Bullet Case from Wartime | Collectors Weekly

Posted 12 years ago

I have also found an older bullet case. The lettering reads as follows:

280 CAL .30 CARTRIDGES
BALL M2
IN 8 RD CLIPS
LOT TW-41260

Once again, does anyone have some background information on this or a value? Thanks for all the help!

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Chrisnp, 12 years ago
I can’t tell you much about the ammo can, but M2 Ball is .30-06 ammunition that was originally made for the WWII era U.S. M1 Garand rifle starting in 1940, and subsequently used for other rifles using .30-06 ammo until about 1970. Your box indicates the ammo is loaded in 8-round clips, which is what the M-1 Garand used. The M1 Garand began being replaced by M14 in (I think) 1959, but many units had them into the 1960s. I’ll bet the box is 60s because that just does not look like a WWII ammo box to me

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