3 Flash Holes? Doesn't appear to be drilled-out Berdan

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Hello,

I'm relatively new to reloading rifle brass, though I've seen what 'normal' (2-hole) Berdan cases look like.

I often pick up other cases from my local range while policing my own (and TBH, I pick up un-collected brass as a hobby).

I came across a few 7.62x39 cases that have a ͶK 1982 ("Igman Factory at Konjic") that have 3 identical (small) flash holes arranged in a straight line.

Is this just a different version of Berdan primers? (I've heard of 3-hole Berdan's, though they were described as being arranged in a triangle).

Thanks all

762x39 3-hole.jpg 762x39 headstamp.jpg
 
Are you sure the center hole is really a hole? It looks like a dimple to me in the photos, which would make sense since the Berdan primers require the anvil to be part of the case, exactly where that dimple appears.
 
I have some of those brass and the middle "hole" is not really a hole but a deep indentation as toprudder explains. I would argue it is an artifact of the process of how they make that anvil in a Berdan case. A fair number different manufacturers of Berdan primed cases have that indentation, usually to a lesser extent though. Good picture there. You could take one apart and see if the hole actually goes through if you feel the need though.:)
 
Thank you guys.

Yes, I popped the primer out and it is, indeed, just a *very* pronounced anvil dimple.

Thanks again
 
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