Listed here to avoid confusion with Bulgarian factory using the same code. Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of ChinaĪrsenal, Kazanlak (previously named Durjava Voenna Fabrika), Bulgaria (When found on ammunition made after 1946). (Part of the Dynamit Nobel group), Nürnburg, Germany. Rheinisch- Westfälische Sprengstoff A.-G. Using activity, not the actual "manufacturer" of a loaded cartridge.Įven collectors with years of experience and extensive reference libraries end up with a few cartridges they cannot identify, so don't feel bad if you cannot identify everything. Maker of the cartridge case, or distributor of the loaded cartridge, or the Sometimes the headstamp only indicates the Marked B N 4 40 made in the U.S., both probably intended to arm allies while ![]() 30 carbine ammunition ammunition marked LC 52, made by the Chinese, or. Powder.) Sometimes markings are deliberately deceiving, as with some 303 British indicates Mark VII ball ammunition loaded with nitrocellulose Sometimes information on the headstamp indicates the type of Times, such as on German made DWM ammunition, a catalog number code is usedįor the caliber. Information is either spelled out or abbreviated (30-06 38 SPL, etc.) and other Military ammunition usually includes date information,Īnd civilian ammunition often has caliber information. *Note 1- Headstamps often contain multiple pieces of information. Headstamp Codes Codes are listed by number codes, then in alphabetical order from A to Z, followed by a list of suspect codes at the end.
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