Came across this chart while reading an article:
MANUFACTURER'S CODES FOR 7.62X39 MM AMMUNITION
CODE COUNTRY CODE COUNTRY
01 WEST GERMANY A79 SOUTH AFRICA
3 USSR AD INDONESIA
04 EAST GERMANY aym CZECHLOSLOVAKIA
05 EAST GERMANY bxn CZECHLOSLOVAKIA
10 BULGARIA CAVIM VENEZUELA
11 (PRC no serifs)
Yugo has serifs
13 CUBA CBC BRAZIL
17 USSR FN BELGIUM
21 POLAND HP AUSTRIA
22 ROMANIA IK YUGOSLAVIA
23 HUNGARY IZ CZECHLOSLOVAKIA
31 PRC Lapua FINLAND
031 PRC NK YUGOSLAVIA
51 PRC (letter N backwards)
60 USSR nny YUGOSLAVIA
61 PRC PMC SOUTH KOREA
71 PRC PMV CUBA
81 PRC PP YUGOSLAVIA
93 NORTH KOREA
101 PRC
141 PRC PPU YUGOSLAVIA
270 USSR PT FINLAND
343 POLAND VPT FINLAND
351 unk. (PRC?) RPR ROMANIA
501 PRC SO FINLAND
539 USSR ZV CZECHLOSLOVAKIA
711 USSR
Numeral headstamps containing the number 1 (one) WITHOUT SERIFS
are usually PRC.
EAST-BLOC BULLET TIP COLOR CODES:
Tracer - Green API - Black tip/red ring
API - Black tip/black annulus (PRC)
PRC API will have lacquered or copper washed steel case.
BRASS CASE WITH THIS CODE and nny headstamp is Yugo proof
SOURCE:www.preter human.net/texts/survival/762.39.txt
MANUFACTURER'S CODES FOR 7.62X39 MM AMMUNITION
CODE COUNTRY CODE COUNTRY
01 WEST GERMANY A79 SOUTH AFRICA
3 USSR AD INDONESIA
04 EAST GERMANY aym CZECHLOSLOVAKIA
05 EAST GERMANY bxn CZECHLOSLOVAKIA
10 BULGARIA CAVIM VENEZUELA
11 (PRC no serifs)
Yugo has serifs
13 CUBA CBC BRAZIL
17 USSR FN BELGIUM
21 POLAND HP AUSTRIA
22 ROMANIA IK YUGOSLAVIA
23 HUNGARY IZ CZECHLOSLOVAKIA
31 PRC Lapua FINLAND
031 PRC NK YUGOSLAVIA
51 PRC (letter N backwards)
60 USSR nny YUGOSLAVIA
61 PRC PMC SOUTH KOREA
71 PRC PMV CUBA
81 PRC PP YUGOSLAVIA
93 NORTH KOREA
101 PRC
141 PRC PPU YUGOSLAVIA
270 USSR PT FINLAND
343 POLAND VPT FINLAND
351 unk. (PRC?) RPR ROMANIA
501 PRC SO FINLAND
539 USSR ZV CZECHLOSLOVAKIA
711 USSR
Numeral headstamps containing the number 1 (one) WITHOUT SERIFS
are usually PRC.
EAST-BLOC BULLET TIP COLOR CODES:
Tracer - Green API - Black tip/red ring
API - Black tip/black annulus (PRC)
PRC API will have lacquered or copper washed steel case.
BRASS CASE WITH THIS CODE and nny headstamp is Yugo proof
SOURCE:www.preter human.net/texts/survival/762.39.txt
