The flux used in soldering is highly acidic. With that style door in the top of the can it would have needed a lot of heat / flux / solder to seal it up. The cardboard would have soaked up the excess flux while it was hot and still liquid and became saturated. The saturated cardboard would set up the perfect conditions for galvanic corrosion between the brass ammo and the tin box. I think that is why the crimped boxes do so much better, any soldering is on the outside. Great video, looking forward to the testing.... thank you : ).

7:44 This is made in Isael by Iraeli Military Industry in the year 1955. XI is for the month of manufacture 11 = November. Hebrew letters: "מ.י.ת" stand for: Hebrew: "מפעל יצור תחמושת" "Mifal Yazur Tahmoshet" English: "Ammunition manufacturing plant". Thank you for the video!

I pulled and reworked some Turk 8mm from 1948 it looked alot like this on the outside was clean and shiny on the inside I reduced charge a lil bit and so far no delay or misfires

I'm nerding out over this video.

Looks like the loose Israeli 8mm that came into the country in the mid 90s. Was sold as battlefield pickup in various calibers like 7.62X51, 7.62X39 & 8X57.

Oooooohhhh uncrating!! Very cool

Unboxing video. I was hoping to see the powder and primer.

Wow where do they hide all that stuff!👍🏽😀❤️🇺🇸

Maybe Humidity?

Wow, it will be interesting to see if they will fire.

Great way to spend time waiting for mud season to dry up.

I assumed it was Hebrew the second I saw it. That's cool I want one of those headstones.

Mine was boxer meaning if you wet tumble the brass and anneal the necks you will have lots of useable components.

Interesting!! Always thought about buying a crate (if available 😂) but I reload so it would be a waste of money!! Reloading is a deep rabbit hole

Well that's sad for the owner. Thanks for the video

now id love to know if it will fire as is

If the primers still go Bang it's shootable but cleaning alllll that brass before hand.. Ooof..

🇦🇺😎👍Great video mate

I hope this stuff goes bang. I have shot ammo that looked worse than that which was ok (possibly Spanish 7x57), then I have shot ammo that looked better that was not ok (Syrian 7.5 French).

I think the ammo was damp when placed in the can and then sealed so the rust hole is from the inside out not outside in... maybe. Otherwise the can would be outside rusty....again maybe.

I hope it works

It seems to me that if the inside of the cases are rust free, and the primers aren't too bad, it should still be shooting ammo. Clean some up and see how it works.

I didn't know Paragon Sales was back in business.😉 Seriously, pull a few bullets and inspect the powder.

damn corrosion, what a waste of ammo :(, it's still shootable?

Throw them into a media tumbler for a half hour to get the rust off. If they are sealed at the primer and bullet crimp area they might still be good?

Ya pays yer money, ya roll the dice...

omg his alive :D

Too bad it turn out so tarnished. hope he can still get them to fire

Very cool but this is why I just reload for my mausers. No more good deals to be had on surplus.

Sad for the owner! Might be a lot of good cases, being boxer primed, and bullets. I've got a bunch of Turk 8mm stuff, headstamped in the 40s that shoots great, if a bit hot. It's fine in my bolt gun, but I wouldn't want to try it in an autoloader.

I predict boxer primed.

A good cleaning in a vibratory tumbler and they will look much better.

Love the ammo unboxings, although too bad about that ammo condition. The only surplus I see these days is just Norinco 7.62

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Appears to be water damaged.

I recently opened a box of packet of 1950 Canadian manufactured .303 British that looked much better than this, though some of them did see some corrosion. At any rate, cool video.

Pakistani surplus ammunition is similary very poorly packed. Years ago,I learned from opening old military surplus ammunition ,that it is important, imperative to take necessary precautions for your health and safety. Such as opening such old ammunition boxes in the Outdoors,wear work cloths,eye glases,mask nytril gloves, and over the Nytril Gloves Leather/ Suede work gloves. I use stainless steel long Food Tongs to handle anything dangerous nasty dirty. Wipe down all contaminated ammunition,as well as any tools you used. Baby Wipes soaked in white Vinegar or peroxide work well to decontaminate items and surfaces. Air/ sun dry ammunition before restoring it. It also does not hurt to say prayers for anyone who lost their lives associated with such war era surplus ammunition. sprinkle some Holy Water on the outside and inside of the surplus ammunition that was in a war conflict area,as you just never know what may come with it! Recycle or burn all old contaminated paper,wood. I wonder what type of powder is loaded in those 8mm Mauser rounds? Cordite? The US Military's durable gasket sealed ammunition cans seem to be the best to store ammunition in for long-term storage.

هذا الرصاص قتل من الأبرياء الكثير 😭

mummi ammo

Bummer

Oy vey.

198 grain full metal jacket, lead core boat tail bullet propelled with ball powder, noncorrosive primers.

Can they be re-elaborated?

Shoot it it’s fine Do I have the same ammo everyone would bang 200 rounds

The lettering is almost all Hebrew; I speak the language a bit myself. Here's the bullet's headstamp marks: 55 מ.י.ת XI [Magen David stamp] Hope this is helpful, cool video!