Original Remanufactured Item: The Czechs have designed some of the best small arms. When the Soviets introduced the 7.62x39 cartridge, the Czechs decided to make a more powerful version, which became the 7.62x45. It was used in various Czech small arms until about 1957, when the country switched over to the Soviet round.

IMA has obtained a small quantity of remanufactured dummy cartridges and signal flares that had once been part of a large military collection. All of them have been manufactured by using inert fired cartridge cases and inserting bullets or wads. They were made for display purposes and were not dimensioned for functioning through the action. To simulate the early or World War 1 look, cupronickel (nickel-colored) bullets were used, although the cases may be of any date or manufacturer. The later or World War 2 look is provided by using gilding-metal (copper-like) colored bullets.