No1Mk3 wrote:Collecting here in Vic needs a specific Cartridge Collectors Licence.
juststarting wrote:Because I believe in VIC we are not allowed to be in possession of ammo that we don't own a rifle for.
juststarting wrote:I stand corrected.
sungazer wrote:I could be wrong but those so called blanks on the end. I dont think are blanks. Blanks normally have the case crimped and no projectile in the case those seem to have a projectile in them and then a crimped projectile. They may be some type of tracer round or have something else in the hollow point.
Dont clean them if you want to retain any collectors value in them. Only clean them if it is really necessary and for your eyes only for ever.
Tiger650 wrote:http://cartridgecollectors.org/?page=headstampcodes
Found this a while back, may be useful ?
sungazer wrote:I could be wrong but those so called blanks on the end. I dont think are blanks. Blanks normally have the case crimped and no projectile in the case those seem to have a projectile in them and then a crimped projectile. They may be some type of tracer round or have something else in the hollow point.
sungazer wrote:Glad I'm wrong. It could be catastrophic to find out the hard way. Was it Bruce Lee that died from putting a gun to his head with a blank and it killed him from just the shock wave. Might have the person wrong but the event is true.
I mentioned the don't clean them as it certainly applies to old guns and pistols and a lot of antiques. Collectors want the old patina also a lot of damage can be done by people that clean things in the wrong way. You see it mentioned a lot on Pawn Stars on TV with the old guns that come in, some people have taken a wire brush to them and totally wrecked and devalued them.