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Unknown Cartridges...

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staples57

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Asking the experts...

CampX (Dean) picked up a few cartridges (sight unseen) after being told that they were pre-WW2 8mm Mauser rounds. After looking at them, we're unsure if they are in fact 8mm Mauser rounds.

Can anyone help identify what they really are?

Cheers,
Brad
 

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They are Czech cartridges,could be 7.65x53 or 8x57,measure the brass case in milimeters,this will help.
 
Hi
It's 7.9 S "Spitzgzschoss; tchechoslowakei
from die Militrpatronen Kaliber 7.9 mm book
 
Czech 7.9mm

Not a "Spitzgeschoss", as it is not pointed.

It is still worth czeching (sorry!) the case length as it is unusual to see a Czech 7.9 with a round nosed bullet on a military 1933 case.

Regards
TonyE
 
It is a Czech RN 8x57 Mauser round. These are actually pretty common in the US. If a military contract, I'm not sure who it was for. I will have to czech the round in my collection to see if it's .318 or .323. I will measure it SLOWvakly to ensure I get it right.
 
Czech 7.9

I don't collect 7.9, but I do not think the round nosed ones are that common here in the UK, although others may say differently.

I 'll have to come back later with a suitable riposte to the SLOW joke... I am about to eat as I am very hungary.

Cheers
Tony
 
The case is a Tzech one . M =Tschechoslowakische Munitionsfabrik ,
Preburg (Bratislava) But is this bullet the right one for this case?
 
That is the original RN bullet to that cartridge. While ROMANian around various gun and cartridge shows, I have seen many of these. The diameter of my example is 7.94mm/.3125 inch.
 
Thanks for all the replies and information.

The only outstanding question is...
"Will they fit a CZ made Mauser?"

Cheers,
Brad
 
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