Gunner Bailey Posted 10 August , 2006 Share Posted 10 August , 2006 Is anyone aware of a full list of Mills Bomb Manufacturers during the great war? If so, can you point me to it? I've just acquired a nice No5 body marked FD (The D is below the F under the lever position). I'd like to know who made it. I'm aware of Dave Sampson's great website but there seems to be no trace of FD on it. Regards Gunner Bailey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Poilu Posted 10 August , 2006 Share Posted 10 August , 2006 Is it definitely FD? Never come across FD but quite well known are DF (normally DFC or DFCo) for the Dudley foundry, also EF for Elmbank, FB for Fallows & Bate etc... List of references here but Darryl Lynn's and Williamson's books have lists. Would not like to say that they were complete - an awful lot of manufacturers and contractors were involved in these things! Grenade literature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Bailey Posted 11 August , 2006 Author Share Posted 11 August , 2006 Is it definitely FD? Never come across FD but quite well known are DF (normally DFC or DFCo) for the Dudley foundry, also EF for Elmbank, FB for Fallows & Bate etc... List of references here but Darryl Lynn's and Williamson's books have lists. Would not like to say that they were complete - an awful lot of manufacturers and contractors were involved in these things! Grenade literature Hi Giles Full details With the grenade inverted the two letters are located under the lever position. The F is above the D, so it looks to be FD not DF. I'll try to post a photo later. Gunner Bailey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Bailey Posted 11 August , 2006 Author Share Posted 11 August , 2006 Photo as promised. Gunner Bailey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Poilu Posted 12 August , 2006 Share Posted 12 August , 2006 It's clear enough but I'm stumped. These were made in foundrys up and down the land and they would not all be documented - just the main ones I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Bailey Posted 12 August , 2006 Author Share Posted 12 August , 2006 It's clear enough but I'm stumped. These were made in foundrys up and down the land and they would not all be documented - just the main ones I guess. Hi Giles I've had a e-mail (off forum) from a knowledgable dealer who tells me this could be a mould stamp. The thing that made me think it was a manufacturers name stamp is that I have a 1915 No 5 made by Burman & Sons and that grenade had a B stamped into the body as well. Any further on???? Gunner Bailey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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