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Stokes Mortar Pistols

Andysarmoury

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Hi, Has anyone got any information on who manufacturerd the Pistols for the stokes mortar i have two with different letters, one with CAV and the other TS III any help would be much appreciated.
Cheers
Andy
 
For CAV, I have two US marks :
- CAVCO (with no other info)
- CATALYST RESEARCH CORP

That's all I have found here ! Good luck with that !



Yoda
 
C.A.V. - C.A. Vandervell & Co. London
T.S. Might be Tilley & Stevens, Maidstone.

TimG
 
TS is Tweedales and Smalley Ltd, Castleton, Manchester. They made both the pistols and the bombs, and used the monograms TS, TS/C and T&S.




Tom.
 
on the same subject can anyone say who IMP is also found on a stokes pistol
http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/76762-3in-stokes-mortar-pistols?highlight=stokes


The corrosion makes it a challenge, but 3INCH I MP is Pistol (Stokes Trench Howitzer Bomb) 3-inch MkI, with a good chance of the manufacturer being Mather & Platt, Manchester - they made both 3 and 4-inch Stokes bombs amongst many other products.

MP was the monogram used by the company on larger items such as 4.5-inch shell, MR for Manchester.
MR



Tom.
 
The corrosion makes it a challenge, but 3INCH I MP is Pistol (Stokes Trench Howitzer Bomb) 3-inch MkI, with a good chance of the manufacturer being Mather & Platt, Manchester - they made both 3 and 4-inch Stokes bombs amongst many other products.

MP was the monogram used by the company on larger items such as 4.5-inch shell, MR for Manchester.
MR



Tom.


Thanks very much Tom
 
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