WWII German rounds found in IRAQ

[TheLongshot00]

While deployed to Baghdad, Iraq in 2008 (my 3rd as an EOD tech) our operations routinely located and had us destroying insurgent weapons caches. During one of these operations one of my buddies noticed a handful of rounds that were odd. After we took a closer look we realized what we were looking at was German 8mm rounds, stamped 1938 and adorned with the Nazi Eagle. I have to say I don't think these rounds were ever used against us, that the insurgents were just hording any and all types of ammo regardless of weapon system. But its pretty interesting to see these things floating around another battlefield after 70 years.

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[gunner]

Hi Longshot,

Have the rounds a red bullet tip? I couldn`t see it right.

Regards

Gunner

[JBS]

They look to be in very good condition.

[boyt44]

My son was there with the Marines in 2005 and 2006. In searching homes for various suspects,they came across all sorts of old milsurps. He regretfully destroyed many old WW2 German Mausers and British Enfields,usually by wrapping them around a tree.

[TheLongshot00]

None of the rounds we found had red tips. We also routinely found Enfields, Sterlings and even a Wembley revolver. The Enfields would regularly have the stock and barrel cut down very short and would some times be decorated with brass tacks in patterns.

[x westie]

None of the rounds we found had red tips. We also routinely found Enfields, Sterlings and even a Wembley revolver. The Enfields would regularly have the stock and barrel cut down very short and would some times be decorated with brass tacks in patterns.

Must of been some real heavy duty recoil, when that cut down Lee Enfield was fired

[arado]

8x56 rounds used in the straight pull Austrian issue 95. Not issue to German Army.. Kick like a bloody mule in the Steyr carbine.. Gary

[bearhunter]

International brought those in during the early eighties, along with a bunch of arsenal refurbed M95 straight pull rifles. They were all nazi marked and of various mid to late thirties dates and all on chargers. They have an unusual .329 diameter bullet and I think, that Hornady has made a special run of the bullets, Graf makes the brass.

International sold them by the crate for $60/1000. Really nice stuff to. It is accurate and consistent. No misfires. I sold some last year at a gun show for $15/10 rounds in the original box and on chargers.