Italian 6.5 surplus ammo markings
I have picked up some of the 6.5 surplus ammo. On the bottom of the round are two markings, one I think is the marker the other is the year made. Any other thoughts on this?
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It depends on when it was made. What are the markings and maybe we can help you ID it.
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OK, SMI,is the most common its over three numbers like 935, 937, 938, 940. The other is BPD over 36, and 940. This is from six round that I just looked at.
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The numbers on your cases is the date stamp and the letters are the manufacturers identifier. There will usually be a two, three or four digit date stamp and a one, two or three digit manufacturers...
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