Prvi Partizan
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Prvi Partizan is an ammunition
manufacturer, located in Užice
, Serbia
. Founded in 1928 as FOMU - Fabrika Oružje Municija Užice. The company produces ammunition for civilian and military consumers in a variety of caliber
s in various loadings. Their products are available worldwide. Several ammunition articles list Prvi Partizan as one of the few sources of certain unusual cartridges, such as the 7.92x33mm Kurz cartridge used in the StG 44 rifle, and the 7.65x53mm Argentine cartridge. In early 2009, the company introduced the 8x50mm Lebel, becoming the first commercial manufacturer in decades to produce it.
Prvi Partizan cartridges carry the headstamp
"ППУ" ("PPU"), which stands as abbreviation of the company's name in Cyrilic letters, "Први партизан Ужице" ("Prvi partizan Užice"). Prvi Partizan has made ammunition with the head-stamps PP and PPU. The company also makes commercial ammunition for export to Australia
, where it is sold under the Highland AX brand.
Prvi Partizan ammunition was previously imported to the United States
by the Hansen Cartridge Company. Prvi Partizan has formed a partnership with Wolf Ammunition
of Russia, manufacturing the "premium" Wolf Gold line.
Prvi Partizan ammunition is sold in:
Ammunition
Ammunition is a generic term derived from the French language la munition which embraced all material used for war , but which in time came to refer specifically to gunpowder and artillery. The collective term for all types of ammunition is munitions...
manufacturer, located in Užice
Užice
Užice is a city and municipality in western Serbia, located at the banks of the Đetinja river. It is the administrative center of the Zlatibor District...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. Founded in 1928 as FOMU - Fabrika Oružje Municija Užice. The company produces ammunition for civilian and military consumers in a variety of caliber
Caliber
In guns including firearms, caliber or calibre is the approximate internal diameter of the barrel in relation to the diameter of the projectile used in it....
s in various loadings. Their products are available worldwide. Several ammunition articles list Prvi Partizan as one of the few sources of certain unusual cartridges, such as the 7.92x33mm Kurz cartridge used in the StG 44 rifle, and the 7.65x53mm Argentine cartridge. In early 2009, the company introduced the 8x50mm Lebel, becoming the first commercial manufacturer in decades to produce it.
Prvi Partizan cartridges carry the headstamp
Headstamp
A headstamp is the markings on the bottom of a cartridge case designed for a firearm. It usually tells who manufactured the case. If it is a civilian case it often also tells the caliber, if it is military, the year of manufacture is often added....
"ППУ" ("PPU"), which stands as abbreviation of the company's name in Cyrilic letters, "Први партизан Ужице" ("Prvi partizan Užice"). Prvi Partizan has made ammunition with the head-stamps PP and PPU. The company also makes commercial ammunition for export to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, where it is sold under the Highland AX brand.
Prvi Partizan ammunition was previously imported to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by the Hansen Cartridge Company. Prvi Partizan has formed a partnership with Wolf Ammunition
Wolf Ammunition
WOLF Performance Ammunition is a registered trademark owned by SSI a corporation in the USA. WOLF Performance Ammunition has several lines of ammunition which include:WOLF PolyFormance - Polymer coated steel case ammunition from Russian factories...
of Russia, manufacturing the "premium" Wolf Gold line.
Prvi Partizan ammunition is sold in:
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