Czech made 7.62mm x 39mm M43 round colour codes?

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Guys, what does a black and green tip signify on one of these rounds? Headstamp is "55 bxn".

Cheers, Ade.

[François B.]

Hi Ade,

maybe this helps....

http://users.swing.be/sw017995/german-codes.htm



Cheers

[Time Bandit]

The Czech used the Russian colour codes for their rounds after about 1952 and the Russian Black/Green tip is for 'reduced velocity ball'...as used in silenced weapons...apparently...

Info comes from the 'Official Guide to Small Caliber Ammunition Idendification'...handy little book it is...

[Adrian Stevenson]

Many thanks guys

Cheers, Ade.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Mistake

Hi Guys, I need your help again.

I picked up the cartridges in question. However, I have a problem. The case length is 45mm and not 39mm so they are not what I originally thought.

To recap, the cases are steel, with what appears to be a 7.62mm bullet, headstamps are as noted earlier. So what are they?????

Cheers, Ade.

[Gary Wood]

Hi Guys, I need your help again.

I picked up the cartridges in question. However, I have a problem. The case length is 45mm and not 39mm so they are not what I originally thought.

To recap, the cases are steel, with what appears to be a 7.62mm bullet, headstamps are as noted earlier. So what are they?????

Cheers, Ade.

Ade,
The rounds are probably Czech, the czech,s used 7.62 x 45 mm for the vz 52 rifle/vz52 light machine gun
cheers
Gary

[Adrian Stevenson]

Thanks Gary. I had read about the VZ52 using a different round than the conventional Soviet 7.62mm but did not have any other info on sizes. I hope I did not waste 50p on them?

Cheers, Ade.

[Gary Wood]

Thanks Gary. I had read about the VZ52 using a different round than the conventional Soviet 7.62mm but did not have any other info on sizes. I hope I did not waste 50p on them?

Cheers, Ade.

ade ,
this is the rifle, the rounds correct term for the ammo is 7.62 x 45 mm M52 they used this type of ammo until 1957, when russian pressure made them adopt the 7.62 x 39 mm M43 round,
the rifles were re chambered and are then known as the vz52/57

below is the vz52

[Gary Wood]

the vz52/57 notice the difference shape mag, these rifles were then replaced with the vz 58