Collection: WW1 National Cartridge Factory Ammunition Collection

Explore our collection of original WW1 National Cartridge Factory ammunition, featuring British wartime-produced cartridges manufactured under the emergency expansion programme introduced during the First World War.

As demand for ammunition rapidly increased, Britain established a network of National Cartridge Factories to support frontline supply of vital military ammunition. These factories produced large quantities of .303 British cartridges for use in iconic service weapons such as the Lee-Enfield rifle and Vickers machine gun.

This collection includes a range of:

• Original WW1 .303 British rounds
• National Cartridge Factory headstamps
• Wartime dated cartridges
• Ball, tracer, and specialist loadings
• Fired and unfired cases
• British military production variants

Highly collectible among WW1 militaria collectors, British ammunition enthusiasts, and headstamp researchers, these cartridges represent an important part of Britain’s wartime industrial history.

All items are fully inert and intended for display and collecting purposes only.