15x113mm case German WW2

[earni74]

Hello, I have this case that I cannot find any reference to, it is a 15 x 113mm Headstamp : P (eagle) M A, Polte Magdeburg.

Any information will be appreciated and any photos of complete rounds or line drawings.
earni74

 

[earni74]

Anyone any info on this, I don't believe I have the only one, thanks

 

[orpheus72]

Earni74,

I have searched my books, and the only 15x113 i found was a French experiment (1946), downsizing a HS 20mm to 15mm.
Who knows they even used old German cases for this experiment

 

[rigby]

The dimensions are wrong.....it is not a 15x113....it is a 16x112.
This cartridge are for a multi barrel machine gun.
You can see this case in the ECRA cartridge viewer with the XCR-Code 16 112 BGE 010
This drawing is from Jacob Lippert.

 

[earni74]

THANKYOU to you both, as the neck of the case is flared out, most likely due to the projectile being "waggled" out and not kinetically pulled, that's why I got the dimensions wrong, I just need to find a projectile for it ???

 

[Grzesio]

This cartridge are for a multi barrel machine gun.

Do you mean the 8 barelled 16 mm Mehrlaufwaffen developed in the late 1930's?

 

[rigby]

Yes.
The "Salven Maschinenkanone" from Rheinmetall-Borsig.

 

[Hoeksel]

Any clue on the meaning of the letter "A"?