Hi all,
Recently acquired an 18-Pdr shrapnel shell body. The stampings on it are:-
SD7168
QF 18 PR
IX
F S
N E Co.
19 3 1918
G H
Below the driving band is stamped GH AA1 /|\[in C].
OK, so I am assuming this is a Mk IX shell made in 1918 in Canada (from the "Broad Arrow" in C mark), but who is the maker "N E Co."? And what is the significance of the GH stamp and the AA1?
Thanks in advance,
Roger.
Recently acquired an 18-Pdr shrapnel shell body. The stampings on it are:-
SD7168
QF 18 PR
IX
F S
N E Co.
19 3 1918
G H
Below the driving band is stamped GH AA1 /|\[in C].
OK, so I am assuming this is a Mk IX shell made in 1918 in Canada (from the "Broad Arrow" in C mark), but who is the maker "N E Co."? And what is the significance of the GH stamp and the AA1?
Thanks in advance,
Roger.