grenade launching cartridge model 1944 (Treib-Pat.44) I show two variants of the post-1948 version of the Treib-Pat.44. Both have extended brass cases with a zinc wash finish....
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7.5 x 55.5mm Swiss wood blank model 1911
7.5 x 55.5mm Swiss wood blank model 1911 This cartridge is brass cased, with a brass primer and black primer seal or steel cased with a brown lacquer coating during WW2. The case length conforms to...
View ArticleCanadians planning to purchase ammo in the USA
Just a heads up if you are a Canadian planning a trip to the US and also planning to purchase some ammo while you are down there, because as we all know, you can get a better deal...
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An informative video on GP11 Ammunition
This gentleman goes into detail showing/comparing the GP11 ammo against itself. e.g. Grain differences between pulled bullets & powder charges. As well as chronograph averages & differences of...
View Article1979 Altdorf should have the case mouth crimp and have the lube ring, right?
I just bought a bunch more 7.5x55 from Samco, advertised as 1979 production by Altdorf. Am I correct that these cartridges should have the mouth crimp and have the sealant/lubricant ring at the case...
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A 1924 GP90/23 case.
I bought a single round of 1924 dated GP11 back at the last local gun show in September.Interesting measurements:If you can't read it0.301" at mid exposed bullet0.3065" bullet just above case...
View ArticleBlindepatronen or Markierpatronen
The terms "Blindepatronen" and "Markierpatronen" are both used to describe various versions of 7.5mm Swiss blanks, what is the difference between these two names please?gravelbelly
View ArticleGP11 80's Vintage
so i picked up 10 packs of GP11 from aim surplus and the batch i got had a date of 1982. i noticed that this batch does not have the wax around the crimp like the older stuff does. my question is what...
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