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ID mfg of 7.62 Nato Cartridge

ammo guyammo guy Member Posts: 810 ✭✭✭
edited February 2015 in Ask the Experts
Need help in ID'ing a 7.62 Nato cartridge. Head stamp is as follows= With the date "78" at 6 o'clock letters "NA" at 9 o'clock, letter "E" at 12 o'clock and letters "TO" at 3 o'clock. thanks

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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,649 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It might be a 7.62 X 51. But it's not a NATO spec cartridge, without this bug marking.





    LC%20Brass%20Headstamp.jpg
  • babunbabun Member Posts: 11,054 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It's British, either Eley or National Armament of Birmingham.

    There is Nato spec ammo without the small icon stamped into it.

    Here is something just for you. No one else go to this link.[;)]

    http://cartridgecollectors.org/?page=headstampcodes
  • CheechakoCheechako Member Posts: 563 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I think you'll find that the letter at 12 o'clock is an "F".

    Anyway, it's made in Chile. F = FAMAE (Fabricas y Maestranzas del Ejercito) "Factories and Arsenals of Chilean Army".

    Chile, of course, is not a NATO country so the cartridge is not NATO. The NATO symbol (+) has no official significance although you can almost be sure that every NATO country manufactures only NATO standard ammo. A non NATO country can put anything it wants on the headstamp and many of them put the NATO symbol to boost sales. You have to be very wary of this type of ammo because some of it can be very bad stuff.
  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,649 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by babun
    It's British, either Eley or National Armament of Birmingham.

    There is Nato spec ammo without the small icon stamped into it.

    Here is something just for you. No one else go to this link.[;)]

    http://cartridgecollectors.org/?page=headstampcodes


    Eley, National Armament of Birmingham, have been out of the military ammo business for years. Predating the adoption of the 7.62 X 51 by Nato in the 50's.
  • ammo guyammo guy Member Posts: 810 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks all for the replies, I do believe it is from Chile as the one letter is an "F".
  • heavyironheavyiron Member Posts: 1,421 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    +1 Cheechako.

    The identification is correct. As well as F head stamp these cartridges also used FAME, FME, FMG, and F N. These were made in Santiago, Chile. This head stamp represents the older form of head stamp style from the 1970's. Chile now uses a newer style which uses the manufacturer code and the two digit year at 12 o'clock with the caliber designation at 6 o'clock so the head stamp would read something like F 01 5.56.

    Below is an example image of the head stamp described in the post. The only difference is the head stamp below is dated 1974 instead of 1978.

    [img][/img]CFCARTRIDGEMENUNEW12015-02-1209.40.401.jpg

    Best,

    Heavyiron
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