Had a buddy call the other day said he came across some .45acp casings with an F A 42 head stamp. They are primed but not loaded. Was wondering if they are worth anything or if he should just load them and carry on. I said I wasnt sure but knew a place to ask around a bit so here I am. Any thoughts?
If they are the original primers, they are corrosive primers. If he only has five of them I wouldn't fool with loading them unless he knows how to properly clean after firing corrosive ammo.
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He said he verified they are corrosive primers, but could see any sign of them ever being loaded. Only showed five in the picture but said he has quite a few.
Can’t tell by the picture but in the war years some of the ammo had steel cases. Put a magnet to them to tell. If steel I wouldn’t bother loading them. They may be better saved for collectors. I have some loaded ammo stamped RA 19. And that’s not 2019.
