2023-01 – testing formats on this page, setup will change over time.

Sources:

Edwards A.O., (2011) Headstamp Guide: .303 inch British Service Ammunition. Solo Publications. ISBN 978-0-9568528-0-9

MacDonald C.R., (1995) Canada and the .303 British, 1892 – 1992. S.C.C.G.

   AUSTRALIA

BALL AMMUNITION

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DUMMY – DRILL AND INSPECTOR AMMUNITION

CARTRIDGE SA DUMMY DRILL .303 INCH MARK III

The second specimen is the Dummy Drill Mark III, made at the Footscray Factory and identified by the small Berdan primer pocket. This loading was only produced in 1915.

This is an Inspector Mark V dummy of Australian manufacture with zinc-frosted case. See also ECRA newsletter #320 (January 1992)

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