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Gedsofneiner

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I would say British 303 enfield WW1. Would need a caliper to be for sure. But that rim case leads me to believe i am right . Probably has early cordite powder ( spaghetti string like powder) corrosive

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It may be a 30-40 Krag.
 
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Need measurements in 100ths of an inch, I've seen that head stamp before but I can't remember what it is. I'll look a bit more...
 
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Sorry it took so long, here you go.... Hungarian made 8 x50R, the W is the code for Manfred Weiss Patronenfabrick (Budapest), the V is the code for the 5th month of the year of manufacture.
 
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