Unusual headstamp

[Toprudder]

Found 4 of these the other day. They measure out to be 8mm Mauser and are Berdan primed. Have never seen this headstamp before. Anyone have any ideas?

 

[Desolo]

Huh, thats pretty neat! Where did you find the cases?

 

[Toprudder]

Brass from a reloader’s estate.

 

[Ikarus1]

Looks like Greek lettering to me

 

[Smack]

Looks like Greek lettering to me

No it's not Greek, guess how I would know 😁.

The stuff is from Ethiopia

 

[Toprudder]

No it's not Greek, guess how I would know 😁.

The stuff is from Ethiopia

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DING DING DING. Looks like we have a winner!

 

[Nick Leduc]

Some in depth reading if you want to dive into what the characters represent:

Cartridge Collectors
Armament Research
Headstamp Wiki

 

[Toprudder]

Some in depth reading if you want to dive into what the characters represent:

Cartridge Collectors
Armament Research
Headstamp Wiki

Good information. Thanks!