Manufacturer identification LP

[reccetrooper]

Does anyone know who LP were?

Possibly a South African company as all items observed have been found in South Africa.
Observed items include 1” and 1.5” signal flares, 1.5” CS cartridges, and L1A1 CS grenades, all of these items are dated mid-1960’s.

 

[reccetrooper]

Green and Yellow 1” flare tins from LP. These are not mine, they were in a recent auction.

 

[tigbrand]

Hi George, I think you are correct in saying that LP isn't English. The M1 designation is not on any of my tins or carts and I've never seen a yellow tin in 35 years. Also very low lot numbers. We produced large amounts of cartridges and lot numbers go into 100s.
Thanks for the interesting pics.

 

[reccetrooper]

Hi George, I think you are correct in saying that LP isn't English. The M1 designation is not on any of my tins or carts and I've never seen a yellow tin in 35 years. Also very low lot numbers. We produced large amounts of cartridges and lot numbers go into 100s.
Thanks for the interesting pics.

Hi Tony,
I’ve just come across some saved photos that I sent to you in June 2017 when there was a wooden box up for sale in South Africa. I’ve just noticed that it is another LP marked item.

Certainly every LP marked item I’ve seen has been located in South Africa, and all are from the 1960’s.

 

[reccetrooper]

LP has now been identified as the South African company, Liebenberg & Price, they were apparently located in the Cape.
Liebenberg & Price were subsequently acquired by Swartklip Products.

Edit: JA Liebenberg, RG Price, and DG Price were three of the five directors of RONDEN MANUFACTURING CO. (PTY.) LTD. which was established in 1948. It appears therefore that LP was a monogram used by Ronden.

 

[TimG]

@reccetrooper - Thanks for clearing that up.

Ronden Manufacturing Co as stated, was established in 1948, initially as a fireworks company then added ammunition manufacture (.22 shotshells and kindred). Their headstamp monogram was "RMC" It would be interesting to know the reasons for using "LP" on pyrotechnic stores they manufactured.

TimG

 

[reccetrooper]

@reccetrooper - Thanks for clearing that up.

Ronden Manufacturing Co as stated, was established in 1948, initially as a fireworks company then added ammunition manufacture (.22 shotshells and kindred). Their headstamp monogram was "RMC" It would be interesting to know the reasons for using "LP" on pyrotechnic stores they manufactured.

TimG

Since posting I have been sent photos of several mortar Ballistite cartridges, the headstamps include LP at 9 o’clock position, two other letters at 12, year digits at 3, and caliber at 6. The top cards also bear LP, with dates from 01/67 to 3/71.

I have also been sent a couple of photos from a Ronden 1968 20th Anniversary pamphlet in which it says “in 1953 the company made its first approach to the Department of Defence suggesting that they were now capable and equipped to manufacture the defence pyrotechnic products which were being purchased overseas.”