303 British Head Stamp Question

[Fox]

Hey guys, well I was given an old box of ammo from my grandpas. It is a box of Winchester brand Ball ammo, 174 grain containing a number of W.R.A. 1941 .303 ball ammo, I know what these are, the original 1941 ball ammo for this box. I have no clue what these are worth but they have been added to the old ammo/ammo box collection.

The odd one here is a single round that was also in this box.
It has the following written on it:

At the top there is a "DA", to the left a "3", on the right a "01" or "10", at the bottom there is a "C" with what looks almost an "M" inside it and a "VI".

The primer does not look right, it looks large.

The bullet is a round nose with a silver coating but a soft point to it.

All I can find is that it may be a round from the Dominion Arsenal, I would assume the "C" is cordite and it is a Mk 6 round, but could this be a blank?

Sorry I have no pictures are the moment.

 

[yomomma]

Dominion arms is right
http://www.dave-cushman.net/shot/303headstamps.html
http://home.scarlet.be/p.colmant/303.htm

 

[Salmo]

Try this site:

http://www.classicglasspars.com/303/303.htm

R.

 

[green]

Sounds like a Dominion Arsenal made .303" MkVI ctg which has been converted to a SP in the 20s by a company that purchased a quantity of surplus ammo. This ctg is often mistaken for a military "dum dum".

 

[TonyE]

As stated above, a military .303 inch Ball Mark VI made by Dominion Arsenal in March (3) 1910 (10). The date has to be 1910 rather than 1901 as the Ball Mark VI was not introduced until 1904. The ball bullet has later been replaced by a commercial soft point.

The "C" stamp is the Canadian government ownership mark and if you look carefully consists of the "C" with a "Broad Arrow" inside it.

Regards
TonyE

 

[Fox]

I found those sites, this is what seems weird to me though.

The C with the broad arrow for Canada makes sense, the 10 as the year is good, I am surprised that they marked the month as anything I have WWII only has a year stamp that I know of.

It does look exactly like the one on the right in this picture.

http://www.oldammo.com/Natlctg5.jpg

The round at the top of this picture.

http://www.oldammo.com/Natlctg4.jpg

The actual article shown below talks of the modification and how dangerous this ammunition could be to shoot.

http://www.oldammo.com/september03.htm

You guys nailed it, I just wish I found this site last night.

So I own 1 of the original modified condemned rounds from the National Cartridge Company, this is awesome.

 

[TonyE]

......The C with the broad arrow for Canada makes sense, the 10 as the year is good, I am surprised that they marked the month as anything I have WWII only has a year stamp that I know of.

You obviously have not seen much early .303 military ammo.

Although Britain did not use the month in headstamps, Canada, Australia and India all included the month in their headstamps until roughly the end of WWI. India continued until the mid 1950s.

Regards
TonyE

 

[Fox]

You obviously have not seen much early .303 military ammo.

Although Britain did not use the month in headstamps, Canada, Australia and India all included the month in their headstamps until roughly the end of WWI. India continued until the mid 1950s.

Regards
TonyE

I have only dealt with WWII military ball ammo, so this is the first time I have seen this.