Help with identifying the markings on a spam can of 7.62x54r

[VDW]

I bought this a while back while heavily medicated and I don?t know what it is, other than 7.62x54r. Any help with bullet weight/type, year of manufacture, and country of origin would be much appreciated.

[Irving]

Looks like it says
762 <2AK> [T] MOD 53
OZ - 1 /88-3
COPE 440 111-3/124-85-3







You're welcome.

[VDW]

I appreciate your help, I can't make heads or tails of half the letters, let alone what they mean. The Russians use Cyrillic letters, so I'd be willing to bet some of those markings may not be what you think. This doesn't follow any of the markings templates I find when searching the internet.

[Irving]

I'm just being facetious, I have no idea what any of the numbers mean. Someone will come along that knows.

[.455_Hunter]

I am guess non-military, but special production for Cope's Distributing?

[VDW]

I am guess non-military, but special production for Cope's Distributing?

Definitely not a special run for Cope's.

I believe it's Soviet era production. There is a red paint mark on the back side, which usually indicates incendiary, but I definitely don't remember ever seeing incendiary 54r ammo for sale by the spam can in the last 10 years. Also, there is the remnant of a sticker on the bottom that says "Made in Albania" in English, but I doubt that even was supposed to be there (though they did produce some 54r ammo there, I believe).

[.455_Hunter]

Definitely not a special run for Cope's.

I believe it's Soviet era production. There is a red paint mark on the back side, which usually indicates incendiary, but I definitely don't remember ever seeing incendiary 54r ammo for sale by the spam can in the last 10 years. Also, there is the remnant of a sticker on the bottom that says "Made in Albania" in English, but I doubt that even was supposed to be there (though they did produce some 54r ammo there, I believe).

If you say so. I have seen special runs for distributers before, but that doesn't mean this is something like that. If the 88 means 1988, then of course my theory is right out.

[VDW]

I'd be guessing, but I'd say either the 88-3 or the 86-2 is the year and date of manufacture. Based on some of the other Soviet spam can codes, one date may be the date of powder manufacture, and the other might be the assembly date. But again, this can does not follow the "standard" soviet spam can markings, and I can't find anything resembling this one other than a few old posts of people asking what they were. The answers were always "check out this post" where there are either a list of headstamps and their corresponding manufacturer or a link to the spam can markings post that doesn't cover this style at all.

[VDW]

Thanks Ray, that seems to be the consensus, although some people say the exact opposite.

[VDW]

Ray, do you have any idea if it was light or heavy ball? Apparently the heavy ball can tear up a PSL, and I assume a VEPR too?