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Old September 2, 2007, 02:24 PM   #1
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What's this?

Sorry, no pics available.

I was sorting through some .38 SP brass and came across some odd stuff:
Same rim and diameter as a .32 Auto, same OAL as a .357 magnum, and a Chinese headstamp.

Any idea what this stuff is?
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Old September 2, 2007, 02:27 PM   #2
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Probably a .30 M1 carbine case.

What exactly is the head stamp?
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Old September 2, 2007, 02:49 PM   #3
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The rim has a couple Chinese ideograms on it and says "B1" at the bottom. It's a straight-wall cartridge (no shoulder) that's equal in length to a .357 magnum and same diameter as a .32 auto. The rim is an auto rim. The primer looks like a small pistol.

.30 M1? I'll have to google it; when I think of M1 I think of a 30-06, and this definitely isn't one of those.
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Old September 2, 2007, 02:54 PM   #4
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I was thinking 30 carbine too.
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Old September 2, 2007, 03:02 PM   #5
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Just googled it. It is .30 carbine. Thanks for the help!
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Old September 2, 2007, 03:04 PM   #6
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During World War II the military had MULTIPLE M1s, on lots of different equipment.

The M 1 Garand Rifle is what you're thinking of.

The M 1 Carbine is a completely different critter and that is most likely what this case is.
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Old September 2, 2007, 04:17 PM   #7
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There there was that M1 Abrams... also made of metal, but not easily confused with the carbine or the Garand!
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The M1 Abrams wasn't in World War II.

Creighton Abrams, however, was in World War II.
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Old September 3, 2007, 05:00 PM   #9
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Ahh, good call. I got carried away with the M1's.
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