Ww1 Mortar Bomb ,colours ,markings

[Big Dave]

Hi ive just bought a WW1 Toffee Apple mottar bomb and a 3inch Stokes bomb off Paul the Grenade ,does anyone know the correct colours ,markings ,etc for them? Any help much apprieciated ,Dave

 

[roller63]

Hi BD, not sure if this is any good, covers stokes mortars from the 1920's, I don't have anything on the toffee apple but I'm sure someone will. Tony.

 

[Big Dave]

WW1 Mortar, colours ,markings

Thanks Roller i think pre1920 they were a light grey colour ? with a red band near the top and either a pink or green round the middle like your pic but this is only looking at some colour plates in Osprey titles .Thanks again BD

 

[spotter]

Dave i can send you the colours to do a simulated chemical stokes mortar

 

[Big Dave]

Hi Spotter yes please i dont know yet what im going to finish it as yet

 

[spotter]

sent you an email dave

 

[bombmonki]

I have a copy of a 1919 M.L. Stokes 3 in mortar pam where the body colour is described as "dirty white" with a red band at the top and a pink band for filled ammonal or sabulite or a green band filled amatol.

 

[spotter]

attatchment is from USA stokes manual 1918,the link hopefully will take you to the full document,even if its not what you want its still good reference material

http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cgi-bin/showfile.exe?CISOROOT=/p4013coll9&CISOPTR=134&filename=135.pdf

Note..this takes a long time to open up

 

[rcbutcher]

The 1917 manual for the 2-inch ("Toffee Apple") Medium Mortar describes the colouring as painted "dirty white", with a green band for Amatol, or a pink band for ammonal.
Rod