Remington Rand 2 Pounder Shot

[jeff w]

Ran across this interesting Ad from Remington Rand (the typewriter company, not to be confused with Remington Arms) for shot used to knock out German tanks. I am assuming it was 2 pounder shot, just trying to confirm it. Is anyone aware of a list of British contracts with American firms or maybe have a 2 pounder shot that is marked with manufacturer code "R-R" ?

 

[tigbrand]

I have owned many 2pdr shot good and bad but never one marked for Remington. I haven't seen a Canadian marked one either in 35 years of collecting.
Maybe they went straight there, but i think that's unlikely.
Just my experience.
Tim G may know as hes researched many of the contracts for 2 pdr ammo in archives.
T

 

[tankbarrell]

I haven't seen a Canadian marked one either in 35 years of collecting.

I had thought this might be Canadian.

 

[ron3350]

I have STC as Standard Telephones & Cables Ltd, UK.
Noted on 40mm Bofors primer adaptors, but not sure if they made projectiles too?

 

[tankbarrell]

I thought the stamping on the band with nothing on the body itself was suggestive of North American manufacture.

 

[Snufkin]

I had thought this might be Canadian.

It is, the T in STC is clearly superscript, so St C for St Catherines Steel Products, Ontario. The projectile corresponds to the UK contracts placed with Canada on behalf of Russia.

 

[tankbarrell]

Brilliant, thank you.

 

[ThomasP]

I have read that the Remington Rand company produced 20mm ammunition of some sort for the UK during WWII as well as for the US. They also manufactured other calibers of artillery and AT rounds, as well as (VT?) fuzes & such. However, it might be hard to find which munitions plant produced which ammunition and therefore what markings they used, as there were several ordnance/munitions plants around the country that were operated by Remington Rand. The one I am familiar with is the Sangamon Ordnance Plant.

Maybe start there?