STANDARDISATION OF WEAPONS
BRITAIN AND UNITED STATES (Rec. 10.30 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 30. “The Cabinet has decided to stapdardise all British weapons and ammunition as far as possible to United States sizes and patterns, says the “Daily Express.’’ “This will enable Britain in any future emergency to buy freely on the American mar“The contemplated changes include the conversion of the .303 in rifle to the United States .300 calibre. Cartridges will be grooved instead of rimmed, and mortars, field artillery, fighter aircraft, and some naval guns will have to be replaced. Britain and America have also agreed on the automatic exchange of information on all weapon developments.”
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Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 25020, 31 October 1946, Page 6
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