7.92mm Besa Tracer

[smle2009]

Hi all,
Got this Besa Tracer today from Andysarmoury(thanks Andy) can anyone tell me if this round should have a coloured tip,have looked on the web(conjay arms) and they show both with and without,so maybe it is year related? the headstamp is K42 GIIZ
Cheers Tony

 

[Andysarmoury]

Hi Tony, just had a closer look at the other one's i have here same date and they have a red annulus if that helps have a look at the pic i don't know if you can see it ok.
Andy

 

[TonyE]

7.92 besa

British service BESA tracers should only have a red annulus, not a red tip.

Post war Kynoch contract production, typically headstamped "K66 G2Z" often did have a red tip.

Similarly, British wartime incendiaries should not have a blue tip, and 99% of them do not, but last year in St.Louis I picked up a BIIZ with a blue tip that was identical in colour etc. to the .303 B.VIIz.

Maybe a factory that was making both .303 B.VIIZ and 7.92mm BESA incendiary made an error.

Regards
TonyE

 

[smle2009]

Hi TonyE,
Many thanks for the info,this is the first Besa round I have managed to get hold of(thanks Andy) so I wanted to make sure that I got it right(needed a small bit of TLC)
Cheers Tony