Help with M2 ball identification

**Aroostook** · 05-01-2019 07:54 PM

Just bought a lot of surplus ammo and there is about 200 of these rounds in a cardboard box. I was wondering what the experts had to say about these headstamps. Mainly curious if is it corrosive? Would it be okay to put through a M1 icon

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Any help appreciated. Thanks.

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**rcathey** · 05-01-2019 08:07 PM

I have a reference book that I think could decode this but your picture is quite out of focus.
Give it another shot and I bet I can help you out.

**browningautorifle** · 05-02-2019 12:33 AM

Looks like Cyrillic, or maybe Arabic?

**vintage hunter** · 05-02-2019 05:56 AM

Iranian 1960's production. Supposedly non corrosive and made for use in M1 icon

Garands.

**Bruce McAskill** · 05-02-2019 10:38 PM

If I remember right it was Samco that was selling this and quite a bit of it was click bang.

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