Bullet casing
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Longhair
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30-06 blank cartridge. Lake City 1944.
Geez
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The crimped end indicates it is a blank cartridge. (Dang it. I have to learn to type faster than Longhair. 
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moeferg
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blank cartridge? What would it have been used for?
turtlefoot
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The crimped end indicates it is a blank cartridge. (Dang it. I have to learn to type faster than Longhair.
LOL I am going to have to quit walking away from the computer to take care of things. I didn't stand a chance on this one!
Doug
turtlefoot
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turtlefoot
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Others can answer this better than me, but blanks were used for many things. Funerals, parades, special ceremonies, possibly field training exercises, etc.
moeferg
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OK got it. But wouldn't the blank mean no lead? The primer does not look like it has been shot?
turtlefoot
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It doesn't appear to be fired. If you look at the pic below, you will see how much more the star crimp is opened up.
Doug
Doug
Longhair
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The damaged case might be an indication of a mis-feed, after which it was discarded.
And you are correct...no lead. But still powerfull enough at close range to kill you.
And you are correct...no lead. But still powerfull enough at close range to kill you.
Silversmith45
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I've seen fired '06 blanks that didn't appear to open when fired. They were also used to propel rifle grenades. I about hit my Captain with one in training.
turtlefoot
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Longhair
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On purpose??
ron_c
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Who were you aiming at, the First Sergeant?
As stated blanks were made for war games, 21 gun salutes, rifle propelled gernades. This one was made durring WW2. Depends on where it was found. I am thinking maybe a military funeral and got dropped? 30-6 was a standard military round.
moeferg
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Actually I found it in a yard. The house was from the late 1800's...
Longhair
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Quite possibly a kid's treasure picked up from a parade.
DixieLandMan
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What all the others said and since it was made in 1944, it is most likely for the M1 Garand which is a .30-06 caliber.
Relichunter3
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The only thin g Ive ever used blanks for was funeral detail, and when we go to the field to simulate real gunfire. I have noticed that the crimped "star" end will not always open when fired. I concur that it was possibly used in a funeral detail. It is tradition that the family of the fallen will keep the brass after the 21 gun salute takes place. But you never know for sure. IMO that's what makes relic hunting fun!
Well blanks were also used for war games and executions. On an execution a few had blanks so nobody knew who killed the condemed. Any military individual could have had it as a souvonier and brought it home. Very hard to tell.
