Top left photo: Top left one-of-a-kind clip is most likely for an Austrian 1895 Mannlicher. Immediately to right, silver colored, may be for a 7.65mm 1891 Argentine. Brass colored clips look like they could hold ten 7 .62x39 round, probably SKS. Back to the left, the black clips look very like 6.5mm Dutch Mannlicher, but possibly French Berthier. I haven't seen them with the holes in the back. Silver colored clips look like standard 98 Mauser, hard to tell which country unless they have markings. Last, brass colored clips on bottom row are probably for M1903 Springfield.
DG
Last edited by Der Gebirgsjager; 03-20-2024 at 05:10 AM.
I've never seen any brass SKS strippers. Only black steel for 10 rds.
Them brass 5 rds strippers, if a 30-06 fits, they are likely for 1903A3...I had some of those come with bandoleers of WWII mil surp ammo.
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DG,
Well said! I would have said the same thing, but you got it right from the get go. I wonder why the OP "picked up" these clips if he did not have a need? I have no need, as my stash is big enough already. LOL.
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The Austrian 1895 Mannlicher clips sell for a pretty penny on Fleabay. I still have a partial case of 1938 Nazi 8x56r ammo, 10 rounds on two clips in a box that looks like a cigarette box.
I keep looking for a like button.....
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maybe thus is a silly question. but, if you don't know what they are for; why did you buy them??
I got them because..............
Thought it would make a nice "what is it" here.
Never know when I might get a rifle that fit them.
They were cheap.
Might work with a rifle I already have.
Because I'm a little strange.
Nothing strange about it, in my book. I'd have bought them too if they were cheap enough. That's why I go to gun shows - to look around and find oddball things to buy.
As already ID'd, the top left single clip is for an 1895 Austrian Mannlicher, the ones directly below it are Dutch Mannlicher, and the silver ones in the bottom middle are early Argentine Mauser, I believe. The brass ones in the lower right corner lok like early 1903 Springfield, and the longer ones in the upper right sure look like C96 Mauser "broomhandle" clips.
The silver/aluminum looking ones in the upper middle, I'm not familiar with. The lugs look too close together to be Mauser or 1903. I'm not a serious collector, so there's an awful lot I don't know.
Many of those will interchange with other rifles if you are just looking to strip some rounds in while plinking.
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Had sometime to look at them better.
The silver ones are for a 7.5 Mas.
One of them was stamped on the back.
The m95 is easy. 8X56r
Right top M14?????
Holds 10 rounds.
Below that one looks like 1903 Springfield.
The ones to the left of them have no markings, the back side is flat, no ribbs.
Maybe for an 8mm Mauser 98k????
Shell rim fits perfect.
The last one is a mystery to me, but some kind of Mannlicher action.
I still have a set or two of dies that I hope to someday have a gun for. I just love those surprise boxes. Once bought a box of stuff, just for the old wooden Winchester ammo crate .
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |