{"product_id":"original-us-wwii-colt-45-acp-inert-cartridge-ec-1943-evansville-chrysler","title":"Original US WWII Colt .45 ACP Inert Cartridge – EC 1943 Evansville Chrysler","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"136\" data-end=\"365\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAn original \u003cstrong data-start=\"148\" data-end=\"217\"\u003eU.S. World War II .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) inert cartridge\u003c\/strong\u003e manufactured in \u003cstrong data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"242\"\u003e1943\u003c\/strong\u003e by the \u003cstrong data-start=\"250\" data-end=\"299\"\u003eEvansville Ordnance Plant (Chrysler Division)\u003c\/strong\u003e, Indiana, and featuring the wartime \u003cstrong data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"345\"\u003eEC 43\u003c\/strong\u003e military headstamp.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"908\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"371\" data-end=\"377\"\u003eEC\u003c\/strong\u003e headstamp identifies production at the \u003cstrong data-start=\"417\" data-end=\"446\"\u003eEvansville Ordnance Plant\u003c\/strong\u003e, operated by the Chrysler Corporation from 1942 to 1944 as part of America's massive wartime ammunition programme. The plant became one of the largest producers of .45 ACP ammunition during the Second World War, manufacturing billions of cartridges for the U.S. armed forces. From 1943 onwards, the factory also pioneered the production of steel-cased .45 ACP ammunition to conserve brass for other critical war industries. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"910\" data-end=\"1366\"\u003eThe .45 ACP cartridge was the standard service pistol round of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"977\" data-end=\"990\"\u003eU.S. Army\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"992\" data-end=\"1013\"\u003eU.S. Marine Corps\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1015\" data-end=\"1028\"\u003eU.S. Navy\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1057\"\u003eU.S. Army Air Forces\u003c\/strong\u003e, primarily issued for the iconic \u003cstrong data-start=\"1091\" data-end=\"1107\"\u003eColt M1911A1\u003c\/strong\u003e pistol and the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1123\" data-end=\"1135\"\u003eThompson\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1140\" data-end=\"1159\"\u003eM3 \"Grease Gun\"\u003c\/strong\u003e submachine guns. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"1181\" data-end=\"1190\"\u003eEC 43\u003c\/strong\u003e headstamp is one of the best-known wartime U.S. military headstamps and is highly sought after by collectors of WWII American ammunition. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"d33fuf\" data-start=\"1368\" data-end=\"1393\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1372\" data-end=\"1393\"\u003eHeadstamp Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1395\" data-end=\"1510\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"6sns8w\" data-start=\"1395\" data-end=\"1472\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1397\" data-end=\"1403\"\u003eEC\u003c\/strong\u003e – Evansville Ordnance Plant (Chrysler Division), Evansville, Indiana\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ralc7l\" data-start=\"1473\" data-end=\"1510\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1475\" data-end=\"1481\"\u003e43\u003c\/strong\u003e – Year of manufacture (1943)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"kylm4h\" data-start=\"1512\" data-end=\"1528\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1516\" data-end=\"1528\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1530\" data-end=\"1875\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1dc8fwx\" data-start=\"1530\" data-end=\"1569\"\u003eOriginal U.S. WWII military cartridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1hp4xb7\" data-start=\"1570\" data-end=\"1601\"\u003eCalibre: .45 ACP (11.43×23mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1xc8ovh\" data-start=\"1602\" data-end=\"1634\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1604\" data-end=\"1615\"\u003eEC 1943\u003c\/strong\u003e military headstamp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"skjf3c\" data-start=\"1635\" data-end=\"1685\"\u003eEvansville Ordnance Plant (Chrysler) manufacture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1klmqyq\" data-start=\"1686\" data-end=\"1744\"\u003eIssued for Colt M1911A1 pistols and U.S. submachine guns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ttppcf\" data-start=\"1745\" data-end=\"1800\"\u003eProfessionally inert with inert fired or oiled primer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"19ypkon\" data-start=\"1801\" data-end=\"1875\"\u003eIdeal for U.S. Army, USAAF, Marine Corps and WWII ammunition collections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1877\" data-end=\"2046\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1877\" data-end=\"1891\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good original collector's condition with age-related patina and service wear. 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