Strange rifle brass

beam · Apr 26, 2010

I'm by no means an expert in rifle ammo, but this seemed odd to me.

I tried to id it via google and wikipedia with no luck.

The end has the markings LC 62

Any ideas or is this just a common round？ It seems like the bullet would be way small for the size of powder that the shell can hold.

acasto · Apr 26, 2010

LC headstamp usually means Lake City. It looks like a round that would be used during a salute, like at a military funeral. No bullet, just a bang.

goofy · Apr 26, 2010

It is a blank round.

Jason in Enid · Apr 26, 2010

What you found is a 30 caliber, blank cartridge, that has been fired. It was manufactured in 1962 at the Lake City arsenal. The cross-hair stamp identifies it as a NATO cartridge.

GOLDisGOOD · Apr 27, 2010

Goofy has it right...

Blank round for certain... but older than the .556 that are for the M16 today.

Jennings · Apr 27, 2010

It has to be .308. In 1962 the M-16 Stoner rifle was only in development. Had not hit the market yet. It's a blank for an M-14. Lake City for sure.

Jennings

h20hawgs · Apr 27, 2010

Salute that...

Raphael · Apr 27, 2010

Yep ...Blank alright .....alll shapes n sizes....Like this .30 cal .

beam · Apr 27, 2010

Thanks to everyone for all your help! This has been almost as fun as finding an old coin!

Silversmith45 · Apr 27, 2010

Are machine gun links blue now? They were black when I got out. That's only been 41 years ago. Why blue?

Jennings · Apr 28, 2010

Code?

Silversmith45 said:
Are machine gun links blue now? They were black when I got out. That's only been 41 years ago. Why blue?

Maybe to ID the blank ammo at a glance. Be a heck of a thing to load the M-60 with blanks when the natives are coming through the wire.

I don't know this for sure, only a guess.

Jennings

Digger Dan · Apr 28, 2010

Silversmith45 said:
Are machine gun links blue now? They were black when I got out. That's only been 41 years ago. Why blue?

That's the parkerized finish on the links, looks like the camera washed it a bit and gave it a blue tone but the links are still black. I was a 60 gunner back in the day and the blanks are easily identifiable due to no projectile.

Jennings · Apr 28, 2010

Digger Dan said:
That's the parkerized finish on the links, looks like the camera washed it a bit and gave it a blue tone but the links are still black. I was a 60 gunner back in the day and the blanks are easily identifiable due to no projectile.

I knew we'd have a guy who'd shot one of these things chime in. Digger, I never would have guessed your answer but it does sound right.

Jennings

Digger Dan · Apr 28, 2010

Jennings said:
I knew we'd have a guy who'd shot one of these things chime in. Digger, I never would have guessed your answer but it does sound right.

Jennings

Oh yeah... I loved that weapon. I think I can still take one apart and put it together with my eyes closed..

Silversmith45 · Apr 28, 2010

Digger Dan said:
That's the parkerized finish on the links, looks like the camera washed it a bit and gave it a blue tone but the links are still black. I was a 60 gunner back in the day and the blanks are easily identifiable due to no projectile.

I wondered if it might have just been the camera. I've seen my share of machine gun ammo, blanks and otherwise. We never carried blanks in the field. 101st Airborne Vietnam '69

Digger Dan · Apr 28, 2010

Silversmith45 said:
I wondered if it might have just been the camera. I've seen my share of machine gun ammo, blanks and otherwise. We never carried blanks in the field. 101st Airborne Vietnam '69

Probably was the camera..During training we used blanks, we never carried blanks in the field either. Vietnam was before my time but thanks for your service!

CAVScout · Apr 28, 2010

Deff

It's a 7.62mm M60 or 240B machine gun blank. the reason it has the long front is so it would feed right in the gun dew to the lack of a real bullet. I was a 240B machine gunner we use the same round as the 60.

Billw · Apr 30, 2010

Hey I just found one of those blank cartridges(LC 62) tonight at a lake side park ! Maybe they used to do a 21 gun salute at 4th of July or something...

Silversmith45 · Apr 30, 2010

We have a small park next to a National Guard armory. I find fired blanks there from time to time. I guess they use it for practice.

Raphael · May 17, 2010

Sorry for the delay .....The links are black ,....combination of the things around it ...Camera glitch......Swamp gas coming off the moores .. :lol:

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