Interesting tins

[Alan1]

12 off service detonators. (Contents Drill, of course)
12 off Drill detonators. (Ditto)
3 off Dummy detonators. Dated 1965.
Cartridges H4 Cordite, 2 tins.
Cartridges H Mk 1z Ballistite.
Couple of specimen cartridges.
Alan1.

 

[ron3350]

Nice tins and always a shame what rust does to some labels. I have never found Drill det tins.
One question. Mk111 dets are supposed to be aluminium . Your dets are copper and I wonder if any Drill ones were made from aluminium?

 

[Alan1]

Hi Ron
This sort of kit is so b****y hard to find that I'm grateful for anything that comes along. And expecting the tin to contain precisely what it contained originally is pushing my luck much further than reality will allow.
Over the many years that No 36 grens were in service, and in so many versions, it is not surprising that contents will be well mixed up. And some dets have been more than well used over the years,
So, some dets are aluminium, some are (apparently) copper, and a lot are aluminium with a copper coating that has worn almost completely away. Some have rubber bands on that have, amazingly, survived.
On a random small sample, two dets are clearly stamped DRILL and 111, one is apparently all copper , the other is aluminium but with traces of what seems to be copper but in reality is a varnish or shellac coating.
Hope that helps.
Alan1

 

[Alan1]

Add - and don't get me started on the complexities of the H series of propellant cartridges!

 

[ron3350]

I agree with hard to find. I found only the 2 tins I showed in 30 years of looking.
I had to buy the 12 grenade empty box and key to get the LP marked tin. I am still looking for an empty UK tin for dets.