NOTICE: Armor Piecing ammunition is illegal to own or ship to California, New York, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. and any other state that is illegal to own or ship too. Sold as a “Collectible only” or “Forensic Laboratory use” from my own collection!
Please Note, ONE “ROUND” or “CARTRIDGE not a BOX, the box is for reference. LIMIT ONE PER CUSTOMER ON THIS ITEM.
One Cartridge not a Box: 5.7x28mm By FN. Older, Obsolete (2002 Head-Stamp) F191 Multi Colored Red Tip, Armor Piecing Tracer by FN Herstal in Belgium.
History of FN 5.7x28mm L191 version:
Combustible chemicals packed in the rear of the Armor Piecing projectile create a contrail visible up to 200 meters. The F191’s ballistics are almost identical to those of the SS190.
The now OBSOLETE, L191 Armor Piecing Tracer ammunition has a multi colored red tip and was replaced by the SS191.History of the FN 5.7x28mm Cartridge :
The FN 5.7×28mm was designed and developed in the late 1980s by FN Herstal in Belgium, who began manufacturing the cartridge in 2002 for field tests.It is small caliber, but very high velocity cartridge that was designed to replace the 9mm Luger for both Military and Police duties as well as (now) a very popular civilian market.
By 2006, FN’s 5.7×28mm firearms like P90 “bullpup” carbine personal defense weapon and Five-seven pistol were in service with military and police forces in over 40 nations throughout the world.
Today there are many verisions of the cartridge, we will try to offer them all to the collectors.
