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#1 ·
a guy dropped these off at my shop. I think they are 308. the bullet measures 7.77 - 7.78mm
the one on the left has a lead tip red paint around the primer with WRA 68 and a very small +
the middle one has an orange tip, purple paint around the primer with LC 68 and a very small +
the third is in a link , brass bullet with WRA 68 and a very small +
what can you tell me about them? time frame ? worth?
thanks in advance
 
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#2 · (Edited)
looks like 7.62 X 51 NATO
the red you are seeing around the primer is just a sealer, it's almost always specified by the military as it keeps water out if the ammo is subjected to wet environments
The orange tip means its a tracer round.
I have fired thousands of rounds like that out of the M60 Machine Gun

WRA head stamp = Winchester Repeating Arms
LC head stamp = Lake City

just a keepsake value wise
 
#4 ·
The "very small +" should be a cross in a circle. NATO cross. Means it's military ammo, for NATO.



One on the right is NATO. One on the left, while military, isn't NATO.
 
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