1942 drill round

[xrtaf]

View attachment 82271Hi Guys,
Can anyone offer insight to a drill round i have.
Bullet dia:.306in/7.75mm
Neck dia:.337in/8.56mm
Shoulder dia:437in/11.07mm
Base dia:.468in/11.79mm
Rim dia:.463in/11.82mm
Case length:2.009in/51.03mm
Cartridge length:2.787in/70.79mm
Headstamp:12 oclock DEN 6 oclock 42
Brass 4 flute case,copper jacketed bullet,fired primer
All dims point to 7.62 NATO,but surely not in 1942?
Thanks,
Terry

 

[smle2009]

Hi Terry,
any chance of a photo?....wondering if this is a re-worked 30-06 for the early .30LR experiments in the USA?...Ray will know:tinysmile_twink_t:

Cheers
Tony

 

[xrtaf]

Hi Tony,
Pic added.
Terry

 

[EOD]

Danish M62 dummy made of surplus 30-06 cases.

And it would be nice to have measurements metric here.

 

[xrtaf]

Metric dim's added.

 

[smle2009]

Do these have the 'circle' cancellation mark on the headstamp?

 

[xrtaf]

Hi Tony,
new pic added.
Terry

 

[EOD]

Do these have the 'circle' cancellation mark on the headstamp?

Actually not as the circle you refer to is a reloading mark in the Danish system.

 

[smle2009]

pic of circle referred to,over the II on this British 7.92 Besa (now a drill round).....EOD,I thought Danish reloads were marked by a asterix/star ?

Cheers
Tony

 

[raymeketa]

....wondering if this is a re-worked 30-06 for the early .30LR experiments in the USA?...Ray will know:tinysmile_twink_t:. . .Tony

Tony - Some of the earliest Cal .30 LR cartridge cases were made from 30-06 draw pieces, but I've never seen one that was made into a corrugated case drill or dummy cartridge. The earliest I have is 100% Light Rifle, headstamped F A 50.

Ray

 

[EOD]

pic of circle referred to,over the II on this British 7.92 Besa (now a drill round).....EOD,I thought Danish reloads were marked by a asterix/star ?

Cheers
Tony

If I recall it right different facilities within Denmark used different reloading marks.
The circle was used by the Otterup cartridge factory. The asterisk was used by the royal arsenal.
Maybe our Danish specialists can chime in here?

 

[Defender]

The circle was used by the Otterup cartridge factory. The asterisk was used by the royal arsenal.

That's correct.


The danish 7.62x51 NATO M/62 drill rounds made from .30-06 cases can be found with every (mostly wartime) US headstamps you can think of.