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This section covers all those small arms cartridges made or used by the United Kingdom and its Dominions........... |
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11.35mm Madsen Ammunition
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Viewed: 116 Times
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The cartridge that was made by the UK but only ever used by Argentina. |
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British .303 cartridges made by Radway Green
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Viewed: 199 Times
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This Factory was one of the last concerns to make .303 ammunition for the British Government. |
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British .40 calibre booby trap
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Viewed: 203 Times
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A look at a unique booby trap switch. |
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British .303 Bren and Vickers magazine followers
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Viewed: 172 Times
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A non-explosive device used in magazines as a control device. |
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United States .303 ammunition
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Viewed: 243 Times
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A brief look at those cartridge made by the USA for use by the UK and her allies. |
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Birmingham Metals munitions co.
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Viewed: 135 Times
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Describes the .303 ammunition made by this company. |
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British 7.92mm BESA ammunition
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Viewed: 166 Times
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This is one of the few metric cartridges adopted by the UK and her dominions during WW2. |
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British .577 cartridge
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Viewed: 178 Times
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This cartridge was developed in the transitional period when drawn cases were becoming the norm. It showed also the thinking of the days when size mattered. |
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British .5 Vickers MG
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Viewed: 124 Times
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This was developed between WWI and WW2 as an aircraft machine gun, a naval machine gun and a tank machine gun. In reality the only service that used it extensively was the RN. |
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British .303 cartridges by Crompton Parkinson
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Viewed: 118 Times
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A look at the .303 cartridges made by this company for use by the UK and her dominions. |
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British .303 cartridges by Government cartridge factories.
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Viewed: 136 Times
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A look at the .303 made by the conglomerate known as the GCF. |
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British .303 cartridges made by Eley Brothers.
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Viewed: 120 Times
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A look at the .303 cartridges made by this very old ammunition company. |
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British .303 cartridges made by Greenwood and Batley
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Viewed: 112 Times
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A look at the .303 cartridges made by this company. |
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British .303 cartridges made by ICI
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Viewed: 156 Times
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A look at the .303 cartridges made by this immense ammunition and explosives empire. |
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British .303 cartridges made by Kings Norton Metal company
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Viewed: 112 Times
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A look at the .303 cartridges made by this company for the UK and her dominions. |
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British .303 cartridges made by Kynoch limited.
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Viewed: 119 Times
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This was an old ammunition company that was eventually swallowed by ICI in later years, however the company did make .303 under the original name of Kynoch. |
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British .303 cartridges made by ROF Spennymoor
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Viewed: 108 Times
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One of the factories set up during WW2 to supply the huge demand for ammunition. |
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British .303 cartridges made by ROF Woolwich
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Viewed: 108 Times
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This Government facility was the oldest making .303 cartridges I believe. |
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British .303 cartridges made by ROF Blackpole.
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Viewed: 104 Times
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This was another of the concerns raised during WW2 to meet the demands for ammunition. |
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British .303 cartridges made by ROF Hirwaun
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Viewed: 96 Times
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Even the Welshmen got in on the act. |
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British .303 cartridges made by Rudge and Whitworth
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Viewed: 103 Times
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Such was the demand for ammunition during WWI they even roped in a bicycle manufacturer to make the stuff. |
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British .303 rimless experimental
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Viewed: 115 Times
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The UK looked closely at making the .303 into a rimless design but the war got in the way and the rimless cartridge had to wait for the 7.62mm to come along. |
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British .450 Revolver cartridges
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Viewed: 391 Times
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The .450 calibre went back a long way in revolver history and was a popular size. It was handicapped in military pistols usually because of the small propelling charge providing poor power levels. |
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British .380 revolver
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Viewed: 129 Times
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This rather ineffectual cartridge was used by the British commonwealth countries during and after WWII. |
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British .476 revolver cartridges
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Viewed: 111 Times
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You need to be a Philadelphia lawyer to work out the history of this confusing cartridge. |
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British .455 Automatic 1910
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Viewed: 104 Times
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An early British .455 auto cartridge which is a bit odd as the Brits aren't that keen on autos. |
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British .440 Revolver Centrefire
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Viewed: 106 Times
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A little known British .44 cartridge. |
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British .450 No. 1 Bland
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Viewed: 114 Times
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This cartridge looks like it's a copy of the service cartridge of the day. |
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British .440 Long Centrefire
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Viewed: 94 Times
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This is another little known British .44 cartridge. |
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British .410 revolver centrefire
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Viewed: 86 Times
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An old British cartridge dating from the 1890s. |
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British .380 Long revolver CF
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A British cartridge used both in long arms and revolvers developed around 1875. |
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British .380 short
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An old English cartridge from around 1868. |
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British .340 Short Centrefire
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Viewed: 78 Times
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A late 19th Century British cartridge for use in Tranter revolvers. |
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British .300 Revolver centrefire
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This cartridge was used in both long arms and revolvers at the end of the 19th. Century. |
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British 30 Carbine
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A brief look at British made .30 carbine ammunition |
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British 30-06
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The British commenced making this cartridge in 1918 and continued making it until 1980. |
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British 50-70 line thrower
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A line throwing cartridge made from an American 47-70 case and used during WWI |
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