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Unread 10-14-2012, 09:29 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by LWaali View Post
Hi Folks, Still trying to complete inventory.. I have an unopened spam can of what I believe (with my failing memory) to be m1 Garand ammo. I am curious to find out the country, year (54?), and if it err umm attracts a magnet so to speak.
Since it is unopened, it should still be 'good'. "8rnd Clips" is consistent with the M1 Garand, which uses 'en bloc' clips of 8 rounds. The clips are steel, thus magnetic. They are packed in cloth bandoliers (inside the can), ready to issue to individual riflemen.





As Dana commented, it is a Twin Cities can -



- Also, military cartridges usually carry the year [2 digits] on the cartridge itself.
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