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???
Hi,
WI stands for Armour Piercing. W=armour piercing I=Mark 1
Regards, Cornman
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
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 These 'hollow-point' rounds entered British service in 1898 but were withdrawn again in 1904 as they were considered to be in contravention of the St.Petersburg Declaration and the Hague Convention.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