Hello,
on a site in the south of the Netherlands, on the eastbank of the Maas (Meuse) we found several ww2 remains, both british and german (mesh tins, smoke generators etc.). These remains could originate from the german invasion as well as late 1944/early 45. Among the ammunition we found two varieties: the first has a boatshaped bullet (diam. 7.9 mm, length 33 mm, case length 53.4 mm), the second is also boatshaped but slightly larger (diam. 8.2 mm, length 36.7 mm, case length 56.8 mm) - measurements are both taken off a unfired round.
The second one is I assume the wellknown 7.92x57 Mauser, but what is the first one?
Alfred
on a site in the south of the Netherlands, on the eastbank of the Maas (Meuse) we found several ww2 remains, both british and german (mesh tins, smoke generators etc.). These remains could originate from the german invasion as well as late 1944/early 45. Among the ammunition we found two varieties: the first has a boatshaped bullet (diam. 7.9 mm, length 33 mm, case length 53.4 mm), the second is also boatshaped but slightly larger (diam. 8.2 mm, length 36.7 mm, case length 56.8 mm) - measurements are both taken off a unfired round.
The second one is I assume the wellknown 7.92x57 Mauser, but what is the first one?
Alfred