3" Stokes bomb restoration project

[Der_Feldgraue]

Good morning from Germany,

a recent acquisition and a my first Stokes at all. As you can see it has got a terrible and wrong paint job and markings.
The fuze is missing, the former owner replaced it with a selfmade piece of aluminium which looks wrong too.

Project is: Check for any stamps and markings. Repaint it and add the correct markings. Transform the aluminium plug into something which looks like a No. 147 fuze. :tinysmile_classes_t

 

[Millsman]

Look for markings on the inside of the two ends.

 

[Der_Feldgraue]

Here we go with the stamps I have found. Those on the outside I have filled with white paint. It seems to be a Mark IV bomb made 1/1918.

 

[Der_Feldgraue]

For the color to match (hopefully) the "dirty white" I will use RAL 1015 - light ivory.

https://www.ralcolorchart.com/ral-classic/ral-1015-light-ivory

 

[millsbomber]

Dudley foundry one end.

 

[Der_Feldgraue]

The "fake fuze" is finished and a part of the paint job.

 

[Der_Feldgraue]

Mission complete. It has joined its "mine friends". ;-)