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Hoeksel
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I am doing an investigation on these typical codes you find on Karlsruhe and Berndorf made cases, with the intention to publish the results in an article for the ECRA/NVBMB but I will also post on this forum. For now I am specifically looking for some gaps in my research. An example attached.
Often shell case head stamps have many numbers. However, the code being discussed here is easy to recognize.
Codes I have and I think I understand: 15, 21, 21 II, 31, 40, 42 II A, 73, 164, 178, 650, 654, 660, 670, 807 III A, 845, 858, 904, 913, 914, 914A and 915.
Looking for:
Other examples of Code 31, 42 II A, 650, 654, 807 III A, 858, 904
Code 44B (on a ~105-107x390-394R122-124 case)
Code 166A (on a 75x640R case)
Code 300 (on a 150-152x660R170 case)
Code 785 (unknown case dimensions)
Code 860 (on a 75x129R85 case))
Any code not yet mentioned.
Please share images of the head stamp and the case profile as for me all details (markings, necked or straight case, ...) are relevant.
Often shell case head stamps have many numbers. However, the code being discussed here is easy to recognize.
- Shell case is dated between 1909 and 1918 (maybe a case with code made in 1908 exists, but have not seen it yet)
- Only the year of manufacture is stamped, not the month
- Shell case is manufactured by Patronenfabrik Karlsruhe or Berndorf
- Shell case does not have a German acceptance mark
- Code is never head stamped afterwards but always stamped in the original stamp
- Code is on the same radius and in the same font as the year of manufacture
- Code is always right from the year of manufacture
- Code and year of manufacture are always on the 6-o-clock position
Codes I have and I think I understand: 15, 21, 21 II, 31, 40, 42 II A, 73, 164, 178, 650, 654, 660, 670, 807 III A, 845, 858, 904, 913, 914, 914A and 915.
Looking for:
Other examples of Code 31, 42 II A, 650, 654, 807 III A, 858, 904
Code 44B (on a ~105-107x390-394R122-124 case)
Code 166A (on a 75x640R case)
Code 300 (on a 150-152x660R170 case)
Code 785 (unknown case dimensions)
Code 860 (on a 75x129R85 case))
Any code not yet mentioned.
Please share images of the head stamp and the case profile as for me all details (markings, necked or straight case, ...) are relevant.