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Ammo in a machine gun belt

The ButcherThe Butcher Member Posts: 160 ✭✭✭
edited February 2008 in Ask the Experts
Recently aquired some reloading items in a deal, and there was a belt that looked like it went threw a machine gun, it was marked LS 85 with a small circle on the case head, with a cross in it, anyone know what it is for? By taking rough measurments, it looks like .308 FMJ. Just asking. Thanks Don
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  • cpermdcpermd Member Posts: 5,273 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Are you sure it is LS and not LC??
    CP
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  • Laredo LeftyLaredo Lefty Member Posts: 13,451 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The circle with the cross in it is a Nato marking. .308 is the same as 7.62X51 Nato ammo. If the headstamp is "LC", it was loaded at the "Lake City" ammo plant.

    Is the ammo contained in a disintegrating metal belt?. If so, its probably made in Israel. The Israeli's received many of our old 1919A4 machineguns and converted them to 7.62 nato.

    Below is a pic of my 1919's. The top is a U.S. 30-06 and the bottom is an Israeli in 7.62 Nato AKA .308.

    [img][/img]IMG_0033-1.jpg
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  • The ButcherThe Butcher Member Posts: 160 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It is LC Thanks for the info. It is for sure the 308. Are the clips or belt worth anything? I think there are 55 on the belt. Just wondering. Thanks for your help Laredo, those are very nice weapons you have there. Don
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  • v35v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Fancy mount for the A4-06. Is that an A-1 water cooled mount?
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  • Laredo LeftyLaredo Lefty Member Posts: 13,451 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Don......... Thanks. The links are only worth a few cents each. Hang the belt in your den or garage for a conversation piece. The "85" is the year they were loaded.

    v35.... The mount the 30-06 is on came with that gun. I suppose the water cooled 1917a1 would fit. I was just at a belt fed shoot last sunday and a buddy of mine had a water cooled gun. I think they both will fit on the same mount, but Iam not positive.

    The higher mount is more comfortable to shoot from, you can sit in a chair, while the other lower mount requires sitting on the ground or going prone. The lower mount was more practical in combat since the machine gunner was the first target the enemy went after.... so being prone made a lot of sense.
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