Just prior to WW II the British Army began experimenting with the use of 9mm
Para tracers for nightfighting to include the use of 100% tracer loads in
submachine guns. They continued to experiment with tracers during the war, but
none appear to have entered full production.
This area will grow over time as I add additional drawings and photos of
specimens.
The series of pointed-bullet tracers evolved as companion rounds to the series of
pointed-bullet ball cartridges which were under development in the 1942 time frame
in an attempt to improve the penetration of British 9mm Mk 1Z ammunition. The
pointed-bullet ball cartridges will be treated elsewhere on the website. The
pointed-bullet ball cartridges are relatively rare, but the tracers are extremely rare
with only a single loaded round and a single bullet cutaway known to the author.
In parallel with the development of the pointed bullet tracers in mid-1942, the
British were developing tracers of similar design using the standard ball ogive.
This development continued into 1943.
