We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/whatziss_1.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:45:17 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification The red paint in the flutes is a clue as to origin. That will help you narrow the field. I'll take away the easy answer - they're dummy rounds used for function-checking by Armorers and training by users. The real question is - what weapon were they intended for?... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/whatziss_1.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/whatziss_1.html Thu, 04 Jan 2007 07:48:47 -0600 My guess would be the M8C .50 spotting rifle for the 106mm recoilless rifle. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/whatziss_1.html#comment-54684 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/whatziss_1.html#comment-54684 Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:31:49 -0600 i didn't know the musicians got their own special ammo. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/whatziss_1.html#comment-54680 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/whatziss_1.html#comment-54680 Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:56:10 -0600