ksg Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 (edited) After moving a while ago, I just started to reorganise my cartridge collection. Will post some pictures from it from time to time. Here is a few to start with.KjellJust a mess!![attachmentid=53554] Edited September 13, 2006 by ksg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksg Posted September 13, 2006 Author Share Posted September 13, 2006 David and Goliath. 2,7 mm Colibri and .50 Auto. The one in the middle is a 9 mm Luger.[attachmentid=53555] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ksg Posted September 13, 2006 Author Share Posted September 13, 2006 (edited) The German WWII B.-patrone in kal. 7,92 / 8mm Mauser. It's in fact a small fire starting grenade, must bee one of the most advanced rifle / MG bullets ever made. [attachmentid=53558] Edited October 10, 2006 by ksg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 Indeed complicated!! Is it an explosive round? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksg Posted October 6, 2006 Author Share Posted October 6, 2006 (edited) HiSorry for late reply, have been out of town for a week. The round is both explosive and incendiary. The green capsule is the explosive, behind it you can see the striking pin and the safety sleeve ( when you shake the round you can hear the pin rattling inside the capsule) . This is again enclosed in a bigger capsule.The tip contains white phosphor. The explosion is quit big for such a small charge and it's enhanced by the phosphor ignition. The explosion flash is 30-40 cm across and the white cloud of phosphor smoke 1-1,5 m across. Burning phosphor can be found in a radius of a meter from the impact point.The round was developed 1937-38 as a spotter round. It's German designation was B.-Patrone / Beobarter Patrone = Spotter round. In clear weather the smoke cloud should be visible up to 2000 m. However it was soon recognised as a powerful round against aircraft's. It don't need more resistance than 1 mm aluminium to explode. Towards the end of the war it was also used as a sniper round on the Eastern front. The round must have been both expensive and time consuming to make. As far as I know only 3-4 factories produced it and only in factories which made other specialised rounds. Will get back to some of them when I get time. I'm not sure if this was made to the end of the war or not. The latest I got, and have seen, is 1944 dated.I have included some variations and packages. All cartridges had a black ring around the primer, this means incendiary round. 1. The silver tip was the earliest marking, I suppose it was difficult to under certain conditions. 2. It was the replaced by the 2/3 black bullet. 3. This is a B.-Patrone-tp. Tp is short for "auch f?r Tropen" = also for tropical use. This have a paint seal around the cartridge mouth.4. The same but in a steel case.5. This is a B.-Patrone-tp-v. V is short for Verbessert = enhanced and have a green ring around the bullet. Meaning it have a more powerful gunpowder and is not to be used in a rifle.These were mostly used by The Luftwaffe in MG's. The bottom cartrige in the last picture.I have never shot this in a MG but several times in a Mauser rifle and it is a lot of fun. Kjell Edited October 6, 2006 by ksg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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