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The cartridges are made using ammunition equipment sold by Fritz Werner Manufacturing, which is why the headstamp's font and markings look German-made. .303 British was phased out for 7.62mm NATO since the mid-1960s and is now sold as a hunting and sporting cartridge. 12 gauge shotgun shells are sold to civilians for hunting. 7.62×39mm Soviet ...
A headstamp is the markings on the bottom of a cartridge case designed for a firearm. It usually tells who manufactured the case. It usually tells who manufactured the case. If it is a civilian case it often also tells the caliber: if it is military, the year of manufacture is often added.
Shells designed for one type were not necessarily suitable for use in the other type; for instance, a BL shell relied upon the tight fit of its driving band in the gun bore to prevent it slipping back when the gun was elevated, but a QF shell could rely upon the cartridge case, either fixed or separate, to prevent it slipping back.
R1JFS = 4 cartridges × 57 mm HEAT M307A1 Shell with Point-Initiating Fuze M90. Wooden crate. Volume: 1 cu ft. R1JSA = 4 cartridges × 57 mm TP (Training / Practice) Shell. Wooden crate. Gross Weight: 38 lbs. Volume: 1 cu ft. R1JUA = 4 cartridges × 57 mm Smoke M308A1 Shell (Steel Case) with Point-Detonating Fuze M503A1. Wooden crate.
The Navy used a different lot numbering system for explosives, propellants, and pyrotechnics (chemical marking and screening devices and rocket motors): NN-LLL-MMYY The first part (NN) is the serial number, next the Manufacturer's 2 or 3 letter code, followed by a four digit number that indicates the two-digit month and two-digit year it was ...
In the 1990s, there were two databases that were formed for storage of pictures of shell casings and bullets in gun crimes. The first was the Drugfire system which was used by the FBI. The second, the IBIS (Integrated Ballistic Identification System) was created by Forensic Technology, Inc. and eventually bought by the Alcohol Tobacco and ...
Left to right: smoke, armour-piercing (pre-1955 UK markings), HE (RDX/TNT, strange markings), HE (Amatol, pre-1955 UK markings), smoke (pre-1955 UK markings). Although some shells are shown in the cases, the shell and the case were separate items. Royal Artillery gunners fill 25-pounder shells with propaganda leaflets.
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