Ammunition Question

[FR0STY54R]

Saw some surplus spam cans, the typical Light Ball with steel core, or "LPS". Most were Soviet but there was at least one Bulgarian can in the mix.

I noticed that despite seemingly being the same ammunition, some of the cans lacked the silver color code strip of paint. Is there a difference in the silver tipped ammunition vs the non silver tipped ? Did some ammunition factories not use the color code ?

[WeldonHunter]

Saw some surplus spam cans, the typical Light Ball with steel core, or "LPS". Most were Soviet but there was at least one Bulgarian can in the mix.

I noticed that despite seemingly being the same ammunition, some of the cans lacked the silver color code strip of paint. Is there a difference in the silver tipped ammunition vs the non silver tipped ? Did some ammunition factories not use the color code ?

The silver color coding was simply an identifier that was dropped sometime in the 80's if I remember correctly. Not sure about the exact date. But all steel core or LPS is the same painted or not with the only slight differences in manufacturer depending on what factory and country it was made in. Most of this was being made under soviet control before the wall fell.

[FR0STY54R]

Saw some surplus spam cans, the typical Light Ball with steel core, or "LPS". Most were Soviet but there was at least one Bulgarian can in the mix.

I noticed that despite seemingly being the same ammunition, some of the cans lacked the silver color code strip of paint. Is there a difference in the silver tipped ammunition vs the non silver tipped ? Did some ammunition factories not use the color code ?

The silver color coding was simply an identifier that was dropped sometime in the 80's if I remember correctly. Not sure about the exact date. But all steel core or LPS is the same painted or not with the only slight differences in manufacturer depending on what factory and country it was made in. Most of this was being made under soviet control before the wall fell.

Ahh, ok, thanks !