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  2. List of military headstamps - Wikipedia

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    The pre-war headstamp has the 1- or 2-letter code for the brass supplier of the cartridge case at 6 o'clock, the 2-digit year the cartridge case was produced at 12 o'clock, the lot number of the propellant at 9 o'clock, and the 2-digit year the finished cartridge was assembled at 3 o'clock. The brass suppliers or cartridge manufacturers would ...

  3. Headstamp - Wikipedia

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    A headstamp is the markings on the bottom of a cartridge case designed for a firearm. It usually tells who manufactured the case. It usually tells who manufactured the case. If it is a civilian case it often also tells the caliber: if it is military, the year of manufacture is often added.

  4. Glossary of British ordnance terms - Wikipedia

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    Segment shells, also known as ring shells: this anti-personnel explosive shell originated in British service in 1859 and was designed by William Armstrong for use with his new breechloading field guns. The projectile was made up of layers of iron rings within a thin cast-iron shell wall, held together with lead between them, with a hollow space ...

  5. List of the United States Army munitions by supply catalog ...

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    R1JFS = 4 cartridges × 57 mm HEAT M307A1 Shell with Point-Initiating Fuze M90. Wooden crate. Volume: 1 cu ft. R1JSA = 4 cartridges × 57 mm TP (Training / Practice) Shell. Wooden crate. Gross Weight: 38 lbs. Volume: 1 cu ft. R1JUA = 4 cartridges × 57 mm Smoke M308A1 Shell (Steel Case) with Point-Detonating Fuze M503A1. Wooden crate.

  6. Ordnance QF 25-pounder - Wikipedia

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    Left to right: smoke, armour-piercing (pre-1955 UK markings), HE (RDX/TNT, strange markings), HE (Amatol, pre-1955 UK markings), smoke (pre-1955 UK markings). Although some shells are shown in the cases, the shell and the case were separate items. Royal Artillery gunners fill 25-pounder shells with propaganda leaflets.

  7. Words written on shell casings found at scene of ... - AOL

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    Investigators found shell casings with the words "deny," "defend" and "depose" written on them at the New York scene where UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead, a senior law ...

  8. Forensic firearm examination - Wikipedia

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    In the 1990s, there were two databases that were formed for storage of pictures of shell casings and bullets in gun crimes. The first was the Drugfire system which was used by the FBI. The second, the IBIS (Integrated Ballistic Identification System) was created by Forensic Technology, Inc. and eventually bought by the Alcohol Tobacco and ...

  9. 'Depose,' 'Deny,' 'Defend' reportedly written on shell ... - AOL

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    The words “deny,” “defend” and “depose” written on shell casings found at the site where UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally wounded on Wednesday near a Manhattan hotel, ...