1918 9 mm rounds
I have a handfull of OLD 9 mm Luger loaded cartridges (no box)
headstamped Maxim USA 1918 . Has a silver looking, truncated
slug. Possibly cupro nickle. Any ideas who made them, and any
possible collecters value without box?? Thanks.
headstamped Maxim USA 1918 . Has a silver looking, truncated
slug. Possibly cupro nickle. Any ideas who made them, and any
possible collecters value without box?? Thanks.
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Maxim Munitions Corp (Watertown, NY) loaded roughly 1 million .45 ACP for the military in 1917 - 1918 with the "Maxim USA" headstamp. I'm going to talk to some folks more knowledgeable than I on the 9mm. 0 -
DWM is impressed in the bullet bases. 0 -
Pulled one and has no DWM on bullet base. Actual base is not clad.
has lead showing. Shell is boxer primed. Powder looks kinda
similar to Bullseye (flake). Bullet weighs 124 grs. Isnt DWM
a "Deutche Waffen and Munitions" stamp. (spelling may be incorrect
going by memory only. And memory is fading away. Again, thanks.0 -
Hmmmm.....strange one. The only thing I can think of is that possibly we were making them for our allies, but I can't think of whom.
Back in WWI, I'm sure the British didn't use 9mm....nor did the French, and I don't think the Italians or Russians did either.
OK, Capt. Kirk, time to step in and beam us down an answer to this puzzle.0 -
v35 & Xracer - These are *American* made shells, not European, of that I'm certain. The big question which I am attempting to research is whether these were a military contract loading (possible).
joe - at this point I don't know what value these have, but I'm sure there is some premium to them. Please contact me directly at tcg25@hotmail.com so I have a way to communicate with you in the event this thread becomes locked.
Edited by - Iconoclast on 06/08/2002 12:14:000 -
OK, just had a reply on my inquiry to a real expert in this field. These were made by the MM Corp as noted above, military contract for Italy. Box label in source's collection:
28 CARTUCCE
MOD-910
PER MITRAGLIATRICE
Now I'm trying to get a handle on value.0 -
Iconoclast: Many thanks for the info . Truely appreciate it. Joe 0 -
Sorry, I glossed over the headstamp marking and only saw cupro nickle, truncated cone bullet. The stuff I have is just that and marked DWM on the bullet bases. Maxim must have copied the german design exactly during the war. 0 -
OK, found these typically go for $1-$2 each at retail: "not scarce, but not common." As usual, condition makes a big difference in value. Truncated cone loading was used to create a visual difference between these and 9mm Glisenti rounds.
Hope this helps.0 -
Again, many thanks for you research. I really appreciate it. 0
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