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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.

*Note 1- Headstamps often contain multiple pieces of information. The maker is almost

always identified. Military ammunition usually includes date information, and civilian

ammunition often has caliber information. Sometimes dates are fairly obvious (44 = 1944; 72

= 1972; 6 12 = June 1912, etc.). Sometimes the caliber information is either spelled out or

abbreviated (30-06; 38 SPL, etc.) and other times, such as on German made DWM ammunition,

a catalog number code is used for the caliber. Sometimes information on the headstamp

indicates the type of load (VII Z on .303 British indicates Mark VII ball ammunition loaded

with nitrocellulose powder.) Sometimes markings are deliberately deceiving, as with some

.30 carbine ammunition ammunition marked LC 52, made by the Chinese, or .30-06 marked B

N 4 40 made in the U.S., both probably intended to arm allies while hiding their source of

supplies. Sometimes the headstamp only indicates the maker of the cartridge case, or

distributor of the loaded cartridge, or the using activity, not the actual "manufacturer" of a

loaded cartridge.

Even 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.

Code

Manufacturer(or in some cases the maker of the cartridge case, or

distributor of the loaded ammunition, or a using activity, orother meaning. See Note 1 above *)

Ref

- 0 -

0 Unknown Factory, Czechoslovakia 14

05 (5) Spreewerke, Lbben, East Germany 7

07 (070)Ammunitionsfabriken Karlsborg, (Nammo/Vansverken), Sweden(also FFV Vanasverken, Karlsborg)

7

- 1 -

1Rheinisch- Westflische Sprengstoff A.-G. (Part of the DynamitNobel group), Nrnburg, Germany. Found on 7.62 x 39mm.

7

1 Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China 13

10Arsenal, Kazanlak (previously named Durjava Voenna Fabrika),Bulgaria (When found on ammunition made after 1946).

7

10

Russian State Arsenal, location unknown. Listed here to avoidconfusion with Bulgarian factory using the same code. Found onammunition made 1946 and earlier. Factory Ceased operationsin 1946

7


11Chinese State Factory at Mudanjang and part of NORINCOgroup. Normally found as part of a two-entry headstamp withdate being the only other entry

7

11Not a manfuacturer's code, but rather a load identification codeused by Pretoria Metal Pressing Ltd Pretoria, RSA on brass cases

14

ALPHABETICAL

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

Unconfirmed Codes

References

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11Prvi Partizan, Miloa Obrenovica 2, 31000 Uzice, Yugoslavia(Serbia)

1

11Unknown Factory, One of the countries that use to be part ofYugoslavia (only on brass cases)

13,14



14

12 O.J.F. (Osterreichische Jegdpatronenfabrik) Kremsach 14

121Heilongjiang North Tool Factory in Mundanjiang, PeoplesRepublic of China

9


13

13 Unknown Factory, Cuba 13



17Barnaul Machine Tool Plant JSC, 28 Polevaya St., Barnaul 656002,Altai Territory, Russia

7


184 Russian State Factory, Kazan Region, Russia. 7

187 Tula Cartridge Plant JSC, 139 Marat St., Tula 300035, Russia 7

188Novosibirsk Low Voltage Equipment Plant JSC, 30AStantsionnaya St., Novosibirsk 630031, Russia

7

- 2 -

2Royal Ordnance Factory Woolwich, England. Found on .303 MarkII, c. 1880s

7


21Mtravidki Fmmvek Sirok, Hungary. Normally found oncartridge headstamps with a date stamped right-side up inrelation to the factory code

7

21

Plant 21, Uzinale Metalugica Di Copsa Mica Si Cugir, Romania.Normally found on cartridge headstamps followed by the lettersRPR which stand for Republica Popolara Romana (People'sRepublic of Romania)

7

21Zaklady Metalowe MESKO, Skarzysko-Kamienna, Poland.Normally found on cartridge headstamps with a date stampedupside down in relation to the factory code

7



22 Plant 22, Romania (address and actual name unknown) 7


23Unknown Factory, Hungary, Probably now associated withMagyar Lszergyrt Kft., Mtravidki Fmmvek, H-332 Sirok,Hungary

13

234 Unknown Factory, Poland 9

24 Norrhammars Bruk (Only manufactured the cases), Sweden 4

25 Vulcans Tndsticksfabrik, Tidaholm, Sweden 4

26 (026) A.B. Svenska Metallverken. Vsters, Sweden 4

27 (027) Norma Projektilfabrik, motfors, Sweden 4

270 Soviet State Factory at Lugansk, Ukraine 7

28 Jnkpings Vstra tndsticksfabrik, Jnkping, Sweden 4

29 Valtion Patruunatehdas (VPT), Finland. 4

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3-D3-D Company Inc., (later 3-D Investments Inc and 3-DAmmunition and Bullets), Box J Mainstreet, Doniphan, NE 68332

1

3-D3-D Investment Co. Inc, Doniphan, Neb., USA (at least some caseswere made by Starline Inc., Covina, CA)

14

3 IMPACT D 3-D Investment Co. Inc, Doniphan, Neb., USA 14

3Ulyanovsk Machinery Plant State Production Association, 2Metallistov St. Ulyanovosk 432031, Russia

7

30Deutsche Waffen-u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G., Facility in HerstalBelgium under German occupation (ex-FN)

4


304 Probably Kouskovo / Lugansk, Moscow, USSR 9

31 (031) Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China 13

31 Svenska Tndsticks AB Jnkping, Sweden 4



32 Linkpings Tndsticksfabrik, Lidkping, Sweden. 4

321 Unknown Factory, Romania 13





33 WaffenwerkBrnn, Czechoslovakia. 4


34 JnkpingsTndsticksfabrik, Sweden 4


343State Munitions Factory at Krupski Mlyn (Silesia), Poland, asfound on 7.62 x 25mm ammunition. Found also with a circlearound the numbers

7

35 (035) Svenska Metallverken, Blikstorp, Sweden (1954 to 1965) 7



38 Russian State Factory at Yuryusan (Tscheljabinks Region), Russia 7


- 4 -

4Remington Arms Company, Inc., Bridgeport CT , and later:Lonoke, AR (only encountered on 12.7x99mm aluminum cases)

14

4Volkseigene Betrieb (VEB) Mechanische WerkstttenKnigswartha, East Germany

6

434Imported to Sweden from Norway and made byBakelittfabrikken, Norway

4

-5 -

5Remington Arms Company, Inc., Bridgeport CT , and later:Lonoke, AR (only encountered on 12.7x99mm aluminum cases)

14

501 (0501) Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China 13


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

7

54 Panstwowe Fabryka Am., Skarzysko-Kam., Poland 9

541 Possibly Tula Cartridge Works, Tula, USSR 9

583 Imported to Sweden from Raufoss, Norway. 4

586 Imported to Sweden from Hirtenberger, Austria. 4

599 Imported to Sweden from Diehl Wehrtechnik, Germany 10

-6-

60 Russian State Factory at Frunze, Kirgisia, Russia 7

601Sellier & Bellot, Prague, Czech Republic, Factory in Vlasimreportedly made for Kazakhstan

8, 13


602 Imported to Sweden from Canada and made by SNC. 4

604 Argus, Austria 10

60A 60th Arsenal, Kao Hsiung, Taiwan, Nationalist China 2


613 Imported to Sweden from Brazil and made by CBC. 4

616 Imported to Sweden from USA and made by Winchester/Olin 4








- 7 -

7Vympel State Production Association, Khabarovsk Territory,Russia

13

71 FFV Zakrisdalsverken, Karlstad, Sweden 4


710 Russian State Ammunition Factory at Podolsk, Russia 7

711 Russian State Ammunition Factory at Podolsk, Russia 7

- 8 -


88 Western Cartridge Company (Olin), East Alton, IL 8

- 9 -




93 Unknown Factory, North Korea 13





95 Unknown Factory, North Korea 13




-A -

A-MERC American Ammunition Co., 3545 NW 71st St, Miami, FL 33147 USA 17

A-ZOOM

Originally A-ZOOM Ammo, A division of Ready Products Corp., 4Chrysler, Irvine CA 92618 (800-61READY). Currently owned andoperated by Pachmayr, a division of Lyman Products, 475 SmithStreet, Middletown, CT 06457

1

A N Lake City Ammunition Plant, Lake City, MO 15

A T 3 Unknown Factory, Yugoslavia (actually is ATZ in Cyrillic letters) 15

A&W Allen & Wheelock, Worchester, MA 3

A American Cartridge Company, Kansas City, MO 3

A American Metallic Cartridge Co., South Coventry, CT 3

A Pretoria Metal Pressing Ltd, Pretoria, RSA 1

AADanish Government Arsenal (Ammunitionsarsenalet)Copenhagen, Denmark

1

ABTAmerican Ballistics Co., Inc. 1851 Canbdy Lane SW, Marietta,Georgia 30060

1

AC Armeria F.A. San Cristobal, San Cristobal, Dominican Republic 3

ACE Unknown-Perhaps CBC of Brazil 18

ACPArms Corporation of the Philippines, Parang, Marikina City,Metro Manila, 1800 Republic of the Philippines (formally SquiresBingham Co.-see SB)

17

ADKomando Perindustrian TNI, Angkatan Darat, also known asPabrik Senjata Mesiu, with ammunition factory at Turen,Maland, East Java (the Bandung facility is a small-arms factory)

1, 7

ADMAST Technologies, originally at Las Vegas, but now located at14555 US Hwy 95 South, Boulder City, Nevada 89005, USA, onammunition made for Abu Dhabi

1, 7

adPatronen-Zndhtchen-u. Metallwarenfabrik, Aktiengesellschaft(formally Sellier & Bellot) ,Schnebeck/Elbe, Germany-WWII era

1

AEin Israel, for "Eretz Ayalon (Homeland production at AyalonFactory), a pre-independence Underground factory in thebasement of a laundry at Kibbutzim Hill, Rehovot, Israel

1, 7

AEP Anciens tablissements Pieper, Herstal, Belgium 1

AF Small Arms Ammunition Factory No. 1 Footscray, Australia 3

AFF Small Arms Ammunition Factory No. 1 Footscray, Australia 1

AGUILAIndustrias Tecnos S.A. de C.V., Kilometro 6 Carretera Cuernavaca-Tepoztlan, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mxico C.P. 62000 (formallyCartuchos Deportivos de Mxico S.A.-see CDM)

17

AH (overlaid) Csepel Arsenal near Budspest, Hungary 15

AIArtillerie - Inrichtingen NV, (Now Eurometaal NV) P. O. Box 419,1500 EH Zaandam, The Netherlands

1

akMunitionsfabriken (formally Sellier & Bellot), Prague withfactory in Vlasim, Czechoslovakia, (Manufactured under Germanoccupation)

1

All German P???codes

See http://users.swing.be/sw017995/german-codes.htm

am

Gustloff-Werke, Otto Eberhardt-Patronenfabrik (formallyHirtenberger Patronen Zundhtchen & Metallwarenfabrik A.-G.),Hirtenberg, Niederdonau, Austria (Manufactured under Germanoccupation)

1

AMADanish Government Arsenal (Ammunitionsarsenalet)Copenhagen, Denmark

1

AMIAnderson Munitions Inc., P.O. Box 2050, Cardova, TN 38088-2050( ca' 1996-1998 P.O. Box 17383, Memphis, TN)

17

AMRON AMRON, Guld + Western Systems, Waukesha, WI 53186 USA 18

AMTAmmoTech (Ammutechse), Wierda Park, Centurion, Republic ofSouth Africa

18

AMTECHAmtech International Inc., 4142 Industrial Ave E., Cour d'Alene, ID83814-2199

17

AO Allegany Ordnance Plant, US 15

AOAAsahi-Okuma Arms Co. Ltd., 5050 Asanimae-Cho, Owari-Asahi,Aichi, Japan 488 (after May 1961-Asahi-Seiki Manfacturing Co.Ltd,)

17

AOCBombrini Parodi Delfino, Rome, Italy on contract cartridges forEgypt

15

APArms Corporation of the Philippines, Parang, Marikina City,Metro Manila, 1800 Republic of the Philippines (formally SquiresBingham Co.-see SB)

1

AP Unknown Factory, France 15

AREXAREX, Proizvodnja orodij, naprav in storitve d.o.o., Trubarjeva 7,8310 Sentjenej, Slovenia

13

ARS Atelier de Constuction de Rennes, Rennes, France 1

ARSUnknown, possibly A. R. Sampson, Sampson Machine Wroks,Costa Mesa, CA

18

asbDeutsche Waffen-u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G. Eichborndamm107-127, Berlin - Borsigwalde, Germany - WWII

1

ASCProbably Fbrica Nacional de Munies de Armas Ligeiras,Chelas, Portugal

1

ATS Atelier de Construction de Tarbes, Tarbes, France 1

auxPolte, Werk Magdeburg, Poltestr. u. Fichtestr.,Magdeburg,Germany

1

auy Polte, Werk Grneberg (Nordbahn), Germany 19

AV FSProbably Hirtenberger Patronen-, Zndhtchen-undMetallwarenfabrik A.-G., Hirtenberg, Niederdonau, Austria

18

avu Silva Metallwerke G.m.b.H., Genthin, Germany 19

AWA

A & W Allendorff, Sprengstoff-und Patronenfabrik, Schnebeck a.Elbe, Germany (After Aug 1, 1913: berschlesischeAktiengesellschaft fr Armee und Marine, Abteilung, Schnebecka. Elbe 10, Germany---from box label berschlesische Werke A.-G.)

18

ayPirkl, Alois, Elektrotechnische-Fabrik, Ruppersdorfstr, 30,Reichenberg/Sud., Germany

1

aymPovzsk Strojrne Nrodn Podnik, Povzsk Bystrica,Czechoslovakia

1

AYR A/S Raufoss Ammunisjonsfabrikker, Raufoss, Norway 2

-B -

B-WEST B-West Inc., Tucson, Arizona (produced in Russia by Tula) 1

B N Lake City Ammunition Plant, Lake City, MO 15

B T 3 Unknown Factory, Yugoslavia (actually Cyrillic letters VTZ 15

BBerndorfer Metallwarenfabrik Arthur Krupp A.G., Berndorf,Niederdonau

3

B Birmingham Metal and Munitions Co. Ltd., Birmingham, UK 3

B Braun & Bloem, Dusseldorf, Germany 3

B Durjava Voenna Fabrika (D. V. F.), Kazanlak, Bulgaria. 1

B Leon Beaux & Co., Milan, Italy 3

B Pirotecnico di Bologna, Bologna, Italy 1

BAO Durjava Voenna Fabrika (D. V. F.), Kazanlak, Bulgaria 1

BBBertram Bullet Co. Pty. Ltd., 200 Goulburn Valley Highway,Seymour, Victoria, 3660, Australia

17

BB Braun & Bloem, Dusseldorf, Germany 3

BBMBBM Corporation, 221 Interstate Drive, West Springfield, MA01089

1

BD Hall's Telegraph Co., Burghfield, UK 15

BE Royal Ordnance Factory, Blackpole, UK 1

BEAUXLeon Beaux & Co. S.p.A., Via Dante, 14, Milano, Italy (address ca'1956---1929 address: Via Paleocapa 4, Milano)

17

BEST SHOT Target Products Inc., Grand Rapids, MI, USA 18

BF Bakelittfabrikken A/G, Aurskog, Norway 1

BFFbrica Nacional de Munies de Armas Legeiras, Chelas,Portugal

1, 7

BHABlack Hills Ammunition, 3050 Eglin St, Rapid City, SD57703-9574, USA

17

BM British Munitions, UK 11

BMBullet Master, 1515 Moo 4 Soi Kwang Rung Kwang Lot, TheparakRoad, Samrong Nua, Samutprakarn 10270, Thailand

17

bneMetallwerk Odertal G.m.b.H., Odertal (Post Lautaberg/Harz,Germany

3, 7

bnf Metallwerk Wolfenbttel G.m.b.H., Halchterstr. 2l, Germany 19

BO WAYBOWAY Gun Company, 41 Broadway, Glenelg, South Australia,Australia

18

BOF Bangladesh Ordnance Factory, Bangladesh 13

BPD Bombrini Parodi Delfino, Rome, Italy 1

BPE Unknown 18

BPS Boland Production Supply, Winter Haven, FL, USA 18

BROWNING Browning Arms Company, Route #1, Morgan, Utah 84050 1

Buffalo RockBuffalo Rock Shooters Supply, Route 1, Ottawa, WI 61350 (oncases made by Starline)

17

BULLSEYE Unknown-found on 38 Special in Hong Kong China 18

bxnSellier & Bellot, Prague, Czechoslovakia, Factory in ZbrojovkaVlsim,

1

byw Johannes Schaefer, Stettiner Schrauben-werk, Stettin, Germany 19

- C -

C-B COR-BON, 1311 Industrial Rd, Sturgis, SD 57785 1

C-P Crompton Parkinson Co. Ltd, Doncaster, Yorkshire, U.K. 8

C N Lake City Ammunition Plant, Lake City, MO 15

C Creedmore Cartridge Co., Barberton OH 3

C Munitionsfabrik Cassel, Cassel, Germany 1

C Pirotecnico Dell'Esercito Capua, Capua, Italy 1

CAC Colonial Ammunition Co., Footscray, Australia 11

CAC Colonial Ammunition Company, Auckland, New Zealand 2

CALGARY P.S.Olin Corp., East Alton, IL 62024, USA (for the Calgary PoliceServices in Canada)

18

CAVIMCompaa Anonima Venezolana de Industrias Militares,Apartado Postal: 66.459-1061 - Urb. Las Mercedes, Calle Jalisco,Edificio CAVIM, Caracas 1060, Venezuela

7

CB Cartoucherie Belge, Liege, Belgium 1

CBCCompanhia Brasileira de Cartuchos, Avenida Industrial No 3330,Santo Andre, Estado de So Paulo, Brazil (ca'1997: Av Humbertode Compos 3220, 09400 000 Ribeirao Pires SP, Brazil)

1

CCC Canyon Cartridge Company, 141 Albertson Ave, Albertson, NY 1

CCC Creedmoor Cartridge Co., Barberton, OH 3

CCICascade Cartridge Internacional S.A. de C.V., KM. 419.45Carretera Central, San Luis Potosi, Mexico (Partially owned byCCI of the USA from mid 1960s to early 1990s)

18

CCIOmark Industries, CCI-Speer / Sporting Equipment Division,Lewiston ID 83501 USA

1

CDL C D Leet, Springfield, MA 3

CDMCartuchos Deportivos de Mxico, S.A., Kilometro 6 CarreteraCuernavaca -Tepoztlan, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mxico, C.P. 62000(now Industrias Tecnos-see AGUILA)

1, 7

cdpTheodor Bergmann & Co., K.-G., Waffen- und Munitionsfabrik,Werk Bernau, Kleistrasse 21, Berlin W 62, Germany

7

CF Cartoucherie Franaise, Paris, France 3

CG

ofors Carl Gustaf AB, (Formerly FFV Frenede Fabriksverken),Vansverken, Karlsborg, Sweden (and since 1998, NAMMOVansverken. Carl Gustaf name is no longer used, but "CG willcontinue to be used as a headstamp)

7

cg Finower Industrie G.m.b.H., Finow/Mark, Germany 19

chFabrique Nationale D'Armes de Guerre (FN), Herstal, Belgium,Under German occupation and management by DeutscheWaffen-u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G.

1

CHAMPION Unknown (cases made by Starline) 18

CICascade Cartridge Internacional S.A. de C.V., KM. 419.45Carretera Central, San Luis Potosi, Mexico (Partially owned byCCI of the USA from mid 1960s to early 1990s)

17

CIS Unknown Factory, Singapore 15

CJChina North Industries Corp., (NORINCO), 7A Yue Tan Nan Jie,Beijing, Peoples Republic of China

1

CMB Manurhin, France for Brazil 15

CMC Uzinale Metalwrgica di Corsa Mica SI, Cugir, Romania 1

CNChina North Industries Corp., (NORINCO), 7A Yue Tan Nan Jie,Beijing, Peoples Republic of China

1

CN Unknown Factory, France 15

CNICChina North Industries Corp., (NORINCO), 7A Yue Tan Nan Jie,Beijing, Peoples Republic of China

13

COLTColt Inc, Military Arms Division, 150 Huyshope Ave., Hartford, CT06102 and also Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Co., Inc.,P.O. Box 1868, Hartford, CT 06144

1

COR-BON COR-BON, 1311 Industrial Rd, Sturgis, SD 57785 7

CPCrompton Parkinson Co. Ltd, Guiseley, Yorkshire, U.K.(1939-1945)

8

CPMCanadian Professional Munitions Ltd., 300 Railway St., Raymond,Alberta T0K 2S0, Canada

18

CRB Cartoucherie Russo-Belge, Liege, Belgium 3

CROWNCrown Aircartridges Ltd., P.O. Box 25, Bexhill upon Sea, EastSussex, TN39 4QB, England, UK

1,18

CTSociet Metallurgica Italiana, Campo Tizzoro, Italy (CT = CampoTizzoro)

15

CTMCo Crittenden-Tibbals Manufacturing Co., South Coventry, CT 3

CVCartoucherie Voltaque (CARVOLT), Ouagadoudou, RpubliqueVoltaque (formally Upper Volta)

1

- D -

D&C Dreyse & Collenbusch, Sommerda, Germany 3

D&SD & S Manufacturing Inc., Route 1, Box 381, Passadumkeag,Maine 04475

7

D Dominion Cartridge Co., Montreal, Quebec, Canada 3

D Dum Dum Arsenal, Calcutta, India 11

D E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. Wilmington DE 2

D Gustav Genschow & Co., Durlach, Germany 3

DKnigliche Munitions Fabrik, Dresden Royal Munitions Factory(Government Facility), Dresden, Germany

1

D22 Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China 15

d53 Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China 15

DA Dominion Arsenal, Qubec, Canada 1

DAC Dominion Arsenal, Qubec, Canada 1

DAGDynamit Nobel A-G, Troisdorf, Germany, (previously Geco andDNG Gustav Genchow, Karlsruhe)

1

DAL Dominion Arsenal, Lindsay, Ontario, Canada 11

DAQ Dominion Arsenal, Qubec, Canada 1

DC Dominion Cartridge Co. Ltd., Brownsburg, Qubec, Canada 1

DCA Dominion Arsenal, Qubec, Canada 11

DCCO Dominion Cartridge Co. Ltd., Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1

DDDDDUDS Ammunition and Supply Co., PO Box 363, Barton, Vermont05822

1

de Hugo Schneider A.-G., Werk Leipzig, Germany 19

DEN Denver Ordnance Plant, Denver, CO 2

DF Dum-Dum Arsenal, Calcutta, India 3

DFADelta Frangible Ammunition LLC (Formally Delta Defense Inc.),1235 Jeff Davis Highway Suite 710, Arlington, VA 22202

1

DGSNDirection Gnrale de la Sret Nationale, (National Police),Morocco

1

DIDefence Industries Ltd., Canadian Industries Ltd, Park AvenuePlant, Montreal, Canada

1

DM Des Moines Ordnance Plant, Des Moines, Iowa 2

DMDeutsche Waffen-u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G., , Frher Lorenz ,Karlsruhe, Germany

1

DMKDeutsche Waffen-u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G., (Previously DeutscheMetall-Patronen-Fabrik), Karlsruhe, Germany

1

dnbBorck u. Goldschmidt, Mechanische Werk-sttten fr Telegrafieund Telefonie, Berlin 0 l7, Fruchstrasse l-2, Germany

19

dnfRheinisch-Westflische Sprengstoff A.-G., Werk Nrnberg-Stadeln,Germany

1

DNGDynamit Nobel A.-G., Troisdorf, Germany, (Previously Geco andlater DAG, Gustav Genchow, Karlsruhe)

1

dnhRheinisch-Westflische Sprengstoff A.-G., (Previously GustavGenschow & Co. ) Werk Durlach, Germany .

1

dom Westflische Metall-Industrie A.-G., Lippstadt, Germany 7

DOMINIONDominion Ammunition Division, Canadian Industries Ltd,Montreal, Quebec Canada

1

douWaffenwerke Brnn A.-G., Werk Povzsk Bystrica, formally CzechNational Arms and Ammunition Factory, Povzsk Bystrica,Czechoslovakia under German occupation

1

DRS Dansk Rekylriffel Syndikat, Copenhagen, Denmark 3

DWA Deutsche Werke A.-G., Berlin, Germany 1

DWM BDeutsche Waffen-u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G., Berlin - Borsigwalde,Germany

1

DWM Hederlandsche Wapen-en Munitiefabriek NV., "DE KRUITHOORN,'s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

3

DWM K Deutsche Waffen u. Munitionsfabriken, Karlsruhe, Germany 1

DWM LDeutsche Waffen-u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G., (Previously DeutscheMetall-Patronen-Fabrik), Lbeck, Germany

7

DZ Unknown Factory, Poland 15

- E -

E K Greek Powder and Cartridge Co., Athens, Greece 15

E Eley Brothers, Ltd., London, England 3

EYokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan (character is a backwards E andis YO in Japanese)

15

EB Eley Brothers, Ltd., London, England 11

ebaMetallwarenfabrik Scharfenberg-u. Teubert G.m.b.H.,Breitungen-Werra Germany

19

EC Eau Claire Ordnance Plant, Eau Claire, WI 2

EC Evansville Ordnance Plant (Chrysler), Evansville, OH 2

ECCCMetallwerk Elisenhtte GmbH., Nassau / Lahn, Germany for theEuropean Cartridge Collectors Club

1

ECSEvansville Chrysler, Sunbeam Ordnance Plant, Evansville,Indiana.

8

edqDeutsche Waffen-und Munitionsfabriken A.-G., Lbeck-Schlutup,Weslrstrasse, Germany

19

eejMrkisches Walzwerk G.m.b.H., Strausberg Bez. Potsdam,Germany

1

eeyMetallwarenfabrik Treuenbritzen G.m.b.H., Werk Rderhof,Germany

19

EID tablissements Industriels de Dfense, Damascus, Syria 1

EIGN Unknown Factory, Yugoslavia 15

ELDEldorado Cartridge Co., Boulder City, Nevada 89005-0308 (whollyowned by Pan Metal Corp. (PMC) of Poongsan, Korea)

1

ELEYArms Corporation of the Philippines, (formally Squires BinghamCo.) Marikina, Republic of the Philippines

1

ELEY Eley Brothers, Ltd., London, England 1

empDynamit A.-G., Werk Empelde, (formally Alfred Nobel & Co.),Empelde, Germany

1

EMZ Eurometaal-Zaandam. Zaandam, Netherlands 15

ENK Greek Powder and Cartridge Co., Athens, Greece 1

eomH. Huck Metallwarenfabrik, Nrnberg, W., GostenhoferHauptstrasse 61/63, Germany

19

EW Eau Claire Ordnance Plant, Eau Claire, WI 2

- F -

F DE C Fbrica de Municiones del Ejrcito, Lima, Per 15

F DE Mbrica Nacional de Municiones, Santa Fe, Mxico (near MexicoCity) Note: The "F de M actually stands for just Fbrica deMuniciones

1

F TC IFabrikalar Iskenderun, Trkiye Cumhuriyeti, (IskenderunFactory, Turkish Republic)

1

F Cartoucherie Franaise, Paris, France 3

F Fbricas y Maestranzas del Ejrcito, Santiago, Chile 15

F Frankford Arsenal, Philadelphia, PA 3

F Giulio Fiocchi, Lecco, Italy 1

F P.W. U. Fabryka Amunicji, Skarzysko-Kamienna, Poland 3

F Small Arms Ammunition Factory No. 1 Footscray, Australia 11

FA Frankford Arsenal, Philadelphia, PA 2

faaDeutsche Waffen-und Munitionsfabriken A.-G., Karlsruhe,Germany

1

FAMAE Fbricas y Maestranzas del Ejrcito, Santiago, Chile 15

FAMAPFbrica Argentina Militar de Municin de Armas Porttiles, SanLorenzo, Argentina

15

FAME Fbrica de Municiones del Ejrcito, Lima, Per 1

FAMMAPFbrica Argentina Militar de Municin de Armas Porttiles, SanLorenzo, Argentina

1

FASabryka Amunicji, Skarzysko, Skarzysko-Kamienna, (later "HASAGunder German occupation)

1

fbMansfeld A.-G., Abt. Metallwarenfabrik, Werk Rothenburg/Saale,Germany

1

FC Departmento de la Industrial Militar, Mexico City, Mexico 1

FCFederal Cartridge Corp., Anoka, MN 55303 (also produced inGermany and Austria for Federal)

1

FC Prvi Partizan, Titovo, Uzice 31000, Yugoslavia 1

FCI Fabrica de Cartuchos de Itajuba, Minas Geraia, Brazil 15

FCPQ Fbrica De Cartuchos e Plvoras Quimicas, Chelas, Portugal 1

fer Metallwerk Wandhofen G.m.b.H., Schwerte/Ruhr, Germany 19

FFV Frenede Fabriksverken, Karlsborg, Sweden 1

FIOCCHI Giulio Fiocchi, Lecco, Italy 1

FLB brica Militar "Fray Lus Beltran, San Lorenzo, Argentina 1

FM FLB Fbrica Militar Fray Luis Beltran, San Lorenzo, Argentina 1

FM tablissements Industriels de Dfense, Damascus, Syria 1

FMFbrica Militar de Cartuchos de San Lorenzo, San Lorenzo,Argentina

3

FMFbrica Nacional de Municiones, Santa Fe, Mxico (near MexicoCity)

2

FMC SLbrica Militar de Cartuchos de San Lorenzo, San Lorenzo,Argentina (formally Fbrica Militar de Municin de ArmasPorttiles "Borghi)

1

FMCSFFbrica Militar de Cartuchos San Francisco, San Francisco,Argentina

1

FME Fbricas y Maestranzas del Ejrcito, Santiago, Chile 1

FMEP Fbrica de Municiones del Ejrcito, Lima, Per 15

FMG Fbricas y Maestranzas del Ejrcito, Santiago, Chile 15

FMMAP Bbrica Militar de Municin de Armas Porttiles "Borghi, SanLorenzo, Argentina

1

FMMAP SFFbrica Militar de Municin de Armes Porttiles San Francisco,San Francisco, Argentina

1

FMSF Fbrica Militar de San Francisco, San Francisco, Argentina 1

FMSL Fbrica Militar San Lorenzo, San Lorenzo, Argentina 1

FN Fabrique Nationale d'Armes de Guerre (FN), Herstal, Belgium 1

FNB Fabrique Nationale Herstal, Herstal, Belgium 1

FNC MEXICOFbrica Nacional de Cartuchos, Santa Fe, Mxico (near MexicoCity)

15

FNCM Fbrica Nacional de Cartuchos e Munies, Sao Paulo, Brazil 7

FNMFbrica Nacional de Municiones, Santa Fe, Mxico (near MexicoCity)

3

FNMFbrica Nacional de Munies de Armas Ligeiras, Chelas,Portugal

1

FNM Unknown Factory, Mexico 15

FNP Fbrica Nacional de Palencia, Spain 1

FNTFbrica Nacional de Toledo, currently known as EmpresaNacional Santa Barbara de Industrias Militares, SA Toledo, Spain

1, 7

FOMUFabryka Oruzja i Municje, Prvi Partizan, Uzice, Serbia,Yugoslavia

1

FPUnknown Manufacturer-on 7.62mm NATO cartridge from CentralAfrica

15

FR Fbrica do Realengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2

FRONTIER Frontier Cartridge Company Inc., Grand Island, NE 68801 1

fva Draht-u. Metallfabriken G.m.b.H., Salzwedel, Germany 1

FVV&C Fitch Van Vechten & Co., New York, NY 3

- G -

G B Deutsche Waffen-u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G., Karlsruhe, Germany 1

G C CO Graphite Cartridge Company, Washington, DC 2

G D Gustav Genschow & Company, Durlach, Germany 1

G F.1Government Cartridge Factory N1, probably Enfield, UK 1918headstamp

11

G F.3Government Cartridge Factory N3, probably Sparbrook, UK 1918headstamp

11

G Federal Cartridge Corp., Minneapolis, MN 3

G Gvelot S. A., (Socit Franaise des Munitions), Paris, France 3

G Greenwood & Batley Ltd, UK 3

GA Grenfeil & Accles Ltd., Birmingham, UK 3

GAUnknown Factory, Singapore (note that this is probably a datecode since Singapore used GG for 1977 and GH for 1978

15

GB Greenwood & Batley Ltd, UK 3

GBF Greenwood & Batley Ltd, UK 11

GDDynamit Nobel A.-G., Troisdorf, Germany (formally Geco and DNGGustav Genschow, Karlsruhe)

1

Ge D Gustav Genschow & Company, Durlach, Germany 1

GE General Electric, Cleveland, OH 2

GE Georg Egestorff, Linden, Germany 3

GEAGuilford Engineering Associates Inc., 332 Stepstone Hill Road,Guilford, Conn. 06437

1

Geco Dynamit Nobel A/G, Troisdorf, Germany 1

Geco Gustav Genschow & Company, Durlach, Germany 1

GEVELOT Gvelot S. A., (Socit Franaise des Munitions), Paris, France 3

GF G. Egestorff, Linden, Germany 3

GFL Giulio Fiocchi, Lecco, Italy 1

GG&Co Gustav Genschow & Company, Durlach, Germany 1

GI Dynamit Nobel A/G, Troisdorf, Germany 1

GKB George Kynoch, Birmingham 11

GPC Greek Powder & Cartridge Company, Athens, Greece 3

GReorge Roth & Co., Austria. The letters "GR usually appear intrademark-style, with the letters intertwined

3

GSFUnknown Factory, France---used under German occupation in1944.

15

GTGevelot S.A.,Paris, France on cartridges made for Pakistan in1950-1960

15

- H -

H&F Hardy & Fils S.A., 251 Av. Louis, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium 1

HHirtenberger Patronen-, Zndhtchen-und MetallwarenfabrikA.-G., Hirtenberg, Niederdonau, Austria

1

HRheinische Metallwaren und Maschinenfabrik, Dusseldorf,Germany

1

H Winchester Repeating Arms Co., New Haven, CT 3

HADanish Government Arsenal (Ammunitionsarsenalet),Copenhagen, Denmark

1

HALGERRheinisch-Westflische Sprengstoff A.-G., Nrnberg-U. Germanyfor Halbe & Gerlich, Hamburg (1922-1929)

8

HCCPrvi Partizan, 31000 Titovo, Uzice, Yugoslavia for the HansenCartridge Company, Southport CT

13

HERTER'S Herters Inc., Waseca, MN (produced in Sweden) 1

hhwMetallwerke Silberhtte G.m.b.H., St. Andreasberg i/Harz,Germany

19

HI-PERHi-Performance Cartridge Corp., 133 Blue Bell Rd, Greensboro,NC 27406

1

HK H. Huck Metallwarenfabrik, Nrnburg, Germany 2

HL Haerens Laboratorium, Copenhagen, Denmark from 1912 - 1937 15

hlaMetallwarenfabrik Treuenbritzen G.m.b.H., Werk Sebaldushof,Germany

1

hlbMetallwarenfabrik Treuenbritzen, G.m.b.H., Werk Selterhof,Germany

3

hlc Zieh-und Stanswerk G.m.b.H., Werk Schleusingen/Thr., Germany 3

HN Royal Ordnance Factory, Hirwaun, UK 1

HOWITZERHowitzer Products Limited, Blocks 1-5 Besselsleigh, Abingdon,Oxford OX13 5PZ England (cases produced in US by Starline)

1

HPHirtenberger Patronen-, Zndhtchen-und MetallwarenfabrikA.-G., Hirtenberg, Niederdonau, Austria

1

hrn Presswerk G.m.b.H., Metgethen, Ostprussia, Germany 1

HXP Greek Powder & Cartridge Company, Athens, Greece 2

- I -

I Jubbelpore Arsenal, Jubbelpore, India 11

IAC Unknown Factory, West Germany ca'1965 15

ICIKynoch Works, Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., Birmingham,UK

3

IK Igman Zavod, Konjic, Yugoslavia 2

IM Industria Militar, Bogota, Colombia 1

IMG Industrias Militares de Guatemala, Guatemala 8

IMI Israel Military Industries, Tel Aviv, Israel 1

IMPA Industries Metallurgica y Plastica, Argentina 15

IMPERIAL Industries Valcartier Inc., Valcartier, Quebec, Canada 2

INDUMIL Industria Militar, Bogota, Colombia 1

INTERARMCOFabrique Nationale Herstal, Herstal, Belgium for Interarmco ofVirginia, USA

2

IVI Industries Valcartier Inc., Valcartier, Quebec, Canada 1

IWK Industrie Werke Karlsruhe (formally DWM), Karlsruhe, Germany 15

- J -

J-A0AAsahi-Seiki Manufacturing Co. Ltd., (until 1961, Asahi-OkumaArms Co. Ltd) ,5050 Asahimae-cho, Owari-Asahi. Asahi, Japan 488

1

J-AOAsahi-Seiki Manufacturing Co. Ltd., (until 1961, Asahi-OkumaArms Co. Ltd) ,5050 Asahimae-cho, Owari-Asahi. Asahi, Japan 488

15

J-CH Chuo-Kayaku-Kayo-Kaisha Co. , Japan 15

J-ST Showa-Kayaku, Inc., Totsuka, Japan 15

J-TE Toyo Seiki Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Japan 7

J Birmingham Metals & Munitions Co./Nobel, Birmingham, UK 11

Jare basically interchangeable in German. Archaic spelling of thisarsenal was "Jngolstadt.

1

JEChina North Industries Corp., (NORINCO), 7A Yue Tan Nan Jie,Beijing, Peoples Republic of China

1

JR J. Roth, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia 1

- K -

K-1Unknown Factory, Republic of Korea (probably the Army Arsenalin Dongrae before it was purchased by PMC in 1982)

8

K Karlsborg Arsenal, Karlsborg, Sweden 4

K Kirkee Arsenal, Poona-3, Kirkee, India 11

KKynoch Factories, Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd.,Birmingham, England

1

K Probably Kaunas Arsenal, Kaunas, Lithuania 1

K2 Kynoch (I.C.I.), Standish, UK (1943-1944) 11

K4 Kynoch (I.C.I.), Yeading, UK (1942-1944) 11

K5 Kynoch (I.C.I.), Kidderminster, UK (1944) 11

KA Pusan Government Arsenal, Pusan, Republic of Korea 2

kamHasag Eisen u. Metallwerke G.m.b.H., Werk Skarzysko-Kamienna,Poland (formally Fabryka Amuniciji, Skarzysko, Kamienna)

1

KC (K&C) Keller & Co., Hirtenberg, Austria 3

KF Kirkee Arsenal, Poona-3, Kirkee, India 1

KH Khamaria Arsenal, Khamaria, India 11

KN Kings Norton Metal Co. Ltd, Abbey Wood, Kent, UK 3

KOF Kenya Ordnance Factory, Kenya 8

KOPP KOPP TZP sro, 671 56 Pavlice, Czech Republic (made in Russia) 1

KP Lapuan Patruunatehdas, Lapua, Finland. 8,13

KSAllegany Ordnance Plant (operated by Kelly-Springfield Tire Co.),Cumberland, MD, USA

15

KTWKTW Inc., Lorain, Ohio, (later North American Ordnance Corp,Pontiac, Michigan)

1

KYNOCHKynoch Factories, Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd.,Birmingham, England

1

- L -

L YChina North Industries Corp., (NORINCO), 7A Yue Tan Nan Jie,Beijing, Peoples Republic of China

1

L Lapuan Patruunatehdas, Lapua, Finland 3

L Lignose A.-G., Berlin, Germany 3

LLindener Zndhtchen-und Thonwarenfabrik, Hannover,Germany

1

LLorenz Patronenfabrik (Ammunition & Ordnance Co.), Karlsruhe,Germany

11,12

LAC Dominion Arsenal, Lindsay, Australia 11

LAPUA Lapuan Patruunatehdas, Lapua, Finland 1

LB Leon Beaux & Company, Milan, Italy 3

LB Longbow Inc., PO Box 624, Burns Flat, OK 73624 1

LBC Leon Beaux & Company, Milan, Italy 1

LC Lake City Ammunition Plant, Lake City, MO 2

LCMtravidki Fmmvek, H-3332 Sirok, Hungary, for: ArmscorpUSA Inc., Baltimore, MD

1

LE Giulio Fiocchi, Lecco, Italy 1

LIBRA Libra, 67153 Jeviovice 234-CR, Czech Republic 1

LM Cartoucherie du Mans, Le Mans, France 1

LM Lowell Ordnance Plant, Lowell, MA, USA (1942-1943) 15

lpkServotechna A.-G., Prague, Czechoslovakia under Germanoccupation

1

LRSLead Recovery Systems, Inc., (a division of 3-D Co.), Doniphan,Nebraska

1

LVENovosibirsk Low -Voltage Equipment Plant Plc., 30A,Stantsionnaya St, Novosikirsk, 630108, Russia

1

- M -

M MMusgrave Manufacturers and Distributors (Pty) Ltd, P O Box 183,Bloemfontein, Republic of South Africa

1

M&D M&D Munitions Ltd., Farmington, Long Island, New York 11735 1

M&S Klaus Mayer & Sons, Arnsberg and Neheim-Husten, Germany 3

M Ammunitionsfabriken Marieberg, Stockholm, Sweden 1

M Birmingham Metals & Munitions Co./Nobel, Birmingham, UK 11

M Milwaukee Ordnance Plant, Milwaukee, WI, USA (1942-1943) 15

M Munizioni e Cartucce Martignoni, Genoa, ItaLY 3

MStandard Electrica, Madrid, Spain (during Spanish Civil War-on9x19mm)

15

M+FA Government Factory, Altdorf, Switzerland 15

MA Probably Mukden Arsenal, Mukden China (from the 1920s) 15

MAL Syarikat Malaysia Explosives Ltd., Batu-Arang, Malaysia 1

MANUCAM Manufacture Camerounnaise de Munitions, Cameroon 1

MASTER Master Cartridge Co. (now Georgia Arms), Villa Rica, GA 1

MAXIM Maxim Munitions Corp., Waterton, NY 1

MAYER Klaus Mayer & Sons, Arnsberg and Neheim-Husten, Germany 2

MCM McLearn's Custom Machines, Claremore, Oklahoma 5

MCM Munizioni e Cartucce Martignoni, S.p.A., Genoa, Italy 1

ME Metallwerk Elisenhtte G.m.b.H., Nassau, Lahn, Germany 2

MEN Metallwerk Elisenhtte G.m.b.H., Nassau, Lahn, Germany 1

MEPMEP SPOL. S.R.O., Predni KoPanina 61, 164 00 Prague 6, CzechRepublic

1

MESKOAbbreviation for Marka Export Solidnosc KnokurencyjnoscOtwartosc. The company name is Zaklady Metalowe MESKO,Skarzysko-Kamienna, Poland

7

METALLVERKEN AB Svenska Metallverken A.B., Stockholm, Sweden 1

MEXICOFbrica Nacional de Municiones, Santa Fe, Mxico (near MexicoCity)

2

MF Small Arms Ammunition Factory No. 1 Footscray, Australia 1

MFSMagyar Lszergyrt Kft., Mtravidki Fmmvek, H-332 Sirok,Hungary

1

MFS Munitions Factory, Sundari, Nepal 1

MFT Munitionsfabrik Thun, Thun, Switzerland 1

MG Marcel Gaupillat & Co., Paris, France 3

MG Small Arms Ammunition Factory No. 2 Footscray, Australia 3

MGM Manufacture Generale de Munitions, Bourg-les-Valence, France 3

MH Military Small Arms Factory No. 3, Hendon, Australia 1

MIRobert Paulet & Cie, Socit Mridionale d'Industrie, Marseille,France

1

MIDWAY Midway Arms Inc., Columbia, MO. 1

MJ Small Arms Ammunition Factory N4, Hendon, Australia 11

MKE Makina ve Kimya Endustrisi, Kurumu, Turkey 1

ML (overlaid) Magyar Lszermuvek RT, Veszprem, Hungary 1

MMCoMathews Manufacturing Co. (Pty) Ltd, PO Box 8188, BelmontBulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)

1

MMM Manufacturas Metalicas Madrilenas, Spain (1959-1964) 15

MNAM Manufacture Nationale d'Armes et de Munitions, Morocco 1

MQ Small Arms Ammunition Factory N5, Rocklea, Australia 11

MRManufacture de Machines du Haut-Rhin, (Manurhin), Mulhouse-Bourtzwiller, France

1

MRP

Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos, Santo Andre, Estado de SanPaulo, Brazil, for Magtech Recreation Products, Inc., Las Vegas,Nevada (now Magtech Ammunition Company, Madison, Ct.05443)

1

MS Manusaar, West Germany (1957-1963) 15

MS Small Arms Ammunition Factory N7, Salisbury, Australia 11

MSA Mines Safety Appliance Co., Pittsburgh, PA 3

MUNCHEN Koenigliche Arsenal, Munich, Germany 8

MUNICOIndustries Valcartier Inc., Montreal, Qubec, Canada (Made forPolitek Distribution Inc., Qubec)

1

musMusgrave Manufacturers and Distributors (Pty) Ltd, P O Box 183,Bloemfontein, Republic of South Africa

2

MW Munitions Werke, Schoenebeck a.Elbe, Germany 1

MW Small Arms Ammunition Factory N6, Welshpool, Australia 11

MYRA Myra's Sports Stors, Broken Hills, N.S.W., Australia ca 1973 15

- N -

N SChina North Industries Corp., (NORINCO), 7A Yue Tan Nan Jie,Beijing, Peoples Republic of China

7

N Birmingham Metals & Munitions Co., Birmingham, UK 11

N Dum Dum Arsenal, Dum Dum, India 11

N National Cartridge Co, Belleville, IL 3

N Nitrogen Budapest, Budapest, Hungary 3

NP.W.U. Fabryka Amunicji, Skarzysk-Kamienna, Poland Note: PWUstands for Panstwowe Wytwornie Uzbrojenia (National Factory ofArmaments). N usually shown as Norblin the metal supplier

1, 7

N Rheinisch-Westflische Sprengstoff, A.-G., Nuremburg, Germany 1

N Unknown Factory, Found in Central Africa 15

NA National Arms & Ammunition Co., Birmingham, UK 11

NACo Newton Arms Company, Buffalo, NY 2

NATIONAL National Cartridge Co., Atlanta, GA 30315 1

nbeHasag, Eisen-und Metallwerke G.m.b.H., Werk ApparatebauTschenstochau, Germany

19

NC National Conduit & Cable Co., Hastings-on Hudson, NY 2

ndn Unknown, probably post-war Czechoslovakia 1

NEVINS Nevins Ammunition, Inc., Boise, ID 83709 1

NGANew Generation Ammunition Pty Ltd, Box 9207, Hennopsmeer0046 R.S.A.

1

NICNORINCO (North China Industries Corp.), Peoples Republic ofChina

1

nnyrvi Partizan-Namenska Proizvodnja, Titovo, Uzice 31000,Yugoslavia. These are actually Cyrillic letters equal to "PPU inthe Western alphabet.

1

NORMA B Norma Projektilfabrik, 670 40 Amotfors, Sweden 1

NP B Norma Projektilfabrik, 670 40 Amotfors, Sweden 3

NPA

New Generation Ammunition Pty Ltd, Box 9207, Hennopsmeer0046 R.S.A. (contract for Taiwan-NPA=National PoliceAdministration) Cases made by Pretoria Metal Pressings Ltd.,Pretoria, Republic of South Africa

1

NPAOlympic Arms & Ammunition S. A., Acioupoli, Kulois, Greece(contract for Taiwan-NPA=National Police Administration) Casesmade by Sellier & Bellot, Prague

1

nr POBEDA, Gorazde, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia-Herzogovina) 1

NRCChina North Industries Corp., (NORINCO), 7A Yue Tan Nan Jie,Beijing, Peoples Republic of China

7

ntsresswerk u. Drechslerwarenfabrik, "SPILBA, Jnh. Kaiser & Pichl,Liban Kreis Fitschin/Protektorat, Germany (now part of theCzech Republic)

7

NWMederlandsche Wapen-en Munitiefabriek NV., "DE KRUITHOORN,'s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

1

- O -

O Sellier & Bellot, Prague, Vlaim, Czechoslovakia 1

OFN Ordnance Factory Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria 1

JP sterreichische Jagdpatronenfabrik, Kramsach, Tirol, Austria 2

oma Unknown, probably post-war Czechoslovakia 1

ONEX Office National Des Substances Explosives, Hussein Dey, Algeria 13

ORBEA Cartucheria Orbea Argentina, Argentina 3

OS (overlaid) Oberschlesische A.-G., Schnebeck/Elbe 1

OTAL Unknown, Canada 1

oxo Teuto Metallwerke G.m.b.H., Osnabrck, Germany 1

oyjAteliers de Construction de Tarbes, France (under Germanoccupation)

15

- P -

P-D Precison Delta Corporation, P.O. Box 128, Ruleville, MS 38771 1

P C H Greek Powder & Cartridge Co., Athens, Greece (ca 1940) 15

P Fabrica Nacional de Palencia, Palencia, Spain 7

P Fabrique Nationale d'Armes de Guerre (FN), Herstal, Belgium 1

PHirtenberger Patronen-, Zndhtchen-und MetallwarenfabrikA.-G., Hirtenberg, Austria

1

P Mtravidki Fmmvek Sirok, Sirok, Hungary 1

P Patronenfabrik A.-G., Solothurn, Switzerland 1

P Peters Cartridge Company, Cincinnati, OH 2

P Pirotecnia de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain 7

P Polte, Werk Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany 1

P Pretoria Metal Pressings Ltd., Pretoria, Republic of South Africa 1

P

PT Pindad (Persero), under management of PT Bahana PakaryaIndustrisi Strategis (Persero). Formerly known as Pabrik SenjataMesiu. Ammunition factory at Turen Malang, West Java,Indonesia

13

P120Dynamit A.-G., vormals Alfred Nobel & Co., Werk Empelde,Germany

1

P131Deutsche Waffen u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G., Berlin-Borsigwalde,Germany

1

P132 Draht-und Metallwarenfabriken G.m.b.H., Salzwedel, Germany 19

P14AWaffenwerke Brnn A.-G., Werk Povazsk Bystrica, (Later PovazskStrojrne), Povazsk, Bystrica, Czechoslovkia under Germanoccupation

1

P151Rheinisch-Westflische Sprengstoff A.-G., Werk Nrnberg-Stadeln.,Germany

1

P154 Polte Werk Grneberg, Grneberg (Nordbahn), Germany 3

P162 Presswerke G.m.b.H., Metgethen/Ostpr., Germany 19

P163Metallwarenfabrik Treuenbritzen G.m.b.H., Werk Selterhof,Germany

19

P181 Hugo Schneider A.-G., Leipsig, Germany 3

P186 Metallwerk Wolfenbttel G.m.b.H., Halchterstr. 2l, Germany 19

P198Metallwarenfabrik Treuenbritzen G.m.b.H., Werk Rderhof,Germany

19

P207Metallwerk Odertal G.m.b.H., Odertal (Post Lautaberg/Harz),Germany

19

P249 Finower Industrie G.m.b.H., Finow/Mark, Germany 19

P25Metallwarenfabrik Treuenbritzen G.m.b.H, Werk Sebaldushof,Sebaldushof, Germany

1

P28 Deutsche Waffen u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G., Karlsruhe, Germany 1

P315Mrkisches Walzwerk G.m.b.H., Strausberg bez. Potsdam,Germany

19

P316 Westflische Metall-Industrie A.-G., Lippstadt, Germany 19

P334Mansfeld A.-G. Metallwarenfabrik, Werk Rothenburg/Saale,Rothenburg, Germany

1

P340Metallwerke Silberhtte G.m.b.H., St. Andreasberg i/Harz,Germany

19

P345 Silva Metallwerke G.m.b.H., Genthin, Germany 19

P346H. Huck Metallwarenfabrik, Nrnberg, W., GostenhoferHauptstrasse 61/63, Germany

19

P369 Teuto Metallwerke G.m.b.H., Osnabrck, Germany 1

P370Teuto Metallwerke G.m.b.H., Osnabrck, Klosterstrasse 29,Germany

19

P379 Hugo Schneider A.-G., Werk Berlin-Kpenick, Germany 19

P405Rheinisch-Westflische Sprengstoff A.-G., Werk Durlach (vormalsGustav Genschow), Durlach, Germany

1

P413Deutsche Waffen-und Munitionsfabriken A.-G., Lbeck-Schlutup,Weslrstrasse, Germany

19

P442Zieh-und Stanswerk G.m.b.H., Werk Schleusingen/Thringen,Germany

19

P490 Hugo Schneider A.-G., Werk Altenburg, Germany 19

P491 Metallwerk Wandhofen G.m.b.H., Schwerte/Ruhr, Germany 19

P54S Showa Kinzoku Ltd., Tokyo, Japan (Ca 1954 for police) 15

P635Gustloff-Werke Otto Eberhardt-Patronenfabrik, HirtenbergNiederdonau, Austria under German occupation

1

P67Patronen-, Zndhtchen- und Metallwaren-fabrik A.-G. vormalsSellier und Bellot, Germany

19

P69Patronen-, Zndhtchen- und Metallwarenfabrik A.-G. (formerlySellier & Bellot) Schnebeck a. Elbe, Germany

3

P90DMunitionsfabriken vormals Sellier & Bellot, Prag, Fabrik inVlasim, Occupied Czechoslovakia

19

P94 Kabel- u. Metallwerke Neumeyer A.-G., Nrnberg, Germany 3

paeReportedly Hasag, Eisen-und Metallwerke G.m.b.H., WerkSkarzysko-Kamienna, Occupied Poland

19

PakMunitionsfabriken vormals Sellier & Bellot, Prag, Fabrik inVlasim, Occupied Czechoslovakia

19

PC Peters Cartridge Company, Cincinnati, OH 11

PC Pirotecnico Esercito-Capua, Capua, Italy 15

PCCo Peters Cartridge Company, Cincinnati, OH 2

PcdpTheodor Bergmann & Companie, K.-G., Waffen- undMunitionsfabrik, Werk Bernau, Berlin W62, Kleistrasse 21,Germany

1

PEC Pirotecnico Esercito-Capua, Capua, Italy 1

PENN Penn Ammo Inc., Delmont, PA 15626 1

PETERS Peters Cartridge Company, Cincinnati, OH 1

PF Patronenfabrik Solothurn A/G, Solothurn, Switzerland 3

PH Parker Hale, Probably Birmingham, UK 11

PINDAD

PT Pindad (Persero), under management of PT Bahana PakaryaIndustrisi Strategis (Persero). Formerly known as Pabrik SenjataMesiu. Ammunition factory at Turen Malang, West Java,Indonesia

7

PJJDanish Government Arsenal (Ammunitionsarsenalet)Copenhagen, Denmark-under German Occupation

1

PK Pocisk, Spolka Akcyjna, Warsaw, Poland 3

PKIUnknown, made in one of the countries that use to be part ofYugoslavia

13

PM Proffitt's Machining Inc., Greenback, TN 1

PMCPoongsan Metal Manufacturing Company Ltd., Seoul, Republic ofKorea (probably at the Angang Ammunition Plant). Note that the"M" is shaped like an upside "W"

1

PMC

Eldorado Cartridge Corporation (previously Patton and MorganCorp., and Pan Metal Corp. ) PO Box 62508, Boulder City, NV89006. The PMC headstamped ammunition for ECC has beenmade in Korea, the Philippines, Mexico and the Repuclic of SouthAfrica.

1

PMP Pretoria Metal Pressings Ltd., Pretoria, Republic of South Africa 1

pmt Kabel-und Metallwerke Neumeyer A.-G., Werk Mnchen, Germany 19

PMV Unknown Factory, Cuba 15

PNP ("Peruvian National Police) 1

POOramil S.A. Divisin A. M., San Sebastin, Spain. PO stands forPlsticas Oramil.

1

POF Pakistan Ordnance Factories, Wah Cantt, Pakistan 1

PP Prvi Partizan, 31000 Titovo, Uzice, Yugoslavia 1

PPU Prvi Partizan, 31000 Titovo, Uzice, Yugoslavia 1

PRO-LOADPro Load Ammunition Inc., 5180 E. Seltice Way, Post Falls, ID83854, (Formally: 1120 S. Varney St., Burbank, CA 91502)

1

PS Giulio Fiocchi S.p.A., Lecco, Italy 1

PS Pirotecnia Militar de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain 1

PSPoongsan Metal Manufacturing Company Ltd., Seoul, Republic ofKorea (probably at the Angang Ammunition Plant)

2

PSPovzsk Strojrne, Povzsk Bystrica, Czechoslovakia (nowSlovakia)

1

PSDPoongsan Metal Manufacturing Company Ltd., Seoul, Republic ofKorea (probably at the Dongrae Ammunition Plant)

7

PSMabrik Senjata Mesiu (also seen in factory literature as "PabrikSenjata Munisi), Turen Malang, West Java, Indonesia

7

PTLapuan Patruunatehdas, Lapua, Finland. "VPT" headstamp withthe "V" removed

13

Pu Unknown (Perhaps Burgsmller, Kreiensen, Germany) 1

PX Unknown Factory, France 15

- Q -

QMade by Sellier & Bellot, Prague, Czech Republic Factory inVlasim for Qutar

13

QC Unknown Factory, Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) 15

qrb Pirotecnico de Bologna, Bologna, Italy under German occupation 1

- R -

R-PRemington Arms Company, Inc., Bridgeport CT , and later:Lonoke, AR (also used by CDM of Mexico)

1

R (in shield) Rheinisch-Westflische Sprengstoffe A-G, Nrnberg, Germany 14

RDominion Cartridge Co., Montreal, Quebec, Canada for T EatonCo. of Toronto in 1930

8

R Fbrica do Realengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2

R Robin Hood Ammunition Co., Swanton, VT 3

RA A/S Raufoss Ammunisjonsfabrikker, Raufoss, Norway 1

RA Remington Arms Co., Bridgeport, CT 1

RANOJointly loaded by A/S Raufoss Ammunisjonsfabrikker, Raufoss,Norway and AB Norma Projektilfabrik, 670 40 Amotfors, Sweden

2

RAUFOSS A/S Raufoss Ammunisjonsfabrikker, Raufoss, Norway 2

RC Raleigh Cycle Co. Ltd, UK 15

RD Armera F. A. San Cristbal, San Cristbal, Dominican Republic 1

REM-UMCRemington Arms Co., Bridgeport, CT (also used by CDM ofMexico and CBC of Brazil)

1

rfoDeutsche Waffen u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G., Berlin-BorsigwaldeFactory, Berlin, Germany

1

RG Royal Ordnance Factory Radway Green, Radway Green, UK 1

RH Raleigh Cycle Co., Lts., Nottingham, England, UK 15

RHACo Robin Hood Ammunition Co., Swanton, VT 3

RL Royal Laboratory, Woolwich, England 1

RM SRheinische Metallwaren-und Maschinenfabrik, AbteilungSmmerda. Smmerda, Germany

1

RNADC Royal Naval Armament Depot, Caerwent, Wales, United Kingdom 1

ROFB Royal Ordnance Factory Birtley, Birtley, County Durham UK 1

RORG Royal Ordnance Factory Radway Green, Radway Green, UK 1

RPARepublic of the Philippines Army, Government Arsenal,Department of National Defense, Camp General Antonio Luna,Limay, Bataan, Republic of Philippines

7

RPR ("People's Republic of Romania) 1

RRCo Ross Rifle Co, Quebec, Canada 2

RS Unknown Factory, France 15

RTA Royal Thai Army Arsenal, Bangkok, Thailand 2

RVBRiverbrand Co., Australia Which merged with Myra's Sport Storsin 1977

15

RW Rudge Withworth Co., Nottingham, UK (1914-1918) 11

RWS Rheinisch-Westflische Sprengstoff A.-G., Nrnberg-U. Germany 1

RY tablissements Rey Frres, Nmes, France 1

- S -

S A CORP Savage Repeating Arms Co, Utica NY 3

S&BSellier & Bellot, Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)Factory in Vlasim

1

S&W-F Smith & Wesson - Fiocchi Inc., Alton, Illinois 1

S&W Smith & Wesson Ammunition Company, Rock Creek, Ohio, 44084 1

S Dum Dum Arsenal, Dum Dum, India 11

S Israeli Military Industries, Tel Aviv, Israel 1

S Knigliches Munitionsfabrik, Spandau, Spandau, Germany 1

S Pirotecnia Militar de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain 3

SSako A. B., (Suojeluskuntain Ase-je Konepa ja Oy), Riihimaki,Finland

1

S Unknown Factory, France 15

SA Cartagena, Spain 15

SA Israeli Military Industries, Tel Aviv, Israel 1

SA Southern Ammunition Company, Route 1, Box 6B, Latta, SC 29565 1

SakoSako A. B., (Suojeluskuntain Ase-je Konepa ja Oy), Riihimaki,Finland

1

Sam'sOmark Industries, CCI-SPEER/Sporting Equipment Division, POBox 856, Lewiston, ID 83501. A trial headstamp made for WalmartStores, but not accepted.

1

SAMSouth African Mint, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa(Subsequently Pretoria Metal Pressing Ltd.)

1

SANDIASandia Die and Cartridge Company, Albuquerque, New Mexico87123

1

SARACartridges with the "SARA headstamp are commeratives madefor SARA

1

SAT Finland 15

SAVAGE Savage Repeating Arms Co, Utica NY 2

SAW Sage Ammunition Works, Middletown, CT 3

SB-TEmpresa Nacional Santa Barbara de Industrias Militares, SAToledo, Spain

1

SBArms Corporation of the Philippines, (formally Squires BinghamCo.) Marikina, Republic of the Philippines

1

SBEmpresa Nacional Santa Barbara de Industrias Militares SA,Toledo, Spain

1

SB Israeli Military Industries, Tel Aviv, Israel 1

SB Sellier and Bellot, Schoenbeck/Elbe, Germany 15

SBPSellier & Bellot, Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)Factory in Vlasim

1

SCB Cartoucherie Belge, Liege, Belgium 3

SCC Standard Cartridge Company, Pasadena, CA 1

SELOmark Industries , CCI-Speer / Sporting Equipment Division,Lewiston ID 83501 USA

1

SFFbrica Militar de Cartuchos San Francisco, San Francisco,Argentina

1

SFSocit Franaise des Munitions, (Gvelot S. A.), Place JulesGvelot, 92310 Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France

1, 7

SFMSocit Franaise des Munitions, (Gvelot S. A.), Place JulesGvelot, 92310 Issy-Les-Moulineaux,, France

1, 7

SGA Singapore 15

SINTOXDynamit Nobel A-G, Troisdorf, Germany. Trademark spelling forNon-Toxic ammunition

1

SKPovzsk Strojrne, Povzsk, Bystrica, Czechoslovakia (nowSlovakia). Made for SK Jagd- und Sportsmunitions GmbH,Schnebeck (Elbe), Germany

1

SK Showa Kinzoku Kogyo Co., Ltd., Japan 2

SK

Tulski Patronny Zavod, (Tula Cartridge Works), Tula, Russia.Probably originally intended for SK Jagd- und SportsmunitionsGmbH, Schnebeck (Elbe), Germany, but sold in the U.S. in Tulaboxes

1

SKD Selve Kronbiegel Dornheim A.-G., Sommerda, Germany 3

SKNaklady Metalowe "MESKO for SK-Nimrod GmbH, Schnebeck,Germany

1

SL St Louis Ordnance Plant, St Louis, MO 2

SLSportnovi a Lovecke Strelivo, "SLS Ammunition brand, P. O. BoxB16, 530 01 Pardubice, Czech Republic

7

SM AB Svenska Metallverken, Stockholm, Sweden 1

SMC Symington Machine Corp, Rochester, New York 8

SMCO Stant Manufacturing Co. Connersville, IN 2

SMESellier & Bellot, Prague, Czech Republic, Factory in Vlasim forSME Ordnance Sdn Bhd (SMEO), Lot 5065, Locked Bag No. 101,48109 Batu Arang, Selanger Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

7

SMI Societ Metallurgica Italiana, Campo Tizzoro, Italy 1

SMP Uniknown, Yugoslavia 13

SNCSNC Industrial Technologies Inc., (Formally Industries ValcartierInc.), Valcartier, Quebec, Canada

1

SOSako A. B., (Suojeluskuntain Ase-je Konepa ja Oy), Riihimaki,Finland

1

SOS Unknown Factory, Austria 7

SP stands for "Servicio de Polica 1

SP Scorzato Hermanos & Cia Ltd., Lujan, Argentina 3

SPSwartklip Products (Pty.) Ltd., Cape Town, South Africa. Alsoformerly known as RMC - Ronden Manufacturing

8

SPC Sociadade Portuguesa de Cartucheria, Portugal 1

SPEEROmark Industries , CCI-Speer / Sporting Equipment Division,Lewiston ID 83501 USA

1

SR Royal Ordnance Factory Spennymoor, UK (1913-1945) 11

ST Royal Ordnance Factory, Steaton 15

suk Deusche Waffen u. Munitionsfabriken A-G., Karlsruhe, Germany 1

SUPER-VEL Super Vel Cartridge Company, Shelbyville, IN 2

Super X Western Cartridge Co., East Alton, IL 2

SUPER SuperCartridge Pty., Ltd., Victoria, Australia 15

SWN Royal Ordnance Factory. Swynnerton, UK 15

SYISociet Metallurgica Italiana, Campo Tizzoro, Italy (used in themid 1950s for an off-shore contract)

15

- T -

TEmpresa Nacional Santa Barbara de Industrias Militares, SAToledo, Spain

1

T Munitionsfabrik Thun, Thun, Switzerland 1

T Tula Arsenal, Tula Russia 15

TA Israeli Military Industries, Tel Aviv, Israel 1

TA Thai Arms, Bangkok, Thailand 1

TC Unknown Factory, Turkey 15

TCWTula Cartridge Works (Tulski Patronny Zavod), 139 Marata St.,300004, Tula, Russia

1, 7

TE Cartoucherie de Toulouse, Toulouse, France 1

TE Toyo Seiki, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan 15

TEXASTexas Ammunition Co. Ballinger, Texas (www.texas-ammo.com)Cases by Starline

8

TH Royal Ordnance Factory Thorp Arch, Thorp Arch, England 1

TH Unknown Factory, France 15

tkoDeutsche Waffen-und Munitionsfabriken A.-G., Lbeck-Schlutup,Weslrstrasse, Germany

19

TOYO Toyo Seiki Mfg. Co., Ltd., Japan 7

TPE Unknown Manufacturer, UK 1

TPZTulsky Patronney Zavod, (Tula Cartridge Works), 139 Marata St.,300004 Tula, Russia

7

TR Dominion Rubber & Munitions Co., Three Rivers, Qubec, Canada 11

TRITONTriton Cartridge Corporation, P. O. Box 50 (Mailing Address), 2Briar Lane, Wappingers Falls, New York 12590

7

TS Atelier de Construction de Tarbes, Tarbes, France 1

TS Toyo Seiki Mfg. Co., Ltd., Japan 7

TW Twin Cities Ordnance Plant, Minneapolis, MN 2

TZ Israeli Military Industries, Tel Aviv, Israel 1

TZZ Israeli Military Industries, Tel Aviv, Israel 1

- U -

U Kimberley Branch Mint, Kimberley, Republic of South Africa 11

U Remington Arms Co., Bridgeport, CT 3

U Rheinisch- Westflische Sprengstoff A.-G., Nuremburg, Germany 3

U Union Metallic Cartridge Co., Bridgeport, CT 3

U Utah Ordnance Plant, Salt Lake City, UT 2

UMC Union Metallic Cartridge Co., Bridgeport, CT 1

UN H. Utendoerffer, Nuremberg, Germany 1

US United States Cartridge Co., Lowell, MA 2

USCCO United States Cartridge Co., Lowell, MA 1

UT Utah Ordnance Plant, Salt Lake City, UT 2

- V -

va Kabel- u. Metallwerke Neumeyer A.-G., Nuremberg, Germany 1

VALMET Valtion Patruunatehdas, Lapua, Finland 15

VAPEX Unknown Factory, Russia 13

VC Canadian Industries Limited (C-I-L,) Verdun, Quebec, Canada 2

VE Cartoucherie de Valence, Valence, France 1

VEN

Ministerio de la Defensa, Servicio de Armamento, Arsenal,Fbrica de Municiones, Probably located at: Apartado Postal66.459.1061, Urb. Las Mercedes, Calle Jalisco, Caracas 1060,Venezuela

3, 7

VMT Valtion Metallitehtaat, Helsinki, Finland 3

VPT Valtion Patruunatehdas, Lapua, Finland 1

VS Unknown Factory, France 15

VZKVereinigte Znder - und Kabelwerke A.-G., Meissen/Elbe (Saxe),Germany

7

- W -

W-W Winchester-Western (Olin), East Alton, IL 1

W Winchester Repeating Arms Co., Bridgeport CT 2

wa Hugo Schneider A.-G., Werk Leipzig, Germany 1

wb Hugo Schneider A.-G., Werk Berlin-Kpenick, Germany 19

WCC Western Cartridge Company (Olin), East Alton, IL 1

WESTERN Western Cartridge Company (Olin), East Alton, IL 1

wg Hugo Schneider A.-G., Werk Altenburg, Altenburg, Germany 3

WIN Olin Corp., East Alton, IL 62024, USA 1

WINCHESTER Olin Corp., East Alton IL 62024, USA 13

WISE J. B. Wise Inc, Watertown, NY 2

WOLF Tula Cartridge Plant JSC, 139 Marat St., Tula 300035, Russia 13

WRA Winchester Repeating Arms Co., Bridgeport, CT 1

WRACO Winchester Repeating Arms Co., Bridgeport, CT 1

WWG W. W. Greener, Birmingham, England 3

- X -

X Hovedarsenalet Laboratorium, Copenhagen, Denmark 5

XPovzsk Strojrne, Povzsk Bystrica, Czechoslovakia (nowSlovakia)

3

XUsed on German 9mm Para and 32ACP cartridges for use withsilencers. Probably made by: Rheinisch-Westflische SprengstoffA.-G., Werk Durlach, Germany

7

XL Federal Cartridge Corp, Minneapolis MN 3

- Y -

NONE NONE NONE

- Z -

Z Zbrojovka Brno, Brno, Czechoslovakia 1

Z28 Unknown Factory, Zambia 13

ZEROZero Ammunition Company, 1601 22nd Street, S.E., Cullman,Alabama 35056-1188

7

ZI Unknown Factory, Zimbabwe 13

ZVSellier & Bellot, Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)Factory in Vlasim

13

The following headstamps have been reported to exist, but it is strongly suspected they do

not occur on small arms ammunition.

If you have encountered this code on any ammunition, even if it is not small arms

ammunition, please contact us with the details.

Unconfirmed Code List

Code Manufacturer Ref

auu Unknown Factory, Czechoslovakia (under German occupation) 15

bd Unknown Factory, Czechoslovakia (under German occupation) 15

be Unknown Factory, Austria (under German occupation) 15

bg Unknown Factory, Austria (under German occupation) 15

czo Unknown Factory, Czechoslovakia 15

dtp Unknown Factory, Czechoslovakia (under German occupation) 15

dye Unknown Factory, Austria (under German occupation) 15

eeoDeutsche Waffe- u. Minitionsfabriken AG, Posen plant, (Ref 15 claims use onheadstamp, Ref 19 identifies eeo)

15,19

jtbReportedly Unknown Factory, Switzerland (Contract load for Germany inWWII)

15

kfg Unknown Factory, Yugoslavia (under German occupation) 15

ksb Unknown Factory, France (under German occupation) 15

kye Unknown Factory, Romania (under German occupation) 15

kyn Unknown Factory, Romania (under German occupation) 15

kyp Unknown Factory, Romania (under German occupation) 15

lkm Unknown Factory, Czechoslovakia (under German occupation) 15

mpr Unknown Factory, Czechoslovakia (under German occupation) 15

mrb Unknown Factory, Czechoslovakia (under German occupation) 15

nfx Unknown Factory, Czechoslovakia (under German occupation) 15

wf Unknown Factory, Poland (under German occupation) 15

y Unknown Factory, Hungary (under German occupation) 15

References cited in the right hand column:

Curtis, Lewis E., III, 9mm Parabellum Headstamp and Case Type Guide, GIGConcepts Inc., San Antonio, Texas, 1996-2002, [email protected]

1.

Punnett, Chris, .30-06, CTG Publishing, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, 19972.

White, H. P. and Munhall, B. D., Cartridge Headstamp Guide, H. P. WhiteLaboratory, Bel Air, Maryland, 1963

3.

Unknown, The Swedish Military Ammunition Site, http://medlem.spray.se/Coonan/eframe2.html

4.

Moss, John, The 9X23mm Rimless Pistol Cartridges, GIG Concepts Inc., SanAntonio, Texas, 2003

5.

Mishinger, Gerd, Der Volkseigene Betrieb (VEB) Mechanische WerkstttenKnigswortha, Hirschau 2002

6.

Moss, John, Unpublished Notes, 20037.

Various, Other References such as the IAA Journal, ECRA, Box Labels, etc8.

Cohen, Jon, Unpublished Notes, 20039.

de Heer, Rob, Unpublished information provided by Swedish Army MaterielCommand

10.

Colmant, Patrice, http://users.swing.be/sw017995/303.htm11.

Unknown, http://www.chez.com/mselect/glossaries/fabricants2.htm12.

Cornell, Russ, Unpublished Notes 200313.

Rebekah M. Simmers, Unpublished ATF Headstamp Code Listing, BureauAlcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, National Laboratory Center 6000 AnnendaleRoad Annendale, MD 20705

14.

Unknown, Small Arms Identification Guide, Volume 1 (Some errors inheadstamp identification), Defense Intelligence Agency, Aug 1984

15.

Curtis, Lewis, Unpublished Notes-200316.

Moss, John, Unpublished Notes-200317.

Witt, Otto, Guide to 38 Special Headstamps-Unpublished18.

Colment, Patrice, The German Codes Page 1967-1945, http://users.swing.be/sw017995/german-codes.htm

19.

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