Help Identifying this belted Ammo

I recently pick this belted ammo up in a garage sale
and the best I can determine doing research is that
it is Russian 7.62x54r rimmed ammo.

The headstamp reads 188 over 83
I have been able to determine its from the
188 (Klimov/Novosibirsk) plant

I was wondering if anyone might know the type of
machine gun that would have used this belted ammo ? :confused:

Thanks for any help, it is appreciated ...

Those are not the correct links. Looks like M60 links.

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Originally Posted by Skip

Those are not the correct links. Looks like M60 links.

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Thanks Skip... To me it looked strange too, I was hoping someone would bring that up
least I know my eyes are deceiving me. I agree looks like possibly M60 links but why
Russian ammo in it ? Unless someone had the link tool and just made this up. hmmmm

Yep, M60 links.

Don't need any special tool, just line them up and insert the cartridges.

Thanks for all the help on this....