Ammo headstamps? 7.62x39

holy crap, that's some weird looking arabic stuff. Where'd you buy this? it's very mis-matched

-kirk

Hmm, that's some interesting headstamps. No idea, I've never seen it before. Feel like selling me a couple rounds of that arabic-stamped stuff?

EDIT: Rounds 1,2,3,8,10,11, and 12 seem to be USSR stamped (could be wrong on a couple of them)
Round 9 is yugoslavian.

EDIT: EDIT: Round #7 is egyptian, 1957. the headstamp is Misr (Egypt) over "57" the year of mfg.

EDIT: EDIT: EDIT: round # 5 is egyptian, 1959, with an additional marking that is either "27" or "37" (obscured by primer crimp markings)
round #6 is also egyptian, 1969, and appears to have the same additional marking as round #5, with a definite 2 followed by what appears to be a 7.

Headstamp for both #5 and #6 is UAR (United Arab Republic) over the last 2 digits of the year of mfg.

It was probably made for use in the Rashid 7.62x39 carbine-only about 8000 were made, although I understand our guys in the sandbox have found some Iraqi-made copies.

That help?

The 270 code: Soviet State Factory at Lugansk, Ukraine

539 code: Tula Cartridge Works (Tulski Patronny Zavod), 139 Marata St., 300004, Tula, Russia

K code has 4 possibilities:
Karlsborg Arsenal, Karlsborg, Sweden
Kirkee Arsenal, Poona-3, Kirkee, India
Kynoch Factories, Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., Birmingham, England
Kaunas Arsenal, Kaunas, Lithuania

E code has 2 possibilities:
Eley Brothers, Ltd., London, England
(this one depends on how you look at it)
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan (character is a backwards E and is YO in Japanese)

I would be interested in purchasing a few of those as well. Perhaps you could put together some packages containing variously stamped rounds and sell them to recover your purchase price? Just a thought, but it certainly would benefit a 7.62 nut like myself!

All russian except for middle photo...obvisously. They are difinately Syrian Which leads me to ask Kman...where did you get these? I can say working the job i do we are seeing a lot of random ammo piled into cans. Especially 7.62x39. Be leary of this ammo.I have been informed of Syria's serious lack of quality control with there ammunition. Be leary with it.

First one i think is German. Dynamit Noble. The 55 is most intriguing. Kudos for sparking my curiosity. Does not happen often. I'm thinking its French.

will show some fellow specialists these photos at work tomorrow.

The round on the right in your last photo is definitely 7.92 Kurz, chambered only (as far as I know) in the german STG44 assault rifle. It is quite collectable.

K code has 4 possibilities:
Karlsborg Arsenal, Karlsborg, Sweden
Kirkee Arsenal, Poona-3, Kirkee, India
Kynoch Factories, Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., Birmingham, England
Kaunas Arsenal, Kaunas, Lithuania

E code has 2 possibilities:
Eley Brothers, Ltd., London, England
(this one depends on how you look at it)
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan (character is a backwards E and is YO in Japanese)

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Actually, the 60 - K marked one is Soviet production from Frunze Kyrgistan, the K is the soviet date code for 1956.

The E - 3 marked one is also soviet, Ulyanovosk production from 1954.

All russian except for middle photo...obvisously. They are difinately Syrian Which leads me to ask Kman...where did you get these? I can say working the job i do we are seeing a lot of random ammo piled into cans. Especially 7.62x39. Be leary of this ammo.I have been informed of Syria's serious lack of quality control with there ammunition. Be leary with it.

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all arabic marked ones are Egyptian, none pictured are Syrian.

And in the second picture the bxn 55 is czech 7.62x45, the other one is end of war german 7.92x33. its not 7.62x39

This site may help with headstamps. http://cartridgecollectors.org/headstampcodes_bottom.htm

I'll bet I know where it came from. I bought some too, had a blast sorting through it finding all kinds of cool old headstamps.
The seller said it all came out of Israel in the mid 80's.

The FAL was original chambered for 7.92x33 as well.

Other German weapons used this round during the war. They include:
Gerat 06 and 06H (test only - Senich's book)
StG45 (test only - Senich's book)
G43 (test only - Senich's book p147)
FG42 (test only - Death From Above)
VG1-5 (used by Volkssturm)
Volks Karabiner (simplified K98 used by Volkssturm)

Craig

they are probably all corrosive. Apply water as necessary.

Hello all, I have 30K of the weird headstamped stuff that is being discussed. There is Arabic, Syrian, Yugo, Chinese, Russian, Egyptian, Polish, Israli and others. I have tracer, ball, steel core and some API original surplus. If you are interested in any particular type please LMK. 513-519-1771 Randy

I have a round which is 308 with a head stamp of LC 91, with a circle divided into 4 sections by what apears to be a plus sign. each section has a dot in it . can anyone tell me what ammo this is

bsd650

LC- Lake City munitions plant

91- 1991

The circle with a cross- NATO designation