Can someone tell me what these are??????? Please......

[rodsswag]

Hi all,
I have been unpacking some old boxes I've had in the shed for a while and found these.
They are quite heavy
Woukld they be worth something to someone?
Thanks

Rod....

[bullfrog]

There should be some stampings on the head of the casing, that will tell you a fair bit about them.

[POD]

They're bullets.

Der Fred.

[Spurio]

they look like 0.303

at roughly length 80mm

based 12mm

they look so old i would not load them into anything, the local coppers rifle club should be able to tell you what you can do with them

[rodsswag]

There is DAC stamped on top
VII stamped on bottom
and 19 on the left and 18 on the right

[britts]

Post a pic of the base and someone will let you know, unless you're licensed it is illegal to possess these, how many do you have?

[Marschy]

Not rimless, so they are probably pre NATO standard rounds. Probably 303s.

[Spurio]

they would appear to be old 303 military service.

MkVII is a 303 cartridge for practice

DAC is the Canadian manufactured std - Domician or something in Quebec

not sure of the 1918 maybe year of manufacture

[Kangaron]

Did they have fully jacketed rounds back then?

[Marschy]

National Library website or National Archives website may have some info on them

[Marschy]

Don't think so,they look like copper rounds

[Spurio]

the 303 were made in many of her majesties colonies, including Australia, New Zealand and Canada from memory can't remember if canada was making them this early. FWW supplies were mostly England and France

The DAC is Dominian Arsenal (ammunitions) Canada (but change names a few times).

There are many codes from the old 303 there were a few webpage dedicated to the 303 headstamps of this service round

[Marschy]

Given it was possibly 1918 I would hazard a guess and say 'His majesty's colonies'. The markings for the round maybe identifiable on the National War Memorable website as well

[prodigyrf]

Mark 7 round described here-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.303_British
Nasty full metal jacket round and 1918 sounds about right.

Presumably they haven't been discharged in which case without a firearms licence you aren't legally allowed to possess them (now you know you have them) and if you had a licence you'd know they must be kept in an approved locked container. As for selling them DONT without a firearms dealer licence. Unless you know someone with an appropriate firearm licence who wants to discreetly take them off your hands, you need to hand them in to the police pronto and explain how you came by them. The world is run by hyperventilating schoolgirls and girliemen nowadays remember.

PS: They're not worth anything by the way, because as the man said the Brits alone made 7bill of them and no self respecting firearm owner would put such old rounds through their precious gun.

[Marschy]

The old man used to own a MK III Lee Enfield with five round magazine. These rounds pack a huge punch and are extremely loud when they discharge.

The old bugger was a crack shot with it as well. It had a light and heavy interchangeable barrel for snipers.

[duggie]

From when I used to shoot a 303 at range shoots they were the same type of round that is pictured. Before the 7.62 (308) were the common range rifle the 303 was used, even when the 7.62 (308) were introduced and for many years later ( I have been out of bigbore shooting for nearly 30 years) we use miltary issused ammo, both the 303 round and for the 7.62.

[markg66]

Easiest way with least questions is to drop them on the counter of your local gun shop and ask them to take care of them, don't get pulled up on the way there if you don't have a firearms licence though.

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[Marschy]

Better yet, phone your local police station and get advise.

[Mallory Black]

interesting shed you got there Rod
Don't let the local bikies find out about it!

[achjimmy]

They will be cordite which is trebliy corrosive to any rifle. There is people who collect ammo. As suggested above donate to the local firearms shop. The coppers are entitled to ask all sorts of questions unless an armistice is in place.

[noel_w]

Yer local bikie gang might be interested in them. 

[rodsswag]

They are now locked away in a gun safe.
But I was thinking of giving them to someone to put on display.
I was not looking for money for them.
Maybe a museum or something like that.
After all it is a part a history.


Rod.....

[prodigyrf]

And just in case you thought I was being a bit over the top with the hyperventilating schoolgirls and girliemen running things nowadays-
http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/timblair/index.php/dailytelegraph/comments/feeling_soapy_punk/
Although to be fair some schools do havem as parents nowadays-
http://www.theage.com.au/national/a-hovering-parent-arrests-growth-study-20130119-2d0p4.html

Presumably present company on Myswag exempted of course?

[qlddsl]

If donating, try the local RSL or service club as they often have displays

[briann532]

And just in case you thought I was being a bit over the top with the hyperventilating schoolgirls and girliemen running things nowadays-
http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/timblair/index.php/dailytelegraph/comments/feeling_soapy_punk/
Although to be fair some schools do havem as parents nowadays-
http://www.theage.com.au/national/a-hovering-parent-arrests-growth-study-20130119-2d0p4.html

Presumably present company on Myswag exempted of course?

I realise its off topic, but I really felt the need to comment how , on the mark, I reckon you are.
Let kids be kids and learn from their mistakes. Let them have a go, stuff it up and try again.
Keep them safe and out of harms way of course, but let them have a go.

My 2.2 cents worth.