Bodemstempels munitie

We vinden allemaal wel eens hulzen, hele of stukjes, in ieder geval meestal nog met de bodem (de plek waar het slaghoedje zat).

We gaan hier niet de discussie starten over het wel of niet mogen hebben van hulzen, er wordt heel veel over gediscussieerd op sociale media, maar lees je zelf eens in, de WWM (wet wapens en munitie) is niet heel ingewikkeld, hier vindt je het hele wetsartikel.

Terug naar de bodemstempels, want het is natuurlijk wel leuk om je hulzen te kunnen determineren!

Een bodemstempel noemt men één of meer letters en/of cijfers en/of tekens op bodem van een huls. Het stempel kan in negatief of positief reliëf in de hulsbodem geperst zijn.

Dit stempel kan (al dan niet gecodeerde) informatie bevatten over: – de fabrikant van de huls; – het tijdstip van fabricage; – het tijdstip van samenstellen tot een patroon; – de kruitlading in de huls; – het nummer of letter van het lot; – het kaliber van de huls of het kaliber van het vuurwapen waar deze voor bestemd is; – de soort patroon, bijvoorbeeld lichtspoor of pantser; – het aantal brandgaten in de huls; – het hulsmateriaal; – de leverancier van het hulsmateriaal of de metaalpartij.

In het verleden werden (voor militair gebruik) soms nog bepaalde merken aan het bodemstempel toegevoegd. Met die merken (cirkels, punten, kruisjes) werd aangegeven dat de huls voor een bepaald doel één of meerdere malen was herladen.

Soms is het oorspronkelijke bodemmerk (al dan niet meer of minder onzichtbaar gemaakt) overgestempeld met een nieuw merk. In enkele gevallen treft men een inwendig merk aan op de binnenzijde van de hulsbodem.

CodeMaker
– 0 –
0Unknown Factory, Czechoslovakia
05 (5)Spreewerke, Lübben, East Germany
07 (070)Ammunitionsfabriken Karlsborg, (Nammo/Vanäsverken), Sweden (also FFV Vanasverken, Karlsborg)
– 1 –
1Rheinisch- Westfälische Sprengstoff A.-G. (Part of the Dynamit Nobel group), Nürnburg, Germany. Found on 7.62 x 39mm.
1Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
10Arsenal, Kazanlak (previously named Durjava Voenna Fabrika), Bulgaria (When found on ammunition made after 1946).
10Russian State Arsenal, location unknown. Listed here to avoid confusion with Bulgarian factory using the same code. Found on ammunition made 1946 and earlier. Factory Ceased operations in 1946
101Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
11Chinese State Factory at Mudanjang and part of NORINCO group. Normally found as part of a two-entry headstamp with date being the only other entry
11Not a manfuacturer’s code, but rather a load identification code used by Pretoria Metal Pressing Ltd Pretoria, RSA on brass cases
11Prvi Partizan, Miloša Obrenovica 2, 31000 Uzice, Yugoslavia (Serbia)
11Unknown Factory, One of the countries that use to be part of Yugoslavia (only on brass cases)
111Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
12Not a manfuacturer’s code, but rather a load identification code used by Pretoria Metal Pressing Ltd Pretoria, RSA on brass cases
12O.J.F. (Osterreichische Jegdpatronenfabrik) Kremsach
121Heilongjiang North Tool Factory in Mundanjiang, Peoples Republic of China
13Not a manfuacturer’s code, but rather a load identification code used by Pretoria Metal Pressing Ltd Pretoria, RSA on brass cases
13Unknown Factory, Cuba
131Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
141Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
17Barnaul Machine Tool Plant JSC, 28 Polevaya St., Barnaul 656002, Altai Territory, Russia
171Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
184Russian State Factory, Kazan Region, Russia.
187Tula Cartridge Plant JSC, 139 Marat St., Tula 300035, Russia
188Novosibirsk Low Voltage Equipment Plant JSC, 30A Stantsionnaya St., Novosibirsk 630031, Russia
– 2 –
2Royal Ordnance Factory Woolwich, England. Found on .303 Mark II, c. 1880s
201Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
21Mátravidéki Fémmüvek Sirok, Hungary. Normally found on cartridge headstamps with a date stamped right-side up in relation to the factory code
21Plant 21, Uzinale Metalugica Di Copsa Mica Si Cugir, Romania. Normally found on cartridge headstamps followed by the letters RPR which stand for Republica Popolara Romana (People’s Republic of Romania)
21Zaklady Metalowe MESKO, Skarzysko-Kamienna, Poland. Normally found on cartridge headstamps with a date stamped upside down in relation to the factory code
211Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
21215Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
22Plant 22, Romania (address and actual name unknown)
221Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
23Unknown Factory, Hungary, Probably now associated with Magyar Löszergyártó Kft., Mátravidéki Fémmüvek, H-332 Sirok, Hungary
234Unknown Factory, Poland
24Norrhammars Bruk (Only manufactured the cases), Sweden
25Vulcans Tändsticksfabrik, Tidaholm, Sweden
26 (026)A.B. Svenska Metallverken. Västerås, Sweden
27 (027)Norma Projektilfabrik, Åmotfors, Sweden
270Soviet State Factory at Lugansk, Ukraine
28Jönköpings Västra tändsticksfabrik, Jönköping, Sweden
29Valtion Patruunatehdas (VPT), Finland.
– 3 –
3-D3-D Company Inc., (later 3-D Investments Inc and 3-D Ammunition and Bullets), Box J Mainstreet, Doniphan, NE 68332
3-D3-D Investment Co. Inc, Doniphan, Neb., USA (at least some cases were made by Starline Inc., Covina, CA)
3 IMPACT D3-D Investment Co. Inc, Doniphan, Neb., USA
3Ulyanovsk Machinery Plant State Production Association, 2 Metallistov St. Ulyanovosk 432031, Russia
30Deutsche Waffen-u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G., Facility in Herstal Belgium under German occupation (ex-FN)
301Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
304Probably Kouskovo / Lugansk, Moscow, USSR
31 (031)Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
31Svenska Tändsticks AB Jönköping, Sweden
311Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
312Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
32Linköpings Tändsticksfabrik, Lidköping, Sweden.
321Unknown Factory, Romania
322Unknown Factory, Romania
323Unknown Factory, Romania
324Unknown Factory, Romania
325Unknown Factory, Romania
33WaffenwerkBrünn, Czechoslovakia.
331Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
34JönköpingsTändsticksfabrik, Sweden
341Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
343State Munitions Factory at Krupski Mlyn (Silesia), Poland, as found on 7.62 x 25mm ammunition. Found also with a circle around the numbers
35 (035)Svenska Metallverken, Blikstorp, Sweden (1954 to 1965)
351Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
352Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
38Russian State Factory at Yuryusan (Tscheljabinks Region), Russia
391Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
– 4 –
4Remington Arms Company, Inc., Bridgeport CT , and later: Lonoke, AR (only encountered on 12.7x99mm aluminum cases)
4Volkseigene Betrieb (VEB) Mechanische Werkstätten Königswartha, East Germany
434Imported to Sweden from Norway and made by Bakelittfabrikken, Norway
5 –
5Remington Arms Company, Inc., Bridgeport CT , and later: Lonoke, AR (only encountered on 12.7x99mm aluminum cases)
501 (0501)Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
51Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
539Tula Cartridge Works (Tulski Patronny Zavod), 139 Marata St., 300004, Tula, Russia
54Panstwowe Fabryka Am., Skarzysko-Kam., Poland
541Possibly Tula Cartridge Works, Tula, USSR
583Imported to Sweden from Raufoss, Norway.
586Imported to Sweden from Hirtenberger, Austria.
599Imported to Sweden from Diehl Wehrtechnik, Germany
6-
60Russian State Factory at Frunze, Kirgisia, Russia
601Sellier & Bellot, Prague, Czech Republic, Factory in Vlasim reportedly made for Kazakhstan
601Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
602Imported to Sweden from Canada and made by SNC.
604Argus, Austria
60A60th Arsenal, Kao Hsiung, Taiwan, Nationalist China
61Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
613Imported to Sweden from Brazil and made by CBC.
616Imported to Sweden from USA and made by Winchester/Olin
6201Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
6202Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
6203Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
641Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
651Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
661Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
671Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
 7 –
7Vympel State Production Association, Khabarovsk Territory, Russia
71FFV Zakrisdalsverken, Karlstad, Sweden
71Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
710Russian State Ammunition Factory at Podolsk, Russia
711Russian State Ammunition Factory at Podolsk, Russia
– 8 –
81Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
88Western Cartridge Company (Olin), East Alton, IL
– 9 
911Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
9121Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
9141Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
93Unknown Factory, North Korea
944Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
946Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
947Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
948Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
95Unknown Factory, North Korea
964Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
9661Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
9671Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
A –
A-MERCAmerican Ammunition Co., 3545 NW 71st St, Miami, FL 33147 USA
A-ZOOMOriginally A-ZOOM Ammo, A division of Ready Products Corp., 4 Chrysler, Irvine CA 92618 (800-61READY). Currently owned and operated by Pachmayr, a division of Lyman Products, 475 Smith Street, Middletown, CT 06457
A NLake City Ammunition Plant, Lake City, MO
A T 3Unknown Factory, Yugoslavia (actually is ATZ in Cyrillic letters)
A&WAllen & Wheelock, Worchester, MA
AAmerican Cartridge Company, Kansas City, MO
AAmerican Metallic Cartridge Co., South Coventry, CT
APretoria Metal Pressing Ltd, Pretoria, RSA
AADanish Government Arsenal (Ammunitionsarsenalet) Copenhagen, Denmark
ABTAmerican Ballistics Co., Inc. 1851 Canbdy Lane SW, Marietta, Georgia 30060
ACArmeria F.A. San Cristobal, San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
ACEUnknown-Perhaps CBC of Brazil
ACPArms Corporation of the Philippines, Parang, Marikina City, Metro Manila, 1800 Republic of the Philippines (formally Squires Bingham Co.-see SB)
ADKomando Perindustrian TNI, Angkatan Darat, also known as Pabrik Senjata Mesiu, with ammunition factory at Turen, Maland, East Java (the Bandung facility is a small-arms factory)
ADMAST Technologies, originally at Las Vegas, but now located at 14555 US Hwy 95 South, Boulder City, Nevada 89005, USA, on ammunition made for Abu Dhabi
adPatronen-Zündhütchen-u. Metallwarenfabrik, Aktiengesellschaft (formally Sellier & Bellot) ,Schönebeck/Elbe, Germany-WWII era
AEin Israel, for “Eretz Ayalon (Homeland production at Ayalon Factory), a pre-independence Underground factory in the basement of a laundry at Kibbutzim Hill, Rehovot, Israel
AEPAnciens Établissements Pieper, Herstal, Belgium
AFSmall Arms Ammunition Factory No. 1 Footscray, Australia
AFFSmall Arms Ammunition Factory No. 1 Footscray, Australia
AGUILAIndustrias Tecnos S.A. de C.V., Kilometro 6 Carretera Cuernavaca-Tepoztlan, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México C.P. 62000 (formally Cartuchos Deportivos de México S.A.-see CDM)
AH (overlaid)Csepel Arsenal near Budspest, Hungary
AIArtillerie – Inrichtingen NV, (Now Eurometaal NV) P. O. Box 419, 1500 EH Zaandam, The Netherlands
akMunitionsfabriken (formally Sellier & Bellot), Prague with factory in Vlasim, Czechoslovakia, (Manufactured under German occupation)
All German P??? codesSee http://users.swing.be/sw017995/german-codes.htm
amGustloff-Werke, Otto Eberhardt-Patronenfabrik (formally Hirtenberger Patronen Züundhütchen & Metallwarenfabrik A.-G.), Hirtenberg, Niederdonau, Austria (Manufactured under German occupation)
AMADanish Government Arsenal (Ammunitionsarsenalet) Copenhagen, Denmark
AMIAnderson Munitions Inc., P.O. Box 2050, Cardova, TN 38088-2050 ( ca’ 1996-1998 P.O. Box 17383, Memphis, TN)
AMRONAMRON, Guld + Western Systems, Waukesha, WI 53186 USA
AMTAmmoTech (Ammutechse), Wierda Park, Centurion, Republic of South Africa
AMTECHAmtech International Inc., 4142 Industrial Ave E., Cour d’Alene, ID 83814-2199
AOAllegany Ordnance Plant, US
AOAAsahi-Okuma Arms Co. Ltd., 5050 Asanimae-Cho, Owari-Asahi, Aichi, Japan 488 (after May 1961-Asahi-Seiki Manfacturing Co. Ltd,)
AOCBombrini Parodi Delfino, Rome, Italy on contract cartridges for Egypt
APArms Corporation of the Philippines, Parang, Marikina City, Metro Manila, 1800 Republic of the Philippines (formally Squires Bingham Co.-see SB)
APUnknown Factory, France
AREXAREX, Proizvodnja orodij, naprav in storitve d.o.o., Trubarjeva 7, 8310 Sentjenej, Slovenia
ARSAtelier de Constuction de Rennes, Rennes, France
ARSUnknown, possibly A. R. Sampson, Sampson Machine Wroks, Costa Mesa, CA
asbDeutsche Waffen-u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G. Eichborndamm 107-127, Berlin – Borsigwalde, Germany – WWII
ASCProbably Fábrica Nacional de Munições de Armas Ligeiras, Chelas, Portugal
ATSAtelier de Construction de Tarbes, Tarbes, France
auxPolte, Werk Magdeburg, Poltestr. u. Fichtestr.,Magdeburg, Germany
auyPolte, Werk Grüneberg (Nordbahn), Germany
AV FSProbably Hirtenberger Patronen-, Zündhütchen-und Metallwarenfabrik A.-G., Hirtenberg, Niederdonau, Austria
avuSilva Metallwerke G.m.b.H., Genthin, Germany
AWAA & W Allendorff, Sprengstoff-und Patronenfabrik, Schönebeck a. Elbe, Germany (After Aug 1, 1913: Öberschlesische Aktiengesellschaft für Armee und Marine, Abteilung, Schönebeck a. Elbe 10, Germany—from box label Öberschlesische Werke A.-G.)
ayPirkl, Alois, Elektrotechnische-Fabrik, Ruppersdorfstr, 30, Reichenberg/Sud., Germany
aymPovázské Strojárne Národný Podnik, Povázská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
AYRA/S Raufoss Ammunisjonsfabrikker, Raufoss, Norway
B –
B-WESTB-West Inc., Tucson, Arizona (produced in Russia by Tula)
B NLake City Ammunition Plant, Lake City, MO
B T 3Unknown Factory, Yugoslavia (actually Cyrillic letters VTZ
BBerndorfer Metallwarenfabrik Arthur Krupp A.G., Berndorf, Niederdonau
BBirmingham Metal and Munitions Co. Ltd., Birmingham, UK
BBraun & Bloem, Dusseldorf, Germany
BDurjava Voenna Fabrika (D. V. F.), Kazanlak, Bulgaria.
BLeon Beaux & Co., Milan, Italy
BPirotecnico di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
BAODurjava Voenna Fabrika (D. V. F.), Kazanlak, Bulgaria
BBBertram Bullet Co. Pty. Ltd., 200 Goulburn Valley Highway, Seymour, Victoria, 3660, Australia
BBBraun & Bloem, Dusseldorf, Germany
BBMBBM Corporation, 221 Interstate Drive, West Springfield, MA 01089
BDHall’s Telegraph Co., Burghfield, UK
BERoyal Ordnance Factory, Blackpole, UK
BEAUXLeon Beaux & Co. S.p.A., Via Dante, 14, Milano, Italy (address ca’ 1956—1929 address: Via Paleocapa 4, Milano)
BEST SHOTTarget Products Inc., Grand Rapids, MI, USA
BFBakelittfabrikken A/G, Aurskog, Norway
BFFábrica Nacional de Munições de Armas Legeiras, Chelas, Portugal
BHABlack Hills Ammunition, 3050 Eglin St, Rapid City, SD 57703-9574, USA
BMBritish Munitions, UK
BMBullet Master, 1515 Moo 4 Soi Kwang Rung Kwang Lot, Theparak Road, Samrong Nua, Samutprakarn 10270, Thailand
bneMetallwerk Odertal G.m.b.H., Odertal (Post Lautaberg/Harz, Germany
bnfMetallwerk Wolfenbüttel G.m.b.H., Halchterstr. 2l, Germany
BO WAYBOWAY Gun Company, 41 Broadway, Glenelg, South Australia, Australia
BOFBangladesh Ordnance Factory, Bangladesh
BPDBombrini Parodi Delfino, Rome, Italy
BPEUnknown
BPSBoland Production Supply, Winter Haven, FL, USA
BROWNINGBrowning Arms Company, Route #1, Morgan, Utah 84050
Buffalo RockBuffalo Rock Shooters Supply, Route 1, Ottawa, WI 61350 (on cases made by Starline)
BULLSEYEUnknown-found on 38 Special in Hong Kong China
bxnSellier & Bellot, Prague, Czechoslovakia, Factory in Zbrojovka Vlàsim,
bywJohannes Schaefer, Stettiner Schrauben-werk, Stettin, Germany
– C –
C-BCOR-BON, 1311 Industrial Rd, Sturgis, SD 57785
C-PCrompton Parkinson Co. Ltd, Doncaster, Yorkshire, U.K.
C NLake City Ammunition Plant, Lake City, MO
CCreedmore Cartridge Co., Barberton OH
CMunitionsfabrik Cassel, Cassel, Germany
CPirotecnico Dell’Esercito Capua, Capua, Italy
CACColonial Ammunition Co., Footscray, Australia
CACColonial Ammunition Company, Auckland, New Zealand
CALGARY P.S.Olin Corp., East Alton, IL 62024, USA (for the Calgary Police Services in Canada)
CAVIMCompañía Anonima Venezolana de Industrias Militares, Apartado Postal: 66.459-1061 – Urb. Las Mercedes, Calle Jalisco, Edificio CAVIM, Caracas 1060, Venezuela
CBCartoucherie Belge, Liege, Belgium
CBCCompanhia Brasileira de Cartuchos, Avenida Industrial No 3330, Santo Andre, Estado de Sâo Paulo, Brazil (ca’1997: Av Humberto de Compos 3220, 09400 000 Ribeirao Pires SP, Brazil)
CCCCanyon Cartridge Company, 141 Albertson Ave, Albertson, NY
CCCCreedmoor Cartridge Co., Barberton, OH
CCICascade Cartridge Internacional S.A. de C.V., KM. 419.45 Carretera Central, San Luis Potosi, Mexico (Partially owned by CCI of the USA from mid 1960s to early 1990s)
CCIOmark Industries, CCI-Speer / Sporting Equipment Division, Lewiston ID 83501 USA
CDLC D Leet, Springfield, MA
CDMCartuchos Deportivos de México, S.A., Kilometro 6 Carretera Cuernavaca -Tepoztlan, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México, C.P. 62000 (now Industrias Tecnos-see AGUILA)
cdpTheodor Bergmann & Co., K.-G., Waffen- und Munitionsfabrik, Werk Bernau, Kleistrasse 21, Berlin W 62, Germany
CFCartoucherie Française, Paris, France
CGofors Carl Gustaf AB, (Formerly FFV Förenede Fabriksverken), Vanäsverken, Karlsborg, Sweden (and since 1998, NAMMO Vanäsverken. Carl Gustaf name is no longer used, but “CG will continue to be used as a headstamp)
cgFinower Industrie G.m.b.H., Finow/Mark, Germany
chFabrique Nationale D’Armes de Guerre (FN), Herstal, Belgium, Under German occupation and management by Deutsche Waffen-u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G.
CHAMPIONUnknown (cases made by Starline)
CICascade Cartridge Internacional S.A. de C.V., KM. 419.45 Carretera Central, San Luis Potosi, Mexico (Partially owned by CCI of the USA from mid 1960s to early 1990s)
CISUnknown Factory, Singapore
CJChina North Industries Corp., (NORINCO), 7A Yue Tan Nan Jie, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China
CMBManurhin, France for Brazil
CMCUzinale Metalwrgica di Corsa Mica SI, Cugir, Romania
CNChina North Industries Corp., (NORINCO), 7A Yue Tan Nan Jie, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China
CNUnknown Factory, France
CNICChina North Industries Corp., (NORINCO), 7A Yue Tan Nan Jie, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China
COLTColt Inc, Military Arms Division, 150 Huyshope Ave., Hartford, CT 06102 and also Colt’s Patent Firearms Manufacturing Co., Inc., P.O. Box 1868, Hartford, CT 06144
COR-BONCOR-BON, 1311 Industrial Rd, Sturgis, SD 57785
CPCrompton Parkinson Co. Ltd, Guiseley, Yorkshire, U.K. (1939-1945)
CPMCanadian Professional Munitions Ltd., 300 Railway St., Raymond, Alberta T0K 2S0, Canada
CRBCartoucherie Russo-Belge, Liege, Belgium
CROWNCrown Aircartridges Ltd., P.O. Box 25, Bexhill upon Sea, East Sussex, TN39 4QB, England, UK
CTSocietà Metallurgica Italiana, Campo Tizzoro, Italy (CT = Campo Tizzoro)
CTMCoCrittenden-Tibbals Manufacturing Co., South Coventry, CT
CVCartoucherie Voltaïque (CARVOLT), Ouagadoudou, Rèpublique Voltaïque (formally Upper Volta)
– D 
D&CDreyse & Collenbusch, Sommerda, Germany
D&SD & S Manufacturing Inc., Route 1, Box 381, Passadumkeag, Maine 04475
DDominion Cartridge Co., Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DDum Dum Arsenal, Calcutta, India
DE. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. Wilmington DE
DGustav Genschow & Co., Durlach, Germany
DKönigliche Munitions Fabrik, Dresden Royal Munitions Factory (Government Facility), Dresden, Germany
D22Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
d53Unknown Factory, Peoples Republic of China
DADominion Arsenal, Québec, Canada
DACDominion Arsenal, Québec, Canada
DAGDynamit Nobel A-G, Troisdorf, Germany, (previously Geco and DNG Gustav Genchow, Karlsruhe)
DALDominion Arsenal, Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
DAQDominion Arsenal, Québec, Canada
DCDominion Cartridge Co. Ltd., Brownsburg, Québec, Canada
DCADominion Arsenal, Québec, Canada
DCCODominion Cartridge Co. Ltd., Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DDDDDUDS Ammunition and Supply Co., PO Box 363, Barton, Vermont 05822
deHugo Schneider A.-G., Werk Leipzig, Germany
DENDenver Ordnance Plant, Denver, CO
DFDum-Dum Arsenal, Calcutta, India
DFADelta Frangible Ammunition LLC (Formally Delta Defense Inc.), 1235 Jeff Davis Highway Suite 710, Arlington, VA 22202
DGSNDirection Générale de la Sûreté Nationale, (National Police), Morocco
DIDefence Industries Ltd., Canadian Industries Ltd, Park Avenue Plant, Montreal, Canada
DMDes Moines Ordnance Plant, Des Moines, Iowa
DMDeutsche Waffen-u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G., , Früher Lorenz , Karlsruhe, Germany
DMKDeutsche Waffen-u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G., (Previously Deutsche Metall-Patronen-Fabrik), Karlsruhe, Germany
dnbBorck u. Goldschmidt, Mechanische Werk-stätten für Telegrafie und Telefonie, Berlin 0 l7, Fruchstrasse l-2, Germany
dnfRheinisch-Westfälische Sprengstoff A.-G., Werk Nürnberg-Stadeln, Germany
DNGDynamit Nobel A.-G., Troisdorf, Germany, (Previously Geco and later DAG, Gustav Genchow, Karlsruhe)
dnhRheinisch-Westfälische Sprengstoff A.-G., (Previously Gustav Genschow & Co. ) Werk Durlach, Germany .
domWestfälische Metall-Industrie A.-G., Lippstadt, Germany
DOMINIONDominion Ammunition Division, Canadian Industries Ltd, Montreal, Quebec Canada
douWaffenwerke Brünn A.-G., Werk Povázská Bystrica, formally Czech National Arms and Ammunition Factory, Povázská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia under German occupation
DRSDansk Rekylriffel Syndikat, Copenhagen, Denmark
DWADeutsche Werke A.-G., Berlin, Germany
DWM BDeutsche Waffen-u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G., Berlin – Borsigwalde, Germany
DWM Hederlandsche Wapen-en Munitiefabriek NV., “DE KRUITHOORN, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
DWM KDeutsche Waffen u. Munitionsfabriken, Karlsruhe, Germany
DWM LDeutsche Waffen-u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G., (Previously Deutsche Metall-Patronen-Fabrik), Lübeck, Germany
DZUnknown Factory, Poland
– E –
E KGreek Powder and Cartridge Co., Athens, Greece
EEley Brothers, Ltd., London, England
EYokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan (character is a backwards E and is YO in Japanese)
EBEley Brothers, Ltd., London, England
ebaMetallwarenfabrik Scharfenberg-u. Teubert G.m.b.H., Breitungen-Werra Germany
ECEau Claire Ordnance Plant, Eau Claire, WI
ECEvansville Ordnance Plant (Chrysler), Evansville, OH
ECCCMetallwerk Elisenhütte GmbH., Nassau / Lahn, Germany for the European Cartridge Collectors Club
ECSEvansville Chrysler, Sunbeam Ordnance Plant, Evansville, Indiana.
edqDeutsche Waffen-und Munitionsfabriken A.-G., Lübeck-Schlutup, Weslörstrasse, Germany
eejMärkisches Walzwerk G.m.b.H., Strausberg Bez. Potsdam, Germany
eeyMetallwarenfabrik Treuenbritzen G.m.b.H., Werk Röderhof, Germany
EIDÉtablissements Industriels de Défense, Damascus, Syria
EIGNUnknown Factory, Yugoslavia
ELDEldorado Cartridge Co., Boulder City, Nevada 89005-0308 (wholly owned by Pan Metal Corp. (PMC) of Poongsan, Korea)
ELEYArms Corporation of the Philippines, (formally Squires Bingham Co.) Marikina, Republic of the Philippines
ELEYEley Brothers, Ltd., London, England
empDynamit A.-G., Werk Empelde, (formally Alfred Nobel & Co.), Empelde, Germany
EMZEurometaal-Zaandam. Zaandam, Netherlands
ENKGreek Powder and Cartridge Co., Athens, Greece
eomH. Huck Metallwarenfabrik, Nürnberg, W., Gostenhofer Hauptstrasse 61/63, Germany
EWEau Claire Ordnance Plant, Eau Claire, WI
– F –
F DE CFábrica de Municiones del Ejército, Lima, Perú
F DE Mábrica Nacional de Municiones, Santa Fe, México (near Mexico City) Note: The “F de M actually stands for just Fábrica de Municiones
F TC IFabrikalar Iskenderun, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, (Iskenderun Factory, Turkish Republic)
FCartoucherie Française, Paris, France
FFábricas y Maestranzas del Ejército, Santiago, Chile
FFrankford Arsenal, Philadelphia, PA
FGiulio Fiocchi, Lecco, Italy
FP.W. U. Fabryka Amunicji, Skarzysko-Kamienna, Poland
FSmall Arms Ammunition Factory No. 1 Footscray, Australia
FAFrankford Arsenal, Philadelphia, PA
faaDeutsche Waffen-und Munitionsfabriken A.-G., Karlsruhe, Germany
FAMAEFábricas y Maestranzas del Ejército, Santiago, Chile
FAMAPFábrica Argentina Militar de Munición de Armas Portátiles, San Lorenzo, Argentina
FAMEFábrica de Municiones del Ejército, Lima, Perú
FAMMAPFábrica Argentina Militar de Munición de Armas Portátiles, San Lorenzo, Argentina
FASabryka Amunicji, Skarzysko, Skarzysko-Kamienna, (later “HASAG under German occupation)
fbMansfeld A.-G., Abt. Metallwarenfabrik, Werk Rothenburg/Saale, Germany
FCDepartmento de la Industrial Militar, Mexico City, Mexico
FCFederal Cartridge Corp., Anoka, MN 55303 (also produced in Germany and Austria for Federal)
FCPrvi Partizan, Titovo, Uzice 31000, Yugoslavia
FCIFabrica de Cartuchos de Itajuba, Minas Geraia, Brazil
FCPQFábrica De Cartuchos e Pólvoras Quimicas, Chelas, Portugal
ferMetallwerk Wandhofen G.m.b.H., Schwerte/Ruhr, Germany
FFVFörenede Fabriksverken, Karlsborg, Sweden
FIOCCHIGiulio Fiocchi, Lecco, Italy
FLBábrica Militar “Fray Luís Beltran, San Lorenzo, Argentina
FM FLBFábrica Militar Fray Luis Beltran, San Lorenzo, Argentina
FMÉtablissements Industriels de Défense, Damascus, Syria
FMFábrica Militar de Cartuchos de San Lorenzo, San Lorenzo, Argentina
FMFábrica Nacional de Municiones, Santa Fe, México (near Mexico City)
FMC SLábrica Militar de Cartuchos de San Lorenzo, San Lorenzo, Argentina (formally Fábrica Militar de Munición de Armas Portátiles “Borghi)
FMCSFFábrica Militar de Cartuchos San Francisco, San Francisco, Argentina
FMEFábricas y Maestranzas del Ejército, Santiago, Chile
FMEPFábrica de Municiones del Ejército, Lima, Perú
FMGFábricas y Maestranzas del Ejército, Santiago, Chile
FMMAP Bábrica Militar de Munición de Armas Portátiles “Borghi, San Lorenzo, Argentina
FMMAP SFFábrica Militar de Munición de Armes Portátiles San Francisco, San Francisco, Argentina
FMSFFábrica Militar de San Francisco, San Francisco, Argentina
FMSLFábrica Militar San Lorenzo, San Lorenzo, Argentina
FNFabrique Nationale d’Armes de Guerre (FN), Herstal, Belgium
FNBFabrique Nationale Herstal, Herstal, Belgium
FNC MEXICOFábrica Nacional de Cartuchos, Santa Fe, México (near Mexico City)
FNCMFábrica Nacional de Cartuchos e Munições, Sao Paulo, Brazil
FNMFábrica Nacional de Municiones, Santa Fe, México (near Mexico City)
FNMFábrica Nacional de Munições de Armas Ligeiras, Chelas, Portugal
FNMUnknown Factory, Mexico
FNPFábrica Nacional de Palencia, Spain
FNTFábrica Nacional de Toledo, currently known as Empresa Nacional Santa Barbara de Industrias Militares, SA Toledo, Spain
FOMUFabryka Oruzja i Municje, Prvi Partizan, Uzice, Serbia, Yugoslavia
FPUnknown Manufacturer-on 7.62mm NATO cartridge from Central Africa
FRFábrica do Realengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
FRONTIERFrontier Cartridge Company Inc., Grand Island, NE 68801
fvaDraht-u. Metallfabriken G.m.b.H., Salzwedel, Germany
FVV&CFitch Van Vechten & Co., New York, NY
– G –
G BDeutsche Waffen-u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G., Karlsruhe, Germany
G C COGraphite Cartridge Company, Washington, DC
G DGustav Genschow & Company, Durlach, Germany
G F.1Government Cartridge Factory N°1, probably Enfield, UK 1918 headstamp
G F.3Government Cartridge Factory N°3, probably Sparbrook, UK 1918 headstamp
GFederal Cartridge Corp., Minneapolis, MN
GGévelot S. A., (Sociètè Française des Munitions), Paris, France
GGreenwood & Batley Ltd, UK
GAGrenfeil & Accles Ltd., Birmingham, UK
GAUnknown Factory, Singapore (note that this is probably a date code since Singapore used GG for 1977 and GH for 1978
GBGreenwood & Batley Ltd, UK
GBFGreenwood & Batley Ltd, UK
GDDynamit Nobel A.-G., Troisdorf, Germany (formally Geco and DNG Gustav Genschow, Karlsruhe)
Ge DGustav Genschow & Company, Durlach, Germany
GEGeneral Electric, Cleveland, OH
GEGeorg Egestorff, Linden, Germany
GEAGuilford Engineering Associates Inc., 332 Stepstone Hill Road, Guilford, Conn. 06437
GecoDynamit Nobel A/G, Troisdorf, Germany
GecoGustav Genschow & Company, Durlach, Germany
GEVELOTGévelot S. A., (Sociètè Française des Munitions), Paris, France
GFG. Egestorff, Linden, Germany
GFLGiulio Fiocchi, Lecco, Italy
GG&CoGustav Genschow & Company, Durlach, Germany
GIDynamit Nobel A/G, Troisdorf, Germany
GKBGeorge Kynoch, Birmingham
GPCGreek Powder & Cartridge Company, Athens, Greece
GReorge Roth & Co., Austria. The letters “GR usually appear in trademark-style, with the letters intertwined
GSFUnknown Factory, France—used under German occupation in 1944.
GTGevelot S.A.,Paris, France on cartridges made for Pakistan in 1950-1960
– H –
H&FHardy & Fils S.A., 251 Av. Louis, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium
HHirtenberger Patronen-, Zündhütchen-und Metallwarenfabrik A.-G., Hirtenberg, Niederdonau, Austria
HRheinische Metallwaren und Maschinenfabrik, Dusseldorf, Germany
HWinchester Repeating Arms Co., New Haven, CT
HADanish Government Arsenal (Ammunitionsarsenalet), Copenhagen, Denmark
HALGERRheinisch-Westfälische Sprengstoff A.-G., Nürnberg-U. Germany for Halbe & Gerlich, Hamburg (1922-1929)
HCCPrvi Partizan, 31000 Titovo, Uzice, Yugoslavia for the Hansen Cartridge Company, Southport CT
HERTER’SHerters Inc., Waseca, MN (produced in Sweden)
hhwMetallwerke Silberhütte G.m.b.H., St. Andreasberg i/Harz, Germany
HI-PERHi-Performance Cartridge Corp., 133 Blue Bell Rd, Greensboro, NC 27406
HKH. Huck Metallwarenfabrik, Nürnburg, Germany
HLHaerens Laboratorium, Copenhagen, Denmark from 1912 – 1937
hlaMetallwarenfabrik Treuenbritzen G.m.b.H., Werk Sebaldushof, Germany
hlbMetallwarenfabrik Treuenbritzen, G.m.b.H., Werk Selterhof, Germany
hlcZieh-und Stanswerk G.m.b.H., Werk Schleusingen/Thür., Germany
HNRoyal Ordnance Factory, Hirwaun, UK
HOWITZERHowitzer Products Limited, Blocks 1-5 Besselsleigh, Abingdon, Oxford OX13 5PZ England (cases produced in US by Starline)
HPHirtenberger Patronen-, Zündhütchen-und Metallwarenfabrik A.-G., Hirtenberg, Niederdonau, Austria
hrnPresswerk G.m.b.H., Metgethen, Ostprussia, Germany
HXPGreek Powder & Cartridge Company, Athens, Greece
– I –
IJubbelpore Arsenal, Jubbelpore, India
IACUnknown Factory, West Germany ca’1965
ICIKynoch Works, Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., Birmingham, UK
IKIgman Zavod, Konjic, Yugoslavia
IMIndustria Militar, Bogota, Colombia
IMGIndustrias Militares de Guatemala, Guatemala
IMIIsrael Military Industries, Tel Aviv, Israel
IMPAIndustries Metallurgica y Plastica, Argentina
IMPERIALIndustries Valcartier Inc., Valcartier, Quebec, Canada
INDUMILIndustria Militar, Bogota, Colombia
INTERARMCOFabrique Nationale Herstal, Herstal, Belgium for Interarmco of Virginia, USA
IVIIndustries Valcartier Inc., Valcartier, Quebec, Canada
IWKIndustrie Werke Karlsruhe (formally DWM), Karlsruhe, Germany
– J –
J-A0AAsahi-Seiki Manufacturing Co. Ltd., (until 1961, Asahi-Okuma Arms Co. Ltd) ,5050 Asahimae-cho, Owari-Asahi. Asahi, Japan 488
J-AOAsahi-Seiki Manufacturing Co. Ltd., (until 1961, Asahi-Okuma Arms Co. Ltd) ,5050 Asahimae-cho, Owari-Asahi. Asahi, Japan 488
J-CHChuo-Kayaku-Kayo-Kaisha Co. , Japan
J-STShowa-Kayaku, Inc., Totsuka, Japan
J-TEToyo Seiki Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Japan
JBirmingham Metals & Munitions Co./Nobel, Birmingham, UK
Jare basically interchangeable in German. Archaic spelling of this arsenal was “Jngolstadt.
JEChina North Industries Corp., (NORINCO), 7A Yue Tan Nan Jie, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China
JRJ. Roth, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
– K –
K-1Unknown Factory, Republic of Korea (probably the Army Arsenal in Dongrae before it was purchased by PMC in 1982)
KKarlsborg Arsenal, Karlsborg, Sweden
KKirkee Arsenal, Poona-3, Kirkee, India
KKynoch Factories, Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., Birmingham, England
KProbably Kaunas Arsenal, Kaunas, Lithuania
K2Kynoch (I.C.I.), Standish, UK (1943-1944)
K4Kynoch (I.C.I.), Yeading, UK (1942-1944)
K5Kynoch (I.C.I.), Kidderminster, UK (1944)
KAPusan Government Arsenal, Pusan, Republic of Korea
kamHasag Eisen u. Metallwerke G.m.b.H., Werk Skarzysko-Kamienna, Poland (formally Fabryka Amuniciji, Skarzysko, Kamienna)
KC (K&C)Keller & Co., Hirtenberg, Austria
KFKirkee Arsenal, Poona-3, Kirkee, India
KHKhamaria Arsenal, Khamaria, India
KNKings Norton Metal Co. Ltd, Abbey Wood, Kent, UK
KOFKenya Ordnance Factory, Kenya
KOPPKOPP TZP sro, 671 56 Pavlice, Czech Republic (made in Russia)
KPLapuan Patruunatehdas, Lapua, Finland.
KSAllegany Ordnance Plant (operated by Kelly-Springfield Tire Co.), Cumberland, MD, USA
KTWKTW Inc., Lorain, Ohio, (later North American Ordnance Corp, Pontiac, Michigan)
KYNOCHKynoch Factories, Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., Birmingham, England
– L –
L YChina North Industries Corp., (NORINCO), 7A Yue Tan Nan Jie, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China
LLapuan Patruunatehdas, Lapua, Finland
LLignose A.-G., Berlin, Germany
LLindener Zündhütchen-und Thonwarenfabrik, Hannover, Germany
LLorenz Patronenfabrik (Ammunition & Ordnance Co.), Karlsruhe, Germany
LACDominion Arsenal, Lindsay, Australia
LAPUALapuan Patruunatehdas, Lapua, Finland
LBLeon Beaux & Company, Milan, Italy
LBLongbow Inc., PO Box 624, Burns Flat, OK 73624
LBCLeon Beaux & Company, Milan, Italy
LCLake City Ammunition Plant, Lake City, MO
LCMåtravidèki Fèmmüvek, H-3332 Sirok, Hungary, for: Armscorp USA Inc., Baltimore, MD
LEGiulio Fiocchi, Lecco, Italy
LIBRALibra, 67153 Jevišovice 234-CR, Czech Republic
LMCartoucherie du Mans, Le Mans, France
LMLowell Ordnance Plant, Lowell, MA, USA (1942-1943)
lpkServotechna A.-G., Prague, Czechoslovakia under German occupation
LRSLead Recovery Systems, Inc., (a division of 3-D Co.), Doniphan, Nebraska
LVENovosibirsk Low -Voltage Equipment Plant Plc., 30A, Stantsionnaya St, Novosikirsk, 630108, Russia
– M –
M MMusgrave Manufacturers and Distributors (Pty) Ltd, P O Box 183, Bloemfontein, Republic of South Africa
M&DM&D Munitions Ltd., Farmington, Long Island, New York 11735
M&SKlaus Mayer & Sons, Arnsberg and Neheim-Husten, Germany
MAmmunitionsfabriken Marieberg, Stockholm, Sweden
MBirmingham Metals & Munitions Co./Nobel, Birmingham, UK
MMilwaukee Ordnance Plant, Milwaukee, WI, USA (1942-1943)
MMunizioni e Cartucce Martignoni, Genoa, ItaLY
MStandard Electrica, Madrid, Spain (during Spanish Civil War-on 9x19mm)
M+FAGovernment Factory, Altdorf, Switzerland
MAProbably Mukden Arsenal, Mukden China (from the 1920s)
MALSyarikat Malaysia Explosives Ltd., Batu-Arang, Malaysia
MANUCAMManufacture Camerounnaise de Munitions, Cameroon
MASTERMaster Cartridge Co. (now Georgia Arms), Villa Rica, GA
MAXIMMaxim Munitions Corp., Waterton, NY
MAYERKlaus Mayer & Sons, Arnsberg and Neheim-Husten, Germany
MCMMcLearn’s Custom Machines, Claremore, Oklahoma
MCMMunizioni e Cartucce Martignoni, S.p.A., Genoa, Italy
MEMetallwerk Elisenhütte G.m.b.H., Nassau, Lahn, Germany
MENMetallwerk Elisenhütte G.m.b.H., Nassau, Lahn, Germany
MEPMEP SPOL. S.R.O., Predni KoPanina 61, 164 00 Prague 6, Czech Republic
MESKOAbbreviation for Marka Export Solidnosc Knokurencyjnosc Otwartosc. The company name is Zaklady Metalowe MESKO, Skarzysko-Kamienna, Poland
METALLVERKENAB Svenska Metallverken A.B., Stockholm, Sweden
MEXICOFábrica Nacional de Municiones, Santa Fe, México (near Mexico City)
MFSmall Arms Ammunition Factory No. 1 Footscray, Australia
MFSMagyar Löszergyártó Kft., Mátravidéki Fémmüvek, H-332 Sirok, Hungary
MFSMunitions Factory, Sundari, Nepal
MFTMunitionsfabrik Thun, Thun, Switzerland
MGMarcel Gaupillat & Co., Paris, France
MGSmall Arms Ammunition Factory No. 2 Footscray, Australia
MGMManufacture Generale de Munitions, Bourg-les-Valence, France
MHMilitary Small Arms Factory No. 3, Hendon, Australia
MIRobert Paulet & Cie, Société Méridionale d’Industrie, Marseille, France
MIDWAYMidway Arms Inc., Columbia, MO.
MJSmall Arms Ammunition Factory N°4, Hendon, Australia
MKEMakina ve Kimya Endustrisi, Kurumu, Turkey
ML (overlaid)Magyar Löszermuvek RT, Veszprem, Hungary
MMCoMathews Manufacturing Co. (Pty) Ltd, PO Box 8188, Belmont Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)
MMMManufacturas Metalicas Madrilenas, Spain (1959-1964)
MNAMManufacture Nationale d’Armes et de Munitions, Morocco
MQSmall Arms Ammunition Factory N°5, Rocklea, Australia
MRManufacture de Machines du Haut-Rhin, (Manurhin), Mulhouse-Bourtzwiller, France
MRPCompanhia Brasileira de Cartuchos, Santo Andre, Estado de San Paulo, Brazil, for Magtech Recreation Products, Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada (now Magtech Ammunition Company, Madison, Ct. 05443)
MSManusaar, West Germany (1957-1963)
MSSmall Arms Ammunition Factory N°7, Salisbury, Australia
MSAMines Safety Appliance Co., Pittsburgh, PA
MUNCHENKoenigliche Arsenal, Munich, Germany
MUNICOIndustries Valcartier Inc., Montreal, Québec, Canada (Made for Politek Distribution Inc., Québec)
musMusgrave Manufacturers and Distributors (Pty) Ltd, P O Box 183, Bloemfontein, Republic of South Africa
MWMunitions Werke, Schoenebeck a.Elbe, Germany
MWSmall Arms Ammunition Factory N°6, Welshpool, Australia
MYRAMyra’s Sports Stors, Broken Hills, N.S.W., Australia ca 1973
– N –
N SChina North Industries Corp., (NORINCO), 7A Yue Tan Nan Jie, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China
NBirmingham Metals & Munitions Co., Birmingham, UK
NDum Dum Arsenal, Dum Dum, India
NNational Cartridge Co, Belleville, IL
NNitrogen Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
NP.W.U. Fabryka Amunicji, Skarzyskó-Kamienna, Poland Note: PWU stands for Panstwowe Wytwornie Uzbrojenia (National Factory of Armaments). N usually shown as Norblin the metal supplier
NRheinisch-Westfälische Sprengstoff, A.-G., Nuremburg, Germany
NUnknown Factory, Found in Central Africa
NANational Arms & Ammunition Co., Birmingham, UK
NACoNewton Arms Company, Buffalo, NY
NATIONALNational Cartridge Co., Atlanta, GA 30315
nbeHasag, Eisen-und Metallwerke G.m.b.H., Werk Apparatebau Tschenstochau, Germany
NCNational Conduit & Cable Co., Hastings-on Hudson, NY
ndnUnknown, probably post-war Czechoslovakia
NEVINSNevins Ammunition, Inc., Boise, ID 83709
NGANew Generation Ammunition Pty Ltd, Box 9207, Hennopsmeer 0046 R.S.A.
NICNORINCO (North China Industries Corp.), Peoples Republic of China
nnyrvi Partizan-Namenska Proizvodnja, Titovo, Uzice 31000, Yugoslavia. These are actually Cyrillic letters equal to “PPU in the Western alphabet.
NORMAÅB Norma Projektilfabrik, 670 40 Amotfors, Sweden
NPÅB Norma Projektilfabrik, 670 40 Amotfors, Sweden
NPANew Generation Ammunition Pty Ltd, Box 9207, Hennopsmeer 0046 R.S.A. (contract for Taiwan-NPA=National Police Administration) Cases made by Pretoria Metal Pressings Ltd., Pretoria, Republic of South Africa
NPAOlympic Arms & Ammunition S. A., Acioupoli, Kulois, Greece (contract for Taiwan-NPA=National Police Administration) Cases made by Sellier & Bellot, Prague
nrPOBEDA, Gorazde, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia-Herzogovina)
NRCChina North Industries Corp., (NORINCO), 7A Yue Tan Nan Jie, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China
ntsresswerk u. Drechslerwarenfabrik, “SPILBA, Jnh. Kaiser & Pichl, Liban Kreis Fitschin/Protektorat, Germany (now part of the Czech Republic)
NWMederlandsche Wapen-en Munitiefabriek NV., “DE KRUITHOORN, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
– O –
OSellier & Bellot, Prague, Vlašim, Czechoslovakia
OFNOrdnance Factory Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria
ÖJPÖsterreichische Jagdpatronenfabrik, Kramsach, Tirol, Austria
omaUnknown, probably post-war Czechoslovakia
ONEXOffice National Des Substances Explosives, Hussein Dey, Algeria
ORBEACartucheria Orbea Argentina, Argentina
OS (overlaid)Oberschlesische A.-G., Schönebeck/Elbe
OTALUnknown, Canada
oxoTeuto Metallwerke G.m.b.H., Osnabrück, Germany
oyjAteliers de Construction de Tarbes, France (under German occupation)
– P –
P-DPrecison Delta Corporation, P.O. Box 128, Ruleville, MS 38771
P C HGreek Powder & Cartridge Co., Athens, Greece (ca 1940)
PFabrica Nacional de Palencia, Palencia, Spain
PFabrique Nationale d’Armes de Guerre (FN), Herstal, Belgium
PHirtenberger Patronen-, Zündhütchen-und Metallwarenfabrik A.-G., Hirtenberg, Austria
PMátravidéki Fémmüvek Sirok, Sirok, Hungary
PPatronenfabrik A.-G., Solothurn, Switzerland
PPeters Cartridge Company, Cincinnati, OH
PPirotecnia de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
PPolte, Werk Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
PPretoria Metal Pressings Ltd., Pretoria, Republic of South Africa
PPT Pindad (Persero), under management of PT Bahana Pakarya Industrisi Strategis (Persero). Formerly known as Pabrik Senjata Mesiu. Ammunition factory at Turen Malang, West Java, Indonesia
P120Dynamit A.-G., vormals Alfred Nobel & Co., Werk Empelde, Germany
P131Deutsche Waffen u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G., Berlin-Borsigwalde, Germany
P132Draht-und Metallwarenfabriken G.m.b.H., Salzwedel, Germany
P14AWaffenwerke Brünn A.-G., Werk Povazská Bystrica, (Later Povazská Strojárne), Povazská, Bystrica, Czechoslovkia under German occupation
P151Rheinisch-Westfälische Sprengstoff A.-G., Werk Nürnberg-Stadeln., Germany
P154Polte Werk Grüneberg, Grüneberg (Nordbahn), Germany
P162Presswerke G.m.b.H., Metgethen/Ostpr., Germany
P163Metallwarenfabrik Treuenbritzen G.m.b.H., Werk Selterhof, Germany
P181Hugo Schneider A.-G., Leipsig, Germany
P186Metallwerk Wolfenbüttel G.m.b.H., Halchterstr. 2l, Germany
P198Metallwarenfabrik Treuenbritzen G.m.b.H., Werk Röderhof, Germany
P207Metallwerk Odertal G.m.b.H., Odertal (Post Lautaberg/Harz), Germany
P249Finower Industrie G.m.b.H., Finow/Mark, Germany
P25Metallwarenfabrik Treuenbritzen G.m.b.H, Werk Sebaldushof, Sebaldushof, Germany
P28Deutsche Waffen u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G., Karlsruhe, Germany
P315Märkisches Walzwerk G.m.b.H., Strausberg bez. Potsdam, Germany
P316Westfälische Metall-Industrie A.-G., Lippstadt, Germany
P334Mansfeld A.-G. Metallwarenfabrik, Werk Rothenburg/Saale, Rothenburg, Germany
P340Metallwerke Silberhütte G.m.b.H., St. Andreasberg i/Harz, Germany
P345Silva Metallwerke G.m.b.H., Genthin, Germany
P346H. Huck Metallwarenfabrik, Nürnberg, W., Gostenhofer Hauptstrasse 61/63, Germany
P369Teuto Metallwerke G.m.b.H., Osnabrück, Germany
P370Teuto Metallwerke G.m.b.H., Osnabrück, Klosterstrasse 29, Germany
P379Hugo Schneider A.-G., Werk Berlin-Köpenick, Germany
P405Rheinisch-Westfälische Sprengstoff A.-G., Werk Durlach (vormals Gustav Genschow), Durlach, Germany
P413Deutsche Waffen-und Munitionsfabriken A.-G., Lübeck-Schlutup, Weslörstrasse, Germany
P442Zieh-und Stanswerk G.m.b.H., Werk Schleusingen/Thüringen, Germany
P490Hugo Schneider A.-G., Werk Altenburg, Germany
P491Metallwerk Wandhofen G.m.b.H., Schwerte/Ruhr, Germany
P54SShowa Kinzoku Ltd., Tokyo, Japan (Ca 1954 for police)
P635Gustloff-Werke Otto Eberhardt-Patronenfabrik, Hirtenberg Niederdonau, Austria under German occupation
P67Patronen-, Zündhütchen- und Metallwaren-fabrik A.-G. vormals Sellier und Bellot, Germany
P69Patronen-, Zündhütchen- und Metallwarenfabrik A.-G. (formerly Sellier & Bellot) Schönebeck a. Elbe, Germany
P90DMunitionsfabriken vormals Sellier & Bellot, Prag, Fabrik in Vlasim, Occupied Czechoslovakia
P94Kabel- u. Metallwerke Neumeyer A.-G., Nürnberg, Germany
paeReportedly Hasag, Eisen-und Metallwerke G.m.b.H., Werk Skarzysko-Kamienna, Occupied Poland
PakMunitionsfabriken vormals Sellier & Bellot, Prag, Fabrik in Vlasim, Occupied Czechoslovakia
PCPeters Cartridge Company, Cincinnati, OH
PCPirotecnico Esercito-Capua, Capua, Italy
PCCoPeters Cartridge Company, Cincinnati, OH
PcdpTheodor Bergmann & Companie, K.-G., Waffen- und Munitionsfabrik, Werk Bernau, Berlin W62, Kleistrasse 21, Germany
PECPirotecnico Esercito-Capua, Capua, Italy
PENNPenn Ammo Inc., Delmont, PA 15626
PETERSPeters Cartridge Company, Cincinnati, OH
PFPatronenfabrik Solothurn A/G, Solothurn, Switzerland
PHParker Hale, Probably Birmingham, UK
PINDADPT Pindad (Persero), under management of PT Bahana Pakarya Industrisi Strategis (Persero). Formerly known as Pabrik Senjata Mesiu. Ammunition factory at Turen Malang, West Java, Indonesia
PJJDanish Government Arsenal (Ammunitionsarsenalet) Copenhagen, Denmark-under German Occupation
PKPocisk, Spolka Akcyjna, Warsaw, Poland
PKIUnknown, made in one of the countries that use to be part of Yugoslavia
PMProffitt’s Machining Inc., Greenback, TN
PMCPoongsan Metal Manufacturing Company Ltd., Seoul, Republic of Korea (probably at the Angang Ammunition Plant). Note that the “M” is shaped like an upside “W”
PMCEldorado Cartridge Corporation (previously Patton and Morgan Corp., and Pan Metal Corp. ) PO Box 62508, Boulder City, NV 89006. The PMC headstamped ammunition for ECC has been made in Korea, the Philippines, Mexico and the Repuclic of South Africa.
PMPPretoria Metal Pressings Ltd., Pretoria, Republic of South Africa
pmtKabel-und Metallwerke Neumeyer A.-G., Werk München, Germany
PMVUnknown Factory, Cuba
PNP(“Peruvian National Police)
POOramil S.A. División A. M., San Sebastián, Spain. PO stands for Plásticas Oramil.
POFPakistan Ordnance Factories, Wah Cantt, Pakistan
PPPrvi Partizan, 31000 Titovo, Uzice, Yugoslavia
PPUPrvi Partizan, 31000 Titovo, Uzice, Yugoslavia
PRO-LOADPro Load Ammunition Inc., 5180 E. Seltice Way, Post Falls, ID 83854, (Formally: 1120 S. Varney St., Burbank, CA 91502)
PSGiulio Fiocchi S.p.A., Lecco, Italy
PSPirotecnia Militar de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
PSPoongsan Metal Manufacturing Company Ltd., Seoul, Republic of Korea (probably at the Angang Ammunition Plant)
PSPovázské Strojárne, Povázská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
PSDPoongsan Metal Manufacturing Company Ltd., Seoul, Republic of Korea (probably at the Dongrae Ammunition Plant)
PSMabrik Senjata Mesiu (also seen in factory literature as “Pabrik Senjata Munisi), Turen Malang, West Java, Indonesia
PTLapuan Patruunatehdas, Lapua, Finland. “VPT” headstamp with the “V” removed
PuUnknown (Perhaps Burgsmüller, Kreiensen, Germany)
PXUnknown Factory, France
– Q –
QMade by Sellier & Bellot, Prague, Czech Republic Factory in Vlasim for Qutar
QCUnknown Factory, Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
qrbPirotecnico de Bologna, Bologna, Italy under German occupation
– R –
R-PRemington Arms Company, Inc., Bridgeport CT , and later: Lonoke, AR (also used by CDM of Mexico)
R (in shield)Rheinisch-Westfälische Sprengstoffe A-G, Nürnberg, Germany
RDominion Cartridge Co., Montreal, Quebec, Canada for T Eaton Co. of Toronto in 1930
RFábrica do Realengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
RRobin Hood Ammunition Co., Swanton, VT
RAA/S Raufoss Ammunisjonsfabrikker, Raufoss, Norway
RARemington Arms Co., Bridgeport, CT
RANOJointly loaded by A/S Raufoss Ammunisjonsfabrikker, Raufoss, Norway and AB Norma Projektilfabrik, 670 40 Amotfors, Sweden
RAUFOSSA/S Raufoss Ammunisjonsfabrikker, Raufoss, Norway
RCRaleigh Cycle Co. Ltd, UK
RDArmería F. A. San Cristóbal, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
REM-UMCRemington Arms Co., Bridgeport, CT (also used by CDM of Mexico and CBC of Brazil)
rfoDeutsche Waffen u. Munitionsfabriken A.-G., Berlin-Borsigwalde Factory, Berlin, Germany
RGRoyal Ordnance Factory Radway Green, Radway Green, UK
RHRaleigh Cycle Co., Lts., Nottingham, England, UK
RHACoRobin Hood Ammunition Co., Swanton, VT
RLRoyal Laboratory, Woolwich, England
RM SRheinische Metallwaren-und Maschinenfabrik, Abteilung Sömmerda. Sömmerda, Germany
RNADCRoyal Naval Armament Depot, Caerwent, Wales, United Kingdom
ROFBRoyal Ordnance Factory Birtley, Birtley, County Durham UK
RORGRoyal Ordnance Factory Radway Green, Radway Green, UK
RPARepublic of the Philippines Army, Government Arsenal, Department of National Defense, Camp General Antonio Luna, Limay, Bataan, Republic of Philippines
RPR(“People’s Republic of Romania)
RRCoRoss Rifle Co, Quebec, Canada
RSUnknown Factory, France
RTARoyal Thai Army Arsenal, Bangkok, Thailand
RVBRiverbrand Co., Australia Which merged with Myra’s Sport Stors in 1977
RWRudge Withworth Co., Nottingham, UK (1914-1918)
RWSRheinisch-Westfälische Sprengstoff A.-G., Nürnberg-U. Germany
RYÉtablissements Rey Frères, Nîmes, France
– S –
S A CORPSavage Repeating Arms Co, Utica NY
S&BSellier & Bellot, Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) Factory in Vlasim
S&W-FSmith & Wesson – Fiocchi Inc., Alton, Illinois
S&WSmith & Wesson Ammunition Company, Rock Creek, Ohio, 44084
SDum Dum Arsenal, Dum Dum, India
SIsraeli Military Industries, Tel Aviv, Israel
SKönigliches Munitionsfabrik, Spandau, Spandau, Germany
SPirotecnia Militar de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
SSako A. B., (Suojeluskuntain Ase-je Konepa ja Oy), Riihimaki, Finland
SUnknown Factory, France
SACartagena, Spain
SAIsraeli Military Industries, Tel Aviv, Israel
SASouthern Ammunition Company, Route 1, Box 6B, Latta, SC 29565
SakoSako A. B., (Suojeluskuntain Ase-je Konepa ja Oy), Riihimaki, Finland
Sam’sOmark Industries, CCI-SPEER/Sporting Equipment Division, PO Box 856, Lewiston, ID 83501. A trial headstamp made for Walmart Stores, but not accepted.
SAMSouth African Mint, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa (Subsequently Pretoria Metal Pressing Ltd.)
SANDIASandia Die and Cartridge Company, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87123
SARACartridges with the “SARA headstamp are commeratives made for SARA
SATFinland
SAVAGESavage Repeating Arms Co, Utica NY
SAWSage Ammunition Works, Middletown, CT
SB-TEmpresa Nacional Santa Barbara de Industrias Militares, SA Toledo, Spain
SBArms Corporation of the Philippines, (formally Squires Bingham Co.) Marikina, Republic of the Philippines
SBEmpresa Nacional Santa Barbara de Industrias Militares SA, Toledo, Spain
SBIsraeli Military Industries, Tel Aviv, Israel
SBSellier and Bellot, Schoenbeck/Elbe, Germany
SBPSellier & Bellot, Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) Factory in Vlasim
SCBCartoucherie Belge, Liege, Belgium
SCCStandard Cartridge Company, Pasadena, CA
SELOmark Industries , CCI-Speer / Sporting Equipment Division, Lewiston ID 83501 USA
SFFábrica Militar de Cartuchos San Francisco, San Francisco, Argentina
SFSociété Française des Munitions, (Gévelot S. A.), Place Jules Gévelot, 92310 Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
SFMSociété Française des Munitions, (Gévelot S. A.), Place Jules Gévelot, 92310 Issy-Les-Moulineaux,, France
SGASingapore
SINTOXDynamit Nobel A-G, Troisdorf, Germany. Trademark spelling for Non-Toxic ammunition
SKPovázské Strojárne, Povázská, Bystrica, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia). Made for SK Jagd- und Sportsmunitions GmbH, Schönebeck (Elbe), Germany
SKShowa Kinzoku Kogyo Co., Ltd., Japan
SKTulski Patronny Zavod, (Tula Cartridge Works), Tula, Russia. Probably originally intended for SK Jagd- und Sportsmunitions GmbH, Schönebeck (Elbe), Germany, but sold in the U.S. in Tula boxes
SKDSelve Kronbiegel Dornheim A.-G., Sommerda, Germany
SKNaklady Metalowe “MESKO for SK-Nimrod GmbH, Schönebeck, Germany
SLSt Louis Ordnance Plant, St Louis, MO
SLSportnovi a Lovecke Strelivo, “SLS Ammunition brand, P. O. Box B16, 530 01 Pardubice, Czech Republic
SMAB Svenska Metallverken, Stockholm, Sweden
SMCSymington Machine Corp, Rochester, New York
SMCOStant Manufacturing Co. Connersville, IN
SMESellier & Bellot, Prague, Czech Republic, Factory in Vlasim for SME Ordnance Sdn Bhd (SMEO), Lot 5065, Locked Bag No. 101, 48109 Batu Arang, Selanger Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
SMISocietà Metallurgica Italiana, Campo Tizzoro, Italy
SMPUniknown, Yugoslavia
SNCSNC Industrial Technologies Inc., (Formally Industries Valcartier Inc.), Valcartier, Quebec, Canada
SOSako A. B., (Suojeluskuntain Ase-je Konepa ja Oy), Riihimaki, Finland
SOSUnknown Factory, Austria
SPstands for “Servicio de Policía
SPScorzato Hermanos & Cia Ltd., Lujan, Argentina
SPSwartklip Products (Pty.) Ltd., Cape Town, South Africa. Also formerly known as RMC – Ronden Manufacturing
SPCSociadade Portuguesa de Cartucheria, Portugal
SPEEROmark Industries , CCI-Speer / Sporting Equipment Division, Lewiston ID 83501 USA
SRRoyal Ordnance Factory Spennymoor, UK (1913-1945)
STRoyal Ordnance Factory, Steaton
sukDeusche Waffen u. Munitionsfabriken A-G., Karlsruhe, Germany
SUPER-VELSuper Vel Cartridge Company, Shelbyville, IN
Super XWestern Cartridge Co., East Alton, IL
SUPERSuperCartridge Pty., Ltd., Victoria, Australia
SWNRoyal Ordnance Factory. Swynnerton, UK
SYISocietà Metallurgica Italiana, Campo Tizzoro, Italy (used in the mid 1950s for an off-shore contract)
– T –
TEmpresa Nacional Santa Barbara de Industrias Militares, SA Toledo, Spain
TMunitionsfabrik Thun, Thun, Switzerland
TTula Arsenal, Tula Russia
TAIsraeli Military Industries, Tel Aviv, Israel
TAThai Arms, Bangkok, Thailand
TCUnknown Factory, Turkey
TCWTula Cartridge Works (Tulski Patronny Zavod), 139 Marata St., 300004, Tula, Russia
TECartoucherie de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
TEToyo Seiki, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
TEXASTexas Ammunition Co. Ballinger, Texas (www.texas-ammo.com) Cases by Starline
THRoyal Ordnance Factory Thorp Arch, Thorp Arch, England
THUnknown Factory, France
tkoDeutsche Waffen-und Munitionsfabriken A.-G., Lübeck-Schlutup, Weslörstrasse, Germany
TOYOToyo Seiki Mfg. Co., Ltd., Japan
TPEUnknown Manufacturer, UK
TPZTulsky Patronney Zavod, (Tula Cartridge Works), 139 Marata St., 300004 Tula, Russia
TRDominion Rubber & Munitions Co., Three Rivers, Québec, Canada
TRITONTriton Cartridge Corporation, P. O. Box 50 (Mailing Address), 2 Briar Lane, Wappingers Falls, New York 12590
TSAtelier de Construction de Tarbes, Tarbes, France
TSToyo Seiki Mfg. Co., Ltd., Japan
TWTwin Cities Ordnance Plant, Minneapolis, MN
TZIsraeli Military Industries, Tel Aviv, Israel
TZZIsraeli Military Industries, Tel Aviv, Israel
– U –
UKimberley Branch Mint, Kimberley, Republic of South Africa
URemington Arms Co., Bridgeport, CT
URheinisch- Westfälische Sprengstoff A.-G., Nuremburg, Germany
UUnion Metallic Cartridge Co., Bridgeport, CT
UUtah Ordnance Plant, Salt Lake City, UT
UMCUnion Metallic Cartridge Co., Bridgeport, CT
UNH. Utendoerffer, Nuremberg, Germany
USUnited States Cartridge Co., Lowell, MA
USCCOUnited States Cartridge Co., Lowell, MA
UTUtah Ordnance Plant, Salt Lake City, UT
– V –
vaKabel- u. Metallwerke Neumeyer A.-G., Nuremberg, Germany
VALMETValtion Patruunatehdas, Lapua, Finland
VAPEXUnknown Factory, Russia
VCCanadian Industries Limited (C-I-L,) Verdun, Quebec, Canada
VECartoucherie de Valence, Valence, France
VENMinisterio de la Defensa, Servicio de Armamento, Arsenal, Fábrica de Municiones, Probably located at: Apartado Postal 66.459.1061, Urb. Las Mercedes, Calle Jalisco, Caracas 1060, Venezuela
VMTValtion Metallitehtaat, Helsinki, Finland
VPTValtion Patruunatehdas, Lapua, Finland
VSUnknown Factory, France
VZKVereinigte Zünder – und Kabelwerke A.-G., Meissen/Elbe (Saxe), Germany
– W –
W-WWinchester-Western (Olin), East Alton, IL
WWinchester Repeating Arms Co., Bridgeport CT
waHugo Schneider A.-G., Werk Leipzig, Germany
wbHugo Schneider A.-G., Werk Berlin-Köpenick, Germany
WCCWestern Cartridge Company (Olin), East Alton, IL
WESTERNWestern Cartridge Company (Olin), East Alton, IL
wgHugo Schneider A.-G., Werk Altenburg, Altenburg, Germany
WINOlin Corp., East Alton, IL 62024, USA
WINCHESTEROlin Corp., East Alton IL 62024, USA
WISEJ. B. Wise Inc, Watertown, NY
WOLFTula Cartridge Plant JSC, 139 Marat St., Tula 300035, Russia
WRAWinchester Repeating Arms Co., Bridgeport, CT
WRACOWinchester Repeating Arms Co., Bridgeport, CT
WWGW. W. Greener, Birmingham, England
– X –
XHovedarsenalet Laboratorium, Copenhagen, Denmark
XPovázské Strojárne, Povázská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
XUsed on German 9mm Para and 32ACP cartridges for use with silencers. Probably made by: Rheinisch-Westfälische Sprengstoff A.-G., Werk Durlach, Germany
XLFederal Cartridge Corp, Minneapolis MN
– Y –
NONENONE
– Z –
ZZbrojovka Brno, Brno, Czechoslovakia
Z28Unknown Factory, Zambia
ZEROZero Ammunition Company, 1601 22nd Street, S.E., Cullman, Alabama 35056-1188
ZIUnknown Factory, Zimbabwe
ZVSellier & Bellot, Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) Factory in Vlasim

Onbekende codes:

CodeManufacturer
auuUnknown Factory, Czechoslovakia (under German occupation)
bdUnknown Factory, Czechoslovakia (under German occupation)
beUnknown Factory, Austria (under German occupation)
bgUnknown Factory, Austria (under German occupation)
czoUnknown Factory, Czechoslovakia
dtpUnknown Factory, Czechoslovakia (under German occupation)
dyeUnknown Factory, Austria (under German occupation)
eeoDeutsche Waffe- u. Minitionsfabriken AG, Posen plant, (Ref 15 claims use on headstamp, Ref 19 identifies eeo)
jtbReportedly Unknown Factory, Switzerland (Contract load for Germany in WWII)
kfgUnknown Factory, Yugoslavia (under German occupation)
ksbUnknown Factory, France (under German occupation)
kyeUnknown Factory, Romania (under German occupation)
kynUnknown Factory, Romania (under German occupation)
kypUnknown Factory, Romania (under German occupation)
lkmUnknown Factory, Czechoslovakia (under German occupation)
mprUnknown Factory, Czechoslovakia (under German occupation)
mrbUnknown Factory, Czechoslovakia (under German occupation)
nfxUnknown Factory, Czechoslovakia (under German occupation)
wfUnknown Factory, Poland (under German occupation)
yUnknown Factory, Hungary (under German occupation)

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