{"product_id":"inert-303-british-mk-vii-round-b-1912-pre-ww1-british-service-cartridge","title":"Inert .303 British Mk VII Round – B 1912 Pre-WW1 British Service Cartridge","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"270\"\u003eOriginal inert .303 British Mk VII cartridge with \u003cstrong data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"166\"\u003eB 12\u003c\/strong\u003e headstamp, manufactured in \u003cstrong data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"202\"\u003e1912\u003c\/strong\u003e during the pre-First World War period for British military service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"272\" data-end=\"568\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"281\"\u003eB\u003c\/strong\u003e factory code is associated with \u003cstrong data-start=\"314\" data-end=\"356\"\u003eBirmingham Metals \u0026amp; Munitions Co. Ltd.\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the British firms involved in early .303 cartridge manufacture prior to and during the Great War. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"467\" data-end=\"473\"\u003e12\u003c\/strong\u003e date makes this an attractive \u003cstrong data-start=\"504\" data-end=\"515\"\u003epre-WW1\u003c\/strong\u003e example produced before the outbreak of war in 1914.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"570\" data-end=\"902\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"574\" data-end=\"584\"\u003eMk VII\u003c\/strong\u003e loading became the standard British .303 service cartridge for the SMLE Lee-Enfield rifle and British machine guns including the Vickers. Early dated Mk VII rounds such as 1912 examples are increasingly desirable due to their Edwardian military history and lower survival rates compared with later wartime production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"904\" data-end=\"1025\"\u003eA genuine inert pre-Great War cartridge ideal for Lee-Enfield, Boer War transition era and British militaria collections.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tommies Militaria and Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57085783671159,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/9263\/6991\/files\/IMG_52052.jpg?v=1778602498","url":"https:\/\/tjsmilitaria.co.uk\/products\/inert-303-british-mk-vii-round-b-1912-pre-ww1-british-service-cartridge","provider":"Tom \u0026 Jerrys Militaria and Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}