Strange shells found in bag of USGI .38 Special

**RBruce** · 02-01-2015 01:56 PM

A military friend gave me a bag of .38 Special rounds, most USGI headstamped. The bag included some .30 Carbine shells and these shells which may be signal rounds??? Any ideas?

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**UNPROFOR1994** · 02-01-2015 02:08 PM

They look like 9mm (Flobert) rimfire shotgun shells, W stands for Winchester.

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**RBruce** · 02-01-2015 02:36 PM

Interesting. What weapon would use that round? Rim measures ~ .400" and brass measures ~ .350".

**RBruce** · 02-01-2015 02:48 PM

I read further - The Flobert garden Shotgun.

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