Ww1 or ww2 carcano stripper clips?

[Thatww1pigeon]

Hi there. I have three carcano stripper clips. Although I don’t know what war they are from,  they do have markings on the bottom of them. It is hard to tell of a C is a 0, and the other way around.  Any help is great, thanks.

 

Left: L.N   Right: 0-15

 

Left: L.N     Right: C-15

 

Left: SMI   Right: ⭐️16

[4thGordons]

Are the rounds dated on the headstamp? Given the staining they look like they have been together for a long while so if the rounds are original to the charger that would answer your question.

 

Edit - this site may help with dates

 

Just one other note - these are not strictly speaking "stripper clips" as they stay in place when the rifle is loaded (rather than the rounds being stripped out of them) and are pushed out when a new load is added - they are usually referred to as "en bloc" clips.

Edited 29 May , 2020 by 4thGordons

[Thatww1pigeon]

Wow! Thanks for the website. I looked and all of the rounds are dated 18 on the bottom, so 1918. Even though one “en bloc” clip is dated 15 for 1915 and the another 16 for 1916. It seems the soldier must have saved those clips over time. From what I see on the website most of the bullets and 2 of the “en bloc” clips were made by someone who manufactured them from 1916-1934, so that fits! One of the clips and some of the bullets have SMI on them, but the site doesn’t say what time period.

 

However, some headstamps have SB on them, which I can’t find on the site. 

 

Also, good to know they are not stripper clips, thanks.

 

 

[AndyBsk]

Normally C- date was used on clips, link is well source,  about SB i dont known could be code for . SMI i found mostly postwar clips dated in 3 digit year 953 to sample, SB could be czechoslovak Sellier Bellot or its other unknown inspector.