The stepped bullet was meant to cut a larger cleaner hole in balloon fabric used on hydrogen filled balloons and zeppelins like a semi wad cutter target bullet. It was developed c1920 and remained in...
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The stepped bullet was meant to cut a larger cleaner hole in balloon fabric used on hydrogen filled balloons and zeppelins like a semi wad cutter target bullet. It was developed c1920 and remained in...
Check lot 0I "from collection of expert gun refinisher" in Wards
Sold for $90
Rifles in pic 1 look like US M1917, note long grasping groove and second rifle appears to have the painted band.
The Chilean Ross rifles appeared on the surplus market in the 1970s at the same time as the Chile Mausers.
Thought the m was for BREN MkI made w/o scope bracket.
Goring's S&W was an M&P (now K frame) 38 Special.
Google goerings guns
It is in the West Point Army Museum
Britain purchased, NB not Lend Lease, 4879 cal 38 S&W 4" revolver contract of 6/17/40.
Union of South Africa purchased 13847 as above in 1940.
British contract was made in 4, 5 and 6"barrel.
IIRC a Roper shotgun shell c1870
The British garrison artillery in Halifax and Esquimault were armed with .303 Martini carbines which were left when Canada took control of these stations.
See "Defending the Dominion".
Probably a .303" MM or ME artillery carbine, see "Defending the Dominion"
Saw a reference that the Ross was still on issue to the Canadian Parks service as late as 1970.
The WRA ammo had more of a tendency to ctg case separations than Empire made .303". Difficult to clear a separated case from a wing mounted MG in mid air.
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The .303" RAF special for aircraft was the same as regular .303" except made to tighter specs. The RAF special ammo can be distinguished by all four digits of the year in the hs vs two in other...
The body dia of the 6.5 Daud ctg is about .030" larger than 6.5 Dutch. I made 6.5 Daud ctg from 7.62 Russian.
Check municion.org for specs
The ammo pictured in the the OP are 6.5 Dutch not 6.5 Daudeteau.
Later a motion picture.
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The original .303" MkVII bt weighed 160 gr and was approved in Mar 1910 and had no cannelure. Production lots of this ammo failed accuracy proof and the bt was redesigned.
The new bt...
7.7x56R and 303 are the same ctg.
During WWI Italy adopted the .303" cal Vickers and Lewis guns for air service making the 303 British ctg their standard air service round. They also developed their...
Quebec roundel place of manufacture
III MkIII rifle
587 KK serial number
1916 date of manufacture
Case hardening is usual finish on this model
The early MkIII had the light weight thin soft Magazines. These were replaced by the heavier gauge early in production due to complaints about their fragility.
Factory Ross .303" sporters built on...
The Santa Fe clips were made in the mid 60s for SF which had a large stock of Berthiers but no clips. Also made in M1916 5 rd model for SF.
This is a WW2 produced P1907 bt made by Wilkinson and so stamped and also with the WW2 code for Wilkinson S294
"The Italian Vetterli Rifle" Wiley
MkIV MH appeared on surplus market in Canada c1960.
IMHO this arm was fitted with an SMLE barrel by a Canadian enthusiast (c1960- whenever) who wanted a Martini to shoot with readily available...