I have a 1942 marked .303 inch round from an aircraft and have identifed the other marking of K2. However, the is a W 1 which I am not sure of, can anyone help???
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.303 Ammunition 1942
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smle2009
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No,no tracer, as Cornman says it is AP,tracer would be G then what ever mark it was ie GII,there was no AP-T in .303" for British service use,also the full year date of 1942 does not necessarily indicate that this round was intended for aircraft use,the practice of marking aircraft grade .303" with a full year date was dropped in 1939 as all .303" ammunition was then made to the same standard.
Cheers
Tony
Cheers
Tony
Hi tony, aircraft ammo from a crashed Halifax I am at. This ammo marked with full year 1942, K2 and W1. Thanks for the info
JP
Yer Tiz
smle2009
Well-Known Member
Hi Major,
not too sure what you are asking here,probably because of the common mistake of calling the projectile or bullet a 'head' and possibly the whole thing a bullet!....the 'head' is the 'base' of the bullet,hence the markings are called the 'headstamp',the whole thing is a 'round'.....if your headstamp is marked WI then the case is a AP(Armour Piercing)...the easiest way to tell if the bullet/projectile is also a AP is to try a magnet on it,it will have a VERY STRONG magnetic attraction if it is,there will be a weak attraction on normal(ball) bullets/projectiles due to the jacket being steel CN (cupro nickel) or GM (gilded metal) plated ....unless of course the steel AP core has been removed to keep it legal! Jacketed AP bullets/projectiles without a drive band are section 5 firearms act(yes even just the bullet/projectile on its own)
All the best
Tony
not too sure what you are asking here,probably because of the common mistake of calling the projectile or bullet a 'head' and possibly the whole thing a bullet!....the 'head' is the 'base' of the bullet,hence the markings are called the 'headstamp',the whole thing is a 'round'.....if your headstamp is marked WI then the case is a AP(Armour Piercing)...the easiest way to tell if the bullet/projectile is also a AP is to try a magnet on it,it will have a VERY STRONG magnetic attraction if it is,there will be a weak attraction on normal(ball) bullets/projectiles due to the jacket being steel CN (cupro nickel) or GM (gilded metal) plated ....unless of course the steel AP core has been removed to keep it legal! Jacketed AP bullets/projectiles without a drive band are section 5 firearms act(yes even just the bullet/projectile on its own)
All the best
Tony
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The cartridges you have pictured appear to be either Mk IV or Mk V Ball rounds. You could confirm this by weighing the bullet - it should weigh about 215 grains. These 'hollow-point' rounds entered British service in 1898 but were withdrawn again in 1904 as they were considered to be in contravention of the St.Petersburg Declaration and the Hague Convention. The correct case for this type of bullet will have either 'IV' or 'V' in the headstamp depending which mark it is.
Jim
Jim