{"product_id":"original-u-s-wwii-50-bmg-frankford-arsenal-drill-round-fa-43-inert-training-cartridge","title":"Original U.S. WWII .50 BMG Frankford Arsenal Drill Round – FA 43 Inert Training Cartridge","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"382\" data-end=\"563\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAn original \u003cstrong data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"443\"\u003eU.S. .50 Browning Machine Gun Drill Cartridge\u003c\/strong\u003e, manufactured by the legendary \u003cstrong data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"496\"\u003eFrankford Arsenal\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"508\"\u003e1943\u003c\/strong\u003e and bearing the desirable \u003cstrong data-start=\"535\" data-end=\"544\"\u003eFA 43\u003c\/strong\u003e wartime headstamp.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"565\" data-end=\"1071\"\u003eFounded in \u003cstrong data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"584\"\u003e1816\u003c\/strong\u003e in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, \u003cstrong data-start=\"616\" data-end=\"637\"\u003eFrankford Arsenal\u003c\/strong\u003e was the United States Army's principal ammunition development and production facility for well over a century. During the Second World War it became one of America's most important military establishments, producing millions of rounds of small-arms ammunition while also developing new ammunition types, proof cartridges, tracers, armour-piercing rounds and specialist training ammunition for the rapidly expanding U.S. Armed Forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1511\"\u003eUnlike ordinary service ammunition, this is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1119\" data-end=\"1161\"\u003epurpose-built military drill cartridge\u003c\/strong\u003e, manufactured for instruction rather than combat. These rounds were issued to machine gun crews to practise \u003cstrong data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1366\"\u003eloading, unloading, belt filling, weapon handling, stoppage drills and classroom instruction\u003c\/strong\u003e without the danger of live ammunition. They were an essential part of training every Browning M2 crew before progressing to live-fire exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1513\" data-end=\"2069\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"1517\" data-end=\"1557\"\u003e.50 Browning Machine Gun (12.7×99mm)\u003c\/strong\u003e cartridge was designed by the legendary \u003cstrong data-start=\"1598\" data-end=\"1621\"\u003eJohn Moses Browning\u003c\/strong\u003e and officially adopted by the U.S. Army in the early 1920s. During World War II it became one of the most feared heavy machine gun cartridges ever produced, serving aboard \u003cstrong data-start=\"1794\" data-end=\"1951\"\u003eB-17 Flying Fortresses, B-24 Liberators, P-47 Thunderbolts, Sherman tanks, half-tracks, naval vessels, anti-aircraft mounts and countless Allied vehicles\u003c\/strong\u003e. More than 100 years after its introduction, the M2 Browning remains in front-line military service across the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2071\" data-end=\"2515\"\u003eThis example bears the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2094\" data-end=\"2103\"\u003eFA 43\u003c\/strong\u003e headstamp, confirming manufacture by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2141\" data-end=\"2170\"\u003eFrankford Arsenal in 1943\u003c\/strong\u003e, the year the United States dramatically increased wartime production following its entry into World War II after Pearl Harbor. Original Frankford Arsenal .50 BMG drill cartridges are significantly scarcer than ordinary fired cases and are highly desirable among collectors of U.S. military ammunition, Browning machine guns and WWII militaria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2517\" data-end=\"2624\"\u003eAn outstanding original piece of American military history and a superb addition to any serious collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1yl5694\" data-start=\"2626\" data-end=\"2644\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2646\" data-end=\"3044\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"8yaz14\" data-start=\"2646\" data-end=\"2697\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2648\" data-end=\"2660\"\u003eCalibre:\u003c\/strong\u003e .50 Browning Machine Gun (12.7×99mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"j2nb1v\" data-start=\"2698\" data-end=\"2734\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2700\" data-end=\"2709\"\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Military Drill Cartridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1xkm328\" data-start=\"2735\" data-end=\"2757\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2737\" data-end=\"2751\"\u003eHeadstamp:\u003c\/strong\u003e FA 43\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"b2yzvz\" data-start=\"2758\" data-end=\"2823\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2760\" data-end=\"2777\"\u003eManufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Frankford Arsenal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1j9wac9\" data-start=\"2824\" data-end=\"2852\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2826\" data-end=\"2838\"\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1tn615w\" data-start=\"2853\" data-end=\"2884\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2855\" data-end=\"2879\"\u003eDate of Manufacture:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1943\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1g1dgk3\" data-start=\"2885\" data-end=\"2928\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2887\" data-end=\"2898\"\u003eWeapon:\u003c\/strong\u003e Browning M2 Heavy Machine Gun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"fek9tk\" data-start=\"2929\" data-end=\"2996\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2931\" data-end=\"2943\"\u003ePurpose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Military loading, unloading and handling instruction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1xcuoqi\" data-start=\"2997\" data-end=\"3044\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2999\" data-end=\"3013\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original inert drill cartridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1v5737w\" data-start=\"3046\" data-end=\"3071\"\u003eImportant Information\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3073\" data-end=\"3271\"\u003eAll inert ammunition sold by \u003cstrong data-start=\"3102\" data-end=\"3127\"\u003eTom \u0026amp; Jerry Militaria\u003c\/strong\u003e is fitted with either an \u003cstrong data-start=\"3153\" data-end=\"3200\"\u003einert fired primer or an inert oiled primer\u003c\/strong\u003e and is supplied strictly for \u003cstrong data-start=\"3230\" data-end=\"3270\"\u003edisplay and collecting purposes only\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"3273\" data-end=\"3276\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"17fhzs7\" data-start=\"3278\" data-end=\"3305\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"Tom \u0026 Jerrys Militaria and Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57311494865271,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/9263\/6991\/files\/IMG_70662.jpg?v=1784409933","url":"https:\/\/tommies-militaria-and-collectables.myshopify.com\/products\/original-u-s-wwii-50-bmg-frankford-arsenal-drill-round-fa-43-inert-training-cartridge","provider":"Tom \u0026 Jerrys Militaria and Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}