Odd 9mm bullet?

[Marc257]

Got an odd 9mm cartridge in a bag of 5.56 and .308 cases a friend gave me. The tip of the bullet is painted red with a blue ring underneath. The head stamp is LEW 06 and the primer is sealed with what looks like purple paint. Anybody got a clue as to what this is? I'll try to get a pic on here.

 

[GRIZ22]

Sounds to me like it's a proof load with the red band and blue ring.

 

[atblis]

Blank or Hirtenberger?

Does is look like any of these?
http://www.amkat.se/9x19/9x19.html

 

[Artiz]

That's matching the information Marc gave, but not the LEW 06.

Calibre 9x19
Model 9 mm sk ptr m/67 slprj
Projectile form
Projectile weight 5,5 g
Projectile material
Projectile type
Colour markings Red tip, blue neck and primer
V0 mps 300 mps
V0 fps
Propellant
Propellant weight Gram
Propellant weight Grain
This is a newly delivered cartridge made 2000 by Hirtenberger, Austria. The colour is new with a red tip on the projectile (NATO standard) and with blue around the neck and primer.

 

[Marc257]

It does look similar to that one except the blue band is directly under the red, and the whole primer is coated with the purple 'paint'.

 

[j-easy]

can you post some pics?

 

[griz]

How about that one? It's in the link Atblis posted, but the headstamp doesn't match.

 

[atblis]

I seem to remember seeing purple sealant on Israeli stuff before.

EDIT: Finding mentionings of the Pakis and South Africans also using purple sealant.

 

[GRIZ22]

It could possibly be a nylon practice bullet. Is it red paint or is the bullet red material. Does the blue band scractch like paint or plastic?

 

[highorder]

Red with a blue annulus sounds like Incendary/tracer... interesting.