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Inert British .303 Mk VI Cartridge – Royal Laboratory 1909 – Pre-WWI
Inert British .303 Mk VI Cartridge – Royal Laboratory 1909 – Pre-WWI
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Product Description
Original inert .303 British Mk VII cartridge with RL 14 headstamp, manufactured in 1914 by the Royal Laboratory, Woolwich Arsenal, London.
The RL factory code represents the historic Royal Laboratory at Woolwich, one of Britain’s principal military ammunition production facilities during the early stages of the First World War. The 14 date marks this cartridge as an early WW1 production example manufactured during the opening year of the conflict.
Original British .303 inch Mark VI service cartridge, manufactured by the Royal Laboratory, Woolwich Arsenal in 1909.
The headstamp is marked R↑L / 09 / VI, with R↑L identifying the Royal Laboratory and incorporating the British Government Broad Arrow, 09 indicating 1909 manufacture, and VI identifying the Mark VI cartridge.
The Mk VI was Britain's final principal round-nosed .303 ball cartridge before adoption of the pointed Mk VII in 1910. This makes the 1909 date particularly attractive, placing this example immediately before the transition to the famous Mk VII service cartridge.
It retains the characteristic long round-nosed cupro-nickel jacketed projectile, together with its original brass case and clearly legible Royal Laboratory headstamp.
Calibre: .303 British
Mark: Mk VI
Date: 1909
Manufacturer: Royal Laboratory, Woolwich Arsenal
Headstamp: R↑L 09 VI
Projectile: Round-nose, cupro-nickel jacketed
Period: Pre-WWI / Edwardian
Country: Great Britain
Status: INERT – collector/display item only