Finds from B-17 crashsite in The Baltic sea.
Cartridges like this all over the site.
These ones have the marking "M43" and "KS43" on the headstamp.
Anyone who knows what it means?
B-17 Crash site
Finds from B-17 crashsite in The Baltic sea.
Cartridges like this all over the site.
These ones have the marking "M43" and "KS43" on the headstamp.
Anyone who knows what it means?
These are US .50 cal Browning rounds.
43 is the date, 1943.
M = Milwaukee Ordnance Plant, Milwaukee, WI, USA (1942-1943)
KS = Allegany Ordnance Plant (operated by Kelly-Springfield Tire Co.), Cumberland, MD, USA
Cheers, Ade.
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