Inert .303 Round – 1940 Dated KF (Kirkee) | Collectible Ammunition french bayonet and inexpensive manual suction unit

and inexpensive manual suction unit for clearingairway obstructions

This particular set is clearly stamped with the 1945 date

Originally known as Hirtenberger Patronen-

1 MkII cartridge shell case:

Gottlieb Hammesfahr makers mark

Inert .303 Round – 1940 Dated KF (Kirkee) | Collectible Ammunition french bayonet and inexpensive manual suction unitThis original inert . 303 British Mk VII ball round, dated 1940 and headstamped KF, was manufactured by Kirkee Arsenal (Indian Government Ammunition Factory, Poona Kirkee) one of the key ammunition factories in British India. The KF 40 headstamp clearly identifies its production year and the Kirkee facility, which produced . 303 cartridges for the British and Commonwealth forces for decades. The . 303 British cartridge was widely used in service