In the 20th century, many frankly strange weapons appeared. However, cartridges with a wooden bullet, for all their seeming eccentricity, are an extremely useful and practical thing. Surely many citizens are already interested in what and against whom such ammunition could be used. Let's try to figure it out in order.
It’s worth starting with the fact that cartridges with wooden bullets were not invented in Germany, and moreover, long before the start of World War II. They have been doing this in most major countries of the world since the end of the 19th century. Those who have seen modern blank cartridges know that their bullets are made of brittle plastic. Most often, at the time of the shot, it is simply cut. And what about modern blank cartridges? And besides, the cartridges with wooden bullets are blank shots for handguns. It's just that decades ago, things were so-so with cheap plastic, and people were forced to use other available materials.
They made such cartridges in Russia, and in the Soviet Union, and in France. Specifically, the German ones were designated by the index "Platzpatronen 33". You can still kill with a wooden bullet. However, the effective firing range of such cartridges ends somewhere at 25-30 meters. On the one hand, this is not so little. On the other hand, at the time of the shot, most wooden bullets shatter into small chips and are hardly a serious threat already at 5-10 meters. Although if you shoot like this at close range, then you can still cripple a person.
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Blank cartridges with wooden bullets were used in the 20th century for a variety of purposes and tasks. This is for you and classes in shooting training, and all kinds of celebrations, and finally shooting a movie. However, blank cartridges also had a military purpose. The fact is that even after the First World War, over-the-barrel mortars were used, or, as they are also called, rifle grenade launchers. The grenade launcher was placed on the barrel of a rifle and made it possible to throw special grenades much further than when throwing by hand. But for a shot from such a "Schiessbecher" the same ammunition with a wooden bullet was required, since a conventional cartridge did not fit for well-known reasons. That is why the German "Platzpatronen 33" are so often found on the territory of the former USSR in those places where there were battles during the war years.
In continuation of the topic, you should definitely read about why american special forces in Vietnam he made sawn-off shotguns from Soviet RPD-44s.
Source: https://novate.ru/blogs/140622/63282/