The charge originated in the late sixties 19. century and was produced in North and South America and in Europe (GR 959, DWM 204). It is the ancestor of ammo S&W Russian. The russians it improved by extending the shell about 2 mm, the shot without stocking planted deeper in the shell and then hid the lubricating groove inside the casing and improve the internal ballistics of bullets. Shot 14.5 g has a muzzle velocity of 210 m/sec. The charge on the image manufactured by the Peters Cartridge Company, Kings Mills, Ohio, USA, the charge on the right is 9mm Luger. Photo by author.
Source: J. Hýkel, In. Malimánek "Bullets in small arms" Our troops, Prague 1998. Andersen, In. Andresen, T. Stromstad "Cartridge Cases" load your own, Norway, 1995..
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