Inert .50 Cal Browning Round – MF 1987 Headstamp | Australian Footscray Cold War .50 BMG Cartridge 3rd series S – Standard brass cartridge

S – Standard brass cartridge case (67% copper brass alloy)

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Inert .50 Cal Browning Round – MF 1987 Headstamp | Australian Footscray Cold War .50 BMG Cartridge 3rd series S – Standard brass cartridgeOriginal inert . 50 Cal Browning machine gun round featuring an MF 1987 headstamp, manufactured at the famous Footscray Small Arms Ammunition Factory, Melbourne, Australia. Deep research confirms that post 1949 MF headstamps were used by the former MG Footscray factory, redesignated back to MF and continuing production through the Cold War period. This 1987 dated example represents late Cold War Australian production of the iconic 12. 799mm NATO (. 50