What kind of pistol used this caliber?

Rammjäger · Apr 4, 2012

This is a 8 mm casing. I know the european 9 mm is equivalent to
the .38 american. But I didn't know there were also 8 mm .... :?:

Any ideas?

Irons · Apr 4, 2012

8 MM pistol rounds I'm familiar with are bottlenecked, like the 8mm Nambu.

Must be other european guns out there that use a straight walled case.

Its not a revolver round that I can tell.

Rammjäger · Apr 4, 2012

Irons said:
8 MM pistol rounds I'm familiar with are bottlenecked, like the 8mm Nambu.

Must be other european guns out there that use a straight walled case.

Its not a revolver round that I can tell.

By the way,
it's marked with "GFL"

Irons · Apr 4, 2012

Rammjäger said:
By the way,
it's marked with "GFL"

Blank round for training, made for a gun that only fires blanks. See link.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/376682.page

Hey, whilst doing a bit of hill walking during the weekend there I came upon some blanks merilly as you like in the backofbeyond- whoch is fairly typical when your route takes you by the Faslane naval base's training ranges. I wouldn't have found that too unusual, there's 7.62 catriges all over those hills, but I came upon a few pistol blanks which read "G.F.L. 8mm", and for some reason that caliber strikes me as a bit odd for a British pistol. I'm not firearms buff, but I'm just wondering if anyone could fill me in a little on what type of weapon could have fired one of these things, or at east inform me a little on who the heck made them (google came up with a drunk midlander firing off a few rounds at himself for god knows what reason).

The sheer number of unfired rounds that you find about there is a mystery though. (and, yeah, I was still on the hill walker's trail when I found them-blame it on some idiot's !!!! shot).

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Voriax · Apr 4, 2012

It can also be from a gas revolver. Not gas operated, but one that fires tear gas or some similar irritant.

Voriax

Edit: GFL means it's made by Giulio Fiocchi Spa, de Lecco. Italy. Usually known just as 'Fiocchi' Length should be 20mm. blank/irritant.

Arisaka · Apr 4, 2012

8 MM a variety of handguns shoot it.

What kind of pistol used this caliber?

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