page_title: Raufoss Mk 211
section_title: Identification
hierarchical_section_title: Raufoss Mk 211 / Identification
caption_attribution_description: Image of a Mk211 Mod 0 50 BMG HEIAP round of ammunition. Note the green over white painted tip. This round pictured is made by the WCC in the USA with a projectile that is likely produced by Nammo-Raufoss Company of Norway.
context_page_description: The Raufoss Mk 211 is a .50 caliber multipurpose anti-materiel high-explosive incendiary/armor-piercing ammunition projectile produced by Nammo under the model name NM140 MP. It is commonly referred to as multipurpose or Raufoss, meaning red waterfall in Norwegian. This refers to Nammo's precursor company Raufoss Ammunisjonsfabrikker, an ammunition manufacturer established 1896 in Raufoss, Norway. The "Mk 211" name comes from the nomenclature Mk 211 Mod 0 used by the U.S. military for this round.
context_section_description: This round is usually identified by a green over white paint tip mark. Its tracer variant, which is typically only used with belt-fed machine guns in naval applications, includes a row of red paint between the green and white rows.
  The headstamp on the casing will not help to identify the round as Raufoss. Common headstamps are used, and only designate the location, and year of final assembly of the completed round. Headstamps in general will read as (but are not limited to): HXP 89, WCC 94, LC 01 or FN 91. The two or three letter prefix (HXP, WCC, LC or FN) designates the place of assembly; the two-digit suffix numbers specify the production year.
caption: Mk 211 Mod 0, with green over white painted tip. The round pictured is made by the WCC in the US with a projectile probably produced by the NAMMO-Raufoss Company of Norway.
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