Ammo clip help

[Gouldy]

Hi guys I have been given a clip of ammo and was wondering if anyone could help tell me if its live or not ?

Please see pics

[bigmacglenn]

This is a Practice-Round....No danger whatsoever... Notice that there's no primer for a firing-pin to strike...
cheers, Glenn

[Gouldy]

Is that because of the red paint? Any idea what weapon it's for?

Thanks for the help

[Stinkpotpete]

I don't see any red paint in the pics. It's for and Enfield that's a .303 round. The sides are fluted, and there's no primer in the pocket, so this would tell the armorer or whomever, that it was a Dummy round.

Sorry the pic is so small, but this shows what a live .303 round would look like

[bigmacglenn]

Look at the bottom of the bullet...there's no primer, never had one...Never held any gunpowder either... The ribbed casing identifies this as a practice round at first glance...I agree that it's British...
cheers, Glenn

[Gouldy]

Brilliant thanks guys .
I'm away on work at the moment but just looking at the pics it looks like there is a bit of red paint in the fluted bit

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Letters are R L , and D VI

[bigmacglenn]

The RL stands for Royal Laboratory...
Glenn

[guns ltd]

Yep... It appears to be a British 303 Dummy round. I have some of these in 3006.


John

[ruddersrangers44]

.303 made at the Royal Woolwich Arsenal SE18 South East London,I should know I was born there,sorry had to have a plug..........

[zwerge]

.303 made at the Royal Woolwich Arsenal SE18 South East London,I should know I was born there,sorry had to have a plug..........

You were born at an arsenal? You son of a gun!!!!!