What is a .224 V.A.?

[peckerwood]

http://www.waffenhq.de/infanterie/mte224va.html

I found this while looking up more info on the 7.62x25mm.

What the hell is this thing? The cartridge I am querying about is in the middle

 

[peckerwood]

I take it then that nobody else has ever seen nor heard of this cartridge?

The last time I have seen anything like it was with the 224 Boz...but that was quite a while back and I think it was based on the 10mm...not on the 7.62x25mm like the one above appears to be based upon.

It appears to be pushing a 21 grain projectile at 2362 fps out of a 6.5" barrel

 

[Nine]

Fishing around I've found reference to the boz being a necked down 10mm (to 5.56mm) and also a 5.56(and 5.54?) X 23.5mm cartridge.

 

[Nine]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial][FONT=Verdana, Arial]Conception: Martin Tuma Engineering GmbH/Ltd. -- Solothurn -
Swiss_established 1975'
Caliber: 5,56 x 23,5mm
Production: Caliber Prague LTD.[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial]All industrial components are in Chrome Nickel-Molybdene steel or Space Technologies alloy.
Laser system by Laser Devices Inc.(Monterey-California)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial]Overall Length: 260mm
Length with silencer: 385mm
Breadth: 39mm
Barrel Lenght: 165mm (6,5 inch)
Height: 148mm
Weigth: 1,045 kg
Magazine: 16 (+1)
High Capacity Magazine: 26 (+1)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial]System: Blowback (closed breechblock)
Trigger Mechanism: SA/DA (1,6 kg / 3,9 kg)
Model VA Trigger Mechanism: SA/DA/Full Auto
Safety: Automatic / Manual / Decocking Lever[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial]5.56 x 23.5 mm Cartridge:
Berdan Priming System
Bullet: 45 grains (2,9 grammes)
Based on the 7,62 x 25 mm Tokarev case
Muzzle Velocity: V? 720 m/s
Energy: E? 750 J.

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[Hitzy]

I wonder if that's where FN got the idea for the 5.7x28mm?

 

[peckerwood]

Thanks for doing some more searching Nine