Yo! Dum Dum...

[Will Brown]

Pardon the pun. Last night I was once again pondering the presence of a hollow point on a German 9mm 'Kurz' round I possess for the MP44. Also known as a "Dum-Dum" this nasty little round would do terrible damage to anyone it struck and their use was more or less outlawed as long ago as prior to WWI. And yet, there it is.

So here is a thread with pictures illustrating three different types of German munitions for your enjoyment (not easy to photograph) and if anyone has info regarding the existence of my hollow point, please enlighten me.

Left:

7.92mm 'Kurz' (short) round for the MP44. Lead core with a copper jacket. Notice the factory made open cavity exposing the core. Steel casing with a shellac finish to prevent corrosion.

Right:

7.92mm round, standard issue for the K98. From a 1935 dated 10 round box. Lead core with full copper jacket. Brass casing.

[Will Brown]

Close up. Compare the tips.

[Will Brown]

And their bases.

[Will Brown]

The unfriendly part. You can see the core inside.

[reidmuller]

you sure thats a kurtz round? it looks like a russian round looks too long for a 7.92x33

[Will Brown]

And some pictures of a 20mm cannon round, with an IC for size comparison.

[reidmuller]

yup im 100% its russian ak round by the base certanly not german wartime

[Will Brown]

Steel casing with shellac finish to prevent corrosion.

[Will Brown]

And the defused explosive head.

[Time Bandit]

Looks like a 1994 dated Russian round from 'factory no.3'

I agree - 7.62mm AK47 round. I have one sitting here in front of me now, it's from 'factory no.4' and is dated 78

[Will Brown]

Aluminum cap with hollow casing,

[Will Brown]

(Note to self: brush off whatever has landed on my nice clean IC.)

Marking.

[Will Brown]

The ends.

[Bob in OH]

I agree... headstamp isn't German WWII, IMO

[Will Brown]

And three pics I took this afternoon.

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