7.62X51 Color code

[Gunner]

A friend asked me about a round he picked up. Tip is dark blue, over a
red stripe. ??? Is this incendiary, or blind tracer or what?

Thanks in advance

Gunner

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[Peter]

Do you know what country it is from? Or markings to establish that?
Peter

Gunner heeft geschreven in bericht <7q3rr4$j7c$1...@xring.cs.umd.edu>...
#A friend asked me about a round he picked up. Tip is dark blue, over a
#red stripe. ??? Is this incendiary, or blind tracer or what?
#
#Thanks in advance

[Gunner]

I talked to my friend today, and he says the headstamp looks to be
Hebrew charcters, with 9-71 as the date. Now I dont know if he knows
hebrew from arabic... but Im assuming he does, so it makes this
Isralie ammo.

Gunner

On 29 Aug 1999 14:13:47 -0400, "Peter" <pev...@village.uunet.be>
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invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write
a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort
the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone,
solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program
a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die
gallantly. Specialization is for insects." Robert Heinlein

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[Peter]

Hmmm, according to my book there exists israeli ammo with black, red and
blue point which is a tracer, armor piercing incendiary round but it exists
only in .50. This is the closest I got. Possible to scan the rounds
markings?
Peter

Gunner heeft geschreven in bericht <37cdc0a0...@news.uia.net>...
#I talked to my friend today, and he says the headstamp looks to be
#Hebrew charcters, with 9-71 as the date. Now I dont know if he knows
#hebrew from arabic... but Im assuming he does, so it makes this
#Isralie ammo.

[Rick]

Hey Peter,

Can you post the color code info for the 50 Israeli ? I have been told all
the Israeli ammo uses the same color code.

Any chance you might let us in on the title of your book or maybe post a few
links to pics ?

Thanks for the help

Rick

[Peter]

Hi Rick,

Israeli color codes:
FMJ: purple primer, no colored bullet
Tracer: green primer, red bullet tip
Armor piercing: green primer, black bullet tip
Armor piercing Incendiary: red primer, black bullet tip
Incendiary: red primer, blue bullet tip

.50 only:
Armor piercing incendiary: black on blue bullet tip
Armor piercing incendiary tracer: black, red, blue bullet tip

All according to Encyclopedie mondiale des munitions moderne armes
militaires legeres, a translation of Military small arms ammunition of the
world 1945-1980 by Peter Labbett.
The book, no links, sorry :)
Peter

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