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Ap ammo help
opened a case of AP and found what i consider very strange - how can you paint over the original lot markings on a sealed spam can and remark it with another lot number - one of them i can understand as the original lot appears to have been SL (could have been done at the factory if they found the had made a mistake but i thing they would have just rejected the container an repacked it) - but the second one i can still read the markings underneath and it is marked TW 19831 :help:
http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/a...tedoverlot.jpg
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the one remarked over TW 19831
http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/a...lotTW19831.jpg
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Maybe the container was marked by the manufacturer and found to be surplus, sold to the second user and marked accordingly?
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Notice the can on the right is marked as LS. It should be SL for St. Louis.
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If you are uncomfortable with it, I'll buy it.
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appreciate the offer - but really just looking for an explanation - don't need to fire it at this time so plan on keeping case intact w/both cans the way i received it until i can find an explanation that holds up
May show some pictures around a south store if i get back there again
Still looking for anyone else that might of seen an oddity like this
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The only time I've seen marks like that was after ammo techs did an inspection and re-marked the cans accordingly. But that wouldn't explain the different ammo plant marks. Mind you, what's actually inside them?
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I've never been in an arsenal, but I HAVE been in canning facilities. It's a lot easier to run an empty can through a production line where the contents are painted on the can, than to run a 20 lb can full of ammo through the same line. My guess is that the cans are pre-painted when a lot is scheduled for production; that way, there is no need to mark them once they have been filled & sealed. Cans where the lip is damaged won't seal, so they will repack these using a pile of spare cans, left over from various lots. It appears that they use stencils & small cans of paint to apply the correct lot number. Since stencils are hand cut, that would likely explain the "LS" mistake.
