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French 75mm headstamps

Andysarmoury

Andysarmoury

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Hi I have two French 75mm cases and was wondering what all the markings are dose anybody know,
i know that 75DEC is de campagne but what are the other letters
SN 325L RS 16 p and the other case MGM 776L 18 BX
can anybody help
Regards
Andy
 
75mm

I can help with some of it.

RS is Atelier de Construction de Rennes.

BX is listed even in French documents as unknown

the others I can find no reference for. Sorry.

Regartds
TonyE
 
Hi Andy,
just for intrest the one I have is marked, triangle RS L365 14 P, no help to you at all but it's sometimes intresting to compare!
Tony
 
There was a French chap on this site with the user name phil12 who gave me some decent info on some French cases I have, he would probably be able to help.

I have a case with the "Bx" headstamp on it, according to him it is "Atelier de Construction de Bordeaux".
 
Hello,

I hope this will help you a bit.

SN 325L RS 16 p

SN: I can't find SN but maybe it is SM? SM: Socit Franaise des Munitions (industrie prive), Issy-les-Moulineaux
325L: lotnumber
RS: Atelier de construction de Rennes, Rennes
17: made in 1917
P: There are three possibilities: 1) Socit Anonyme des Mines et Fonderies de Pontgibaud, Pontgibaud 2) Socit franaise des Mtaux, Couran 3) Etablissements Planche (industrie prive)


MGM 776L 18 BX

MGM: Manufacture Gnrale de Munitions, Bourg-les-Valence
776L: lotnumber
18: made in 1918
BX: Socit Bendix, Clichy


triangle RS L365 14 P

triangle RS: Probably ARS? ARS: Atelier de construction de Rennes, Rennes
365L: lotnumber
14: made in 1914
P: There are three possibilities: 1) Socit Anonyme des Mines et Fonderies de Pontgibaud, Pontgibaud 2) Socit franaise des Mtaux, Couran 3) Etablissements Planche (industrie prive)


Mathias
 
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