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Cartridge case found at Yesnaby April 2014.
Lying on the ground presumably for the past 70-odd years.
Picture added on 17 June 2014 at 12:53
This is a British .303 cartridge case manufactured in 1941 at the Kynoch Factories of ICI. The G and II indicates that it is a Mk.II tracer round. During World War Two Yesnaby was known as the 'Northern Range' where military personnel and naval ratings carried anti-aircraft practice shooting at drogues being towed by target tug aircraft, hence the use of tracer ammunition.
Added by Eddy Ross on 17 June 2014
My 7 year old son found a cartridge with the same year and markings on the shore of the Swannay loch a couple of weeks ago.
Added by Gary tait on 23 June 2014
Thank you for that Mr Ross.
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Added by Ian Hourston on 25 June 2014
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