Help identify my Brass

[nanuk]

Hi.
I wanted to get some MilSpec .06 brass for a couple projects due to the life expectancy and cost.

Well, getting 30-06 military once fired brass up here is tough.

but found some, and now would like help identifying it.
I know there are many on this board who are very familiar with this stuff, hence I ask here.

thanks in advance.

Headstamps as I can read them:
D.C.Co
SL
WRA
DM
FA
LC
TW

most dated 42
there was a couple odd balls, but just a few.

Now to clean, trim and weigh!

[nanuk]

Guess I can post a pic or two... well, 3 and a blurry one!

here is the whole Lot:

http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff449/fzbw9br/MilSpec%20Brass/mischeadstamps001.jpg

closer looks:

http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff449/fzbw9br/MilSpec%20Brass/mischeadstamps004.jpg

http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff449/fzbw9br/MilSpec%20Brass/mischeadstamps002.jpg

http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff449/fzbw9br/MilSpec%20Brass/mischeadstamps003.jpg

Thanks again for the help!

'nuk

[leadman]

WRA= winchester

FA= Frankfort Arsenal

LC= Lake City

I think.

[lead-1]

This is what I remember them to be,

D.C.Co = Dominion Cartridge Company - I believe this to be a Canadian Company
SL = St. Louis Arsenal
WRA = Winchester Repeating Arms
DM = Des Moines Ordnance Plant
FA = Frankfort Arsenal
LC = Lake city Arsenal
TW Twin City Arsenal

[nanuk]

Thanks for that, Guys

any idea the best way to clean these?

If I had a tumber, I'd use clean "JackPine Sand"

my vibrator media didn't work well last time I had some with corrosion.

I wonder if Silica sand would work OK in a vibrator...

any thoughts?

[lead-1]

I had several hundred mixed '47 stamped brass and I had the best luck with crushed walnut/Kaytee bird cage litter mixed with Nu Finish and a little mineral spirits. Some of the corrosion was just too deep to keep the brass so it went into the recycle box.
I filled my Lyman 1200 about 3/4 full with the litter and dumped in about 2oz. Nu Finish and about 1oz. mineral spirits.


http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11147343

[nanuk]

Lead-1:
thanks for that.

If I get to a city that has a PetSmart I'll look into walnut cage litter.

my local pet store has some but it is very coarse

[fryboy]

i made a list once ....

http://www.afte.org/ExamResources/gallery2/v/Headstamp-Gallery/?g2_GALLERYSID=fcecbadaf54d49748992c372e0f6465c

http://www.afte.org/ExamResources/gallery2/v/Headstamp-Gallery/

this site's link's pages is amazing btw
http://cartridgecollectors.org/headstampcodes.htm
http://cartridgecollectors.org/links.htm

http://members.shaw.ca/cstein0/heads.htm

http://stevespages.com/intheadstamps.html

[lead-1]

Nanuk, I actually got my walnut pet litter at Walmart, they had the same brand if you have a walmart store closer.