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Some German 7.92 additions (AP?)

archmoco

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Hi,

I got some additions to my collection in the post over the last couple of days and was wondering if I have correctly identified the head stamps. Would anyone be able to confirm if they are all armour pericing? 3 case are brass in good condition and 1 is copper washed with a black tip, but the bullet and neck of the copper washed case have been badly marked with a set of pliers.

Headstamps are:

  • P131 V111g1 44 40 (copper washed with black tip and red primer)
Deutsche Waffen u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G., Berlin-Borsigwalde, Germany

Batch 44 1940
  • P163 S* 4 39 (brass with red primer)
Metallwarenfabrik Treuenbritzen G.m.b.H., Werk Selterhof, Germany

batch 4 1939
  • P S* 122 36 (brass with red primer)
Polte, Werk Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany

Batch 122 1936
  • P S* 124 36 (brass with red primer)
Polte, Werk Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
batch 124 1936

Also are there any particular headstamps to look out for?

Thanks
Archmoco
 

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You are right.

The only thing I could ad is; the steel from your P131 came from; ( VIII ) Dortmund-Hrder Httenverein, Werk Union Dortmund and the cup was made by; ( g ) Hirsch Kupfer und Messingwerke, Werk Finnow/Mark, The analyses of the steel is ( 1 ) C 0,15 - 0,22 %, Mn 0,4%, Si 0,12%, P 0,03%, S 0,03%


Rgds,
Dutch
 
Black tip 7.92mm

Just to add to the previous posts, your round with the black tip is an S.m.K L'spur tracer.

Also, and sorry to be boring, I must caution that armour piercing projectiles are prohibited under Section 5 of the Firearms Act even if the round is inert.

Regards
TonyE
 
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