WW1 .303 wood bulleted blank

[Rrickoshae]

Please see the attached photos, apparently a wood bulleted .303 blank. The wood bullet is hollow, the case appears to be chemically darkened but is a standard MkVII case, made by RL in 1916.
the wad is typical of those used with blanks, having a dark shellac finish. It came from the recent owners grandfather along with a 1.59” Crayford base fuzed semi AP round, a rare No.86 fuze (factory sectioned), a pair of 13mm tankgewehr rounds etc. Any thoughts?

many thanks, Dave

 

[justin]

Despite blanks with wooden bullets appearing in the Second World War, there seems to have been no official introduction of these in the First World War. B. A. Temple lists a wood blank from 1918 in his Identification Manual, but acknowledges they were unofficial, likely intended for use with the Lewis LMG. He notes that the bullets were painted white.

 

[ron3350]

Sorry I replied for wooden Drill rounds. .Please ignore this reply. Ron

 

[Rrickoshae]

Ok Justin, thank you for that, Dave