Lake City 59 ammo.

[TDH]

Hey guys I was playing with my Inland and shot up some the Lake City I have been hoarding for years and went I went to resize and decap it I found a single hole Berdan flash hole. I think I remember some Chinese or Korean ammo that was stamped LC but I don't remember the years. I think this may be some of it.

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[P246]

I ran into the same thing a few years ago when I was shooting an Iver Johnson. It was LC head stamp. Broke hand decapper before realizing it was not boxer primed. It also had a year stamped on it but I don't remember what that was, 59 seems close but I thinking it was in the low 60s.

[browningautorifle]

A single hole Berdan flash hole?

[USGI]

Here's pics of LC 52 Chinese carbine ammo known to be corrosive. - Bob

[browningautorifle]

And, with two holes denoting Berdan...

[karl schmidt]

And, with two holes denoting Berdan...

The germans in the last year of WWII produced vast quantities of 7.9mm ammo with one flash hole Berdan primers. the ammo was designated with a "minus" (-) sign after the manufactures 3 letter code. due to excessive drill breakage in the steel cases.

[browningautorifle]

7.9mm ammo with one flash hole Berdan

Very interesting...

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

The "Berdan" primer system was invented by an American ordinance officer named Hiram Berdan, around 1870, ironically the system is used more in the UK, Australia, South Africa and Europe than the USA where it originated.



The "Boxer" system was invented by a British army officer Edward M. Boxer around 1880, but the system is used more in the USA than UK.




info taken from wikipedia

[Skip]

And it is corrosive.

[TDH]

Yes sir Jim one single offset hole. I have twenty of them right here and I had never seen them before either. I bought that can of loose of LC at a gun show about ten years ago and I have shot some of it before and all standard boxer primed.
USGI that looks just like it but the head stamp is 59. Thanks guys appreciate the info.