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Dave, Insulators Ltd, Leopold Road and Angel Road, Edmonton, London. They had contracts in 1941, 1942 and 1943 for the Bakelite safety cap,...

Here are a couple of pics of one of my gren bodies either a No 5 or 23. Got this from Mike Saffrey on ebay, long time ago, Looks like its been zinc...

Hi Starshell Yes "Hulskart." stands for "Hülsenkartuschen" which mean "case", and yes that's a very nice box holding 2 cases, you are only missing...

looks like someone has been on the lathe and turned out the primer

It looks more terminal now. It’ll be a shame if thats the end of the site and all the old posts are lost.

I saw the tray of gibbons in the archive at the IWM, quite surprised they had that many. Interesting that the training colour of white gies as far...

I seem to recall that the late Tony Edwards had a website for British ammunition thwt had details of packaging and labeling. Not sure where to find...

Many years ago I went to the IWM to have a look at their grenade collection from WW1 and was taken behind the scenes to have a good look. Dont have...

Exactly what finish i have but i cant see this on other pre or WW1 zinc or galvanised finishes, they just dull up grey. This finish is like a french...

They were given a light coating of zinc which over the years looks a light grey/pale blue colour. Always hard to see in a photo but very different...

Just noticed that nobody had actually answered your initial question yet. If you need a tap to chase corroded threads in WWII MKII bodies, the...

Been looking at the body of a Gibbons i acquired and the original finish which is correct is this light blue. Its been said that its zinc or...

Thanks Tim, yes on British ordnance. In this case on a No. 251 Bofors fuze, No. 18 Bofors primer and No. 12 Bofors tracer/destruct element.

I still have books and regulations to hand in!

See here - https://www.explosives.net/bottler Sadly, Sidney Alford passed away recently -...

It is user-filled, you can use any plastic explosives availabe at your unit

I don't think that different numbers were used by different services. I think that all UK armed services would have used the same system, just as...

Newer, increased penetrationand range iirc Rocket name 9m111-m "factoria" Old one 111-2 for comparison

Including the gas check, the total weight filled was quoted as 1lb 11.25oz (773g). If filled 20/80 baratol, the original specified filling weight...

Presumably on British stores, in which case ROF Bridgend, Cardiff. TimG

Hello rigby, the one you mention from A 050/1/482 dated 1980 is the normal, offical russian URG-N used also by the NVA. The one mentioned before is...