30.06 Ammo codes

goodbread

Does anyone know what KA stamped into the base of milsuplus 30.06 mean? It is followed by 69, or 70, or 71, or 72, or 73 which seems obviously to be year of mfr.

Tailgunner1954

It's Korean

KA: Pusan Government Arsenal, Pusan, Republic of Korea

goodbread

Thank you, Tailgunner

TRAP55

Some of the most corrosive milsurp ammo I've run across too. Clean accordingly "immediately" after shooting.

goodbread

Good advice to all Trap55, regardless of year, make, model and chemical reality.
Thanks, Mike

goodbread

I have ammo with the following stampings:
FA Match 59 & 60
HXP 65, 78,79, 80
TW 53 (yippee, API black nose!!)
AMA 80
RA 27
R-P 30-06 Sprg
REM UMC 30-06 Sprg

I'm pretty sure the last 2 are just commercial Remington ammo

Thanks for all the help with this post and my post about en bloc clips.

Mike B

Tailgunner1954

FA Frankford Arsenal, Philadelphia, PA
TW Twin Cities Ordnance Plant, Minneapolis, MN
RA A/S Raufoss Ammunisjonsfabrikker, Raufoss, Norway
RA Remington Arms Co., Bridgeport, CT
HXP Greek Powder & Cartridge Company, Athens, Greece
AMA Danish Government Arsenal (Ammunitionsarsenalet) Copenhagen, Denmark
R-P Remington Arms Company, Inc., Bridgeport CT , and later: Lonoke, AR (also used by CDM of Mexico)
REM-UMC Remington Arms Co., Bridgeport, CT (also used by CDM of Mexico and CBC of Brazil)

As you guessed earlier, the # is the year of manfacture

goodbread

Excellent info, thank you

rsnyder55

And if you run into any LC, that would be Lake City.

givette

quote:Originally posted by Tailgunner1954
FA Frankford Arsenal, Philadelphia, PA
TW Twin Cities Ordnance Plant, Minneapolis, MN
RA A/S Raufoss Ammunisjonsfabrikker, Raufoss, Norway
RA Remington Arms Co., Bridgeport, CT
HXP Greek Powder & Cartridge Company, Athens, Greece
AMA Danish Government Arsenal (Ammunitionsarsenalet) Copenhagen, Denmark
R-P Remington Arms Company, Inc., Bridgeport CT , and later: Lonoke, AR (also used by CDM of Mexico)
REM-UMC Remington Arms Co., Bridgeport, CT (also used by CDM of Mexico and CBC of Brazil)

As you guessed earlier, the # is the year of manfacture


Goodbread: The list below shows the changeover dates and lot numbers from corrosive to non-corrosive of the US ammo on your list.

Frankford Arsenal
Type: .30-'06 Ball:Lot Number: 4149 Date: October 1951 First SAFE headstamp: FA 52
Type: .30-'06 AP:Lot Number: 887 Date: October 1951 First SAFE headstamp: FA 52
Twin Cities Ordnance Plant
Type: .30-'06 Ball:Lot Number: 19362 Date: December 1950 First SAFE Headstamp: TW 51
Type: .30-'06 AP:Lot Number: 19776 Date: February 1952 First SAFE Headstamp: TW 53
Remington Arms
Type: .30-'06 Ball:Lot Number: 33853 Date: November 1951 First SAFE Headstamp: RA 52

..Hope this helps a little. Best, Joe

Hunter Mag

I didn't want to make this post cause it's #10 and this thread will be locked but here's a very usefull source as far as 30-06 ID goes.

http://cartridgecollectors.org/headstampcodes.htm

Here's info on last dates for corrosive primers.
http://www.ashlandlakegunclub.org/docs/CorrosivePrimerRedux.pdf