40mm Headstamp

[peteblight]

Morning all,

My son has just got this 40mm case and asked me what the headstamp markings mean. It’s not my area of interest, so could someone provide some information please

Many thanks in advance.

Pete

 

[TimG]

AG/C - Aluminium Goods Ltd, Ottawa, Canada.
CF - Case life history - one Full charge of C - smokeless propellant.
When I can see the image on a screen other than my 'phone, I'll read the rest.

TimG

 

[peteblight]

AG/C - Aluminium Goods Ltd, Ottawa, Canada.
CF - Case life history - one Full charge of C - smokeless propellant.
When I can see the image on a screen other than my 'phone, I'll read the rest.

TimG

Many thanks Tim. He gets right into the details, so this will keep him happy!!

 

[TimG]

To continue -
No. 12 Mk III Primer,
WBL - Wallaceburg Brass Ltd, Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada - manufacturer
3DL - Empty series number, a wartime practice that replaced the manufacturing lot number. The '3' denotes 1943. The letters start at 'AA' and increase 'AB' and so on to 'ZZ' Incrementing each 10,000.
Filled by SC/C - General Engineering Co. at Scarborough, Canada.
Lot - 3749
9/43 - September 1943.

TimG

 

[peteblight]

To continue -
No. 12 Mk III Primer,
WBL - Wallaceburg Brass Ltd, Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada - manufacturer
3DL - Empty series number, a wartime practice that replaced the manufacturing lot number. The '3' denotes 1943. The letters start at 'AA' and increase 'AB' and so on to 'ZZ' Incrementing each 10,000.
Filled by SC/C - General Engineering Co. at Scarborough, Canada.
Lot - 3749
9/43 - September 1943.

TimG

Many thanks Tim. He’ll be very happy with that!!!