digi-shots Posted May 24, 2022 Share #1 Posted May 24, 2022 Can anyone tell me if only “military ball ammo” had the date stamped on the base? I have a few boxes of post war military ammo and they are dated stamped… but also have some loose rounds also with date - would these also be military or commercial? Thanks! Link to comment
M1Garandy Posted May 26, 2022 Share #2 Posted May 26, 2022 Off the top of my head, I can't think of any US commercial ammunition that is dated as part of the headstamp other than "contract overrun" type ammunition or ammunition loaded for commercial sale in GI headstamped brass that I've seen around other than .45ACP, 7.62 NATO and 5.56. Have any pics of what you have? Link to comment
Charlie Flick Posted May 26, 2022 Share #3 Posted May 26, 2022 On 5/24/2022 at 2:35 PM, digi-shots said: Can anyone tell me if only “military ball ammo” had the date stamped on the base? Hi Linda: It is not just U.S. military Ball ammunition that had date stamps but all types of small arms ammunition including Tracer, AP, Incendiary, Dummy, etc. Charlie Link to comment
digi-shots Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share #4 Posted May 27, 2022 Thanks, Charlie. That’s what I thought but just wanted to double check. I also wanted to make sure commercial rounds didn’t have dates on them. Link to comment
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