Can you identify this bullet shell?

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My dad found this while metal detecting his property. He’s found items that date anywhere from the late 1800’s to around 1940. Any idea about this one? He drew what the letters and numbers said on the bottom of it. Thanks in advance! 804D6A0B-9533-4D0D-9522-32B9964107D0.webp
 

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It was made at the Frankford Arsenal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and dated June of 1909.
 

Check out the measurements, may be 30-06.
Marvin

[TABLE="class: infobox"]
[TR]
[TH]Parent case[/TH]
[TD] .30-03 Springfield[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Case type[/TH]
[TD] Rimless, bottleneck[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Bullet diameter[/TH]
[TD] .308 in (7.8 mm)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Neck diameter[/TH]
[TD] .340 in (8.6 mm)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Shoulder diameter[/TH]
[TD] .441 in (11.2 mm)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Base diameter[/TH]
[TD] .471 in (12.0 mm)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Rim diameter[/TH]
[TD] .473 in (12.0 mm)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Rim thickness[/TH]
[TD] .049 in (1.2 mm)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Case length[/TH]
[TD] 2.494 in (63.3 mm)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Overall length[/TH]
[TD] 3.34 in (85 mm)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Case capacity[/TH]
[TD] 68 gr H[SUB]2[/SUB]O (4.4 cm[SUP]3[/SUP])[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
 

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