No74 Mk1 Grenade Brown bakelite handle screw

[millsbomber]

Has any one else got any parts for the No74 Mk1 in Brown Bakelite as i found this handle screw and never seen any other parts in brown Bakelite till i got this,,,,,,,,, Dave

 

[boggie]

Dave.

Yes, i found an identical brown handle screw in a Surrey woodland a few years ago. When i moved away from the UK last year i sold all my collection and i think that screw went to dugup! It was found in a home guard training area, i hope that helps.

Boggie

 

[siegfreid]

It's the same colour as Australian No69's . I wonder if the Australians made No74's ? Also , does anyone know if De La Rue were the only manufacturers of Bakelite in the UK during WW2 ?

 

[Bonnex]

It's the same colour as Australian No69's . I wonder if the Australians made No74's ? Also , does anyone know if De La Rue were the only manufacturers of Bakelite in the UK during WW2 ?

Ormond Engineering Company made the Bakelite screws for the 68 grenade (early Mark Is) and the mech for the 1 1/4 lb incendiary bomb.

 

[Snufkin]

It's the same colour as Australian No69's . I wonder if the Australians made No74's ? Also , does anyone know if De La Rue were the only manufacturers of Bakelite in the UK during WW2 ?

Insulators Ltd of Edmonton, N18, made Bakelite parts (safety cap, closing cup, mechanism holder, etc) for the No.69.

General Electric Co., and United Ebonite, Bolton, made the same components for the No.73.

Ashdown Ltd of St Helens, Kinematograph Eng. Co., EC1, and Ormand Eng. Co., EC1, made handles and the bakelite holding rings for the No.74.

 

[siegfreid]

Thanks Tom & Norman , I've always wondered about that ! Does anyone know of any other brown Bakelite use on British WW2 munitions ? I think the closing screw on the artillery simulators was brown but can't remember exactly.

 

[millsbomber]

Dave.

Yes, i found an identical brown handle screw in a Surrey woodland a few years ago. When i moved away from the UK last year i sold all my collection and i think that screw went to dugup! It was found in a home guard training area, i hope that helps.

Boggie

I got this one from Dug up so this was your one,,,,, Dave

 

[paul the grenade]

ive found bits of brown collars too dave, on the old lincoln training area. but all the bits of the 74 handles have always been black.
cheers, paul.

 

[turpin42]

Hi Dave
I picked up these on Ebay a while back.
A very small raised 12 on the inside of the brown collar.
All the very best

T42

 

[millsbomber]

thanks for all the import into this post, we now know that these were produced in very limited numbers,,,,,,,, Dave

 

[millsbomber]

I dont know about you lot but i will be having a holiday in Egypt at some point,,,,,,, Dave

http://www.egyptian-sahara.com/sahara_t3_401/index.php?id=101&L=1

 

[roller63]

Nice one Dave, you fill up the landcruiser with diesel and I will sort out the water, mars bars and factor 75

 

[millsbomber]

We will need a lorry and trailer tony, dug up has one now and all the items are ready sand blasted,,,,, dave

 

[Fjordhouse]

Can anybody tell me what is there difference between the handle for the Bakelite sticky bomb and the normal one? i have found the upper part but there was no handle, the handle of the normal glass Sticky don't fit, Ben

 

[Fragman]

We will need a lorry and trailer tony, dug up has one now and all the items are ready sand blasted,,,,, dave

Hi Dave, Here's some sand blasted ordnance that was distroyed (by trained EOD) as part of the desert clean-up in 2009. Probably nearly time to start again. Cheers

 

[spotter]

Can anybody tell me what is there difference between the handle for the Bakelite sticky bomb and the normal one? i have found the upper part but there was no handle, the handle of the normal glass Sticky don't fit, Ben

Hi Ben The MkII which your referring to ,the handle is different and its threaded and screws directly into the bakelite flask