Guest tafski Posted 1 June , 2010 Share Posted 1 June , 2010 hi pals can any one tell me the colours that the rounds came in and with what markings many thanks tafski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocemma Posted 1 June , 2010 Share Posted 1 June , 2010 Hello Tafski, Body of the bomb was light grey, a red 'live' band was painted around the top of the body, just below the top plate. The filling was indicated by a band painted around the centre of the bomb. I have had them with pink and green bands. They would have had lot numbers etc stencilled on the body in black as well. Googling images should come up with something. I've just found this one. Note this one has a No 146 Allways fuse, rather than the earlier 'Mills' type pistol head. Also note that this example seems to have been varnished making the grey look a little brownish. That said I saw a relic one buried in undergrowth many years ago at Hawthorn Ridge, which had traces of the mustard colour used on HE shells. No doubt someone will have chapter and verse on this in due course! Unfortunately I have sold off my Stokes gun, bombs, accessories and literature, so can't give detailed help I'm afraid. Regards Tocemma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Marshall Posted 1 June , 2010 Share Posted 1 June , 2010 Bruce, I posted a photo in the Gentlemen of the Somme 2010 thread of one I found on T'internet, but the link doesn't seem to work anymore. Cheers, Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 1 June , 2010 Share Posted 1 June , 2010 Found in a 1918 American manual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew lucas Posted 1 June , 2010 Share Posted 1 June , 2010 not quite what you were asked for but i remember seeing a German 7.7cm shell still with the green paint and yellow band on the top in the scrapyard near authuille some years ago matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tafski Posted 1 June , 2010 Share Posted 1 June , 2010 Many thanks pals very much appreciated now to get down to some painting cheers Tafski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Marshall Posted 1 June , 2010 Share Posted 1 June , 2010 It does still work after all. It must just be blocked at work. Cheers, Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 1 June , 2010 Share Posted 1 June , 2010 It does seem that an American Stokes round is painted differently from a British one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tafski Posted 1 June , 2010 Share Posted 1 June , 2010 thanks both tafski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
findabetterole Posted 8 June , 2010 Share Posted 8 June , 2010 Centurion, Tafski, For fear of throwing a spanner into the works, I think it will be found that the American 3inch Stokes Mortar Round = the one illustrated..... did not actually see any form of action during WW1, as this was purely on evaluation trials in the USA. Seph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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