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...

[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.

[browningautorifle]

one single offset hole

Very interesting. Wonder if they're made wrong...?

[fjruple]

Jim--

I seem to remember Boxer primed flash holes being slightly off set in some production ammunition. I also seem to remember a study being done to determine to ascertain if the off-set flash hole had a detrimental effect to the performance of ammunition and the study was inconclusive that there was no real different perfectly centered flash holes and cases with slightly off-center flash holes. The only way to really see if the cases are Berdan primed is to remove the primer and see if the primer anvil is built into the rear of the case. some time you can look into the opening of the case and see were the primer anvil has been punched into the case. Slightly off-set primer flash holes are the bane of us reloaders as they can break off the de-priming pins.

Cheers

--fjruple