Help identifying a cartridge
I came across some old rifle ammo in a box I can't identify.
I believe it's 8mm. Possible Danish Krag ?
The head stamps indicate chech or Korean. I'm leaning toward chech.?
Top pic is bullet width, middle is cartridge length, bottom is head stamp. Hopefully the pics come thru well.
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They have spire pointed lead tip so guessing it's been reloaded?
Could it be a straight up 8mm Mauser cartridge loaded for hunting?
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In the first picture are you measuring bullet diameter or cartridge case neck OD? 8mm bullet diameter is .323"/.324".
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Bullet diameter
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Danish Krag is rimmed.
Pictures of the whole round would be a help.
The bullet might be seated with no bearing surface showing, giving a small diameter reading.
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Bullet dia. of .316 leaves out 8 mm. Oversize .303/7.65mm/7.7mm?
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The old 8x51mm Mauser (1880s) uses .316 bullet. +1 on overall pic of the round and case length would also help.
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I put a 3006 next to her for reference
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Search of COTW shows no cartridge with .316 bullet that comes close. Rim diameter, base diameter & case length remain a mystery. More info needed to continue.
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Measuring a bullet just above the case mouth is not a reliable way to get bullet diameter. The correct size is probably inside the case mouth, so pulling a bullet is the only for sure method to measure. It is likely a .323".
Your round is a Czech 8x57 made at Povázské Strojárne in 1949. Hard to be sure if that soft nosed bullet is factory, or someone pulled the FMJ bullet and replaced it.
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That makes sense with the info I found and other that was provided here.
Is it proprietary to a chech rifle? Thanks
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