Canadian No 69 grenade

[paul the grenade]

Hi All.
I got this little beautie the other day, Its a canadian manufactured No69 grenade. Marked on the base and fuze with a letter S in a circle which is Joseph Stokes Rubber Co, Ontario. and dated 43.
Does anyone have any info on the painted markings? i presume they were the same as british models. i understand they would have had the monogram of the filling station (cherrier) somewhere on the body as well. anyone know what it looked like? it may be on another type of ordnance of canadian manufacture as well.
any help would be appreciated. Cheers, Paul

 

[Andysarmoury]

Good find Paul well done,
Andy

 

[roller63]

Nice one Paul never seen a Canadian marked one before, Only red Australian ones, I wonder if there are any other Commonwealth makers ?

 

[millsbomber]

Fantastic find Paul...... Dave

 

[Infanteer]

Hey Paul, here is my Canadian No 69 with original markings. Hope this helps.

 

[paul the grenade]

Thats fantastic infanteer. Can you read the full markings on the green band? And does it have any white markings on top of the cap? Cheers, Paul.

 

[Infanteer]

Unfortunately, what you see is all that remains for markings on the body but yes, there are markings on the cap. I have no idea if there was any white markings originally on the body but there is no evidence of anything else. The markings on the green band are "BAR 20/80" in black indicating the filler composition of course.

 

[paul the grenade]

Thanks infanteer. That's fantastic. I can now get started on re marking mine. Cheers, Paul.

 

[paul the grenade]

Finally got my canadian No69 re painted. the top was done with rubber stamps i had made and the body is done with stencills. hope you all like it. Paul.

 

[Infanteer]

Well done Paul! Those stamps work well and have an authentic look.

 

[Infanteer]

As luck would have it I recently purchased this group of Canadian caps. This photo is courtesy of the seller as I haven't received them yet.

 

[batonroundcollector]

Paul did a great job marking up of couple of No69s for me :top:

 

[jvollenberg]

Here is one that was stuck in with a British version at the Aberdeen Museum collection. Interesting that this one is a souvenir. Also marked EMPTY EXHIBITION SMAPLE.

Does anyone know if there were any differences between the UK and Canadian Versions?

Joe

 

[siegfreid]

I think they were probably made to identical specifications , only makers marks would differ although the Canadian version was , apparently , less liable to moisture ingress over time . Perhaps Darryl would have more info on this ?

 

[sgtlynn]

To the best of my knowledge there were no differences between British or Canadian manufacture.