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i have a piece of old mil. brass that i found on the ground that measures 7.62�53.7mm, is rimless and is berden primed. it is just a hair thicker at the casehead than a .308 win. what might this be and where is it from? thanks, yall.
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7.65 argentine, sounds like.
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If it's thicker at the casehead than a .308, my guess is a 7.5x54mm French MAS.
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Which will also have a larger diameter casehead....
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There are a number of cartridges of this approximate size. You'll really need to take measurements of the rim diameter, head diameter, shoulder diameter, neck diameter and the case length.
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If it's thicker at the casehead than a .308, my guess is a 7.5x54mm French MAS. That would be my vote as well. The 7.5 Swiss would be another, but it's 55mm in length.
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There are a number of cartridges of this approximate size. You'll really need to take measurements of the rim diameter, head diameter, shoulder diameter, neck diameter and the case length. Something attractive about that size, eh? 
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The Russian is rimmed, not rimless.
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The Russian is rimmed, not rimless. True, missed that in the first post 
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