{"product_id":"1-x-inert-display-ww2-303-lee-enfield-round-dated-1945-royal-laboratory-woolwich-copy","title":"Original Canadian WWII .303 British Mk VIIz Tracer Inert Cartridge – DI 1945 Z Defence Industries Ltd","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"242\" data-end=\"399\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAn original \u003cstrong data-start=\"254\" data-end=\"315\"\u003eCanadian WWII .303 British Mk VIIz Tracer inert cartridge\u003c\/strong\u003e manufactured in \u003cstrong data-start=\"332\" data-end=\"340\"\u003e1945\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong data-start=\"344\" data-end=\"376\"\u003eDefence Industries Ltd. (DI)\u003c\/strong\u003e at Brownsburg, Quebec.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"401\" data-end=\"842\"\u003eDuring the Second World War, Defence Industries Ltd. was one of Canada's principal ammunition manufacturers, producing vast quantities of .303 British ammunition for British, Canadian and Commonwealth forces. Tracer ammunition played an important role in combat by allowing machine-gunners and riflemen to observe the trajectory of their fire, assist with target indication and improve fire control during both daylight and night operations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"1154\"\u003eThis example bears the desirable \u003cstrong data-start=\"877\" data-end=\"888\"\u003eDI 45 Z\u003c\/strong\u003e headstamp, identifying manufacture in \u003cstrong data-start=\"927\" data-end=\"935\"\u003e1945\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the \u003cstrong data-start=\"946\" data-end=\"953\"\u003e\"Z\"\u003c\/strong\u003e suffix denoting the use of \u003cstrong data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"1024\"\u003enitrocellulose (single-base) propellant\u003c\/strong\u003e in place of traditional cordite. The projectile features the distinctive \u003cstrong data-start=\"1098\" data-end=\"1117\"\u003ered-painted tip\u003c\/strong\u003e, identifying it as a tracer loading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1156\" data-end=\"1382\"\u003eThe cartridge has been professionally rendered completely inert and is supplied for display and collecting purposes only. It is an excellent addition to any collection of Canadian, Commonwealth or WWII .303 British ammunition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1dhquyj\" data-start=\"1384\" data-end=\"1401\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1738\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"mqqutp\" data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1451\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1405\" data-end=\"1422\"\u003eManufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Defence Industries Ltd. 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