headstamp

Noun

 * 1)  The identification marking on the base (bottom) of a cartridge casing.
 * 2) * 2009 Chivers, C.J. (The New York Times), Is U.S. Ammo going to Taliban?; run in Austin American-Statesman, May 20, 2009, p A-1:
 * 3) ** Photographs were taken of the weapons' serial numbers and [of the] markings on the bottoms of the cartridge casings, known as headstamps, which can reveal where and when ammunition was made.

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Verb

 * 1)  To affix a headstamp to.