Inert .303 British B C II Headstamp Cartridge – Early Mark II Ball Round German Badges and Medals which denotes Armour-Piercing

which denotes Armour-Piercing

"Army Portepees"

or preserved as a piece of history

measuring 10x19 cm

Made to resemble the sturdy card boxes that once stored essential supplies for British  & Commonwealth forces

Inert .303 British B C II Headstamp Cartridge – Early Mark II Ball Round German Badges and Medals which denotes Armour-PiercingThis authentic inert . 303 British cartridge bears the B C II headstamp, identifying manufacture by the Birmingham Metal & Munitions Co., one of the key suppliers of small arms ammunition during the early development of the . 303 British service round. The B denotes Birmingham production, while C II indicates the Cartridge Mark II specificationan early black powder loaded ball cartridge adopted in the late 1880s. The Mark II cartridge was originally