Inert .50 Cal Browning Machine Gun Round – K49 Headstamp | Post-WWII British .50 BMG Display Cartridge ear Germany had widely adopted steel

Germany had widely adopted steel cartridge cases to conserve brass for other military applications

it features concentric dials calibrated with the Zambretti algorithm—an ingeniously simple yet accurate formula combining barometric pressure and wind direction for short-range forecasts

50 calibre rounds of the same period

5 inches in diameter

The shell casing is in excellent condition

Inert .50 Cal Browning Machine Gun Round – K49 Headstamp | Post-WWII British .50 BMG Display Cartridge ear Germany had widely adopted steelOriginal inert . 50 Cal Browning Machine Gun round featuring a K49 headstamp, denoting manufacture by Kynoch in 1949. The . 50 BMG cartridge became one of the most iconic heavy machine gun rounds of the 20th century, widely associated with the Browning M2 heavy machine gun used by British, Commonwealth and NATO forces during the post WWII period. This inert example makes an excellent collectors display piece and is ideal for militaria enthusiasts,