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    Case ID help needed

    Hello all, Can anyone help? My friend has this case and we can't find any info on what it is. It's approx the size of a regular .308/7.62 case, but the neck is a slightly larger diameter. The obvious difference here is that the primer is inside a tube which slides into the main body. It was a...
  2. Unknown primer

    Unknown primer

    Unknown usage of primer. Primer, percussion, Q.F. cartridges No. 9(3), 5 and 5/8 inches high. Made 1940, filled 1941 in January by CY. There is a contractors trademark. Lot number 21. What was it used for?
  3. Japanese Navy Mk. 1 Case Percussion Primer, Model 4

    Japanese Navy Mk. 1 Case Percussion Primer, Model 4

    JAPANESE NAVY Mk. 1 CASE PERCUSSION PRIMER, MODEL 4. USED IN MANY OF THE LARGE CALABRE ARTILLERY CASES FROM 76.2MM UPWARDS. MADE AT THE KURE NAVAL ARSENAL IN 1941.
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