{"product_id":"original-british-wwii-455-webley-mk-ii-inert-cartridge-rl-1936-royal-laboratory","title":"Original British WWII .455 Webley Mk II Inert Cartridge – RL 1936 Royal Laboratory","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"277\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAn original \u003cstrong data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"197\"\u003eBritish WWII .455 Webley Mk II inert cartridge\u003c\/strong\u003e manufactured by the \u003cstrong data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"256\"\u003eRoyal Laboratory, Woolwich Arsenal\u003c\/strong\u003e, and dated \u003cstrong data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"276\"\u003e1936\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"279\" data-end=\"845\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"289\"\u003eRL\u003c\/strong\u003e headstamp identifies production by the \u003cstrong data-start=\"329\" data-end=\"364\"\u003eRoyal Laboratory (RL), Woolwich\u003c\/strong\u003e, the British Government's principal military ammunition factory. Established within the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, the Royal Laboratory manufactured service ammunition for the British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force for over two centuries. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"614\" data-end=\"622\"\u003e1936\u003c\/strong\u003e date places this cartridge in the period immediately before the outbreak of the Second World War, when Britain was increasing ammunition production as international tensions escalated. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"847\" data-end=\"1315\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"851\" data-end=\"872\"\u003e.455 Webley Mk II\u003c\/strong\u003e cartridge was the standard British military revolver round from its adoption in 1897 and remained in widespread service until the introduction of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1023\" data-end=\"1033\"\u003eMk VIz\u003c\/strong\u003e nitrocellulose loading in 1939. Nevertheless, Mk II ammunition continued to be issued throughout the early years of WWII for the thousands of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1176\" data-end=\"1186\"\u003eWebley\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1202\"\u003eEnfield\u003c\/strong\u003e service revolvers still in use by the armed forces, Home Guard and police. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1317\" data-end=\"1488\"\u003eThis example bears the desirable \u003cstrong data-start=\"1350\" data-end=\"1364\"\u003eRL 1936 II\u003c\/strong\u003e headstamp, making it an excellent addition to any collection of British military ammunition or Webley revolver memorabilia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1gt499z\" data-start=\"1490\" data-end=\"1511\"\u003eHeadstamp Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1513\" data-end=\"1636\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1hto9bj\" data-start=\"1513\" data-end=\"1566\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1515\" data-end=\"1521\"\u003eRL\u003c\/strong\u003e – Royal Laboratory, Woolwich Arsenal, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"yfqxzp\" data-start=\"1567\" data-end=\"1599\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1569\" data-end=\"1577\"\u003e1936\u003c\/strong\u003e – Year of manufacture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1vbyozu\" data-start=\"1600\" data-end=\"1636\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1602\" data-end=\"1608\"\u003eII\u003c\/strong\u003e – Mark II service cartridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"19zqy0x\" data-start=\"1638\" data-end=\"1650\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1652\" data-end=\"1958\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1oh1s4o\" data-start=\"1652\" data-end=\"1689\"\u003eOriginal British military cartridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"11lesvw\" data-start=\"1690\" data-end=\"1718\"\u003eCalibre: .455 Webley Mk II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"y3eklh\" data-start=\"1719\" data-end=\"1759\"\u003eRoyal Laboratory, Woolwich manufacture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1s11rl2\" data-start=\"1760\" data-end=\"1782\"\u003e1936 dated headstamp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"37by9g\" data-start=\"1783\" data-end=\"1828\"\u003eGenuine pre-WWII British service ammunition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ttppcf\" data-start=\"1829\" data-end=\"1884\"\u003eProfessionally inert with inert fired or oiled primer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1qzayvz\" data-start=\"1885\" data-end=\"1958\"\u003eIdeal for British Army, Royal Navy, RAF and Webley revolver collections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1960\" data-end=\"2129\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1960\" data-end=\"1974\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good original collector's condition with age-related patina and service wear. 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