{"product_id":"inert-303-british-round-e-13","title":"Inert .303 British Round – Eley “E” 1913 Pre-WW1 Military Cartridge","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"527\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"354\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"354\" data-end=\"357\"\u003eOriginal inert .303 British military cartridge featuring an Eley “E” 1913 dated headstamp, manufactured during the final years before the outbreak of the First World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"529\" data-end=\"862\"\u003eThe “E” factory code is associated with \u003cstrong data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"615\"\u003eEley Brothers \/ Eley ammunition production\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of Britain’s best-known historic ammunition manufacturers. Early single-letter factory headstamps such as this were commonly used during the pre-WW1 era before later wartime standardisation expanded British military cartridge coding systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"1080\"\u003eManufactured in 1913, this cartridge represents British military ammunition produced during the Edwardian period immediately before the beginning of the Great War and the massive wartime expansion of .303 production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1082\" data-end=\"1190\"\u003ePre-1914 dated .303 rounds are increasingly sought after by collectors due to their direct association with:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1329\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"17vv1on\" data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1217\"\u003ethe pre-war British Army\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"zmyv89\" data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1252\"\u003eearly Lee-Enfield service rifles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1g1wvmo\" data-start=\"1253\" data-end=\"1285\"\u003eBritish Empire military forces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"v9u6v6\" data-start=\"1286\" data-end=\"1329\"\u003eWW1 mobilisation period ammunition stocks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1331\" data-end=\"1507\"\u003eThe cartridge retains an authentic military appearance with original brass casing and projectile profile, making it an excellent display or reference example for collectors of:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1508\" data-end=\"1627\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"fm759z\" data-start=\"1508\" data-end=\"1523\"\u003eWW1 militaria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"15lgo6f\" data-start=\"1524\" data-end=\"1553\"\u003eBritish military ammunition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"cxaajr\" data-start=\"1554\" data-end=\"1574\"\u003eLee-Enfield rifles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1eif0i1\" data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1600\"\u003e.303 British headstamps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1eptwha\" data-start=\"1601\" data-end=\"1627\"\u003ePre-WW1 military history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Tom \u0026 Jerrys Militaria and Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57082831864183,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/9263\/6991\/files\/IMG_5130_ebbeed59-d0d9-4e59-aac5-74f380a4de04.jpg?v=1778511843","url":"https:\/\/tjsmilitaria.co.uk\/products\/inert-303-british-round-e-13","provider":"Tom \u0026 Jerrys Militaria and Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}