{"product_id":"original-british-303-mk-vii-inert-cartridge-gb-1936-dated","title":"Original British .303 Mk VII Inert Cartridge – GB 1936 Dated","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"105\" data-end=\"264\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAn original \u003cstrong data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"156\"\u003eBritish .303 Mk VII inert cartridge\u003c\/strong\u003e bearing the \u003cstrong data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"180\"\u003eGB 1936\u003c\/strong\u003e headstamp, manufactured in \u003cstrong data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"216\"\u003e1936\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong data-start=\"220\" data-end=\"247\"\u003eGreenwood \u0026amp; Batley Ltd.\u003c\/strong\u003e, Leeds, England.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"649\"\u003eGreenwood \u0026amp; Batley was one of Britain's best-known engineering and armaments manufacturers, producing .303 British service ammunition under government contract during the inter-war period and throughout the Second World War. Ammunition dated \u003cstrong data-start=\"508\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e1936\u003c\/strong\u003e was manufactured during Britain's rearmament programme as military production increased in response to the growing threat in Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"651\" data-end=\"1100\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"655\" data-end=\"678\"\u003e.303 British Mk VII\u003c\/strong\u003e cartridge had been the standard British service rifle round since its adoption in 1910. Loaded with a 174-grain spitzer bullet, it served in the legendary \u003cstrong data-start=\"834\" data-end=\"855\"\u003eLee-Enfield rifle\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"857\" data-end=\"883\"\u003eBren Light Machine Gun\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"885\" data-end=\"908\"\u003eVickers Machine Gun\u003c\/strong\u003e, and numerous other Commonwealth firearms. 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