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WW2 Brit fuze part ID

Yes a No.11 Mk I gaine made by Vickers Armstrong Engineering Ltd in October 1937 and filled by Royal Laboratories in June 1938. Commonly these gaines were used underneath a No. 199 powder time fuze on 3.7inch anti-aircraft shells.
 
Being pedantic - VAEL - Vickers Armstrong, (Elswick).

The 'RL' monogram is Royal Laboratories, Woolwich, however this denotes the item was manufactured/modified etc., there. The monogram 'W' - Woolwich, was utilised to denote that an item had been filled there (ignore SAA). There is also an apparent lack of 'Lot No.' which should accompany a filling. I suspect 'RL' have carried out some work on the gaine, 'VAEL' should have been barred out.

See - http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/101873-No-281-mk-ii?highlight=woolwich

TimG
 
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Thanks for the clarification Tim, I’m always learning. I should have remembered that Vickers Armstrong took over EOC in about 1927.
 
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