The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - 'Der Dinos' Go Wild (!)

'Der Dinos' Go Wild (!) (reply)

FOG — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 03:56:40 +0000

Still using the same type of cartridge box insert... (reply)

Paul — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:26:39 +0000

http://www.waffenboerse.ch/geco-38-special-wadcutter-9-6g.html

Still producing ammo (reply)

Dave B — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:25:28 +0000

Dynamit Nobel is the parent company.

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/656_668/products_id/88440/GEC...

It also says RFA (reply)

Dave B — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:18:46 +0000

Which is the French designation of the Federal Rupublic of Germany, which was the official designation of West Germany, now just Germany. The East was of course the "Democratic" Republic of Germany.

Good point. That would still fit in with (reply)

Paul — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:14:56 +0000

what I know of the original purchaser so far and the changes/upheavals in the national shooting scene in the early/mid 90's.

The box says "Made in Germany", that is post-1990. (reply)

Andrew — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:06:11 +0000

Before reunification it would have been marked "West Germany". I bought a lot of Geco 9mm in AK that had the same logo on it, and the same kind of plastic tray. Old looking graphics aside, early 90's would be my guess. Ugh, that is still over 20 years ago.

This factory original, not reloads. The headstamp is (reply)

Paul — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 03:46:52 +0000

Gecko, or something like that... Geco (had to go look). The story is that the original purchaser was a competitor but not a reloader. It's NOS for all intents and purposes.

Wondered the same - I have some '60s Remington target WCs (reply)

John K. — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 02:58:12 +0000

with styro. Could be someone upgraded the internals when it was reloaded? Did they use silver colored primers in factory ammo?

Good question. I admit zero experience with (reply)

Paul — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 02:56:01 +0000

German ammo of any vintage. Maybe I'll get a chance to contact the original purchaser and get more info.

Would ammo that old have that plastic peg style tray? (reply)

cas — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 02:47:53 +0000

I would think cardboard. Maybe styrofoam.

Thank you, sir. That's about (reply)

Paul — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:12:07 +0000

the time frame I was guessing. No telling when they were actually purchased or by what means (not sure when everything went to Army Store only). An ex-competition shooter had them in his stash, but that's all I know.

Supposedly extinct dinosaur round spotted... (reply)

Charles — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:56:23 +0000

IIRC, the only ones I saw was in the late 60's.

Supposedly extinct dinosaur round spotted...

Paul — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:10:47 +0000

By some mysterious means I obtained the following pics of a reputedly extinct dinosaur. Any help in identifying approximate date of manufacture for curiosity's sake would be appreciated.