7.62x39mm, Yugoslavia, M67 FMJ, Box of 15 cartridges

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Please note in above pictures, center/top, M67 projectile.

This is a box of 15 cartridges, for single cartridges please see below in related items.

One Box of 15 Cartridges: 7.62x39mm, by Ingman Zavod, Konjic of the former Yugoslavia, factory loaded in 1980 using new brass cases with *“_ K 1980″  Head-Stamp, berdan primed and  loaded with a **M67,  FMJ (Full Metal Jacket) projectile.  * on Head-Stamp _ looks like a N (Upside down) I am not sure what the symbol means?** M67 Projectile was invented by the Yugoslavians in the 1960s invented a new projectile designed to produce superior wounding profile, speed, and accuracy then the M43 designed by the Soviets in 1943. The M67 projectile is shorter and flatter-based than the M43.

History of the 7.62×39 Cartridge:The 7.39x39mm M43* was in the design stage by the Soviets beginning in early World War II to 1943 to compete against the 7.92x39mm Kurz cartridge used in the German MKB42 assault rifle.It was first used in the SKS, a semi-automatic assault rifle in 1943 and later in the famous AK-47 assault rifle. (AK for the designer Avtomat Kalashnikova and 47 for the year the rifle was introduced, 1947.)M43* was the bullet used in the original 7.62×39 cartridges. The Soviet M43 bullets are 123 grain boat-tail bullets produced with copper-plated steel jacket, a large steel core, and some lead between the core and the jacket.Today, at this writing in 2019, after 76 years, the 7.62×39 has not only passed the test of time , but is the most widely used military cartridge in the world, used in all Warsaw Pact countries: China, Russia, etc… and the middle east and far east counties. It is also a very popular sporting cartridge all over the world, including the USA. There are thousands of variations and different head-stamps of this caliber.