McDermut99 Posted July 5, 2014 Share #1 Posted July 5, 2014 One of those .50 cent garage sale finds but now I'd like to know what the markings mean. I think it held magazines for the M-14 but other than that I'm guessing that it dates to the 70's. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constabulary Posted July 5, 2014 Share #2 Posted July 5, 2014 Seems to be 1-87 dated. And I would assume it is not a US bandoleer because of the unusual stamp. There where no bandoleers for M14 magazines (and not for M16 magazines BTW). The ammo for the M14 came in 5rd stripper clips and a bandoleer held 12 of them. I would assume it is a danish bandoleer for M1 Garand clips (Or from another foreign country). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1ashooter Posted July 5, 2014 Share #3 Posted July 5, 2014 I'm thinking South Korea simply becase of the lot KA-494. KA is a Korean cartridge head stamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDermut99 Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted July 5, 2014 Do you think it has much value? I'm not sure who would be interested in this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDermut99 Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted July 5, 2014 Do you know of a place where I can look up the markings? Especially the one on the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nix284 Posted July 7, 2014 Share #6 Posted July 7, 2014 I'm thinking South Korea simply becase of the lot KA-494. KA is a Korean cartridge head stamp. I agree, a South Korean bandoleer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted July 7, 2014 Share #7 Posted July 7, 2014 I agree, a South Korean bandoleer. Yep - KA is South Korean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDermut99 Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share #8 Posted July 7, 2014 So is it from the 80's or do the markings mean something else? Sorry about all the questions, I know very little about this piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constabulary Posted July 8, 2014 Share #9 Posted July 8, 2014 Lot number is the number for the ammunition production lot. AD# is most likely an abbreviation for the manufacturer of the bandoleer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carter Posted July 8, 2014 Share #10 Posted July 8, 2014 I wonder if the AD# 1-87 could be the date of manufacture, that is maybe it is intended to read.... "anno Domini (year of our Lord) January 1987" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyCanteen Posted July 8, 2014 Share #11 Posted July 8, 2014 'KA' did manufacture .30-06 in the 1970s-80s in South Korea, but most of the Vietnam era South Korean bandoleers I have seen are marked with the nomenclature in Korean. This is kind of an odd bandoleer to me. It is almost totally devoid of markings and doesn't even tell you what caliber or loading is packed inside. Perhaps this was for export and not domestic military use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDermut99 Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share #12 Posted July 10, 2014 I'll provide some more detailed photo's as soon as I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDermut99 Posted July 11, 2014 Author Share #13 Posted July 11, 2014 Detail of the rear stamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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