Got Mauser (?) ammo in grab-bag sale! Help identify?

A couple of hundred spare mil-surp rounds came with an Enfield & bits that I bought. Described as 8 x 57 Mauser. I broke down one round, bullet is .323 diameter, weighs 154 grains, spire point, full metal jacket. Powder is 49 grains of square flakes, berdan primer, sealed. Case mic's out to match trimmed 8 x 57. Here's a photo:

http://rallred.smugmug.com/Other/8-x...56_QAVBp-M.jpg

The rounds are in brass stripper clips of 5 each, and all contained, 2 clips per pocket, 7 pockets per bandoleer, in four light weight bandoleers. The blue bandoleers have metal buttons and button holes, the tan bandoleers are of "over fold" style, with no button fasteners. All bandoleers have simple tie-straps, no buckles, etc.

More photos here:

8 x 57 Mauser - RAllreds Photos

I cannot make sense of the head stamps, but some of them bear what looks like a 1937 date.

Can anyone help me identify and value these rounds, clips & bandoleers? I would prefer to buy a good condition rifle to shoot them in, but if I am not able to find one for reasonable cost, would like to sell the ammo.

Any suggestions as to what they might be worth?

Thanks :bow:

Umm, looks like Turkish surplus. It was REALLY cheap not long ago, mostly good for the chargers/stripper clips and bandoliers, unfortunately. Turk Mausers may be had pretty inexpensively, but are generally, uh, well used up.

Looks like Turkish 8mm. It is theTurkish copy of the German WWI cartridge. Rather hot loading. I would ask twenty cents per round. It is corrosive and Berdan primed.

T (crescent moon symbol) C = Turkiye Çumhuryet (Turkish Republic)

FS = FiSek (ball)

It is indeed Turkish military ammo.

M.K.E. = Makina Ve Kimya Endustrisi (Mechanical and Chemical Industries) in Kurumu, Turkey.


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Thanks for the information. With agreement from three sources I have confidence in your unanimous identification.