K 98 ammo on stripper clip

[mjb]

Hi, picked up some K 98 ammo at an estate sale, any info on the headstamps or the black tipped round?

[Svt40]

The SB could be Sellier and Bellot, Schoenbeck/Elbe, Germany.

P69 is Patronen-, Zündhütchen- und Metallwarenfabrik A.-G. (formerly Sellier & Bellot) Schönebeck a. Elbe, Germany

S* means it's a brass casing

XI is Klockner-Werke AG, Abteilung Hasper Eisen und Stahlwerke

[leondes]

The black tip indicates tracer. Detailed info, like the tracer color for instance, is only found on the box label that the rounds were delivered in. The red primer sealant means armor piercing. If that is "34" on the headstamp, that means the casing was made in 1934 and the round would have likely been completed either that year or 1935.

Regards, Leon