{"product_id":"inert-303-british-ww1-round-us-1915-american-contract-production","title":"Inert .303 British WW1 Round – US 1915 – American Contract Production","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"489\" data-end=\"680\"\u003eOriginal \u003cstrong data-start=\"517\" data-end=\"557\"\u003eWW1-era inert .303 British cartridge\u003c\/strong\u003e with \u003cstrong data-start=\"563\" data-end=\"572\"\u003eUS 15\u003c\/strong\u003e headstamp, indicating \u003cstrong data-start=\"595\" data-end=\"652\"\u003eUnited States contract manufacture for British forces\u003c\/strong\u003e during the First World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"1021\"\u003eDated \u003cstrong data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"696\"\u003e1915\u003c\/strong\u003e, this round represents \u003cstrong data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"753\"\u003elate-war transatlantic supply\u003c\/strong\u003e, when American industry played a crucial role in supporting British ammunition requirements. Large quantities of .303 ammunition were produced in the USA by major manufacturers such as \u003cstrong data-start=\"939\" data-end=\"967\"\u003eRemington and Winchester\u003c\/strong\u003e, supplying frontline British and Commonwealth troops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1023\" data-end=\"1226\"\u003eThis example features the correct \u003cstrong data-start=\"1057\" data-end=\"1085\"\u003erimmed .303 case profile\u003c\/strong\u003e and period primer style, confirming its use in standard British service weapons including the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1180\" data-end=\"1225\"\u003eLee-Enfield rifle and Vickers machine gun\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1390\"\u003eUS-marked .303 cartridges are highly collectible due to their \u003cstrong data-start=\"1290\" data-end=\"1389\"\u003eunique origin and historical link between American production and British wartime supply chains\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1392\" data-end=\"1557\"\u003e✔ Dated 1915 (WW1 period)\u003cbr data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1420\"\u003e✔ United States contract production\u003cbr data-start=\"1455\" data-end=\"1458\"\u003e✔ Transatlantic supply history\u003cbr data-start=\"1488\" data-end=\"1491\"\u003e✔ Correct .303 British form\u003cbr data-start=\"1518\" data-end=\"1521\"\u003e✔ Fully inert – no live components\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1559\" data-end=\"1652\"\u003eA desirable WW1 collectible representing American-made ammunition supplied to British forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Tommies Militaria and Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57073896948087,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/9263\/6991\/files\/IMG_4160.jpg?v=1778085025","url":"https:\/\/tjsmilitaria.co.uk\/products\/inert-303-british-ww1-round-us-1915-american-contract-production","provider":"Tom \u0026 Jerrys Militaria and Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}