Headstamps and Colour Coding
Headstamp ID | Primer Annulus Color | Bullet Tip Color | Other Features | Functional Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
VII or VIIZ | Purple | None | None | Light Ball |
VIIIZ | Purple | None | None | Heavy Ball |
G1, G2, G3, G7 or G8 | Red | None | None | Tracer |
G4, G4Z, G6 or G6Z | Red | White | None | Tracer |
G5 or G5Z | Red | Gray | None | Tracer |
W1 or W1Z | Green | None | None | AP |
B4 or B4Z | Blue | None | Step in bullet jacket | Incindiary |
B6 or B6Z | Blue | None | None | Incindiary |
B7 or B7Z | Blue | Blue | None | Incindiary |
O.1 | Black | Black | None | Observing |
PG1 or PG1Z | Red | None | Blue band on case base | Practice-tracer |
H1Z | None | None | Front half of case blackened | Grenade-Launching |
H2 | None | None | Entire case blackened | Grenade-Launching |
H4 | None | None | Case blackened 3/4" inch from each end | Grenade-Launching |
H7Z | None | None | Rear Half of case blackened | Grenade-Launching (v.powerful load) |
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