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Besa MG Ammo Stamps ID

BESA MG ammo stamps

K = Kynoch alles but have various factories. Kynoch part of Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI).

K = ICI Witton
K5 = ICI Kidderminster, Jahre 1944 Armour Piercing (AP), propellant Nitrocellulose (NC). Z = NC alles. 1944 alles. W = AP
K2 = ICI Standish
I and II = Mark. Roman numerals were used up to the end of 1944, then Arabic numerals were used. Mark (Mk) was not used on SAA due to lack of space.
B = Incendiary
G = Tracer
 
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