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Sepoy

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Sitting in a box of bits and pieces, I have a propelling pencil which is obviously made from a cartridge by the Eagle Pencil Company. Unfortunately, the press mechanism has obscured the head stamp but the year date is partially visible ending in "7".

Can anyone tell me what the pencil has been made from and whether the cartridge is of Great War vintage, I always assumed it was a Mauser cartridge but there are obvious differences around the neck when compare with a known WW1 Mauser round.

Forgive any misuse of terminology - ammunition has never been my area of expertise!

Sepoy

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What length is the cartridge (the brass case minus the bullet) - this might help.

A Mauser (7.92 x 57?) round is certainly a possibility, but it might also be a US 30.06 round too. I suppose one of the other rimless calibres too. Case length measurements might help.

Chris

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What length is the cartridge (the brass case minus the bullet) - this might help.

A Mauser (7.92 x 57?) round is certainly a possibility, but it might also be a US 30.06 round too. I suppose one of the other rimless calibres too. Case length measurements might help.

Chris

Assuming the pictures of the two rounds were taken together, then it is not a 30-06 as the cases are the same length. (7.92x57 v 7.62x63) I suspect that it is indeed a 7.92x57, but in the manufacture of the pencil the neck has been slightly altered.

Regards

TonyE

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The crimping might be a give away?

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