Transcription of E ELECTE
1 T, I"O DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCYE ELECTE , AMMUNITION IDENTIFICATION GUIDE JillVOLUME 1 small -ARMS CARTRIDGES UP ki 15 MM (UJ ,. ,.:AP. l , UV 7J ) FCl u r~ UBk'L'' 4UL.:I- DIkralUUTIG UNLIMITED"PREPARED BYUS ARMY"Y,..i.,fERIEL [)EA'F! M) , aT AN, RLADIN"SS OMMAt,!D.'.'R'-GN SCIENCE AND CENiIF~..,----..-. , .. ,..__ .._ . T. HutngoVc111ma 197 Smell-Arms artidges Uptuf Datme(UNovernlwr 1977 ThiiS SUPC-(& pcsd SCC a I )cpartni in nE )i D fe ns~[it IlCI~g1c C iic CL .11u nn C pr , , d 1,% IiUILX11',11 S WIIALC anjild 1 CIIoIlog CA-tter, tJS Arwy Maicricl DevdqI[ I~ch~~n: Cinnaid.~dapprowe b% tho )cpiucv D;ri t~ir (it'ittitil and TcdIiiical I .tehgllgeicof dthe I)cfciisc Ingclligncir AgeiilcxI\'I( )ViA [ P1 UBLIC: KIFLASI.: IDISTIIBltt ION (INLIMI'IIUIA)(I Rce:%.c )-ZPREFACEThis guide outlin&:s a systematic procedure fur identifying c~rtgidgL :. e rtridgedesigniation, country of nianufactuve. and--to a large cxtent-functionial 'bullet cyc~c kVcs'-;ncd Corusc by persons who may not be familiar with small -arms ammunition, it pirovides L'.]]]]
2 Wsa inioniationon car-tridge types, construction, and terminology as well as more detailed identification guide covers military cartridges in calbrs of 15 mim and below-as well as sevcra! cr target cartridges- that have been mwizufacturcd or used since 1930. Although smif thec cartridges ini this guide arc obsolete in the country of manufacture, they are included becausethey were madk: in such large quantities that c .nples MAY still bc found. To keep the siize of theguicle within nunagnabic limnits, it dues not include expcrimenrtal or casclcss types, blank .earzrid1;cs f~r Tpr.,pcllazrt-actuatcd ignition cartridges, or sporting contained in this guide has beers derived from examination of cam rridgcs:intsIligvncc ieporis; US and for-cign technical publications; and contributions from individuals. A,pec~ial word of Lhanlhs is due to those many knowledgeable individuals who have contribu~r -'in forzatioii thatr has been used ini this (tiutiiVe CfiticiSrn.)
3 , communts, or su&,csted chaitgvs are encouraged and should to '.h(: Lcfinse intelligence Agency. Washington, DC 20301 (ATTN: DT).LtAccesion ForNTIS CRAMiDTIC I AB UnannouncedJuzti ,,t. ibition II Availability Codes(Reversc IS1ank) )Orilynd OST* 1 LIST OF EFFECTIVE PAGESSUBJECT MATTER. PAGI., NUMBERS DATET itle None OriginalPre Orig'a.,]List of Eifective (Reverse Blank) OriginaldRecord of vii (Rves Blank) Original*Table of ix and x OriginalList of OriginalLList of xii OriginalSection tllru 15 (Reverse Blank) 17 thur 21 (Reverse Blank) OriginalSection thru 66 OriginalSection 67 thru 124 OriginalAppeiidix 125 (Reverse Blank) OiiginalAnnex thru 165 (Recverse Blank) Originial*Annex 166 tliru 172 OriginilAninex 173 tutu 177 OriginalAnnex 1)..179 thru 186 OriginalAppendix 187 (Reversc Blank OriginalB;ibliography).. 189 (Reverse Blank) Original1)istiihu, on thru 195 (Reverse Blank) original(Reverse Blank)IlaOriginal DST- 130G.
4 514-79-VO L IRECORD OF CHANGESCIIANGE DATE OF DATE SIGNATURE, RANK/RATE A:,D ORGANIZATIONhNUMI bER CIIANGE ENTERED OF INDIVIDUAL ENTERING CHANGE" : ,'..', I Lu AM(Icvci su Blank)Original DST-1160G-514-78-VOL 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS "4 PagePreface ..iit'S!" SECTION I. INTRODUCTIONI .General ..2. O rganization ..2-3. Cartridge Cases .. 2 2..-4. Bullets .. 75. Cartridge Designation ..94 6. Flcadstamp Markings .. 10 L7. Functional Tyte Markings ..ISSECTION I1. IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES1. General ..17 , 4 ,2. Caliber and Cartridge Designation .. 173. County) and Yea" od tanufacture.. 204. Functional Type .. 205. Box and Package ..21--,.. 1 SECITION III. CARTIIDGE IDENTIFICATION DATAI , Carttidge Case Outline Drawings .. 232. Dimensional Data .. 373. Cartridge Referencc Data .. 39 SECTION IV. MARKING PRACTICES BY COUNTRYA. GENERAL%1 Scop -..2. ;acion ..67..1, .. : 11. MAIACIN. PRACIUI( ES-3. Atrgcn tina ..6 6. Bulgaria .. (."7. e' ..) .~~d ..^"" 6. c h sh_,val-:ia "71) '0.
5 (W. loia .."9. East ..erl .. 10. )-I"p% ..-N,: . '.9 1 QrqeaalTABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued)Page ,12 .2 France .. '13. Hungary .. 84 -" , .14. India .. 85* -J. 16. Israel 86 "S17.. 8616. Ipaely ..18. Japano. 90[2. Neter l and ..9222. Nodirtanhn .. 9222. Norwty ..9423. Peoples Republic of Poland.. 9925. Portugal.. 101 -26. Republic of China .. 101-27. Republic ofSouh .. 10128. Rumania..10229. Saudi Arabia .. 10230. South Korea .. 10431. Spain.. 104I " 32..b..10633. Switzerlad .. 10834. Syria .. 10935. Turkey..11036. United .. 11037. United .. 11538. USSR ..11639. West Germany .. 12040. World War If .. 12141. Yugoslavia.. 124 APPENDIX 1. USrtridge leadstamp 125" t''..2 ._Annex A. Iieadstanps Conaiving Roman Alphabet Letters .. 127 Annex 0. lleadstunks Conttainking Non-Rnman Alphabet Lettres or Numerals 167 Annex C. H-eadsLamps, Containing Orniental Chiaracters, or Miscellaneous Symibols ..173 Annex 1). iugaostampi Containing Factory Code 179 APPENDIX II.]
6 Obsolete Military Carkinges .. 187".' ." .." ..Aiblni .. 191-." i-riAnnet v .9"I:,:::. "Ori~~~n=- 1-678-VOL ILIST OF ILUfJSTRATIONS*Figulre Page '.1 . small -arms cartridge pritners .. 32. R~im med cartridge case .. :artridge case ..4. Identifying a scenirimnrcd case .. ~.,4 5. Rimless cartridge cas ..66. Rcbatcd cartridge case ..67. Blelted cartridge ..7*8. Typical bdllet shapes ..82 A ~~~~9. Singlo-clenient headstamp ..114 ~ ~~~10. Two -elementr headstainps..12~ .1. 11. Thrzzel-clnezrt lrcadstamps ..1312. Poutr-clement ..1313. Five-element headstanp ..1414. H-ladatamnys with segment liiis ..1415. Tracer cartridge with bullet tip and primer annulus color ..16. Measarinig cartridge case length with a vernieir caliper..17*17. Examiple of proper fit betwceum cartridge case and outline drawing.. Example ~f improper fit between cartridgecease and outhlne drawings ..19~ ,19. Location of rimi and head measurements..1920. llulga.'ian -wood containor mark!
7 :ugs, ball cartridges, Type I' 621. Czechoslovak sliccet-rirtal container moarkiags, ball cartridges in clip ..7022. Lgyptiaus label froin carton of SOC API cartridges ..7323. Packing label for VrnC11l1-I1adIe cartridges ..24. Box marking for Ficiiclr-muadc cartridg-s, linked 4 ball to 1 tracer..8225. Hlungarian wood containcr muarkings, ball cartridg.,s, Type PS..8426. Cartoni marking onr Italian-made 7, bAll cartridges ..9027. N-jrth Koreani sheet-mectal container inarkings, 114 API. lvpc 63 cartridlges .* 9328. People's RepjUbl1ic of China shecet-meotal containcr nisrk'ngs,I&P .1 ~~~~~~~~ 108 API-T, Type 54 cat LridgeS .. 929. Polish sheet-mretri Icontainer marking. ball cartridges ..3 0. container mrarkings, 1 14 API LqartidFL% mrarking on Saudi Arabian \9') AP .vood containr inarkings, ttacer cartridg~es. Type T45..111rhe iiusrratioll. App-ring III thu; doumcncrr -arc -a i~rcgotive u,11,116c puried in th- u-r 1-ftcor ner ol the flipre.
8 Uscr4 r .mi ir ctaj~ p1111'.S of t1 IrN c1! ii I mr fioIs by 60111:z dIV rr~gAtiV c nor b"S 'I irmi Cadd, c~s,:J to the Corrnramicr, US Ar my 1rtucipm Srcic nc and 're rhn, lugv Center. 220 Sm-serr r S tTC. I. NMChamlr,trrcsvillc, VA 22901 (A'IT1N: DKXST-1PO)-xi~~ rDST-11 GOG*514-7e-VaL 1 LIST OF TABLEST able PgI. small -Arms Cartridge 37It. Abrvain and Terms on Czechoslovak small -Arms Ammunition Packagn..71 Ill. Color Coding of interior Packaging, Egyptian Sinall-Arms Aniinuiuition .. 72IV. Color Coding of Exterior PackAging, Egyptiarn small -Arms Ammnunition .. 75 IIV. Arabic 'crins on small -Arms Ammunition Abbreviations and Terms on Finnish Smiall-Armis Ammunition Packaging 77V1I. Prcwar Color Coding French1 Sinall-Arms Postwar Color Coding Pricticc, French Smiall-Arins Color Coding of Exterior Packaginrg, French Sniall-Arins Ammnunition .. 82[ X. Abbrcvjistjcn .ini 'ferins on French Smiall-Arnna Ainriinition PackaginigXI. Abbrcviation5 and Trniis oni I lungarian Smrall-Army, Aniniuniticin Packaging.]
9 M I. Prewar Color Coding PrtictiLic, Italian Snw~ll-Arrzns 88 XIII. Abbreviations andd lergos, urn Ainnuunitiun PACkaging .. 8')XIV. World War 11 C01lor Coding I'iadCGjce. Japanese S'inamll-Arins Ammnitoiion ..XV. AbbreViations5 and Tvriiis on Dutch Sirndll-Arnirs Anmmurnition IPackaging .. 99 XVI. Anitonitmion Terms1 on Norwegian Smiall-Ainus Ammnunition M'IXVII. Sinall Arms Ammniniition Color Codnig PractiCe, PRC .. 91 XVIII1. Markning on PRC Sinaill Arias Annmmunition Labcls and Container .. 9 XIX. Abbrc viations amd 'c in is on P'olishu Sn iall A ins Annonunition PackLaginlg I 110XX. Amnnunitioni Termis on Roimanian small Armis Anmnunition 102 Nxi. ,, k .. Spaniish Armst Anumunition Pam~kagimig .. 10-XXII. Abbieviations and Terms~ mi Swedish Simall -Arms Ammnunition Packaginb .. 1117 XXIII .Sinall -A rni Am in itnit ion ( o1u Cor ding Pr aennee. U nnited K in SinnadI-Ain ii Aninnonition Color Coding Ikaricti. Uniitedl '. SoIviet iBniILAT ip Color Codes and Bullet Iyp Y Ilesigniators.
10 JigXXVI. Abbre. acionn on SUvict Sniall-Arnis Ammunition PaLkagirug ..Il)XXVII. World War 11 and Postwar Letter-Type Nianofacturecs' World War 11 Geiinnia small Arias Ammunition Color Codes anid I )csigrnators 122 XXIX. aind clPeinN on Gerimain Sminall-Arins AmIin~ioi~iiiniPac kagi ng. World War I 123 XXX. Abbreviations and Terins, oil Yugoslav small -Armis A-innmiti~ol dkgin 124~ ..~XXXI. ObsoIlet Military .. 187I -- -----------Orionai OST-1160G-5147S-VOL ISection GeneralIIa. The term "cartridge identification" can embrace a wide span of activities, ranging frointie simple determination of a cartridge's designation in terms of its caliber and case length to 4more complex anlalysis that Canl include its country of origin, functional typc. model or type 4designation, and even lot niumnber. year, anid place of manufacture. This gu ide is gcnerdlly limitecd inscope to cartridge designation and country and year of mianufacture (though some data are providedonl tire identificacion of functional types and, for major producing countries.
