Chris Boonzaier Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 When I was down at Verdun a friend gave me some clips of Ammo he found on the Meuse Argonne battlefields... I guess the ammo belt rotted away, but there were 6 full clips of ammo (Now emptied of powder)... what was kinds cool was the round with what I assume was a shell splinter hit... When I got them they were just a couple of days out of the ground, they are a bit cleaned up now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev in Deva Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Hi Chris, simple question for you what type of ammo is it? Kevin in Deva. :beer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted August 8, 2010 Author Share Posted August 8, 2010 Hi Chris, simple question for you what type of ammo is it? Kevin in Deva. Hi, Its for the US Springfield... looks like Mauser at first glance.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted August 8, 2010 Author Share Posted August 8, 2010 Here is what French rounds look like still packaged and out of a bunker... 2 German Mauser rounds laying on top with rusted heads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted August 8, 2010 Author Share Posted August 8, 2010 Single round in a ploughed field, and the remains of a stick grenade... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Liontas Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 AWESOME Chris! How do you remove the powder from them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 AWESOME Chris! How do you remove the powder from them? Hi, there is a special reloading hammer that allows you ro remove the heads, empty the powder out and replace the heads looking as good as new. best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Hi, there is a special reloading hammer that allows you ro remove the heads, empty the powder out and replace the heads looking as good as new. best Chris Have you ever tried it on a .303? If you have, how did you get on removing the cordite? I have a few that need doing. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 Have you ever tried it on a .303? If you have, how did you get on removing the cordite? I have a few that need doing. Tony When you hit the hammer the head flies out, then you have to tap out the powder. Is a bugger when the powder is sticky. The advantage of the hammer is, when you put the head back, it is just as tight as it originally was. Best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 But on a .303 the cordite is packed in tight strands. Where did you get the hammer and what's the correct name for it? I need to get one too. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev in Deva Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 But on a .303 the cordite is packed in tight strands. Where did you get the hammer and what's the correct name for it? I need to get one too. Tony Hallo Tony if I recall correctly .303 Ammo with strands of cordite is actually .303 Mk 7z and used in machine guns, its more powerful than a normal .303 rifle round, due to the pressure required to re-cock the machine gun for the next/continuing shot. I remember in my time in the Irish Army attending a Reserve Defence Force Battalion Rifle Shoot, when a .303 Mk 7z was mistakenly introduced into a .303 Rifle, upon shooting the entire bolt of the rifle was blown to the rear and off the weapon, taking the lower right ear lobe of the young chap using it. Kevin in Deva. :beer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Hallo Tony if I recall correctly .303 Ammo with strands of cordite is actually .303 Mk 7z and used in machine guns, its more powerful than a normal .303 rifle round, due to the pressure required to re-cock the machine gun for the next/continuing shot. I remember in my time in the Irish Army attending a Reserve Defence Force Battalion Rifle Shoot, when a .303 Mk 7z was mistakenly introduced into a .303 Rifle, upon shooting the entire bolt of the rifle was blown to the rear and off the weapon, taking the lower right ear lobe of the young chap using it. Kevin in Deva. That sounds nasty Kev. I only know of .303 MK. VII rounds which were standard cordite filled rounds in WWI. I've just found a reference to the MKVII Z. stating Z meant the round has a nitro cellulose charge. Chris, do all US rounds from that period have powder? What's stamped on the base? I've found a page with several US maker stamps. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 here you go... http://www.sportsmanguncentre.co.uk/product/854b17b16465b91639054077/RCBS+Kinetic+Hammer+%2728RCB09415%2729/ They are lots of fun... Head fits back in as if it had never been out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Ta Chris. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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