Headstamp marking method

A headstamp marking method, comprising:

• fabricating a plurality of substantially identically sized and shaped unmarked inventory cases suitable for use in manufacturing a plurality of different caliber cartridges, each of said substantially identically sized and shaped unmarked inventory cases being identical with a round surface, an uncoated metal head, and a body, and each head thereof and each body thereof being suitable for the different caliber cartridges and of a length greater than that needed for the different caliber cartridges;
• at least one of trimming or necking a number of said substantially Identically sized and shaped unmarked uncoated inventory cases such that the bodies of said cases have a size and a shape for manufacturing the different caliber cartridges:
• selecting a number of said substantially identically sized and shaped unmarked uncoated inventory cases for manufacturing one of the different caliber cartridges;
• inscribing, via a laser inscription device, the selected number of said substantially identically sized and shaped unmarked uncoated inventory cases upon their head with at least one inscription to identify at least the caliber of the one of different caliber cartridges the selected number of said cases to be used to manufacture, while removing material of the head along a path of the laser Inscription device at insufficient heat to compromise the structure of the cartridges and to ignite the cartridges;
• said inscribing, via a laser inscription device, occurring on a common plane of the head of each of said cases upon at least one axis while transporting heat in material ejected from the head retaining the hardness of the head;
• priming the selected number of inscribed cases;
• loading an amount of propellant desired for the selected one of the plurality of different caliber cartridges into the selecting number of inscribed cases;
• loading a projectile desired for the selected one of the plurality of different caliber cartridges into the selected number of inscribed cases;
• said inscribing, via a laser inscription device, wherein said laser inscription device remains in a fixed location as said selecting a number of said substantially identically sized and shaped unmarked inventory cases moves and then presents a head before said laser inscription device and providing a small central region of said head adapted to receive primer;
• wherein said laser inscription device and said head attain mutual coaxial alignment as said small central region of said head centers over said laser inscription device during said inscribing, via a laser inscription device;
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• said inscribing, via a laser inscription device, occurring on a common plane of the head of each of said cases upon one of a horizontal pattern of parallel lines transverse to the longitudinal axis of a case and of a radial pattern of markings arranged at an angle to the longitudinal axis of a case.

A cartridge case, said cartridge case comprising:

• a head, said head having a round shape and a smaller central region generally thereon, said smaller central region is adapted to have primer placed behind it;
• a body extending outwardly of said head and is adapted to receive primer therein;
• a laser inscription on the head identifying at least a caliber of the cartridge of which the cartridge case is a component thereof upon said head outward from said smaller round region, said laser inscription including additional indicia differing from the caliber laser etching wherein said additional indicia includes one or more of a trademark, a tracking code, a bar code, a QR code, an image, and a picture;
• said laser inscription positioned outwardly from said smaller central region of said head;
• said laser inscription proceeding along a path removing material of the head at insufficient heat to compromise the structure of the cartridge cases and to avoid ignition of the cartridge case, said laser inscription occurring from a device and said head in mutual coaxial alignment as said small central region of said head centers over said device during said laser inscription;
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• said laser inscription occurring on a common plane of the head of each of said cartridge cases upon at least one axis, dissipating heat from said head upon ejecting material therefrom and retaining the hardness of the head.