Twin City Arsenal Markings

[Petrol & Powder]

I saw some .30-06 cartridges the other day that were head stamped T W 4 5. The characters were spaced out on the case head about 90 degrees apart. The bullet had an orange tip (tracer).

My first thought was Twin City 1945 production but my memory started playing tricks on me because I thought the "TW" characters should have been grouped together and not spaced apart.

Can someone offer a little insight?

Thanks

[Remiel]

I have some red tip tracers that are stamped the same way, except they are '42

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[Racefiets]

They are from 1945. Nothing strange with the 90 degrees apart with later cartridges.

[Petrol & Powder]

They are from 1945. Nothing strange with the 90 degrees apart with later cartridges.

Thanks

[Remiel]

Sorry, I have red tip from 45, his was the Denver m2 ball and St Louis AP from 42 https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191219/45b58d4ce3fe974701063bbf8c2e8b31.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191219/3f74092630f0fb6441c5226d3a071781.jpg

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[gnoahhh]

Didn't orange tips indicate incendiary rounds, or at best incendiary/tracers?

[rmcc]

I thought BLUE was incendiary for 30/06 and orange for 308, though I could be wrong.

[gnoahhh]

Think color coding during WWII era.

[TNsailorman]

My tracer 30-06 from WW II is all orange tipped. I have a few Korean War tracers that are more red than orange. james

[Outpost75]

My tracer 30-06 from WW II is all orange tipped. I have a few Korean War tracers that are more red than orange. james

Orange is daylight tracer. Red is subdued, night tracer. Blue is incendiary, black is AP, silver is API, silver with red tip is APIT, the last two are the common linked combat loading in cal. .50 ammunition.