Looking for Manufacturer

[jvollenberg]

Here is an M811 40-MM ...

What company makes this (TRE being the manufacturer code for one of them and FL being the code for the other).

Joe

 

[Hoeksel]

Cant help you, just want to mention the 2nd looks more like EL than FL

 

[Yodamaster]

I agree with Hoeksel, it seems more to be "EL" in place of "FL" !

For "EL" I have : Eley Brothers, Ltd., Witton, Birmingham
If it is effectively "FL", I have : N.V. Franerex Laboreerfabriek, Hoogerheide, Holland
Badly, for "TRE" I have nothing !


Yoda

 

[jvollenberg]

Yeah ... EL it is. Thanks for the help ...

Does anyone have something on the TRE?

 

[jvollenberg]

Does anyone know if Eley Brothers makes 40-MM HE rounds? Looking at the information on them, they are a small arms company. I don't see anything related to military style ordnance.

Joe

 

[orpheus72]

Joe,

I found both codes in the French "Repertoire des sigles ateliers - Forces armées françaises - 1987", but i'm not sure they made those 40mm/L70 projectiles...
The way the maufacturers/date/lot code looks, it's the American style to me (as is the M811 designation)

 

[jvollenberg]

I agree ... very U.S.
However the U.S. manual on manufacturer codes doesn't have them in it. That is why I think they were made by another country for the U.S. just not quite sure who.

Joe