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Help needed with ID on these

kradman

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Picked these up today , all are inert , can someone please ID them , thank you for any help
 

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These are 7 x 57 Mauser made by Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken, Karlsruhe, Germany in 1897.
 
As these were used during the Boer War many British soldiers brought a few back as souvenirs. They still turn up in the UK from time to time.

gravelbelly
 
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