WOODEN-BULLETED BLANK, 57x438R BOFORS L/70

[charley777]

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Greetings
Can anyone tell me if this item is genuine?
There are faint traces of lettering on the side of the "projectile".
It was auctioned as a wooden-bulleted blank.
And any info on the headstamps and stencils would be much appreciated.
Am not even clear as to the country from which it comes. LOL
I have a Belgian case (FN) also and i note that the annular clip groove is different.
On the Belgian case the groove is 1mm deeper and nearly 1mm wider.
But outer edges of grooves are the same distance from the outer rim edges on both cases.
Perhaps i'll do some comparison photos one day.
Thanks for any help. I know that wooden-bulleted blanks are fairly common in some small-arms calibres.
Would like to know if there are others in larger calibres (and, of course, whether this one is a good'n)
Charley

 

[ydnum303]

Hi Charley,

Cannot tell you much about this, other than thr primer appears to be French (from the SFM stamp), so perhaps the case is, too.

Roger.

 

[charley777]

For comparative purposes i have attached photos of my two 57x438R Bofors case bases, showing the different annular clip grooves.
The Belgian FN is on the left.
So the other is perhaps French...
Has anyone any idea about my "wooden-bulleted blank" query?
Thanks
Charley