Introduction
HANDBOOK OF ENEMY AMMUNITION
PAMPHLET No. 15
GERMAN AMMUNITION MARKINGS AND NOMENCLATURE
CONTENTS TABLE

German Ammunition Markings and Nomenclature

Introduction
SECTION I – SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION
7.92 mm Rifle and M.G. ammunition
7.92 mm Riffle-Grenade propelling cartridges
7.92 mm and 9 mm Pistol and Machine Carabine ammunition
Anti Tank Rifle ammunition
20 mm Land Service ammunition
13 mm to 30 mm Air Service ammunition
SECTION II – GUN AMMUNITION
General
Markings on Cartridge Cases and Charges

Fixed ammunition

Separate Loading ammunition

Flash Reducing Charges
Primers
Projectiles

Nomenclature

Markings

Fuzes

Percussion fuzes

Time and Time and Percussion fuzes

Gaines, Exploders and Smoke Boxes

MORTAR AMMUNITION

Bombs
Augmenting Charges
Primary Charges
APPENDIX A Small Arms Ammunition abbreviations
  B Nomenclature abbreviations
  C Types of propellant and granulation
  D Miscellaneous shell markings
  E Code numbers denoting shell filling
   

Additional abbrevations used in the description of the filling

   

Additional arabic numerals found in the stencilling on projec-tile bodies

  F Abbreviations used in stampings on fuzes
  G Abbreviations and Nomenclature of grenades

LIST OF PLATES

Plate No.

SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION

I

S.A.A. Package Labels

II

7.92 mm Land Service Ammunition

III

7.92 mm Air Service Ammunition

IV

Rifle Grenade Cartridges, Pistol, Machine Carbine and A.tk. Rifle Ammunition

V

20 mm Solothurn Shells

VI

20 mm Ammunition types

GUN AMMUNITION

VII

Combination of propellant Charges (Typical)

VIII

Howitzer Cartridges (Typical)

IX

Typical Q.F. Cartridges (Light Anti-Tank)

X

Typical Q.F. Cartridges Assault and Tank Guns

XI

Typical Q.F. Cartridges (Heavy A.A./A.tk. Guns)

XII

Typical Q.F. Cartridges (Heavy A.tk.)

XIII

Typical Shell (showing their markings)

XIV

Heavy and Medium Gun or How. Shell

XV

Fuze Markings Typical

XVI

Smoke Box Typical Markings

XVII

Package Labels

XVIII

Code Letters on Propellant Charges and Labels

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