Reference for carbine brass stamping?
In another thread USGI asked if any of the cases I recently accquired are USGI. I think the answer is yes, but not sure.
Some of the steel cases are marked EC 43. I believe I've learned that this is Evansville-Chrysler made in 1943. Is that correct? Also found some LC-56, is that Lake City 1956?
I could go through these and bore the heck out of you by posting all the stampings I find, but was hoping there'd be a reference for stampings somehwere. I've done several searches and can't come up with much. I'd be happy to post what I find if anyone is interested.
Thanks
Edit:
Just to bore you anyway...
I have 29 steel cases marked EC 43. The rest are the LC 56
I started poking around in some of the brass cases. Found a couple marked EC 4. Very clear, no missing number, just a 4. Also found one marked WCC 44. Winchester?
Most I've found are LC 67.
So, are any of these rarities? Are the WWII cartridges worth leaving, or just treat them as the others and reload them? What about the steel cases? Is there any value here, or are they just neat relics from an historic period?
I've always felt the same way about steel cases being suposedly hard on extractors
but I am rethinking that issue after finding out (BQ) that huge amounts of the steel was used in testing and sighting the carbines by the companies that built them. A not small number of rounds I might add. There are two ways to look at this; either they knew about the issue and didn't care as they made extractors and spare parts or the issue is a non-issue, steel cases are not what we think they are. I'm still not ever going to shoot them, but I do wonder where the truth lies.