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This one is for sure inert ("Blind") - Prussian 9cm

nachtwuenscher

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Here, one of our ancestors really loved stamping (and he used a nice font) ... "Bl" (blind) means inert filled - contained just lead balls and scrap to simulate weight.
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What is the significance of the arrow? (obviously not the British Broad Arrow)

"This way up?" :tinysmile_twink_t2:
 
...it means "inert". Very common on german shells until end of WW2

Interesting - so did the British adapt to the use of the "Broad Arrow" in order to trick the Germans into thinking the British ammo was "inert" :tinysmile_twink_t2:

or vice versa..............
 
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