Headstamp Guide - Letters - K
K
A Brief History
Imperial Metal Industries (Kynoch) Ltd.
Witton
Birmingham
Great Britain
A Brief History
The characters are the Hebrew letters "T" and "Z" signifying "Taaseia Tzvaet" and meaning "Military Industry". This is the giovernment branch under which the arsenal at Tel Aviv operates. The figures are believed to be the third month of 1974.
A Brief History
Imperial Metal Industries (Kynoch) Ltd.
Witton
Birmingham
Great Britain
A Brief History
Manufacturer: HASAG Eisen- und Metallwerke G.m.b.H.
kam: manufactured at the Skarzysko-Kamienna ammunition factory in German-occupied Poland
st+: improved (+) steel case (st)
42: manufactured in 1942
9: lot number
Black coated bullet: bullet type m.E (iron core)
Source:
White, Henry P., et al. Cartridge Headstamp Guide. First Revision ed., H.P. White Laboratory, 1977.
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Koenig Shooting Sports, available at Bass Pro/Cabela's.
https://koenigshootingsports.com/
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Submitted by Ann Davis, Virginia DFS
The cases were made by Starline and loaded with Speer Gold Dot bullets by Master Cartridge Company of Villa Rica, GA. Production began in 7/02. The cartridge case is nickel finish, the primer is brass; no colored sealant.
It has been verified by Scott Doyle that the cartridges were made for KSP by Master Cartridge Company, and that they were never fully implemented, because KSP decided to go with a 40 caliber pistol. Their entire lot of caliber 45 Auto caliber cartridges were auctioned off by KSP, to various vendors, and are now available on the commercial market. The KSP currently uses 10mm cartridges with the KSP headstamp.
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KTW stands for the initials of the last names of the three men who
came up with the round, Dr. Paul J. Kopsch, Dan Turcus, and Don Ward.
All three were from Lorain, OH, and in the late 1960's saw a need for
pistol ammunition that would enable police to engage suspects inside
motor vehicles; much conventional handgun ammunition, especially at
that time, would not penetrate the car's steel body. In 1968, they
created KTW, Inc., and began marketing the ammo, and by 1979 had sold
over 232,000 rounds. In 1980 they entered into a marketing agreement
with North American Ordnance Corp. (NAOC) to make and sell their
ammunition.
