WWII German 9mm Ammo

alanint · 05-14-2014, 05:45 AM

Also, it is rare to find a case like this, even if half full. This ensemble is worth more to a collector as a fast disappearing example of how WW2 ammunition was packed and shipped than it is as plinking fodder.

If it were mine I would have preserved it exactly as I found it. 9mm is cheap enough again to buy modern stuff.

aldo35 · 05-14-2014, 07:09 AM

At the time this was purchased, 1967/8 it was $69.95 a case and at that price and time we shot most of it in local dumps and quarries at cans and bottles. We even used one of the cases as a target and discarded most of the cartons. The cartons you see in the case had fallen apart and I put back to together with 3M packing tape in order to give an impression of what they originally looked liked. They have gone thru 4 moves and a lot of handling. Each case was from a different mfg, dou and kam, the cartons are from each case as seen on labels. Perhaps someone on the forum can translate the German.

There is also some Finnish labels present.

I thought it is an interesting artifact from WWII and this was a good place to share. In hind sight I wish I hadn't shot so much of it up but it was fun at the time.

Aldo35

05-14-2014, 07:09 AM	#2
aldo35 User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Northern GA Posts: 402 Thanks: 2,355 Thanked 187 Times in 92 Posts	WWII German 9mm Ammo At the time this was purchased, 1967/8 it was $69.95 a case and at that price and time we shot most of it in local dumps and quarries at cans and bottles. We even used one of the cases as a target and discarded most of the cartons. The cartons you see in the case had fallen apart and I put back to together with 3M packing tape in order to give an impression of what they originally looked liked. They have gone thru 4 moves and a lot of handling. Each case was from a different mfg, dou and kam, the cartons are from each case as seen on labels. Perhaps someone on the forum can translate the German. There is also some Finnish labels present. I thought it is an interesting artifact from WWII and this was a good place to share. In hind sight I wish I hadn't shot so much of it up but it was fun at the time. Aldo35

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05-14-2014, 05:45 AM	#1
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Also, it is rare to find a case like this, even if half full. This ensemble is worth more to a collector as a fast disappearing example of how WW2 ammunition was packed and shipped than it is as plinking fodder. If it were mine I would have preserved it exactly as I found it. 9mm is cheap enough again to buy modern stuff.