I have come a cross a .303 case that was made into a knife holder, the handle of the knife looks like a bullet and the blade goes inside the case, friction held in place.
The headstamp is R "Broad Arrow" L and then 1 on the other side from Broad Arrow.
My creaking memory suggests that RL is for the Royal Laboratories Woolwich and the 1 suggests it is a MK1 cartridge so 19th century.
Anyone know any better on this?
.303 British head stamp?
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Re: .303 British head stamp?
My creaking memory suggests that RL is for the Royal Laboratories Woolwich and the 1 suggests it is a MK1 cartridge so 19th century.
Sounds about right to me.
Sounds about right to me.
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Royal Laboratories is correct and I have (had?) a .303 case with that headstamp dated 1937
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Re: .303 British head stamp?
According to
https://cartridgecollectors.org/headstamp-codes/#
you are correct on the Royal Laboratory front.
https://cartridgecollectors.org/headstamp-codes/#
you are correct on the Royal Laboratory front.
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