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Vlim · 08-23-2009, 03:07 PM

Hi Piet,

Quite simple, actually. The 2 is the lot number, 14 the year (1914) and S is indeed the Spandau arsenal. The pistol rounds have the bullet shape which was standard until somewhere in 1917, when the change to the familiar conical bullet was made.

The base descriptoin (2-14-S) only refers to the brass, not to the entire cartridge. The box gives more detail about the factory that assembled the components into live rounds and will show:

-The assembly plant. (... Munitionsfabrik, can't read the first letter).
-The powder type.
-The primer source (zdh from 'Zündhütchen'). In this case made in 1913 by Spandau.
-The case source. Again, Spandau.
-The bullet source. ('M')

08-23-2009, 03:07 PM	#2
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	Hi Piet, Quite simple, actually. The 2 is the lot number, 14 the year (1914) and S is indeed the Spandau arsenal. The pistol rounds have the bullet shape which was standard until somewhere in 1917, when the change to the familiar conical bullet was made. The base descriptoin (2-14-S) only refers to the brass, not to the entire cartridge. The box gives more detail about the factory that assembled the components into live rounds and will show: -The assembly plant. (... Munitionsfabrik, can't read the first letter). -The powder type. -The primer source (zdh from 'Zündhütchen'). In this case made in 1913 by Spandau. -The case source. Again, Spandau. -The bullet source. ('M')