Hidden Treasure

sdmark777 · 01-28-2023, 12:19 PM

I was just digging through a bunch of ammo cans I have, looking for some .308 rounds to sight in a new scope. I ran across one .50 cal ammo can and inside was an assortment of different ammunition. It included 20 rounds of US 1918 USCCO 30-06; 5 round stripper clip of US 30-06 FA 1928; 5 rounds of US .50 BMG 1933; about 60 rounds of 7.62 x 39mm 1965 brought back from Vietnam War; box of 60 rounds of 7.5 Swiss; 2 boxes of 8 x56R M30 1938 German (for Steyr Mannlicher M1895 rifle); one box of 9mm Steyr M12 1934 Austrian; one box of German 8mm Mauser 1940 and one box of German 9mm Luger dated 1944 with ordnance code "dnh" indicating manufacture by Rheinische-Westfalische Sprengstoff AG, Durlach plant, Baden, Germany. I remembered having acquired these different groupings once I saw them again. But I have forgotten the when, where and how much I paid for most of them. Some of it was given to me, some came from gun shows.

So it was a neat little hidden treasure I ran across that I already had. I was especially happy to find the box of wartime German 8mm Mauser and 9mm Luger. I think I might have one or two more boxes of 9mm Luger in another ammo can, but that will have to wait for some future hunt.

01-28-2023, 12:19 PM	#1
sdmark777 User Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 281 Thanks: 656 Thanked 663 Times in 169 Posts	Hidden Treasure I was just digging through a bunch of ammo cans I have, looking for some .308 rounds to sight in a new scope. I ran across one .50 cal ammo can and inside was an assortment of different ammunition. It included 20 rounds of US 1918 USCCO 30-06; 5 round stripper clip of US 30-06 FA 1928; 5 rounds of US .50 BMG 1933; about 60 rounds of 7.62 x 39mm 1965 brought back from Vietnam War; box of 60 rounds of 7.5 Swiss; 2 boxes of 8 x56R M30 1938 German (for Steyr Mannlicher M1895 rifle); one box of 9mm Steyr M12 1934 Austrian; one box of German 8mm Mauser 1940 and one box of German 9mm Luger dated 1944 with ordnance code "dnh" indicating manufacture by Rheinische-Westfalische Sprengstoff AG, Durlach plant, Baden, Germany. I remembered having acquired these different groupings once I saw them again. But I have forgotten the when, where and how much I paid for most of them. Some of it was given to me, some came from gun shows. So it was a neat little hidden treasure I ran across that I already had. I was especially happy to find the box of wartime German 8mm Mauser and 9mm Luger. I think I might have one or two more boxes of 9mm Luger in another ammo can, but that will have to wait for some future hunt. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by sdmark777; 01-28-2023 at 02:07 PM.