arantxa Posted 27 November , 2020 Share Posted 27 November , 2020 Thanks I picked it up a long time ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arantxa Posted 27 November , 2020 Author Share Posted 27 November , 2020 Thanks I picked it up a long time ago thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Feledziak Posted 27 November , 2020 Share Posted 27 November , 2020 I know nothing of ammo, they look scary to me, but I have got a similar Nettar fold out camera. With zeiss ikon lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikB Posted 27 November , 2020 Share Posted 27 November , 2020 I think they're French 8mm. Lebel 'Balle D's in a Hotchkiss MG strip. Being of a variety of headstamps, the strip's obviously been assembled later. They look a bit 'lively' to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arantxa Posted 27 November , 2020 Author Share Posted 27 November , 2020 No they are all drilled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBsk Posted 27 November , 2020 Share Posted 27 November , 2020 It could be Lebel M86 ammo, any case stamps? 8mmx50R french ammo for MG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 27 November , 2020 Share Posted 27 November , 2020 Indeed they are, all the way through! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 27 November , 2020 Admin Share Posted 27 November , 2020 Threads merged - please do not start multiple threads on the same subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peregrinvs Posted 27 November , 2020 Share Posted 27 November , 2020 9 hours ago, MikB said: They look a bit 'lively' to me. Live primers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikB Posted 27 November , 2020 Share Posted 27 November , 2020 1 hour ago, peregrinvs said: Live primers? Dunno. Can't see where the drilling is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peregrinvs Posted 27 November , 2020 Share Posted 27 November , 2020 39 minutes ago, MikB said: Dunno. Can't see where the drilling is. I meant that they appear to be unstruck, so they could still be live if not neutralised in some way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikB Posted 28 November , 2020 Share Posted 28 November , 2020 13 hours ago, peregrinvs said: I meant that they appear to be unstruck, so they could still be live if not neutralised in some way. Yes. I don't know what would work - there's gossip about various acids, including vinegar. Oil only lasts until it evaporates, though it can be maintained by a sealed cartridge with oil-soaked rag/tissue/sand to keep up vapour saturation. Didn't especially want to start any thread-locker hares running over something possibly harmless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hickman Posted 2 January , 2021 Share Posted 2 January , 2021 I have a similar strip for the Hotchkiss machine gun. My rounds are Balle N, which came out in 1932. Case necks are slightly larger diameter than Balle D. My Lebel R35 receiver is marked “N”, indicating that the chamber will accept these later rounds. My rounds are dated 1948, and were part of a surplus purchase from Syria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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