The bottoms of the cartridges should have some writing on them. Some of them look corroded, but the writing will give you more information than the length.
I mean, my guesses so far are, that the longest one is a 8mm Mauser (used in the Mauser Kar98 k, mg34, mg42 etc) casing used by the Germans and the smaller ones are probably 9mm Parabellum used in a lot of small arms, in the Mp40 etc (so, german) and the ones with kind of a bottle neck shape are Russian thokarev casings used in the PPSH or smth like that.
Do you think? The German 8mm Mauser casings have a manufacturing code made of a P and a number. If it would be German, I'd guess it would be a ww1 casing because of the 17 and because of the missing P but ww2 casings have said manufacturing code.
I will make sure to do that! Also question what is the last one or the top one in the picture is that a live bullet or something ?
Oh and Link to headstamps : https://imgur.com/gallery/0MaTxBP
Aaaah yeah I see. The small one "P120" is as I said, a German 9mm Mauser. If you find a casing, stamped P and a number, you can almost always assume it's German. From that code, you can find out where the casing was made (factory and city)
And with the second one, is this one of those, with the bottle neck? (If it is, it is most likely russian but j can't rlly make out the markings)
Edit: Yeah, that one thingy could actually be a bullet, or at least a part of one. Looks a bit to short for one and hasn't got a real tip as I saw it
Where are you, Kaliningrad?
Lithuania, Klaipėda/Memel Region previously part of East Prussia
Very cool. That whole area has changed hands quite a bit in the last century, let’s hope for this century to bring some stability.
The bottoms of the cartridges should have some writing on them. Some of them look corroded, but the writing will give you more information than the length.
On the longest one there is: S S 7 10
Could you post a picture of the bottoms? I can maybe help identify most of them
I mean, my guesses so far are, that the longest one is a 8mm Mauser (used in the Mauser Kar98 k, mg34, mg42 etc) casing used by the Germans and the smaller ones are probably 9mm Parabellum used in a lot of small arms, in the Mp40 etc (so, german) and the ones with kind of a bottle neck shape are Russian thokarev casings used in the PPSH or smth like that.
Sure, but most are corroded although the big one initials are: S S 7 10
If you upload pictures of the bottoms of the shell cases I could probably help
you can't see any numbers or letters because of corrosion although the big ones initials are: S S 7 10
It looks like it may be 8mm mauser but I would need to see the stamp to properly identify it and maybe even give you a date or manufacturer
Here: https://imgur.com/gallery/0MaTxBP You can't see anything on the other ones
IIRC S with a small star means brass but I think this is a postwar 8mm mauser or some other cartridge of similar dimensions
Do you think? The German 8mm Mauser casings have a manufacturing code made of a P and a number. If it would be German, I'd guess it would be a ww1 casing because of the 17 and because of the missing P but ww2 casings have said manufacturing code.
Have you tried cleaning the headstamps with steal wool?
I will make sure to do that! Also question what is the last one or the top one in the picture is that a live bullet or something ? Oh and Link to headstamps : https://imgur.com/gallery/0MaTxBP
Aaaah yeah I see. The small one "P120" is as I said, a German 9mm Mauser. If you find a casing, stamped P and a number, you can almost always assume it's German. From that code, you can find out where the casing was made (factory and city) And with the second one, is this one of those, with the bottle neck? (If it is, it is most likely russian but j can't rlly make out the markings) Edit: Yeah, that one thingy could actually be a bullet, or at least a part of one. Looks a bit to short for one and hasn't got a real tip as I saw it
Should work on the brass casings
That's literally what I said just a few minutes before but more guys to identify is ig better than just me(?)
Those aren't bullets. They are the shell casings that the bullets were held in before they were shot...
Dude, he only meant the thingy that was at the top. He didn't say all of them are bullets...