Original WWII British No.9 Mk III Artillery Primer – Vickers-Armstrong (VAD) 1942 St. Louis manufactured in 1928 by RL

manufactured in 1928 by RL – Royal Laboratory

offering a tangible connection to the past

The badge features a crowned lion standing atop a crown

Developed in the 1930s by Captain H

Marked with the K 29 headstamp

Original WWII British No.9 Mk III Artillery Primer – Vickers-Armstrong (VAD) 1942 St. Louis manufactured in 1928 by RLOriginal British military No. 9 Mark III Artillery Primer manufactured during the Second World War by Vickers Armstrong Ltd., Dartford, identified by the wartime manufacturer code VAD and dated 1942. The primer is headstamped: No. 9 III VAD 1942 together with the British Government Broad Arrow acceptance mark. No. 9 primers were used in British artillery ammunition to initiate the ignition sequence within the cartridge case, transmitting flame to the