M118A1B1 Code

[jvollenberg]

Looking for the manufacturer of the M118A1B1. I think it is US, but cannot find that code in our books.

CODE: KGM

Thanks,

Joe

 

[Yodamaster]

For KGM I have "Kilgore Inc, Westerville, OH"


Yoda

 

[jvollenberg]

Do you know which book you pulled that from? I might have missed it in the US manuals.

Joe

 

[Yodamaster]

I can't id a book of origin. During years, I putted all info in a personal excell book when I found a new nomenclature of a manufacturer and I don't remember where I found the US KGM.
I found a Facebook page of the Westerville museum where I can read that Killmore Inc made ammunitions during WW2. Probably they used KGM to identify our munitions.
https://www.facebook.com/westervill...re-in-westerville-they-made-/166387190131701/

For KGM, I have also a French id : St Kleber, Colombes


Yoda

 

[MINENAZ16]

Joe,
Do you have technical specifications on this shell 155mm Ill M118A1B1 (I only found in my docs M118A1 and M118A2)
Thanks

 

[jvollenberg]

No, this picture is all I have right now. Let me look further though.

Joe

 

[rigby]

This is a dutch shell.
I have the manufacturer in a list of manufacturers who have produced for the dutch army.

 

[jvollenberg]

What manufacturer do you have for the Dutch on this?

Joe

 

[rigby]

The same one that Yodamaster found. "Kilgore Incoperated, Westerville, OH"