G'day.
I recently obtained 2 .303 blanks.
The first one I've ID'd using B.A Temple's "Identification Manual on the .303 Britsh Service Cartridge:No. 2 Blank ammunition" (A Brilliant set of books if you can find them-I beleive they are out of print. If not, please correct me as I need books 5 and 6)
-No bullet
-Rosette Crimp
-Cannelured
-Plain Case
-Large Diameter (Berdan) primer
-Ball Headstamp C A C,VI,C(12,5,7)
I beleive it to be Cartridge, S.A., Blank, .303-Inch, Without Bullet, Mark V. (Canadian Pattern)
The second I'm not sure on.
It also has:
-No bullet
-Rosette Crimp
-Cannelured
-Plain Case
-Large Diameter (Berdan) primer
But it has a blank headstamp.
So every thing but the headstamp makes me think it is another Mark V. (Canadian Pattern), but the book states, under identification, "...a check of the base will reveal the large diameter Berdan primer and ball headstamps, which are standard to this type."
So, Do I just have 2 Mk 5 (Canada) blanks ,one without a headstamp (which will make the book wrong), or am I missing something here?
I recently obtained 2 .303 blanks.
The first one I've ID'd using B.A Temple's "Identification Manual on the .303 Britsh Service Cartridge:No. 2 Blank ammunition" (A Brilliant set of books if you can find them-I beleive they are out of print. If not, please correct me as I need books 5 and 6)
-No bullet
-Rosette Crimp
-Cannelured
-Plain Case
-Large Diameter (Berdan) primer
-Ball Headstamp C A C,VI,C(12,5,7)
I beleive it to be Cartridge, S.A., Blank, .303-Inch, Without Bullet, Mark V. (Canadian Pattern)
The second I'm not sure on.
It also has:
-No bullet
-Rosette Crimp
-Cannelured
-Plain Case
-Large Diameter (Berdan) primer
But it has a blank headstamp.
So every thing but the headstamp makes me think it is another Mark V. (Canadian Pattern), but the book states, under identification, "...a check of the base will reveal the large diameter Berdan primer and ball headstamps, which are standard to this type."
So, Do I just have 2 Mk 5 (Canada) blanks ,one without a headstamp (which will make the book wrong), or am I missing something here?