7.62 x 54R Steel Core Silver Tip (880 rounds in unopened crate)

*NOTE: This listing is for a whole unopened crate (primary photo). Secondary photo shows you what you'll find inside the wooden crate (two spam cans). If you want to purchase a single spam can, see other listing.*

These sealed Soviet “spam cans” contain 440 rounds each of 7.62x54R LPS (light ball with steel core) ammunition, manufactured in 1971 at Factory 10 — the Yuryuzan Machine-Building Plant in the former USSR. This is true Cold War-era surplus ammo, packed in original military configuration for long-term storage.
Can Markings Explained:
7,62 ЛПС ГЖ
7.62 = Caliber
ЛПС = Light ball with steel core
ГЖ = Steel case (Гильза Железная — lacquered steel casing)
Б 24 - 72
Likely a factory or powder batch code
24 is the secondary factory code (Novosibirsk)
72 = Packaging lot or line number
Circle with “10” inside
Indicates Factory 10, the Yuryuzan Machine-Building Plant
ВТ 19/71
Production lot and date: 19th week of 1971
44 ШТ.
Internal packaging marking (likely 44 rounds per bundle or per strip arrangement)
 
Use & Compatibility: This 7.62x54R ammo is designed for rifle platforms — it is not classified as armor-piercing under U.S. law, but it does feature a magnetic steel core. Perfectly compatible with any firearm chambered in 7.62x54R, including:
Romanian PSL
Mosin-Nagant
SVD/Dragunov
PKM-style semi-autos
 
Note: Corrosive-primed. Clean your firearm thoroughly after use. Steel-core bullet — check range rules if shooting indoors.