CoreyPilon Posted 12 June , 2016 Share Posted 12 June , 2016 Hello all. I was hopping someone might hav the answer i seek. I have come across a rear sight guard from an SMLE With some markings i'm not sure of. I have attached pictures of both ears the left and right. Hope someone has the answer. Thank you Corey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 12 June , 2016 Share Posted 12 June , 2016 The broad arrow and inspection stamp on the second picture are standard inspection/acceptance stamps EM Co is Erebus Manufacturing Company Ltd (Willenhall Staffs) who was a subcontractor producing these parts as part of the "Peddled Scheme" and as spares Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoreyPilon Posted 12 June , 2016 Author Share Posted 12 June , 2016 Thank you Chris. I thought it was a subcontractor but wasn't sure of the name. Just to further the question where are or were Erebus Manufacturing Company Ltd. Located? And what years did they make parts for the SMLE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashire Fusilier Posted 12 June , 2016 Share Posted 12 June , 2016 Hello all. I was hopping someone might hav the answer i seek. I have come across a rear sight guard from an SMLE With some markings i'm not sure of. I have attached pictures of both ears the left and right. Hope someone has the answer. Thank you Corey. Corey, Just to add a little to what Chris has already said, the ' B ' at the bottom of the inspection mark shows that the inspection was carried out in Birmingham, and with the part being made in Staffordshire, that would be the nearest inspector's office. There was an address at Albion Road, Willenhall, Staffordshire for Erebus Ltd. Regards, LF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 12 June , 2016 Share Posted 12 June , 2016 And what years did they make parts for the SMLE? I cannot answer this definitively but I think they were wartime contractors, I don't know what their main business was. They do not, as far as I can see, appear on the WWII lists of contractors for the 1940- "Dispersal" production of SMLEs after the bombing of the main plant, so I should think 1915-19 would cover the years. An educated guess only! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashire Fusilier Posted 12 June , 2016 Share Posted 12 June , 2016 I cannot answer this definitively but I think they were wartime contractors, I don't know what their main business was. Chris, They were Master Locksmiths by trade. Regards, LF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shippingsteel Posted 13 June , 2016 Share Posted 13 June , 2016 Chris, from the markings shown on the sight guard, I would also be thinking a WW1 date (the early type Birmingham Crown and BSA inspection mark) Also no Contractor code stamped on the component, which would immediately identify it as being of WW2 production. So I do agree with your guess.! Cheers, S>S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 13 June , 2016 Share Posted 13 June , 2016 Another (semi-educated!) guess. My understanding was that the Italic / script 'B' was only used up to and around WW1. I could very well be wrong, and SS ( ) at least will correct me on that if nobody else does! The lack of contractor code marks would only mean / imply / suggest it was made before 1941/42 when codes were introduced... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashire Fusilier Posted 14 June , 2016 Share Posted 14 June , 2016 Another (semi-educated!) guess. My understanding was that the Italic / script 'B' was only used up to and around WW1. I could very well be wrong, and SS ( ) at least will correct me on that if nobody else does! The lack of contractor code marks would only mean / imply / suggest it was made before 1941/42 when codes were introduced... Trajan, Erebus appear to have been in business from 1906 to 1962, so their dates are not helpful. Regards, LF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoreyPilon Posted 14 June , 2016 Author Share Posted 14 June , 2016 Thank you all for your great information. I have what i asked for and greatfully more. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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