Description
(8X56R, 8X56R Hungarian, 8X56R Austrian)
150 ROUNDS, loose rounds and 9 bundles. A bundle is 10 rounds wrapped in paper. ammunition is in tin can, lid is missing. Historically 56-57-grain charge of flake powder, Berdan primed, considered corrosive.
Head Stamp dates 1939 from Durjava Voenna Fabrika (D. V. F.) manufacturer, Kazanlak, Bulgaria. 206-grain bullet Spire Point -FMJ bullet.
8X56R Mannlicher HISTORY: Adopted first by the Austrian Republic in 1930, Kingdom of Hungary in 1931 and Kingdom of Hungary in 1934.
