6.5mm & 7.9mm queries

[Rrickoshae]

Can someone please give me info on these 2 rounds;

6.5x54R wood bullet blank, headstamp ‘99 E’ presumably Greek but I’m not sure

7.9mm Kropatschek headstamp ‘18 X 95 F&C’. Who were F&C and what does the X mean?

many thanks, Dave

 

[Oldman56]

Can someone please give me info on these 2 rounds;

6.5x54R wood bullet blank, headstamp ‘99 E’ presumably Greek but I’m not sure

7.9mm Kropatschek headstamp ‘18 X 95 F&C’. Who were F&C and what does the X mean?

many thanks, Dave

Hi, perhaps is the 6,5mm. a Dutch blank cartridge. The exact length of a Dutch cartridge is 6,5x53,5R so it is possible. If it is Dutch, then 99 is the year of manifacture of the case and E is the code of the brass lot.
The color of the wooden point indicates for which weapon this blank is used.
If it is red, it is used for the Rifle M95, and the military name is “losse patroon No2”. Other possible numbers are “losse patroon 8, 10 of 12” with different colored wooden bullets.

 

[Rrickoshae]

Hi, perhaps is the 6,5mm. a Dutch blank cartridge. The exact length of a Dutch cartridge is 6,5x53,5R so it is possible. If it is Dutch, then 99 is the year of manifacture of the case and E is the code of the brass lot.
The color of the wooden point indicates for which weapon this blank is used.
If it is red, it is used for the Rifle M95, and the military name is “losse patroon No2”. Other possible numbers are “losse patroon 8, 10 of 12” with different colored wooden bullets.

Yes that would make sense Oldman56, I seem to recall that some Greek rounds had an E and were Dutch manufacture for the Greeks. And thank you for the info on bullet colours too. Best regards, Dave