9mm mystery head stamp

[Bucksnort1]

I have a 9mm Luger cartridge with the following head stamp.

9mm, MK27, 45

There is a marking which I cannot clearly see. It looks like BAE or the A could be a symbol like this, ^. It is a full metal jacket bullet.

I searched two head stamp sites and found nothing.

 

[jonnyc]

Your headstamp actually says "B^E", for Royal Ordnance Factory, Blackpole, UK. The other part is "Mk2Z", which signifies a nitro-cellulose powder loading. It was made in 1945.

 

[Bucksnort1]

jonnyc,

Thank you. I had the 1945 part figured out.