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A headstamp is the markings on the bottom of a cartridge case designed for a firearm. It usually tells who manufactured the case. If it is a civilian case it often also tells the caliber: if it is military, the year of manufacture is often added.
The left cartridge's headstamp says "FC 223 REM" which means that it was made by Federal Cartridge Co. and it is in the caliber ".223 Remington". The cartridge on the right has a headstamp that says "LC 99" with a symbol that consists of a cross in a circle. This cartridge was made in 1999 by the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, in Independence, Missouri, USA. The symbol on this headstamp means it meets NATO specifications.
The headstamp is punched into the base of the cartridge during manufacture. A resource for identifying where the ammunition originated can be found at Cartridge Collectors.
A headstamp is the markings on the bottom of a cartridge case designed for a firearm. It usually tells who manufactured the case. If it is a civilian...
A headstamp is the marking on the bottom of a cartridge case designed for a firearm. It usually tells who manufactured the case. Military headstamps usually...
– 2016". Headstamp Publishing. May 22, 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2021. "Thorneycroft to SA80: British Bullpup Firearms, 1901–2020". Headstamp Publishing...
National Day of Sorrow for the victims. Prvi partizan cartridges carry the headstamp "ППУ" ("PPU"), which stands as abbreviation of the company's name in Cyrillic...
its industries were to the Australian war effort. The Footscray plant's headstamp was originally CAC from 1888 to 1918 and ->CAC<- (the letters between...
Thorneycroft to SA80: British Bullpup Firearms, 1901–2020. Nashville, Tennessee: Headstamp Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 9781733424622. Ferguson, Jonathan (2020). Thorneycroft...
in Igman, Bosnia and Herzegovina and its newer headstamp is the letters "IK", while the older headstamp consists of the Cyrillic letters "ИК". 7.62×25mm...
to FAMAS was funded through Kickstarter, and it was the first book by Headstamp Publishing, which McCollum co-founded with N.R. Jenzen-Jones of Armament...
(2023). Small Arms of WWII: United States of America. Nashville, TN: Headstamp Publishing, LLC. ISBN 979-8-9882175-0-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date...
Thorneycroft to SA80: British Bullpup Firearms 1901–2020. Nashville, Tennessee: Headstamp Publishing. ISBN 978-1-7334246-2-2. The Lee-Enfield Story. Ian Skennerton...
the green and white rows. The headstamp on the casing will not help to identify the round as Raufoss. Common headstamps are used, and only designate the...
Purple annulus, Iz on headstamp. Cartridge S.A. Ball 7.92 m/m Mark IIz September 1941 – 1966 Purple annulus, IIz on headstamp Cartridge S.A. Tracer 7...
Headstamp of a .50 caliber cartridge casing made at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in 1943 and recovered from the Sahuarita Bombing and Gunnery Range...
light-industrial and office park. Each round of ammunition was marked with the headstamp "F A" on its base, denoting that it was produced at the Frankford Arsenal...
characteristics based on the primer type should consider these final headstamp dates of corrosive ammunition production: .45 ACP: FA 54, FCC 53, RA 52...
Copies". Pistols of the Warlords: Chinese Domestic Handguns, 1911 - 1949. Headstamp Publishing. pp. 496–499. ISBN 9781733424639. "The Swedish pistol m/1907...
Copies". Pistols of the Warlords: Chinese Domestic Handguns, 1911 - 1949. Headstamp Publishing. pp. 334–461. ISBN 9781733424639. Hobart, Frank (1974). Jane's...
Copies". Pistols of the Warlords: Chinese Domestic Handguns, 1911 - 1949. Headstamp Publishing. pp. 480–487. ISBN 9781733424639. "República - Armas de Infantería"...
firearm. Ammunition that is loaded to +P pressures is clearly marked on the headstamp as such, for example a 9mm would be marked "9mm Parabellum +P". The use...
(2021). Pistols of the Warlords: Chinese Domestic Handguns, 1911 - 1949. Headstamp Publishing. pp. 514–515. ISBN 9781733424639. The Franz Stock was a simple...
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