mtaylor Posted 10 March , 2019 Share Posted 10 March , 2019 I have a brass hilted 1821 pattern sword that I thought was an artillery officer's. It has an etched blade with the cypher of George V BUT there are no artillery emblems. It has no maker's mark but the back edge has the serial 3333 and a faint 'British Make' mark. There is a brown leather scabbard. Did other corps use this pattern? Any suggestions most welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Hall Posted 18 March , 2019 Share Posted 18 March , 2019 (edited) I believe the Army Service Corps, Army Ordnance Corps, Royal Engineers and the King's Own Poisoners use(d) the same pattern. Edited 18 March , 2019 by Gunner Hall Corrected tense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted 5 April , 2019 Author Share Posted 5 April , 2019 thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard2 Posted 8 April , 2019 Share Posted 8 April , 2019 On 18/03/2019 at 11:25, Gunner Hall said: I believe the Army Service Corps, Army Ordnance Corps, Royal Engineers and the King's Own Poisoners use(d) the same pattern. I tried to look up "King's Own Poisoners" on google but could not find anything. Who were (or are) they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Hall Posted 9 April , 2019 Share Posted 9 April , 2019 Sorry, It's a nickname we had for the Catering Corps. The very poor joke was that they caused us more harm than the enemy did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard2 Posted 9 April , 2019 Share Posted 9 April , 2019 Thanks for the reply, Gunner Hall. It makes sense now. My first thought was that it may have been a chemical warfare unit, but I thought that surely they would have been given a nicer sounding name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiesoldier Posted 28 April , 2019 Share Posted 28 April , 2019 We often referred to Catering Corps as the Fitters and Turners. Fit food into a pot and turn it into sh-t. I would imagine this is far from original but what do you expect from damned colonials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Hall Posted 29 April , 2019 Share Posted 29 April , 2019 Original or not, When i read your nick-name for our cooking brothers, I inhaled the contents of my tea mug. I'm a bit late - But best wishes and much respect to all Anzacs. then and now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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