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Posted: 9/25/2013 5:47:51 AM EDT
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These are the older Pre-Russian Federation sections from the USSR.
First row on left from top to bottom: (All cases are copper washed steel unless otherwise noted) #147 Tracer - 711/63, copper washed steel jacket, green primer pa #49 Tracer - 711/72, Copper washed steel jacket #4 Subsonic - 711/78, copper washed steel jacket, hardened steel core, black over green tip (lacking the powder) #51 Incendiary/ Tracer - 539/A, copper washed steel jacket, two piece projectile, red tip #50 Armor piercing/ Incendiary - 539/K, copper washed steel jacket, two piece projectile, hardened steel core, black over red tip #85 Dummy - 711/80, four flutes, double crimped, copper washed steel jacket, mild steel core #43 Ball - 539/ 76, copper washed steel jacket, mild steel core Second row: #38 Ball - 60/50, brass washed steel case and jacket, mild steel core #86 Ball - 711/80, lacquer steel case, copper washed steel jacket, mild steel core. These were sent by U.S. to Panama for "Operation Just Cause" (December 1989, when we gave the canal over to Panama, and took out General Manuel Noriega) #98 Ball - 711/85, lacquer steel case, copper washed steel jacket, black primer, red neck sealant, mild steel core #97 Ball - 711/87, lacquer steel case, copper washed steel jacket, red neck sealant, mild steel core #14 Russian cases reloaded in Germany, ball - 711/88, copper washed steel jacket #101 Dummy, 711/91, hole in case, blown primer, no powder, hollow point with mild steel core, brass washed steel jacket, lacquer steel case #96 Ball, copper washed steel jacket with hollow point and a plastic base plug, (this is the first time a plastic base plug was used to move the weight of the projectile forward, does not show up on X rays) wolfgang 
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If you look close at the second to last cartridge (#101) you will see that the base of the projectile jacket is not turned in as seen on normal PS ball projectiles. This is an "enhanced penetration" projectile (7n??) that was an experimental replacement for the PS ball. It has a HARDENED steel core although retains the nominal shape of the mild PS core. Apparently Klimovsk used up the left over projectiles after the new projectile type was not adopted and made them into "hollowpoints" for export to the US. I've seen these in 711 91 and 711 92 lacquered steel cases as well as 711 91 copper clad steel cases. I think your cartridge started out as a live round that someone in Europe deactivated. The hole location is too high for the original Russian sample dummy cartridges and these dummy cartridges are known to have the plastic plug style projectile.
Nice assortment of Soviet x39 examples. 1DD |
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