Headstamp Guide - Letters - Z
Z
A Brief History
ZERO AMMUNITION CO. INC.
P.O. Box 1188
Cullman, AL 35056-1188
1-800-545-9376
256-739-4683 FAX
zerobulletco@aol.com
Zero Bullet Co. Website
A Brief History
Zero Bullet Company
www.zerobullets.com
ZERO AMMUNITION CO. INC.
P.O. Box 1188
Cullman, AL 35056-1188
Phone 800-545-9376
Fax 256-739-4683 FAX
Email zerobulletco@aol.com
A Brief History
Zero Bullet Company
www.zerobullets.com
ZERO AMMUNITION CO. INC.
P.O. Box 1188
Cullman, AL 35056-1188
Phone 800-545-9376
Fax 256-739-4683 FAX
Email zerobulletco@aol.com
A Brief History
7.62x39 Ball ammunition, for US commercial market, "Cheetah" line, from Zimbabwe Defense Industries Africa, gilding metal jacketed, lead core projectile, brass case, headstamp 97 ZI, red primer sealant, brass percussion primer, 3-stab primer crimp.
A Brief History
The headstamp ZP has been found in boxes labeled Zinc Point, either made in the Czech Republic, possibly by STV, or made in the USA by a parent company, Still American LLC. This company appears to no longer be in business, but appeared to sell reloaded ammunition with various headstamps as well. There are many product warnings regarding their ammunition.
As they no longer have any working websites, contact was not made with Zinc Point/Still American to verify.
Potential contact information:
Still American
3445 CR 807
CLEBURNE, TX 76031
Phone: (305)742-8850
OR
2591 N.W. 4th Court
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33311
Phone: (954)616-5875
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ZQI headstamp is found on ammunition from ZQI Ammunition, a subsidy company of Zenith Quest Corporation. Features 9mm Luger ammunition on their website. Zenith Quest Corporation includes ZQI Ammunition, Zenith Firearms, and Zenith Quest International, which aim to import and sell Turkish made products to the American market.
Contact information:
10517 Critzer Shop Road
Afton, VA 22920
(434) 202-7790
A Brief History
One headstamp that can be seen on products from the company ZSR Patlayıcı Sanayi A.Ş. Other headstamps seen on their products include "SAR" and "MPD". ZSR has multiple formats of headstamps, including both the one shown and "ZSR 9P ##", where the ## stands for the last two digits of the year made. They produce both handgun, rifle, and machine gun caliber cartridges.
The company ZSR Patlayıcı Sanayi A.Ş.started in October 2018 by that name. Prior to that between August 2017 and October 2018, the same company was known as Sarsılmaz Patlayıcı Sanayi A.Ş (not the same as Sarsılmaz Silah Sanayi A.Ş., the firearm manufacturer). And prior to August 2017, they were known as Yavaşçalar A.Ş.
Contact information:
A Brief History
Sellier & Bellot JSC
Address: Lidická 667, 258 13 Vlašim, Czech Republic
Phone: + 420 317 891 111
Fax: + 420 317 892 489
E-mail: info@sellier-bellot.cz
Sellier & Bellot Website
Sellier & Bellot, U.S.A.
P.O. Box 7307
Shawnee Mission, KS 66207
Phone: (800) 960-2422
Fax: (229) 723-8748
Sellier & Bellot USA Website
From Website:
Dates of Significant Events
5th August 1825
Louis Sellier, a French merchant, received the privilege to manufacture percussion caps for infantry firearms in its newly founded factory in Prague from Franz I., the Emperor of Austria. Shortly afterwards he invited his countryman, Jean Maria Nicolaus Bellot, to join the company. Under his leadership the manufacture quickly gained momentum and Sellier & Bellot products soon established themselves on both European and overseas markets. As early as 1830 the manufacture of percussion caps was in excess of 60 million and peaked later in 1837 by enormous quantity 156 millions caps.
1829
A subsidiary plant in Prussian Schőnebeck was founded.
1835
Sellier & Bellot was appointed the Emperor‘s official supplier.
1870
Cartridge production started. Together with Flobert‘s rimfire and Lefaucheux‘s pin-primer cartridges, first centrefire cartridges appeared in the production program. During few years, the annual output grew up to 10 millions cartridges.
1884
Another subsidiary plant was established in Riga (Latvia) and this soon covered demands for percussion caps in the whole Russia and Scandinavian countries.
1893
The first trade mark Sellier & Bellot has been listed in Prague.
1895
Hunting cartridge cases, quickly followed by hunting cartridges, were brought into the production program. This program was also extended by copper primers for blasting works and ammunition manufacture in Skoda Pilsen.
1914 - 1918
During the years of World War I the production of commercial ammunition was curbed and total capacity used to manufacture rifle and handgun cartridges for the Army. The Steyr 9 mm cartridge was developed and introduced to serial production during this period. After the independent state of Czechoslovakia was founded in October 1918, the Company became the dominant supplier of handgun ammunition for the Czechoslovak army and police. The production of commercial ammunition for competition shooting and hunting purposes was further extended. The Company expanded into the Asian and South American markets where Sellier & Bellot‘s infantry cartridges met with a great success.
Based on the invention of its managing director Mr. Blechta, the Company became the only manufacturer of silver azide in the world. Owing to this, the production of industrial detonators increased significantly.
1936
The Company´s transfer from Prague to Vlašim led to further growth.
1945
Nationalization of the Company and the decision of the Czechoslovak Government to introduce state monopoly for the manufacture of both military and commercial ammunition supplied a key incentive for further development of Sellier & Bellot. The range of commercial ammunition was extended to forty rifle calibre types, ten pistol and twenty revolver types. Shot shells manufacture ranged from 12 to 410 calibre types and total output was soon increased five times. Approximately 70 % of the output was exported. Original 7.62×45, 7.62×39 and 7.62×54R cartridges were successfully introduced into production to cover the demands of the Czechoslovak Army.
1964
Company started to produce antifriction bearings.
1965
Production of packaging machines, now concentrated in the subsidiary company Sellier & Bellot, stroje Ltd. began.
1972
Manufacture of cartridges according to valid C.I.P. regulations was begun.
1992
Transformation of the state-owned company to a joint-stock company - Sellier & Bellot JSC. The company‘s shareholders are Czech natural and legal persons; a part of the equity is hold by Company´s employees.
Almost 70% of production volume is exported through the daughter company - Sellier & Bellot Trade JSC. The company´s products are exported to more than seventy countries in the world.
1998
Sellier & Bellot JSC was granted ISO 9001 Certificate.
1999
Sellier & Bellot has got the bronze medal in Deutsches Waffen Journal readers´ vote for year 1999 in the category of Ammunition.
2005
Sellier & Bellot JSC celebrating its 180th anniversary this year is not only the oldest engineering company in the Czech Republic but also one among the oldest companies in the world. It has been manufacturing products bearing its trade mark uninterruptedly since 1825.