Question 7.62x54R spam can - Identity and worth?

[BigBossman]

I will be setting up a table at the local gun show this weekend to sell off odds and ends that I've stashed away over the years. I dug this spam can out of the garage,and since my Mosins are long gone I'm planning on selling it this weekend. To do that, I need to know what it is exactly and how much I chould charge for it. Any advice appreciated.

 

[MOPAR-man]

7.62x25 Tokarev Bulgarian 85gr. FMJ Ammo 800rnd Tin for sale

7.62x25 Tokarev Bulgarian 85gr. FMJ Ammo 800rnd Tin for sale online.

www.gunsinternational.com

It's either this or 7.63x54r .... I think it's Bulgarian.

 

[Tank Mechanic]

I would open it and check it. Sometimes it's on stripper clips and worth more. Can also ID by headstamp. Once had a sealed tin of 8mm (Egyptian, I think) that the brass had corroded in the tin. Rounds just fell apart.

 

[BigBossman]

I would open it and check it. Sometimes it's on stripper clips and worth more. Can also ID by headstamp. Once had a sealed tin of 8mm (Egyptian, I think) that the brass had corroded in the tin. Rounds just fell apart.

Just opened it. 7.62x54R stamped 3 10 52 with a star. 10 rounds in a paper wrap, looks clean. Bulgarian?

 

[Shredla]

It is bulgaria.

https://www.igun.cz/MosinID/A1571.jpg

 

[MOPAR-man]

Yellow tip ?

 

[BigBossman]

Yellow tip ?

Nope. Copper clad ball.

 

[DRH50BMG]

The can does look Bulgarian. It is bi-metal jacket, corrosive 54R. Some of the cans from Century had some corrosion issues from improper long term storage. The individual paper wrapped packs of 10 rounds sometimes help limit it to a small portion of the entire can. This link has pictures of all the cans marking although they can vary slightly. The Bulgarian 7.62x25 and 7.62x54 cans are hard to tell apart. The heavy ball cans have a yellow stripe.

7.62x54r Ammunition Evaluations