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Please Help WW2 German projectile identification

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condor

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Hello again, im looking to identify some more projectiles I've encountered. Also, what does the grey color represent?20230425_083559.jpg20230425_083603.jpg
 
I believe that’s a 20mm Flak 38 round on the left and a 20mm MG151/20 aircraft round on the right. The latter looks like it has a practice projectile.
 
The round on the left is most likely a Swiss 20x138/B AP. As I am not very familiar with Swiss ammo, I couldn't say whether or not it contains any energetic filler.
The round on the left is a German 20x82 MG-151/20 Minen-üb, ...that's HE practice in English. It contains neither HE nor tracer.
However if both are live rounds, they do have propellant and primer.

The Grey colour on German ammo points to training ammo.
As the 20x138/B is probably non-german, it's meaning is not as clearcut. On Swiss ammo, Grey would be used on AP ammo.
 
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