They appear too thick for Mausers.
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Hard to say for sure, but your guess as to the Springfield 1903 might be a good one. They had the little bend over tabs as shown on the top of the 3rd from right, which very easily broke off when the ammo was pushed into the magazine, most on the first usage.
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I've got a Jillion just like that, for 1903 Springfields. Did you try a 30-06 in it, OR any other .473 head sized case from 45 ACP to 22-250 to 400 Whelen?
I used to get then at 10 for a buck. These days you can probably get .50 each.
They look very similar to the clips that I have that came from 1,000 rounds of Turkish 8mm in the cloth bandaliers.
I think they were pretty generic for many military rifles.
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8mm Mauser, (7.92 mm Mauser), 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser, 30-06 Springfield, 308 and 30-06 Model 70, 7.62x51 M 14 and M1A, all use a similar stripper clip. The earlier ones are brass, some have the little tabs, later ones are steel. For some, it depends where the nubs (stops) are on the outside edge. An old hipower trick is to use the 6.5x55 Mauser strippers for 308 and 30-06 bolt action rifles. The 6.5x55 has a .480 head diameter (.473 for everything else) and the cartridges strip smoother and easier.
Yeah, just make sure you don't google Swedish Stripper Clips at work.
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Brass ones are collectable & for Springfield 1903 30-06. I sold some years ago.
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