These markings are specific to Commonwealth ammuntion but
may be used by other nations.
| Colour or Marking |
Meaning |
Notes |
| Red Band |
A filled Grenade, filling may be HE, WP, or any
other live filling. |
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| Band of Red "X" |
Grenade is filled and sealed suitable for
a moist climate. |
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| Bronze painted body |
Indicates a Drill Grenade |
Modern, Canada, Australia |
| Dark Blue Body |
Indicates a Drill Grenade |
Older marking |
| Light Blue Body |
Indicates a Practice Grenade, will have a
practice charge. |
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| Body Zinc Coated |
Indicates a Drill Grenade |
WWI |
| White Body |
Indicates a Drill or unfilled grenade |
Old markings, WWI and WWII |
| Light Green Body |
Indicates a Smoke munition |
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| Grey Body |
Indicates a Riot Control
filling |
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| Ring of Alternating "X" and dashes |
Indicates the filling of the item is limited to
one year from date of receipt in Hot climates |
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| Hatched red ring |
Indicates use in Temperate climates only. |
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ACM |
Ames Crosta Mills |
Heywood, Lancashire |
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A&FP |
A & F Pears |
Isleworth |
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AM & Co. |
A. Marston & Co. |
Wolverhampton |
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ALLEN WEST or AW&Co or AWCo
|
Allen West & Co.
|
Brighton |
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AP.DP and a large Z
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AP |
Astra Pyrotechnics |
Kent |
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APX
|
Royal Ordnance
Factories
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AW |
Acme Wringers |
Glasgow |
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A.W.O. |
Albright & Wilson, Oldbury |
Oldbury |
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A.W.S. |
Albright & Wilson, Stourport |
Stourport |
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BBC |
British Bath Co. |
Greenford |
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B & D |
Brooks & Doxey |
Manchester |
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Barber & Sons Ltd |
Barber & Sons Ltd |
West Bromwich |
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BEC LD` |
Birmingham Engineering Co. Ld |
Birmingham |
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BGL
|
Birmingham Guild Ltd.
|
Birmingham |
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B&G LD |
Brown & Green Ltd |
Luton |
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B LD |
Bullers Ltd |
Tipton, Staffordshire |
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BRYANT |
Bryant & Sons |
Birmingham |
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Burman & Sons |
Burman & Sons |
Birmingham |
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BW LTD |
Bowden Wire |
London |
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BS or HBS
|
Royal Ordnance
Bishopton
|
Strathclyde, Scotland
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B.S. |
British United Shoe Manufacturing Co.
Ltd. |
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C (on body)
Chatco (on safety lever)
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Chatham Co.
|
Chatham Ont. Canada |
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CC |
Carron Company |
Falkirk, Scotland |
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CC/C |
Continental Can Co./Canada |
Canadian |
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CEW |
Central Engineering Works |
South African |
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CIL
|
Canadian Industries
Limited
|
Canadian
|
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CMCo or CALTHORPE MOTOR CO (1912)
LTD
|
Calthorpe Motor Co.
(1912) Ltd.
|
Birmingham |
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CPP in triangle |
Colton, Palmer, & Preston |
Adelaide, South Australia |
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CSF/C |
Canadian Safety Fuse Company |
Brownsburg |
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CW |
Cook & Williams |
Victoria, Australia |
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CY
|
Royal Ordnance Factory,
Chorley
|
Chorley, Lancashire |
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D & B
|
Dobson & Barlow Ltd.
|
Bolton, Lancashire |
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DCC |
Dominion Can Co. |
Melbourne, Australia |
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DFC or DFCo
|
Dudley Foundry Co.
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DLR |
Thomas De La Rue |
London |
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D&M or DAVIS & MAWSON |
Davis & Mawson |
Birmingham |
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EBW |
Edward
Brothers |
Birmingham |
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EECo |
English Electric Co. |
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E & S
|
Edison & Swan Ltd.
Edison & Swan United Electric Light Co. Ltd.
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EAR &Co or E A RADNALL & CO
|
E.A. Radnall & Co.
|
Birmingham |
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Elmbank Foundry
|
Elmbank Foundry
|
. Glasgow, Scotland
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ESH&S |
E.S. Hindley & Sons |
Bourton, Dorset |
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ETAS |
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ET&SW |
E. Tonks & Sons Willenhall |
Willenhall, Staffordshire |
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FALCO or FICL or FALKIRK
|
Falkirk Iron Co. Ltd.
|
Scotland |
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FARRER |
William E Farrer Ltd |
Birmingham |
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FB |
Fallows & Bates |
Manchester |
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FLH |
F. L. Hudson & Co. |
Brisbane, Australia |
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FPL
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FREMO
|
Frederick Mountford
(Birmingham) Ltd.
|
Birmingham |
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FW
|
Frost & Woods
|
Canadian
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F & S |
Forrest & Sym |
Manchester |
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G
|
Galt Metal Industries |
Ontario Canada |
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G & Co. |
Gabriel
& Co. |
Birmingham |
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GD
|
Royal Ordnance Factory,
Glascoed.
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GE |
Greenwood Engineering |
London |
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GE |
George
Edmunds Ltd |
Birmingham |
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G.H. & Co. |
Geo. Hopkins & Co. |
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GTL
|
Gestetner Ltd. London
|
London |
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G&ML |
Glover & Mail Ltd. |
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H & W
|
Haley & Weller Ltd.
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H&B Ltd |
Howard & Bullough Ltd. |
Accrington |
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HINKS
|
Jas. Hinks & Son Ltd.
|
Birmingham |
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H. HOPE & SONS |
H. Hope & Sons |
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HSC |
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H&TV or H & T VAUGHAN |
H & T Vaughan |
Willenhall, Staffordshire |
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IBR |
Ideal Boilers & Radiators |
Hull |
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IVI |
Industries Valcartier Inc.) |
Canadian |
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J.A.P. or J.A. Phillips |
Phillips & Co. |
Birmingham |
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J.A.S & S. Ld |
James Allen Senior & Sons |
Glasgow |
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J.G.
|
James Gibbons
|
Wolverhampton |
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JCCo or James Cycles Birmingham
|
James Cycle Co. Ltd.
|
Birmingham |
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JHW |
John Harper, Willenhall |
Willenhall, Staffordshire |
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JL & Co. |
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JMD & S L
|
J.M. Doughty & Sons
Ltd.
|
London |
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Joseph Steer |
Joseph Steer |
Birmingham |
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JP&S W |
Joseph Parkes & Sons |
Willenhall, Staffordshire |
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JP&S or JPS |
John Pilling and Sons |
Colne Lancashire |
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JWG |
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K (with dot in each opening of the
K)
|
A Kenrick & Sons
|
West Bromwich |
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LEGGE |
J Legge & Co. Ltd |
Willenhall |
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MAP |
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MB |
Moore Bros Ltd |
Birmingham |
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M.B. Co
|
Metal Box Co. |
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M & C |
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MDS & Co. |
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MF (Joined) or R&AM |
R & A Main |
Falkirk Scotland |
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MGM |
Metropolitan Gas Meter Co. |
London & Nottingham |
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M&LCCo Ltd Gy |
Munitions & Light Castings Ltd |
Grimsby |
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M or M & Co.
|
Morum & Co. London
|
London |
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MOORWOOD'S |
Moorwoods Co. |
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MOTOR EQUIPMENT |
Motor Equipment Co. |
Birmingham |
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M & P |
May & Padmore |
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MP |
Mason & Porter |
Mt. Wellington, Auckland NZ |
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M&S or MESSENGER & SONS
|
Messenger & Sons
|
Birmingham |
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M.M. Co.
|
Mills Munitions Company
Mills Manufacturing
Company
|
Birmingham
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MB
|
Moore Bros. Ltd.
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| 1 M.B |
Metal box Co |
Atkin’s Branch. (F. Atkins & Co., Ltd), Hull |
| 2 M.B
|
Metal box Co |
Robinson branch, Hull |
| 3 M.B
|
Metal box Co |
Barclay & Fry. (Printing works), London .
SE1 |
| 4 M.B
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Metal box Co |
Portslade Factory |
| 5 M.B
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Metal box Co |
E. C. Barlow & Sons, Hackney, London |
| 6 M.B
|
Metal box Co |
Barringer Wallis & Manners Mansfield, Notts |
| 9 M.B
|
Metal box Co |
Manchester Factory |
| 10 M.B
|
Metal box Co |
Henry Grant, Boutle, Bermondsey, SE1 |
| 11 M.B
|
Metal box Co |
Hodgsons, Newcastle |
| 12 M.B |
Metal box Co |
Hudsons, Scott & Sons, Carlisle (Milk
can) factory |
| 13 M.B |
Metal box Co |
(E. C. Barlow & Sons. Palmers Green Factory.),London |
| 14 M.B |
Metal box Co |
G. H.Williamsons. Worcester |
| 15 M.B |
Metal box Co |
West Glamorgan ,
Clydbech |
| 16 M.B |
Metal box Co |
Cork Eire |
| 30 M.B |
Metal box Co |
Neath Factory. Neath |
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MF
|
Munitions Footscray (later Australian
Defence Industries) |
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MY |
Munitions filling Factory, St. Marys
(later Australian Defence Industries) |
NSW Australia |
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N-AIR |
Airzone |
Sydney, New South Wales |
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NIC
|
Wallop Industries
|
NIC might be NICO sold through Wallop |
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nPz
|
New Zealand Railway Workshop |
Palmerston North, New Zealand |
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O.M. Co. |
Oriture
Manufacturing Co. |
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Pains Wessex or PW
|
Pains Wessex Ltd.
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PB & Co. |
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PDL with a V centred under the D
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Believed to be New Zealand manufacture |
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PE
|
Peebles Co. Ltd. |
Glasgow. |
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PDC
|
Patent Die Castings Co
Ltd.
|
Greenford, Middlesex |
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PDC |
Peterborough Die Castings |
Peterborough |
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PERFECTA |
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PF |
Pheonix Foundry |
South Africa |
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POF
|
Pakistan Ordnance
Factory
|
Wah Cantt Pakistan
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PRECA |
Press
Caps Ltd. |
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PR & CO |
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PSC
|
Parkinson Stone Co.
Ltd.
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Q |
Qualcast |
Derby |
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REL in an oval
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Revo Electric Co. |
Birmingham |
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RFC Ld |
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RBD |
R.B. Davies & Co. |
Victoria, Australia, & Sydney, New South
Wales |
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REVO |
Revo Electric Co Ltd |
Tipton, St |
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RING-GRIP |
Ring Grip Company |
Adelaide, Southern Australia |
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RIVERBANK
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RL
|
Royal Laboratories
Woolwich
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ROF(P) |
Royal Ordnance |
Patricroft |
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RONEO |
Roneo Ltd |
London |
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ROSCO |
Roofers Supply Co |
Toronto Ont. Canada |
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S (in circle)
|
Joseph Stokes Rubber Co |
Ontario, Canada |
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S |
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S.B. & Co.
|
Seimens Bros. And
Company
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Schermuly
|
Pains Wessex Ltd.
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SDR |
Strebor
Die-Casting Co Ltd |
Manchester |
| SGB |
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SQ
|
Brocks Explosives Ltd |
Sandquhar, Scotland |
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SWN |
Royal Ordnance Factory |
Swynnerton |
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S.W. With """"" above letters |
Sunshine Waterloo Co. Ltd |
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
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TA & S
|
T. Adshead & Sons
Worcestershire
|
Dudley Worcestershire |
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TH Ld
|
Thorpe Arch |
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TG & C. or TGAC |
Thomas Glover & Co |
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T&S |
Tweedales & Smalley |
Castleton |
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Two woodscrews forming the uprights
of an "H" and a smaller screw forming the crosspiece, above the bar is
the character "&" and below the bar "Co". Or HAWKINS & CO LTD BIRMINGHAM
|
Hawkins & Co. Ltd.
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UCC |
Union Can Co. |
Melbourne, Australia |
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VADIS |
Davis & Brocklesbury |
Manchester |
| VEC |
Villiers Engineering Co. |
Birmingham |
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VML
|
Vickers Marine Limited
|
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| VONO |
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VP Ld or VP Ltd LONDON
|
Vickerys Patents Ltd.
|
Devonshire Grove, London SE |
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W & Co. |
Wilkins, John |
London |
 |
Walsall Ltd. |
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WA & Co
|
Wm Ayrton & Co.
|
Manchester |
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WB
|
Westinghouse Brake Co.
Ltd.
|
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WE Co. Ltd
|
Western Electric Co Ltd |
London |
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WEB or WEB LTD |
WE Blake Ltd |
London |
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WSB |
W Smith
Engineering & Bros Ltd |
Manchester |
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WS&S |
William Suckling & Sons |
Birmingham |
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WW&S Ltd |
Wm.
Whitley & Sons Ltd Or
W Weatherhead & Sons
|
Prospect Iron Works Lockwood Yorks
Dumfries St Luton
|
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Shape of a hand (Red hand of Ulster) |
Barbour Mills Foundry |
Comber, County Down, NI |