7mm blank.

[smle2009]

Hi to all,
need some help with id on this 7mm blank, headstamp looks to be military(ish) K59 7mm(Kynoch) overall lenght is 56mm,lenght from base to shoulder is 44mm and base/head is 12mm across. the annulus has a very dark purple varnish.
Photographed with a 7.62mm NATO round for scale ect.
All the best
Tony

 

[TonyE]

7mm blank

It could be a movie blank, but it could also be a contract for one of the South American countries. In 1959 they would not have all switched over to 7.62mm Nato.

Kynoch has always done a very large amount of business in South America and used to own a share of both Orbea in Argentina and CBC in Brazil. Particularly in the years before WW2 Kynoch supplied both 7x57mm and 7.65x54mm in ball, AP, tracer, incendiary and blank to various countries.

See attached pictures from the collection, 7mm first, 7.65mm second.

Regards
TonyE

 

[smle2009]

Many thanks once again TonyE
Cheers
Tony