B1 Tail

[Andysarmoury]

Hi i picked this one up the other day it was hand painted so i decided to paint strip it and who ever done it has preserved it by doing so, could anybody tell me what the stamp means please
Best
Andy

 

[Andysarmoury]

Has anybody got any ideas?
Best
Andy

 

[waffenamt]

I saw an Incendiary today for sale at Stoneleigh with the same markings.
Not sure what the manufacturer is though matey?

waff

 

[satan18]

Hi i picked this one up the other day it was hand painted so i decided to paint strip it and who ever done it has preserved it by doing so, could anybody tell me what the stamp means please
Best
Andy

Hi Andy
Not totally sure but the regular B1 tails were normally ink stamped,now this is a total stab in the dark and without research i could be miles off.

A lot of American made Ordnance was designated with an M number before
anything ie M83 Butterfly bomb now could be a possibility that these were used or made in the US ????

Just a theory

Best phil

 

[Alpini]

it's not a manuracturers stamp but an early acceptance stamp, mostly found on Luftwaffe releated items. But I also saw one example on a steel gaine (gr. Zdlg. C/98) inside an inert 7,5 cm shell for the l.I.G. 18.

 

[Grenademan2005]

That marking is like this one, but with different letter and numbers.

 

[Andysarmoury]

Many thanks guys it must me an early acceptance stamp.
Regards
Andy

 

[Tmine35]

I have seen similar markings on very early 3,7cm PaK shells and casings ( having year marked with letter codes instead of numbers ). I also thought it was an early "Waffenamt" as there was no eagle stamp on those items.

 

[Grenademan2005]

Ah, I knew I had seen that marking on another item, Reino is right, (like always), I checked my 3,7cm PAK cases and found this:

 

[Grenademan2005]

About the letter on Andys tail if the B1 were introduced before 1927 it could be the year code. M stands for 1927 and S for 1936.

 

[Tmine35]

Thanks Miguel, but I'm not always right - especially when I refer to my poor old memory :tinysmile_cry_t:
Interesting that in your early case head with this stamp there also is a WaA eagle. In those I mentioned there was no eagle. In 3,7 cm PaK shells these stamps often are several on driving band - just like WaA's in later ones.
I think brother StielGr should have some good examples in his collection.

 

[Grenademan2005]

Maybe they remarked it when reused the case? It has to be this.

 

[waffenamt]

Im sure that the Incendiary i saw for sale yesterday was stamped either 1936 or 1943?

Deffo the same stamps on the body exactly the same as Andys.

waff

 

[Grenademan2005]

Then surelly a 1936 one.

 

[waffenamt]

Then surelly a 1936 one.

Highly likely Mig.
Was a long day and the old eyes strain after a look at a few hundred items!
Im off up to my collection room to see if any of my B-1's have said stamp.

waff

 

[Grenademan2005]

Dont claim! Lucky you looking all that sutff, I just can see my walls here.... that is not too bad anyway :tinysmile_twink_t2:.