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Thank you Gentlemen. Unfortunately there were no manufacturing plates on the device. Any thoughts on the hand pumps??? Thanks Cheers Drew

The Cartridge on the very right is a Mark 1 55 grain which had the centre tube. This was recovered from the tail dated 1940 which split it in two...

Yeah I agree, it's a weapon winch, used for bombs and other stuff.

The 2" mortar Balistite cartridge had a purple/blue annulus which can be found on fired 2" tail fins found today from the war. The cartridge you have...

Hello, Drew, I am pretty sure that it is a "Bombing -up Winch"-Is there a manufactureres name-plate, such as "Gyral Gears", J.Stone, Fairey,...

This is still sat in the garden, i have looked at lots of pics and a lot of the test bombs had this black and white finish, but can't place it? Any...

Bump this thread for a question : Why some cartridges are fitted with a clip and a firing pin ?

Thanks very much doppz92 and Alpini, That was just what I was looking for. Much appreciated.

...and the name "Hülsenkartuschen" or "Kartuschhülsen" means that it was separately loaded

Here's a pretty mint Gibbons No. 23 Mk III which has I'm sure, the original finish. It is still grey but has a slight greenish tint. Looks to be a...

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!