Crate of 7.62

[steelbuttplate]

I've got a crate of Mosin ammo stamped 7.62 LPS GJ, VT 68/81. No Cyrillic letters on it. Anybody know where it's from ?

[jaytex1969]

I'm thinking Romanian.

Similar to the lower tin in the photo here?

https://www.gunboards.com/threads/7-62l ... an.336725/

The VT 68/81 should pertain to the powder lot and date. LPS (light ball, mild steel core) pertains to the projectile type and GJ (copper washed steel) to the cartridge type. I THINK...


Jay

[Junk Yard Dog]

It's from my private ammo stash, give it back. I would keep that crate intact as a collectable, in a few more years few full crates will remain.

[steelbuttplate]

Yea like the second can, just not silver tip. Romanian I guess. I think I've shot some before, copper washed case w/ red seal on the bullet and primer.

[Junk Yard Dog]

Romania was not the only one to make the copper washed stuff, I shot crates worth of Soviet ammo that matches that description years ago. The Chinese also made copper washed cases, but I don't recall them having the red primer seal.

[steelbuttplate]

Romania was not the only one to make the copper washed stuff, I shot crates worth of Soviet ammo that matches that description years ago. The Chinese also made copper washed cases, but I don't recall them having the red primer seal.

This crate has no cryllic lettering on it , it has LPS by the caliber. It doesn't have anything I can find showing a manufacture country.

[Sonny]

Lately all you can mostly find up here is Chinese surplus. But I keep looking for that silvertip Bulgarian ammo,my SVT-40 likes that the best.