Drum contents! Centuries old jam!

G.T. · 02-04-2023, 04:53 PM

Hi to all, I had a BING drum on my bench in for repair. I thought the follower was missing as that is a common issue with original drums, but no! Turns out it had the classic jam to where the rounds didn't negotiate the upturn into the tube. Now the reason this wasn't cleared was because, instead of the little cross bolt in this area, it was a solid rivited cross pin! There was no taking it apart! That was right up to when I got my grubby little paws on it! The rivet was removed and the drum disassembled wthout any further delay.
What I found inside was the two rounds remaining that caused the jam? There would have been aprox. 10 rounds on top of those that obviously just poured out long, long ago.
The two stuck rounds have what looks to be farsi (sp.) or middle eastern head stamps, with the weird VL plus other stamps I cannot interperate? Otherwise, they apprear as standard 9mm ball ammo?
Anyway, that's what they are, and it goes to show the drums had issues even when new or nearly so! Best to all, til....lat'r...GT

02-04-2023, 04:53 PM	#1
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,485 Thanks: 1,283 Thanked 3,581 Times in 989 Posts	Drum contents! Centuries old jam! Hi to all, I had a BING drum on my bench in for repair. I thought the follower was missing as that is a common issue with original drums, but no! Turns out it had the classic jam to where the rounds didn't negotiate the upturn into the tube. Now the reason this wasn't cleared was because, instead of the little cross bolt in this area, it was a solid rivited cross pin! There was no taking it apart! That was right up to when I got my grubby little paws on it! The rivet was removed and the drum disassembled wthout any further delay. What I found inside was the two rounds remaining that caused the jam? There would have been aprox. 10 rounds on top of those that obviously just poured out long, long ago. The two stuck rounds have what looks to be farsi (sp.) or middle eastern head stamps, with the weird VL plus other stamps I cannot interperate? Otherwise, they apprear as standard 9mm ball ammo? Anyway, that's what they are, and it goes to show the drums had issues even when new or nearly so! Best to all, til....lat'r...GT