Thought this might be of interest. Footscray Australia 455 Webley Mark II 12 cartridge ammunition cartons - shown are 1924, 1925 and 1928. The earliest cartons were 1923 with headstamp of A arrow F II. The headstamps of the illustrated cartons are: 1924 A arrow F II, 1925 arrow F II and 1928 MF II. The "arrow" is the same as that on Royal Laboratory headstamps. The factory identifier on the cartons progressed from arrow SAAF (1923-25) to arrow F (1926) t0 MF (late 1926 on). Cartridges were dated from 1931 viz, MF 31 II until MF 41 II then Rocklea QLD MQ 42 II. The remaining years of manufacture were Rocklea MQ 42 VI and MQ 43 VI. A rare drill cartridge was produced in 1928 headstamped MF 28 I also packaged in 12 cartridge cartons marked as DRILL Revolver Mark I with the MF identifier and a "D" over a bisected circle, all print in black. There is also an MQ 42 s VI ballistic standard.
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455 Pistol Webley Cartons
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