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belgian f1 with BR 24 fuse

Darrol

Darrol

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i got this today from the nice postman .a belgian f1 grenade with a BR24 fuse dated1938.has some of its original paint on the body which is marked BR .IMG20120719_002.jpgIMG20120719_004.jpgIMG20120719_007.jpgIMG20120719_008.jpgIMG20120719_009.jpgIMG20120719_010.jpg
 
thanks .ive not seen one with a belgian body before . .they are mostly french bodys ive come across.
Darrol.
 
Man, I wish my postman was that nice. Good score. And some fine picture takin' skills, as well.
 
Slick said:
Man, I wish my postman was that nice. Good score. And some fine picture takin' skills, as well.
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thanks slick. . phones camera works ok in good light.and the postman did take his time to deliver the grenade . .but i forgave him when i saw what i had got:)
 
Nice grenade! Not seen any BR marked ones with original paint left.

Is belgian grenade body always marked with BR or was there other belgian markings also?

I have about 10 of these,but only one has BR on grenade,others are marked with ATS.
Now i know what type body i should search for BR24 fuzes.

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Hi .nice grenades you have.what i can gather is the belgian made body was marked with the BR but havent seen many comperd to the french f1 bodies which are more common . I cant find any reference to other belgian makers marks on these grenades .hopefully someone on bocn might have some more info on this subject as i also would like to know if there was.Darrol.
 
ATS = Ateliers de construction de Tarbes, France
BR = ??? I'll look tomorrow in doc !


Yoda
 
I have "French" F1 bodies from WW2 storage also marked ARE and other with a tiny ovale surrounding FA and some letter after this but I can't read it.
 
Here 2 mystery markings on my WW2 F1 bodies:
-First one has very poorly visible markings but it looks to me JP.
-Second one has in ovale FAC

Any idea of maker's?
 

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Tmine,

I have JP listed as: "Compagnie franaise du Bi-mtal, Usine de Joinville le Pont".
FAC is not on my French manufacturers list
 
Thanks Orpheus,
The style of FAC-marking is also unusual as it has all on one fragmentation block and additionally inside an oval. F and A are clear but C may instead be also O, U or G though it mostly looks C.
This body was found from German WW2 storage area together with numerous ordinary marked French F1-bodies.
 
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