Canadian Bombardier Iltis "96A"

[Ed Storey]

Since the headstamp date is 1983, it could also have been fired by a C1 SMG as these SMGs were not phased out until the mid-1980s.

One sure way to tell would be through forensics as Inglis/Browning Pistols and C1 SMGs have distinct extractor marks.

[Jason Graveline]

Stuart,

Can you post a picture of the primer showing the firing pin strike? Any nicks or dents on the sidewalls of the casing?

[rob love]

It was only in the last decade or so that the MPs went to the Sig 225. Models 226 or 229 could also be found in other arms of the service. So potentially you could have an MP in an Iltis with a Sig handgun. But the 1983 date on the case makes it extremely unlikely. As the others have said, most likely a SMG-C1 fitted with BFA. There was no BFA for the pistol, and in general, you did not fire blanks from the hipowers. I won't say never, but I will say not very often.

[B. Harris]

Will the fired blank casing eject from the HP. Thats the question.
The pistol might go bang once, and then the empty gets hung in the ejection port ?

Gun plumbers weigh in?

Harris

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by B. Harris

Will the fired blank casing eject from the HP. Thats the question.
The pistol might go bang once, and then the empty gets hung in the ejection port ?

Gun plumbers weigh in?

Harris

Yes. In my experience, the 9mm Browning is not good at ejecting fired blanks.

The extractor pulls the empty out as the slide retracts. The ejection port is big enough for an empty casing or an unfired cartridge, but it is not long enough to eject a fired blank. The star crimp opens out and conforms to the shape of the chamber.