Royal Arsenal Factory No 1. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: G..F3 or C..F3 Government Cartridge Factory No 3, Blackpole, Worcestershire, UNITED KINGDOM. The following sections attempt to identify the manufacturers of the .303 cartridge and whilst it is acknowledged that this may not a complete listing I hope it will give some insight into this historically important cartridge. DA Dominion Arsenal, Montreal, CANADA. POF Pakistan Ordnance Factory, Rawalpindi, PAKISTAN. When operational, the Bishopton site was the Royal Ordnance's primary manufacturer of propellants for gun and rocket systems and around 75% of the . 1858 Page Bank Colliery disaster 10 miners killed. Byers Green and Kirk Merrington redeveloped. Nitro-cellulose filled .303 American WW1 Contract Pattern cartridges were produced during the period 1914 1917 as. Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Royal Navy Destroyer H.M.S. More than 17,000 women worked at the factory, and Ms Scott said . This change was agreed in August 1915 and thus these sites became nominally part of the National Factory programme. Most of the content on this site is created by our users, who are members of the A new 3-bedroom semi cost 3,375 to buy on private housing estate. http://www.durhamatwar.org.uk/material/569/, 1837 Spennymoors firstRailway Station built, 1839 Shaft sunk at Whitworth Park Colliery, 1841- Spennymoor National School (Dysons) opened. On nitro-cellulose loaded .303 Mk 7z Ball cartridges made by FNM of Moscavide, PORTUGAL. Chamber pressure however was higher at 20 21 tons per square inch compared to the 19.5 tons per square inch of the Mark VII round. Durham Light Infantry Brigade had lots of men from Spennymoor were sent to Oxford to train for overseas, they were billeted in a brewery in Nook Norton. WRA = Winchester Repeating Arms - New Haven, Connecticut. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: Armour Piercing W Mk 1 and W Mk 1 Special. K5 Imperial Chemical Industries Kynoch factory at Kidderminster, Worcestershire., UNITED KINGDOM. This is a list of Royal Ordnance Factories . ROF Aycliffe; Filling Factory No. R-P Remington Arms Co, Bridgeport, Conn., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The town of Spennymoor, and the villages of Byers Green, Kirk Merrington and Tudhoe, are in the North East of England, situated on high land above the south side of the Wear Valley between the City of Durham and Bishop Auckland. In 1963 too there came the first private building developments to take place since back in the days of the 19th century colliery owners. WRA = Winchester Repeating Arms - New Haven, Connecticut. Known to have produced .303 ball cartridges . This became the Royal Small Arms Factory (Birmingham). Solid Case, .303inch. The factory at Bishopton was responsible for producing explosives and propellants from the First World War and continued to supply the Army and Royal Air Force until production ceased in 2002. however, William allowed some of the previous owners to retain their lands, and one of these was Whittleworth now Whitworth whose first known proprietor was Thomas de Acle who held it in 1183. There has been a film made about these men "The guinea pigs". Belisha Beacons located in Spennymoor High Street. The production of these raw materials at Coulsons engineering works, Kenmirs furniture factory and newly-opened brickworks at Todhills were the main, if limited, sources of employment.Unemployment was over 33%. 1945 World War II ended. Former Essoldo/Tivoli cinema building destroyed by fire. 1855 Foundation stone laid at St Pauls Church. 1954 Middlestone Moor housing estate commenced. HN Royal Ordnance Factory, Hirwaun, South Wales, UNITED KINGDOM. Inside, the most interesting feature is the screen, a typical example of late-17th century work. Known to have produced .303 ball cartridges during 1988. U = Utah Ordnance Plant - Salt Lake City, Utah. By 1935 the first 66 Council houses had been built, and a year later the first 106 North Eastern Housing Association houses were erected on the Racecourse Estate site. Edward lll was otherwise engaged at Crecy in France at the time, but his Queen, Phillipa, with the Archbishop of York, the Bishops of Durham, Lincoln and Carlisle, and the Lords Neville and Percy and others marched North, and with an array of 16,000 men, moved along the ridge from Auckland to Merrington. 1886 The Sparkbrook factory of the National Arms and Ammunition Co was sold to the government[2] in order to secure the production of small arms. British military contracts 1914 1917, Ball, Mk 7Z (Canadian Pattern). Known to have manufactured .303 cartridges in: GKB or K George Kynoch, Birmingham, UNITED KINGDOM. El Alamein. 102.56 KB. Providing . Hornady Hornady have manufactured their Custom brand of nitro-cellulose loaded .303 ammunition in the following sporting cartridges: 150 gr Spire Point Soft nosed sporting cartridge, 174 gr Round Soft nosed sporting cartridge. A nursery school was opened in the park to look after children while mothers did war work. Modern Spennymoor was built on mining and has its origins with the sinking of the Wittered pit in 1839. This factory was part of the 1939-45 war emergency expansion plan. Production gap from Jan 1921 to March 1921 after the factory was leased to the Government Known to have produced during 1920-21 the .303 cartridges in: CP Crompton Parkinson Ltd, Guiseley, Yorkshire, UNITED KINGDOM, although filling took place at Doncaster (see below). In 1887, when they were renamed the Royal Ordnance Factories, control passed to the financial secretary's Civil Department, from which in 1899 they returned to the . HXP Greek Powder and Cartridge Co, Athens, GREECE. This factory made and marked cases but filling was carried out at the Royal Ordnance Factory Swynnerton, Staffs. Royal Powder Mill Factory No 31. Its largest division was ammunition followed by tanks and fighting vehicles, which had factories at Leeds and Nottingham[8]. 1976 750,000 Spennymoor Recreation Centre opened. Tracer, armour piercing and incendiary cartridges were adopted by the British Government during 1915, explosive bullets having been approved for service in 1916. 1918 World War l ended in victory for the Allies. For any other comments, please Contact Us. I listened to Vera Lynne and Tommy Handley who's catchphrase was 'Ta Ta for now (TTFN)'. public. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded 7.7 x 56R ammunition which is interchangeable with the .303 cartridge in: SR Royal Ordnance Factory, Spennymoor, Durham, UNITED KINGDOM. Known to have manufactured .303 cartridges in: US United States Cartridge Co, Lowell, Mass., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. In 1910 the 174 grain pointed Mark VII bullet was adopted and the muzzle velocity was increased to 2440 feet per second. 8; . Quite a few of these men must have been miners, as at that time coale pits were being worked at Whitworth, Byers Green and Fernhill. Mon - Thurs 8:45 - 17:00, Fri 8:45 - 16:30 This factory was set up as part of the 1939-45 war emergency plans and produced its first complete .303 rounds in October 1940. Quarter inch green band Canadian made tracer, Wide green band at equator of case Canadian made Match Ball (1922), Six purple bands around equator of case Canadian Match Ball (1926), Ball round with case blackened quarter inch back from the mouth Short Range Practice Mk 1 (1895 1897), or Mk 2 (1899 1912), Case completely blackened with brass dummy bullet Blank with mock bullet Mk 6, Blank case all black Rifle grenade blank Mk 2, Blank, front half black Rifle Grenade, Ballistite, Blank, front and rear thirds black Rifle grenade Mk 4 for Grenade No 85, Blank, rear half black Rifle grenade blank Mk 7z or Smoke discharger Mk 1T, Ball, reddened case Proof round Mks 1 to 3. I remember Tudhoe Colliery being bombed. The later Mark 6 and 7 incendiary rounds could also be used in this role if required. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in 1942 only. Ammunition was made at Woolwich long before the adoption of the .303 cartridge in 1889. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: Ball, Nitro-cellulose Mk 7 ( Canadian WW1 contract pattern ) 1914-16, Ball, Nitro-cellulose Mk 7Z ( Canadian Pattern ), Tracer G Mk 2Z, G Mk 4Z ( Canadian Pattern ). After the war in 1918 Kynoch Ltd, in common with most other British small arms ammunition manufacturers, was merged into Explosives Trades Ltd, later to become Nobel Industries. 1971 New sewage plant built at Tudhoe Mill. 1941 Royal Ordnance Factory opens. Known to have produced .303 ball cartridges in 1924. This factory was also set up as part of the 1939-45 war emergency expansion plans. Spennymoor Town Council, Wesleyan Church opened. .303 cartridges known to have been produced with the Blackpole headstamped cases from 1941 to 1945 are: Ball, Cordite Mk 7 Cartridge Rifle Grenade, Ballistite H Mk 1Z Dummy, U Mk 5 Incendiary, B Mk 6Z and B Mk 7Z Tracer, G Mks 2, 3 and 4 The propellant interests being concentrated mainly at Ardeer within the Nobel Division of ICI. Although the factory was completed in 1816, it was not until the 1850s that it was in a position to produce large enough quantities of weapons to service the British military after mechanised machinery from the US was installed. ROF Blackburn. At various times it had propellant factories at Arklow, County Durham, making cordite; at Warsboro Dale, Yorkshire, making blackpowder and at Kynochtown, Stanford Le Hope, Essex, making smokeless powder. ROF Blackpole; SAA Factory No. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded .303 cartridges in: 180 & 215 gr jacketed soft point sporting ammunition, RR or RRCO Ross Rifle Co, Montreal, CANADA. These appalling conditions continued into the 20th century and even by 1920 less than 10% of the town houses had water closets. It was involved in the production of .303 cartridges in only a very limited way and is known to have manufactured these cartridges in: Tracer G Mk 2 (in cases dated 1943 and 1944). Royal Arsenal Factory No 1. Jubilee Park new Bowling Green created. After May 1918 the CAC monogram was used with two arrows . The following .303 cartridges are known to have been produced by Kynoch: Armour Piercing Mks VII.S, VII.P, VII.W, W Mk 1 and W Mk 1Z, Ball, Nitro-cellulose Mk 8z with Aluminium Case, Drill, D Mk 6, D Mk 8, D Mk 9 and D Mk 10. The MG monogram was changed to MF in 1949 which was used until 1962. EGYPT is known to have produced .303 ball ammunition at the Government Arsenal Shoubra, United Arab Republic and Factory No 10 at Alexandria, Egypt. Also manufactured Mk VI Dummy cartridges, SBR Sellier & Bellot, Riga, LATVIA. Production of the .303 cartridge commenced in 1940 and the last known production of this cartridge was in 1973 with Mk 7Z Ball and Dummy Drill cartridges. The bullet to this round was designed to break up with a puff of smoke on impact with a target or the ground . Town Centre redeveloped. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: G, GB or GBF Greenwood and Batley, Leeds, UNITED KINGDOM. This propellant, however, was not considered to be as stable as cordite in the tropics and cordite was, therefore, still retained as a propellant in military cartridges for the remainder of the cartridges service life. 10. My husband worked in the mines with Bevin Boys. P or PC Peters Cartridge Co., Kings Mills, Ohio, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 1935 Tudhoe Colliery closes. c 1948. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Used the same annulus colour coding as United Kingdom for ammunition supplied under contract to the British Government during both the First and Second World Wars. New Pavilions constructed at Jubilee Park. These factories were given the designation Royal Ordnance Factories (ROF). This factory was built in 1916 and was administered on behalf of the Government by the Kings Norton Metal Co. Production of .303 cartridges did not start until late 1918 and the production of all ammunition finally ceased in early 1919. The Cleveland iron trade, which used the coal and coke produced at Spennymoor, was depressed. 1921 Royal Ordnance took over the National Filling Factories. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded 7.7 x 56R ammunition, which is interchangeable with the .303 cartridge in: T.BLAND & SONS Commercial .303 ammunition loaded by T. Bland & Sons, London, UNITED KINGDOM in ball and sporting configurations. Object details Category Weapons and ammunition Related period Second World War (production), Second World War (association) Creator Royal Ordnance Factory Spennymoor (GB & Durham) Production date Cost 87,000. MI Societe Meridionale dIndustrie, Robert Paulet & Cie ( formerly called Cartoucherie Leon Paulet), Marseille, FRANCE. .303 cartridges known to have been produced with the Blackpole headstamped cases from 1941 to 1945 are: Ball, Cordite Mk 7 Cartridge Rifle Grenade, Ballistite H Mk 1Z Dummy, U Mk 5 Incendiary, B Mk 6Z and B Mk 7Z Tracer, G Mks 2, 3 and 4 V.E.Day. The Spennymoor Ammunition was filled at the Royal Ordnance Factory, Aycliffe, Durham. The greatest project came with the development of the Tudhoe ironworks site 70 acres that was turned into the Bessemer Park Housing Estate. The company was formed in the early 1890s having acquired the Holford Works of the National Arms and Ammunition Company and was in existence for only a short time. I was chosen along with 2 other girls to visit Goosepool Aerodrome (now Durham/Tees Valley International Airport), where the Canadian airmen were stationed. On 2 January the majority were vested in the UK Government-owned company Royal Ordnance Plc together with 3 Agency-operated Factories, the Waltham Abbey south site and the Royal Small Arms Factory. 5. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded 7.7 x 56R ball ammunition which is interchangeable with the .303 cartridges. Colour coding appears in several forms on small arms ammunition. We had evacuees in Spennymoor, these were from Gateshead and people were given 8/- a week to keep them in food, which today is 40p! The end of World War II, however, saw this industrial activity greatly curtailed and hard times returned, although without the severity of the earlier pre-war years. Spennymoor, Most countries do not, unlike Britain, identify the bullet by the headstamp, so such colour markings are often the only way to identify the bullet in use. Used on military .303 (7.7 x 56R) cartridges supplied to Egypt in the period 1948 1954. MF or AF Small Arms Ammunition Factory No 1, Footscray, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA. 1787 Purchase of the powdermill at Waltham Abbey which was named the Royal Gunpowder Factory. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: Tracer G Mk 2 (Australian Pattern) (projectiles were filled by MS at Salisbury). Manufactured .303 cartridges from 1915 1918 in: Incendiary Buckingham (VII.B), B Mk 1, B Mk 2Z, SAAF Small Arms Factory Footscray, AUSTRALIA. The ROF Regiment were stationed in Spennymoor factory. Royal Arsenal Factory No 1. Subsequently became part of BAE Systems Land and Armaments business. Prior to the formation of Kynoch Ltd (see later entry) it was known to have produced .303 cartridges in: GEVELOT Gevelot & Gaupillat Freres, Paris, FRANCE. Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, JAPAN. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded .303 cartridges in: 130gr, 150gr, 180gr and 215 gr jacketed soft point sporting ammunition, OFN Government Ordinance Factory, Lagos, NIGERIA. Johnson, who made a fortune out of it. Do Hirtenberg Patronenfabrik factory at Dordrecht, NETHERLANDS. My sister lived in Billingham which was badly bombed, the sky was full of barrage balloons to protect the ICI factory. 1939 Outbreak of World War II. This ammunition is known to have been commercially exported by the manufacturer post 1950 to Afghanistan and India. Next we went with the WAAFs to see how they packed parachutes for the boys. New Railway station built at Spennymoor. AOC Bombrini, Parodi et Delfino, Rome, ITALY. Nevertheless, the whole of this countryside was made desolate by Williams soldiers, and for many years it was the haunt of outlaws and wild animals. MEXICO Fabrica National de Munitions, Mexico City, MEXICO. 1984 Royal Ordnance had 19 factories and 19000 employees when vested for privatization. We were then introduced to a number of Canadian boys. 1904 Tudhoe Rugby Club defunct. This round had a nitro-cellulose powder charge with a 175 grain boat tailed, streamline, jacketed bullet having a muzzle velocity of 2550 feet per second. Known to have produced .303 ball cartridges c 1934. This factory was part of the 1939 1945 war emergency expansion plan and was situated at Blackpole on the site of the earlier Government Cartridge Factory No 3 of 1916. Known to have produced .303 ball cartridges. Known to have produced both ball and blank .303 cartridges. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded .303 cartridges in: Ball, Mk 7. Electric lighting for Spennymoor. This company is believed to have manufactured .303 Ball, Blackpowder Mk 2 cartridges from 1890. This distinction was abandoned in May 1920 and thereafter all ball rounds had the purple annulus. VPT Valtion Patruunatehdas, Lapua, FINLAND. Spennymoor is known to have produced .303 cartridges such as Ball Mk 7 and 8Z, Blank L Mk 5, Incendiary B Mk 6, B Mk 6Z, B . 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