Rob Bulloch Posted 10 February , 2011 Share Posted 10 February , 2011 Hello All. A very kind forum member sent me these casings they where picked up in front of Little Willie Trench the base markings are J 16. over VII and S67 over 11 north and south and 15. S. east to west, any information will be gratefully received. Aye Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59165 Posted 10 February , 2011 Share Posted 10 February , 2011 Hard to see,Rob. They both look German but I'm guessing the one on the left looks like this;- I'm probably wrong but,it may be from the Birmingham Metals & Munitions Co. Mk.Vii(7) ball cordite charged ,made 1916. The cordite is a good weed killer.Together with the pointy mk.7 bullet,they are great for putting holes in things;- As for the German round,I can't help you.Sorry. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garron Posted 11 February , 2011 Share Posted 11 February , 2011 The left case is Britsh .303 Mk7 as dave said. The German round is a 7.92x57. I think the headstamp works out as S67 is what the brass alloy is made from 67% copper S is the maker, Spandau Ammunition Factory 11 November 15 1915 Gaz\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 11 February , 2011 Share Posted 11 February , 2011 Hi Rob. As should be obvious from his pics, Dave's advice is the next-best thing to a hole in the head ... Re the German cartridge, and at the risk of being shot down by my more knowledgeable friends, S is for Spandau, 67 is the specification of the brass the case is made of, 11/15 is the date of manufacture, November 1915, and S is for Spitzer, the conventional jacketed pointed German bullet. Edit: B&gger — Garron got in while I was typing. But he missed the final S for Spitzer, so I think I should get a point (!) for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garron Posted 11 February , 2011 Share Posted 11 February , 2011 No quite right, I do believe you have point I thought I was missing something out, just couldn't work out what and where Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Bulloch Posted 11 February , 2011 Author Share Posted 11 February , 2011 Dave Gaz and SG. Thank all for the information on the cases and head-stamps. Aye Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyE Posted 11 February , 2011 Share Posted 11 February , 2011 As Dave has pointed out, the .303 is a Ball Mark VII made by Birmingham Metals and Munitions Co. The reason for the "J" headstamp rather than the normal "B" for that manufacturer was because the case was made at the Waltham (Essex) facility that was the old F.Joyce works before they were purchased by BMMCo. ...and OK, you can have a point for getting it right Mr.S G (although there is nothing pointy about Mr.Siege Gunner!) Regards TonyE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Bulloch Posted 11 February , 2011 Author Share Posted 11 February , 2011 Tony and all. Thank you for the information and the photographs. Aye Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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