The International

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Issue 311 July - August 1982

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NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
A number of matters important to the membership were discussed at the Chicago
meeting of the officers and directors.

l) There is considerable activity at the state and local levels of govern-

ment on restrictive firearms and ammunition legislation. George Kass
is heading a committee on legislative action. In the future we will
publish news about restrictions on ammunition which may be passed by
governmental entities. ~nformation on such restrictions will be in-
cluded in a new member information packet, and also kept ap to date in
the pages of this magazine. Any member with first-hand intelligence
about proposed, or enacted, firearms and ammunition legislation which
will have an impact on the cartridge collector should write to the
editor, or directly to George Kass, P.O. Box 541, Spring Arbor, Mr
49283,

We are advised by James C. Tillinghast that he has resolved all out-

standing obligations by refunds with 18 % interest per year. One in-
dividual has written to report that he received such a refund. Should
any member still have an unresolved order pending with Mr. Tillinghast,
he should write down the particulars, with supporting documents, and
send this to the editor who will pass it on to a committee head volun-
teer who will see to it that the obligation is satisfied. The Board
has voted to observe this situation for one year, at which time the
matter will again be surveyed.

From now on, new members’ names will be reported in the magazine. We
are pleased to report that our ranks have swelled to well over 900 and
new enrollees are coming in all the time. This undoubtedly is due in
part to the word-of-mouth advertising campaign of the members them-
selves. Make it a point never to miss an opportunity to promote the
association. After all, it is from the new members that you will
eventually locate new items for your own collections, and the new
friends which make the hobby worthwhile.

4) Members h~ve reported that funds sent for CARTRIDGE GUIDE ($18 U.S.)
to WESTERN SERVICE, Heidelberg 18, D-2154 Fahrhof, W. Germany, have
brought no book and no response to follow-up inquiries. This situation
has prevailed at least since May 1981. Until these orders are filled,
we csn only caution younot to order. Any information from our Europ-
ean members concerning the situation with WESTERN SERVICE would be much
appreciated. We do not want to do anyone an injustice.

5) The editor is in dire need of assistance in getting edited articles

typed into final form. These are piling up, and there is just not
enough time to do all this, but the material should be used. If you
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electric and want to help, please write the editor. You won’t be
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DEPARTED MEMBERS
We have ~rd that the following members are no longer with us. Our sincer-
est condolences go to these men’s families.

Ray Davis, Pierre, South Dakota

Robert B. Glode, Fort Myers, Florida

Elmer H. Hackerott, Manhattan, Kansas

NEW MEMBERS

Many of you who have joined in recent months will not be listed here be-
cause your names have moved in with all the others. So consider yourselves
oldtimers. From now on, we will regularly report new arrivals.

Paul H. Van Hoe, 562 Peach Tree Lane, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236

James Bell, 800 W. Maple Lane, Bensenville, IL 60106

George R. Masters, 125 Hardin, Burkburnett, Texas 76354

Kenneth Johnson, Box 336, North Gerard Rd., Yaphank, N.Y. 11980

A. J. Johnson, 4260 - 204 Forest Creek Ct., S.E. Kentwood, MI 49508

Daryl N~. Covey, 12309 - 77th A Ave., Surrey, B. C. Canada V3W2W9

Edward J. Carlin, 739 S. University Drive, Waukesha, WI 53186

Michael G. Langer, 1127 Karyl Place, St. Paul, MN 55113

Randall E. Hedeen, 4426 - 176th S.W. #J-3, Lynnwood, WA 98036

Jeff Fine, P.O. Box 89576, Lyndhurst, 2106, Rep. South Africa
William J. Fuchs, 155-12 - 32 Avenue, Flushing, N.Y. I1354
Thom Phillips, 4960 Guerry Drive, Macon, GA 31210
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COVER PHOTO - A J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co. promotional target issued
during the period after 1902, and probably distributed into the 1920’s.
The upper right plant made shotguns and automobiles, the lower left
made rifles and pistols, the lower right also made rifles. The rules
referred to on the opposite side would be interesting if someone has an
original. No record was made at the time of this photograph.
AUTO PISTOL- SUB MACHINE GUN
Edited by Bill Woodin--Photos by George Hoyem

The following group of automatic pistol and submachine gun cartridges are not
covered in the readily available references on this subject. Members with
more information on any of the specimens, please write to John Moss, AUTO
PISTOL Committee Head and/or Bill Woodin.

Rim Head Mouth Bullet C/L

¯ 550 .550 .485 .45022.8"9096
13.97 13.97 12.32 11.43
Believed to be a round submitted for British trials
but pistol is unknown. Note that a typical 7.9x57
Polte headstamp bunter was used.

.410 .338 .317 .900 1.353

10.41 8.59 8.05 22.86 34.37
The cartridge for the 8mm Bergmann-Schmeisser cham-
bering the rimless-grooveless case.

i 11 ..... ’~ A 7.62mm case of standard dimensions believed to be

for a silenced Chinese Type 64 submachine gun.
Tokarev case (copper washed steel) with pointed brass
plated, steel Jacketed bullet. H.s. "ll 66."

A 7.62mm Czech dummy with lacquered steel, fluted

case. Base of case similar to Tokarev, but shorter-
.900" (22.86mm). H.s. "aym 53."

.320 .372 .328 .302 .768 1.080

8.13 9.45 8.33 7.67 19.51 27.43

Unidentified 7.7x19. Bullet gilding metal, no h,~.

.380 .337 .335 .320 .682 1.150

9.65 8.60 8.51 8.13 17.32 29.21
Unidentified, from an old collection labeling it as
8mm Doremus. Bullet is steel jacketed, h.s."GR (in-
tertwlned) ./~/o/./"

.367 .369 .335 .315 .680 Unk

9.32 9.37 8.51 8.00 17.27 ....

The 8mm Roth M95 (in Erlmeier-Brandt addition but

no photo). A fired case so steel jacketed bullet may
not be the original. H.s. is "GR (intertwined) ,/*/*/*/~

¯ 375 .370 .326 .296 .755 Unk

9.53 9.40 8.28 7.51 19.18

[Inidentified 7.5x19, bullet cupro nickel clad steel.

No h.s. Bullet is loose in case.
 The follo~im~ headstamps, not noted in our bulletins before, are
all in this Committee Head’s collection, and therefore are veri~ied. These
are published so that members who are not aware that they existed may add
them to their want lists.

Canadian commercial headstamp from the

Imperial Ammunition Division of Valcartier
Industries Inc. This round is a lead-bullet
reload from ammunition provided to a U.S.
Federal law enforcement agency. Tb~s collec-
tor has never seen a factory load with this
headstanp. Caliber is 9ram Parabellum.

Another lead bulleted reload from the same

group above, again with a headstamp not known
to most 9nm Parabellum speci ~a!ists. This is
a product of the 3-D Company, of Nebraska. It
is not known if this headstamp was ever on a
jacketed-bullet, "factor/" load, as the 3-D
Company is primarily a commercial reloading
firm. ’,Ve do not know when this headstamp was
produced.

A new French headstamp appearing on 9ran Para-

bellum cartridges probably made for the Police,
rather than the milita~. "TE" is Cartoucherie
de Toulouse, the loading factory, while "F" is
the firm of Trefileries et Laminoirs de la
Mediterranee, St. Louis, the factory furnishing
the case metal.

From a 9ram Portuguese-manufactured cartridge

which has shown up in South Africa. Meaning of
the initials "B.F." is not known at this time.
Producing factory is undoubtedly F~brica Nacional
de Munigges de Armas Ligeiras. Another round of
identical speicifcations has shown up UNH?2G)STf~iPED.

A fairly current headstamp fou.nd on 9ram Parabellum

blanks (brass case, ~¢ith black plastic bullet),
a product of Dynamit Nobel A.-G. of C.mrnmnyo

Another blank cartridge, caliber 9ram Parabellum,

from D~nuamit Nobel A.-G. This one is a full-
length brass-~ased blank with rose-crimp sealed
with red laceuer.
AUTO PISTOL SUB MACHINE GUN
Edited by Bill Woodin--Photos by George Hoyem

The following group of automatic pistol and submachine gun cartridges are not
covered in the readily available references on this subject. Members with
more information on any of the specimens, please write to John Moss, AUTO
PISTOL Committee Head and/or Bill Woodin.
f/~6~’\

550 550
13.97 13.97 ]2.32 11.43
45o f26
Believed to be a round submitted for British trials
but pistol is unknown. Note that a typical 7.9x57
Polte headstamp bunter was used.

.41o .338 .317 .900 1.353

lO.41 8.59 8.05 22.86 34.37
The cartridge for the 8ram Bergmann-Schmeisser cham-
bering the rimless-grooveless case.

A 7.62mm case of standard dimensions believed to be

for a silenced Chinese Type 64 submachine gun.
Tokarev case (copper washed steel) with pointed brass
plated, steel jacketed bullet. H.s. "ll 66."

A 7.62mm Czech dummy with lacquered steel, fluted

case. Base of case similar to Tokarev, but shorter-
.900" (22.86mm). H.s. "aym 53."

.320 .372 .328 .302 .768 1.080

8.13 9.45 8.33 7.67 19.51 27.43
Unidentified 7.7x19. Bullet gilding metal, no h,a.

.380 .337 .535 .520 .682 1.150

9.65 8.60 8.51 8.17 17.32 29.21

Unidentified, from an old collection labeling it as

8mm Doremus. Bullet is steel jacketed, h.s.’GR (in-
tertwined) ./~/~/./"

.367 .369 .335 .515 .680 Unk

9.32 9.37 8.51 8.00 17.27 ....
The 8mm Roth M95 (in Erlmeier-Brandt addition but
no photo). A fired case so steel jacketed bullet may
not be the original. H.s. is "GR (intertwined)/*/*/*/~

.375 .370 .326 .296 .755 Unk

9.53 9.40 8.28 7.51 19.18

Unidentified 7.5x19, bullet cupro nickel clad steel.

No h.s. Bullet is loose in case.
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HEADSTAllS (Continued) :

Two headstamps from the relatively new Company

}~dway Arms, of Columbia, ~ssouri. The
calibers are obvious from the headst~nps shown.
This company intends to produce many more of
the obsolete calibers, such as .30 Mauser, 9m
Browning Long, etc.

Two 9~n Parabe!lum headstamps from the West

Oerman firm of Metallwerk Elisenhuette, Nassau.
That on the left is found on a special loading
for use in silenced weapons. The one on the
right is found on ball rounds - or~ type v~th
a normal bullet ogive, and one with the ver~j
blunt bullet normally found on silencer car-
tridges but reported, in this case, not to be
a subsonic cartridge.

A new loading from the Frontier Cartridge

Company, Grand Island, Nebraska.

A relatively current headstamp on military-

contract .32 Auto cartridges from Dynamit
~obel A.-G., of ~est Germany.

An unknown headstmnp found on ~nmunition located

in South Africa. This is not a "Geco" headstamp
poorly executed. The stamping is ~uite clear, and
as shown. Cartridge characteristics indicate pro-
bable manufacturer by Hirtenberg, although this is
not con~nlrmed.

A north Korean headstamp on .32 Auto, in this

instance a fired case. This collector is not sure
if the dra~ng is correctly oriented. It is
possible that it has been drawn upside down.
Identification by William H. Woodin.

A scarce Gern~n .32 Auto Headstamp, probably

from Po!te, Magdeburg, although I don’t believe
this is confirmed. Note the R.W.S. Sinoxid
primer.
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REVOLVER
Eugene C. Flory, 12916 - 64th Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98178

Response to REVOLVER, Issue 509, from Ken Elks, Kingston, Canterbury,

Kent, England

"...With regard to the No. 309 bulletin received today and in part answer
to Eugene C. Flory, I am not surprised that many of his cartridges cannot
be readily identified in Erlmeier-Brandt. For example, I have 71 different
.450 revolver cartridges in my collection not counting military variants,
and Just a cursory count of noticeable differences in bullet, case, crimp,
etc shows at least half of these are significantly different. To take the
examples shown, numbering from the top Nos 2 and 3 are both early Boxer
type commercial .450 ammunition made by Eley Bros. The headstamps noted
include ELEY BR0s, .ELEY BROs. LONDON, .ELEY.LONDON. 450, and WILKINSON.,
with considerable bullet profile variations.

"Cartridge No. 4 is French and I am sure thls is an llmmFrench Revolver.

The one I have is similar and has a ’headstamp’ consisting of three radial
lines top and bottom.

"No. 5 is yet another .450 variant with a slightly longer case than normal
and slightly smaller apparent bullet diameter. As a book I hope to publish
soon will show,’normal’ covers a multitude of measurements as each manuf-
acturer had its own ideas of what constituted ’normal.’ Case length is one
consistently variable measurement, making something of a nonsense of list-
ings showing such things as .450 Long C. F. (50/64") and (55/64") cases.
Not that they did not exist but the revolver cartridges manufacturers
did not seem to pay much attention to case length. Even Erlmeier-Brandt
give tacit admission to this by quoting case length for the .450 Revolver
(which I should th~nk is the ’correct’ nomenclature, not .450 Short C. F.)
as varying between .626" and .725"! i.e., 5/8" to approximately 3/4".

"No. 6 is, I think, .442 Long, probably an early Kynoch production as a lot
of these did not seem to be headstamped. The bullet shape is unusual and
different from an otherwise similar cartridge in my collection which I have
identified as of this calibre.

"No.7 proves the point about case length. I have come across ~ similar
cartridge, headstamped ’F. J .380’ (Frederick Joyce), made from a .380
Long case cut down. It is almost certain that they were intended for use
in either .38 Smith & Wesson and/or .380 Service revolvers, probably the
former. They would probably fit most .380 revolvers, too, at a guess.
The same goes for No. 8, the shot load, if the quoted measurements are any-
thing to ~ by, though I must confess that I haven’t seen anything quite
like it before. It has, what one might call, a ’British’ look to it save
for the bullet.

"S~rry~ ~ ~o information Nos. I and 9 but aren’t they interesting!

No. 9 lookm more like a carbine cartridge than one for a revolver."
(Editor’s Note: The first specimen referred to by Ken sho@n by Gene in Issue
309 may have been made for those Lancaster two- and four-barrel pistols.
To keep this pot boiling, here are some more.

Rim I Hd /Mouth I Bt I CIL I OIA

.879 .803 .802 .735 1.17 1.67
22.33 20.40 20.37 18.67 29.72 42.42
Brass head, green paper 12 bore case cut
to take pp solid lead bullet. Presumably
a large Howdah pistol load. "ELEY BR0s
No 12 LONDON."

.805 .731 .670 1.o5

20.45 18.57 17.02 26.67
Drawn brass case with copper primer,
raised "G" in brass Boxer pocket clinched
over a papler mache base wad. "HUBERT
CAL. 16 (illegible)."

.504 .477 .463 .456 .71 1.2o

12.80 12.12 11.76 11.58 18.03 30°48
Drawn brass case, flat brass primer, no
h.s. on flat base. Paper-patched, solid
lead bullet.

¯ 375 .319 .316 .310 .641 1.02

9.53 8.10 8.03 7.87 16.28 25.91
Drawn brass case, flat brass primer, no
h.s. on flat base. PP lead bullet. Looks
to be made by the same maker of that above.

A sorry lot showing what can happen when

cartridges are kept in unsealed, wooden
cabinets in a humid, warm environment.
Bullet oxidation has gradually increased
the diameters of the projectiles, splitting
the cases.

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 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN JANUARY, 1926

Shooting Clinker Rings from Kilns

By Captain Edward C. Crossman
Submitted by Leslie Barbour
T FIRST glance this may seem like a These kilns are pleasing tubular contrivances,

~ story better adapted to a sportsman’s

magazine than one of technical per-
suasion. Experienced persons tell me,
however, that the variety of shooting
roughly ten feet or so in diameter, with fire-brick
lining and an internal heat several degrees higher
than the reputed temperature of the brazen hinges
of Hades. In them the two principal components
touched upon in this article has not the least con- of cement are burned to a clinker, which is later
nection with sport. ground to the fine cement familiar to commerce.
It appears that the gentlemen engaged in the The rings are glowing masses of practically
pleasant and easy business of producing cement from molten rock, not unlike lava. Once formed they
lime /ock and other things are troubled with the do not easily yield to persuasion.
constant formation of clinker rings in the kilns Inasmuch as removal of the ring meant operating
which affect the flow of the clinker when they are from the outside of the fiery kiln and applying
allowed to build up to any extent. force to break through at some point and thus
Removing one of these rings, without giving the Weaken it, some genius evolved the idea of using a
kiln plenty of time to shed its calories, has been gun and shooting away a portion by dint of re-
impossible, and letting a kiln cool down sufficiently peated blows from heavy projectiles.
to work on the inside, produced much grief in the So they tried the gun method, the program rang-
cement business because of the time lost in the ing from shotguns with solid balh, to machine guns.
cooling off and heating up process. Various experi- The method Was found to have some promise, but
ments in removing the rings without cooling the kiln the guns would not stand up to the work.
proved failures. Much publMty was released by’ one arms com-
Square-nosed Bullets Used pany alleging that its make of repeating shotgun
was used for this purpose but the process was much
One.company, the Dewey Portland Cement Com-
more successful on a typewriter than on a clinker
pany, of Dewey, Oklahoma, reported that it had to ring. Another company made up hollow, brass
shut down each kiln once or twice a day to bar out
bombs filled with black powder, the bombs explod-
the clinker rings, with a dozen men on a water bar ing the instant they came in contact with the incan-
and requiring a half hour’s time. In turn, this re- descent ring. The scheme was not a success.
quired firing the kiln a half hour without feed to
The single balls fired from the twelve-gauge re-
restore the proper temperature, while the constant peating shotgun lacked the requisite wallop to smash
cooling and heating did an unknown amount of away the portion of the ring at which the missiles
damage to the brick. were fired, while the gun would not last more than
a thousand shots under the pleasant conditions pre- The method of using the gun in breaking down
vailing at the kiln mouth--intense heat, grit and the rings is to concentrate the fire on one portion of
continuous firing. the ring, placing the bullets close together and in a
The next step was to try an eight-gauge double row, and breaking out a keyway through the ring.
gun, loaded with a three-ounce cylindrical slug of The Dewey Company, before quoted, reports that
lead. This is roughly three times the weight of the it finds it necessary to shoot the ring out as soon
ordinary round ball used in the twelve-gauge gun. as it forms, an average of twenty shots being used
This proved to be much more successful. The in the process. The kilns are "down" for this pur-
projectile had the requisite punch. The only thing pose twice a day of twenty-four hours.
lacking was a simple, strong, fool-proof gun that As the range is short and the mark large, no ex-
could easily be mounted for the purpose, would pert marksmanship is required. It is reported that
~nflict no recoil on the operator and would stand the almost any man who is able to hit a five-foot door.
slrenuous conditions of the cement business. The way w,_’th the front end of a wheelbarrow, can be
operator of the experimental eight-bore double gun used for this ring shooting.
which was tried in one of the eastern plants, fired At the present writing it is reported that six of
more than 200 shots in one morning through the these guns are in use by six different plants and
small peephole leading into the red.hot kiln. that they are giving satisfactory results,
Three strong osteopaths finally brought his
shoulder back int,~ approximately its normal posi-
tion but the experience proved .that the shoulder
method was entirely out of the question.
The solution of the problem, as worked out by
the company conducting the experiments, the Rem-
ington Arms Company of New York, was first, using
a special cartridge not chambering in any gun other
than their special cement gun, somewhat similar to
the eight-bore shell, but firing a heavy cylinder of
lead of about three ounces. The cylinder is cut off
square to give full force of impact without penetra-
tion. Next, to fire this cartridge, this company de-
veloped a simple and strong form of boltoaetion,
single-shot weapon, using the simple, strong, and
crude door-bolt type of breech closure.
This entails no more expertness on the part of
~;~ operator than turning up a bolt handle and pull-
i~Jg it back as far as it will go for the insertion of
the loaded cartridge, then closing it and pulling the
trigger.

The Punch of an Elephant Gun

The gun has a vdry short barrel, a pistol grip for
the firing hand and is mounted with a heavy, spiral
spring’at the muzzle end to absorb the recoil. The THE CEMENT KILN GUN IN OPERATION
gun is mounted on a pivoted bracket at the end of The gun is mounted on a pivoted bracket-at the end o]
the kiln with the muzzle opposite a small peephole the kiln, and is operated through a peephJe
cut in the kiln wall, permitting the operator to
watch the placement of his shots on the selected
portion of the clinker ring. This article was sent to ~r, B?.rbour
The cartridge is powerful enough to deliver a by Hr..~£oyce Mitchell of Olla, [,i,
punch akin to that of an elephant gun, or tank gun. whom we r~.il thr-~.nk for sharing it wi. tb
The three.ounce slug, if given a velocity of 800 feet US.
per second, would develop an energy of better than
1,800 foot pounds and little of this would be used
up in mere penetration because of tile pleasing square
face and huge cross section of the slug, which is
eight-tenths of an inch in diameter.
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ARTILLERY 37 mm and Larger

JAMES P. O’BRIEN, Box 4752, Huachuca City, Az. 85616

Since this is my first opportunity to make a real contribution to our

magazine, I would appreciate any input the membership can give me on what
should appear in this section. The basic goal is the furtherance of our
knowledge of artillery ammunition, but it can also be a powerful drawing
card for attracting new members to the ICCA. There are many collectors
of artillery ammunition out there that don’t join simply because coverage
of their (and our) speciality is sporadic in nature and unpredictable in
subject. I would like to run a variety of features, ranging from drawings
of interesting headstamps and rounds, to articles covering every subject
from Hotchkiss projectiles to Soviet fuzes. Many of us are specialists
in a particular area, and could put together an article about it without
much effort. Knowledgeable collecting is impossible without reference
material, so a bibliography of good sources of information will appear
as soon as possible. Our magazine represents the ICCA worldwide, and
can only be as good as we make it. Your suggestions, contributions,
and comments are sorely needed.

Krupp 8cm Field Gun Ammunition

The Krupp 8cm Field Gun was adopted by Germany (Prussia) in 1873, and
remained in service until about 1896. It was a breech-loading, bag charge
weapon, and used a friction primer for ignition. The Krupp Sliding Wedge
breech block was employed, which was transversely opening with a hand
placed copper sealing ring. Manufacture of these guns took place at Fried
Krupp, Essen, and the Royal Prussian Armory in Spandau. Although an Army
weapon, it could be mounted on a Naval carriage for use as a coastal def-
ense or Naval gun. The maximum range was about four miles.

Two projectile types are known: Explosive and Canister. The Explo-
sive shell has a distinctive wide lead rotating band with four ribs.
This type of band also appears on 9cm, 12cm, and 12.7cm Explosive and
Shrapnel shells for other Krupp Field and Naval weapons of this period.
Canister shells for the 8cm have a wood sabot, to which the powder bag
was tied, and a narrow, copper rotating band. A Shrapnel shell may have
been made in this caliber, but I have never seen any proof of this.

Krupp Percussion Fuzes were used in the Explosive shells. This was
a simple impact fuze, consisting of a non-threaded brass body containing
the firing pin, and a seperate, threaded brass head with a removeable
primer holder. The body is supported by a lip inside the fuze well, and
retained in place by a pin. For safety, the head was not screwed into
the shell until just before firing. A zinc safety cap replaced it while
being shipped or stored. According to the 1927 edition of the Bannerman
Catalogue of Military Goods, paper time fuzes of five to thirty seconds
delay could be used, but whether this was actually done by the Germans
is unknown to me. I would appreciate hearing from anyone that has other
projectiles of any caliber for these early Krupp weapons, or literature
on them.
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8cm Krupp Field Gun Explosive

Germany 1873-96

Markings: None
Color Code: Black body - unpainted rotating band
Material: Cast Iron body - lead rotatin~ Band - brass fuze
Remarks: Krupp Percussion Fuze - angled hole in upper body for
fuze body retaining pin - diameter at base 2.99" -
diameter at rotating bands 3.17" - weight 9 ibs.
Actual Size
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8cm Krupp Field Gun Canister

Germany 1873-96

Markings: As shown
Color Code: Black with unpainted
sabot and rotating
band.
Material: Multi-piece tin body -
copper rotating band -
wood sabot - zlnc balls
Remarks: Diameter of lower body
end cap 3.01" - diameter
at rotating band 3.17" -
weight 8 3/& ibs. -
overall length 8.49"

Actual Size
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UNIDENTIFIED (RIMFIRE?)
QUESTION: "...What is this cartridge? What was it used in? What would it
be worth if non-dug, and are there very many in existence?
We’ve been thru every reference that we can find and have come
up with nothing of any help...You may keep the photo for your
files for your time and trouble."
Sincerely,

Charles S. Harris
301 Yorkshire Lane
Chattanooga, TN 57415

ANSWER? Members. If you have information on this oddity, write to Mr.

Harris, with a copy to the editor.
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MILITARY UNDER 37MM

W. H. Woodin, 3600 N. Larrea Lane, Tucson, Arizona 85715

(QUESTION). Robert Fetch has inquired about

an unusual 7.92x57 Cartridge, headstamped P S* 55 36. It has
a short pointed bullet with CN jacket, to which the case is
heavily crimped, giving an overall length of 3.040 inches
(77.2mm). The primer is badly corroded, so no annulus color
can be detected. He wonders if it is some s~ecial purpose
round, or just a loading error. Cartridge welght is 358 grs(23.2g).
Comment: This has all the earmarks of a Spanish Civil War
reload with the bullet loaded unusually deep by mistake. Such
reloads using German cases of this period can generally easily
be identified by their S-profile bullets of nearly any jacket
material - CN, CNCS, GM, GMCS - (rather than the normal sS-
profile GMCS) and usual lack of primer annulus color. The
occasional S Ball loadings of German manufacture during the
1930’s would have black primer annulus and GMCS jacket, and
the only other German S-profile type, the hard core AP (S.m.K.H.)
which may either have black stained or plain GMCS or CNCS
jacket, would have red primer or primer annulus and weigh as
much as sS Ball.

(QUESTION). From C. R. Punnett, Bassett,

Southampton, England. He has come across some 30-06 blanks
of an unusual type, headstamped F.A 29, FA 31. and FA 32.
These have a cup wad of heavy cardboard sealed with dark
maroon lacquer, and seated 3.Smm (0.138 inches) inside case
mouth. There is no crimp on case neck, just a slight swelling
where the wad is seated. The primer is convex brass with
heavy circular crimp. Powder is 30 grains (1.945 grams) of
square flake, measuring 1.9mm (0.075 inch) on a side.
Comment, I have no information on these and would suspect
that they were not loaded at Frankford Arsenal, but elsewhere -
quite possibly England - for some project. The rather large
powder charge would seem to indicate use as a propulsive
cartridge, as for a rifle grenade.
 .... (INFO.).
Several queries have been received regarding the dots
found on the headstamps of 5.56x45mm ammunition made by
the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant after 1977.
5.56mm cases are manufactured in high speed rotary presses
(1200 per minute), as developed for the Small Caliber Ammun-
ition Modernization Program (SCAEO). At an early stage of
case formation, a draw piece enters the press in a tooling
station, where it remains for the rest of the case-forming
operation. There are 24 of these stations, and in order to
check the machinery and be able to identify the station
from which a particular case has come, a system of dots was
devised, as follows: !~hose not relevant ~Tere struck from
the bunter used at the particular
station, and by adding up those that
do appear, the station can be ident-
ified. (Sometimes these are not
struck out completely and appear
simply as more shallow depressions.)
A similar system was used earlier to test these SCA~P
machines by striking out various letters from a S C A M P
headstamp. Here, S=l, C=2, A=4, i~=8 and P=16.

(CORRECTIONS)
Issue 289-290:
Page 3, line 13 - change "1972" to "1971".
Page 6, line 10 - change "1971" to "1972".

( i NFO)
Robert E. Leiendecker has sent in this interesting
information on another type of Soviet 12.7mm explosive
cartridge.
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i i i iiii ii |

SOVIET 12.7xlO8mm HIGH EXPLOSIVE

INCENDIARY CARTRIDGE

One member of the 12.7xlO8mm family of ammunition that is

seldom encountered is the fuzed variety of HEI ammunition made
duFi, ng the I940’s. Several rounds have been examined, each
loaded with brass Berdan primed cartridge case~.

Slight variations in the construction of the projectile

are known, but the general construction and functioning remain
the same. The uniquely shaped bullet consists of a heavy walled
body filled with high explosive and incendiary mixtures; an
air-gap fuze consisting of a sealing cap, detonator, and fuze
body fitted into the nose end of the projectile; a lead filler
surrounding the body and fuze; and an open nosed jacket encasing
all of these. The high explosive charge is a mixture of 94.4%
PETN and 5.6% wax. The incendiary mixture consists of Aluminum,
Barium Nitrate, and Magnesium.

The air-gap fuze is designed to initiate the explosive/

incendiary filler of the projectile on impact with a hard
target. The sensitive detonator is initiated by the high
pressure alr trapped in the cavitiy of the fuze on impact.
Thls principle is similar to the U.S. caliber .50 M48 series
Spotter Tracer ammunition.

The steel bullet jacket is plated with brass, which is

in turn plated with copper. Specimen of this period show,
however, that some rounds were only plated with the bras~
coating.

Dimensional data and an illustration of this round are

given below:

Bullet length: 2.If"

OAL Cartridge length: 5.64"
Ex~losive filler weight: 29.01 grains
Incendiary filler weight: 18.84 grains
Projectile weight: 592.62 grains
Complete Round weight: 1645.73 grains

4,30"

Fuze
I’ncend iary
Mix
Explosive
YUGOSLAV 7.62 x 39
WAYNE MARKOV

I would hike to submit these drawings of my

7.62x39 Yugoslav specimens, for publication, as corrections to errors
in the new book "Simonov SKS ~ 45 Type Carbines". The errors
occur in the following numbers:
#i~19. Should have a red pri. annulus, w/black Case Mouth Seal.
#421. incorrectly listed H/S.
#422. Unconfirmed date. This is a waxed tip.
#423. Incorrect date for 8 petal crimp. Illustrated specimen does
not have an extended neck. Should look like #424.
#425. First, the specimen is a SHORT RANGE, not a blank~ The
shoulder o[ the plastic bullet is barely noticeable, & doesn’t
have the "sharp" edge as pictured. Last, the bullet has a
curved type ogive, not a straight tapered type as Shown.
#427. Unconfirmed date. Only known specimens are unloaded w/1979 date

Have added some additional information, that may be of interest,

Thank you,
Wayne E. Markov

Red Primer Annulus.

Black case
Mouth Seal
k___
Brass case

Brass convex prime~

GMCS jacket

IK/66 and IK/67 are the

only confirmed dates with
this h/s.
18

Box measurements:
Length-I 28ram
NOTE: There are
He ight- 62ram
four I0 round
stripper clips Thickness- 42mm
per box.
"TRANSLATIQN"

40 PIECES

7.62 mm CARTRIDGE WITH REGULAR BULLET M67<-GM bullet

IN STEEL CASE FOR P.A.R M59/66
IN CLIPS’~ Powder type
N T.08-e- ...... ~esignation *

j ............. ............... ............ ....

, ............
Factory loading Lot number \ Powder factory Lot number
Poluautomatska Pukka
(Semi-automatic Rifle)

¯ Nitro-cellulose powder. M59/66-Model # of YuKoslav SKS Rifle.

"NT" is U.S. Government translation. Native Yugoslav translation,"NC".
~ The specimen pictured at left was
7.62x39
acquired in its original box, along
( #421. )
with the above pictured box label.

There is difficulty in translating as,

there are 30 letters in the Yugoslav
languag’e, against 26 of ours~
Brass Convex type primer.
Red Annulus.
Gray lac’d steel case.
GM bullet.

~j /This charactor is the

a~breviation for the word steel.
It is pronounced Ch, as in the
word C__h_ance.

STEEL ~,~
Abbreviation~

ALSO STEEL ~ [~ ~.~ ~’/0

 19

| Yugoslav
7.62x39
Wood bulleted practice blank,
Brass case
Brass Convex primer.

Yugoslav #422
Grenade blank
5 petal crimp w/wax sealed tip
Br,Rss case
Brass primer w/red annulus
Convex type pEi.mer.
This specimen was obtained, "sealed",
in a clear plastic envelope.
2O

Yugoslav 7~62x39
SHORT R~GE
List #425
Brass case and primer
Red annulus (Convex type primer)
Known in two H/Ss, see below

Plastic bullet,
dark gray color.

~ Plastic bullet,
light gray color.

Scale: 2/I

8 petal crimp, #423 ¯ 4 petal crimp, #424

........ $ ............

’ Steel case
Gray Lacquered
finish.
Brass Convex type
,_~_.._
primer.
Red annulus
Transition crimps
Waxed ti.p~

Overall length-48.]mm
NOTE~ These two speci.mens,
#423 & #424 have identical
H/Ss, All known steel blanks
after 1969, are 4 petal crimp.
~-~t~~ ~ ~
 YUGOSLAV 7.62x39 CART. BOX
LABEL
I ~.-~ ........ IIII II - - ...... III al"

40 F(OMA,O,A
7.62 MM METARA CA 3PHOM M 59 Above h/s from
this box.
3A nOJlYAYTOMAT(~i~Y I’IYlJJI,{Y M 59
Y OKBH’PHMA Brass case &
primer.
HK 6701-18 Red Annulus
HLI- 08 ~ MBJ! 6714

"TRANSLATION"

Brass case 40 PIECES Boattail bullet

Case Wt, is 7:62mm CARTRIDGE WI~H BULLET M59 Mild Steel Core
17.09 grams GM jacket
FOR SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE M59
IN CLIPS Bul, Wt, 7,43 grams
IK 6701-18

NT-08 * MBL 6714

r~

Brass case & primer,

40 KO MA.~,,~
"7.62 ~ METAKA CA O6HN~-IHM 3PHOM M 67 Red Annulus
3A DORVAYTOMATCHY ItYLUKY M 59~6 GM bullet jacket.
Y OF{BHPMMA
I, IK 7.202 -- 07 This h/s’d specmen is
}ILl -,- os ,.~ M6Y) 713s from this box,

"TR;uN SLAT ION"

r
40 PIECES
7.62mm CARTRIDGE WITH REGULAR BULLET M67
FOR SEMI-aUTOMaTIC RIFLE M59/66
IN CLIPS
IK 7202-07
NT-08 -~F MBL 71 38
22

Following are examples of various impressed stamps,

found on stripper clips for the 7.62x39 cartridge. Anyone having
different specimans, please send discription/s so I may add them
to my files.

I.) No markings, phosphated gray finish. Yugoslav mfg.

2.) No markings except two impressed lines running, close to the
center, from end to end. Unknown mfg.

3.) B~’N 60 4.) BX~ 8Z

13. ) 31 14. ) 3 I Phosphated

15.) q~) Thin bunter 16.)

@ Heavy bunter

Numbers 3 and 4 are Czech mfg.

Numbers 5 through II mfg unknown to me.

Number 12 Polish mfg.

Numbers 13 through 16, Chi/Com mfg.

Number 13, numerals are 3ram high.

Number 14, numerals are 2mm high.

All clips are gun metal blued, unless otherwise stated.

Please forward any added info to .... .Wayne Markov

1924 Caroline Ave.
Norton, Ohio 44203
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SEPTEMBER 24, 25, 26, 1982. EUROPEAN CARTRIDGE COLLECTORS CLUB SHOW. The
show location to be announced, somewhere in The Netherlands. See last
issue concerning the temporary import license you must have if you intend
to visit Holland for this show. The September-0ctober issue will announce
the exact location.

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¯ How to identify any metal cartridge
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SHOTSHELLS (Metallic)
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paid by surface mail to ~ere. Send orders to: Clyde Houseknecht, RD #6,
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WANTED: SCREW-OFF HEAD SHOTSHELLS. All makes, gauges, and variations. Trade or cash.
Will answer all letters. R.H. BELSHAW, RR2 Utopia, Ontario, Canada LOM ITO

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WANTED: .30-06 WE HAVE NOT SEEN. Any FA (Frankford Arsenal) .30-06 cartridge; ball, blank,
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TO BE SOLD AS ONE LOT: .450cf Boxer Revolver - 43 specimens from USA, Europe, UK,
including inside-primed, Boxer case both Service and trade, and solid-drawn case; .476cf
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WANTED BY PRIVATE COLLECTOR: 5.56x45 (.223); .303 British; .30 US Carbine, and 7mm and
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lit

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BACK COVER PHOTO - A I0 x 15 inch display from an Austrian collection exhib-

iting 12, 16, and 20 gauge shots\ells with various experimental and product-
ion slugs snd Paradox projectiles. The upper row of cartridges bes~rsthe "CJ]’
KRAMSACH" and "HIRTENB~]RG" headstamps of Austria, with the exception of the
far right specimen which is "C00PAL 1.6 16 ~[ade in Belgium,." The lower row
has the"SELLIER & BELLOT’" (second from Ieft)~"ELEY" and "NOBEL" he~dstamps.
Translation, roughly, of the titles on the display are as follows: First,
or upper, row--The smoothbore bullet II, Tell; hollow bullet of Nessler.
~’~cond row--Springer, Vienna, "Stop" bull_e-t; Kramsach Type I-7II with alum-
inum base, or tail; hollow expansion bullet (illustrated sectioned to show
the three-layer felt wad in the slug);Urschitz 1946 "Wuchtig" (a, trade n~-~e
alluding to heavy); Belgian hollow bullet. Third row (one item)--Turbine
bullet. Fourth row (one item on ieft--"Helice" bullet (trade name). Fifth
row--Stendebach Ideal Turbine bullet; Ideal of Sellier &, Bellot, Prague;
Cartridges and bullet for barrels with Paradox boring (muzzle rifling).
Two items overlooked at upper left--Filz-u. Alu-Hechteil is felt and al~un-
inum base, and E~ste Versuche mesns Erste experimental.
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l~noch L~mited. Birmin