Do you know these .303 ammo ?

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Hi, as title said, do you know these kind of .303 ammo ?
Sometime have "Air service" inscrptions. Those without "air service" are for ground service ? There is difference between air and ground service in bullet weight, powder...?

If you know others info about it And
if you know where I can find some, let me know please...





 
Good score!
Probably very collectable, esp if the boxes are still sealed.

IIRC, the air service is made to a tighter spec.

I suppose the Incendiary would be prohibited. But you dont have any, just seeking info, right?
 
Likes I wasn't the only one who scored some vintage .303 Br this weekend. Found this on Saturday at a LGS. Not as nice as your haul though.

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Lots of British aircraft used .303, including Spits.

"IIRC, the air service is made to a tighter spec." Correct. Not a good thing to have a misfire in an aircraft MG, kind of tough to clear the jam. Much easier to do that on the ground.
 
Not mine.
I just found these boxes on the net.
I just wanted to know if you have info on it...The color are a bit "bright" or " flashy" for wwii and pre wwii ammo boxes.

How many did you buy the 48 rnds ammo box Gunsnutpuns ?
 
It's a good price for these days...it's a bit crazy to see old surplus ammo at that price...
If I known.... I beleive I'm not the only one in tha situation lol!

For those who have old surplus ammo,
Will you shoot it ? Or you'll put it on a tablet ?
 
Nice find.

Strangest .303 I ever found was years ago some naval service only, tracer rounds.
I think they were designed for the tracer to spark up right from the firing itself.
Probably to help out with ship and boarding party close type actions.
At least I think, much obliged if anyone could confirm or add more to it.

I never picked it up but it was certainly odd to run across.
 
i collect ammo, i have a rule, the only i will shoot any ammo is if i have in hand a better replacement for it. i know that alot of the stuff i have shot is rare, but its a collection and not a hoard. that being said when i do replace something, and free up ammo, then the search begins to fine a gun and and owner in good enough working order to fire. to me there is no better feeling than seeing my 80 yr old friend shoot a gun from his childhood after 50+ years of not finding any ammo. if i only have one round, i usually offer first crack to the gun owner. one lad i met hunting gave me his entire collection because i gave him my second/partial box of 32 rem for use on deer.
 
Any markings /stamping on it ? Not shure but it looks to me its a belt loading unloading tool for the material type belts . Most possibly pre ww2 for the Vickers or Maxim guns . Grand old lady of no mans land might be a good reference book to look at if that's what it is it will be in that book .
 
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