Garandomatic Posted June 17, 2017 Share #1 Posted June 17, 2017 Got my first pineapple today and tried to look up the maker. There was a site that listed that information that had been posted here, but the site has since been taken down... Anybody know of a source for that information? Mine is simply marked "C"... Link to comment
Morlok Posted June 17, 2017 Share #2 Posted June 17, 2017 This site has a lot of info... http://tgrm.foxed.ca/Americangrenades/Mk%20II/The%20Mk%202%20grenade.html Link to comment
Morlok Posted June 17, 2017 Share #3 Posted June 17, 2017 Even better... http://pullig.dyndns.org/grenade_markings.html Link to comment
Garandomatic Posted June 17, 2017 Author Share #4 Posted June 17, 2017 Sweet! Thanks! Link to comment
RLD 090646 Posted January 23, 2022 Share #5 Posted January 23, 2022 Here's some data I have acquired over the years. Sorry for the length of this info but I did know how else to do it. Hope this may help. American Color or Marking Meaning Notes Olive green body Normally used for operational purposes (camoflage). Can be found on HE, Antitank, Smoke or any other types. Normally with yellow markings for HE Grey body In early grenades (WWI) indicated a filled grenade, thereafter indicates a chemical grenade, smoke, gas, phosphorous, incendiary Old markings Light Red body Incendiary grenade New marking Black body Offensive grenade, early training grenades, may indicate armour defeating ammunition Offensive grenades have yellow label or yellow markings Yellow HE filled grenade, Fragmentation, Offensive, antitank Also used for markings and bands indicating an HE filling Old marking Blue body (changed from RED, as used by Germany) Practice grenade May have white markings White or unpainted Illumination grenade May have black markings Bronze, gold, or brass Indicates completely inert ammunition May have black markings Brown Indicates a low explosive filler Normally a brown band around the item Violet Indicates an incapacitating agent filler, Markings and bands Dark Green Indicates a toxic chemical agent filler Normally markings and band Dark Red Identifies Riot control munition Normally used for markings and bands Light green body Colored smoke grenade, white phosphorous grenade, HC smoke grenade Black tip on lower outside of safety lever: Indicates a safety lever that has been recovered from a grenade range and reused. Lot numbers will be found both on the fuse mechanism, normally painted and stamped into the top of the safety lever, and on the body, normally painted on the side. Lot Numbers Defined Old Lot # ABC-8-124 ABC 8 124 Manufacturers ID Symbol Interfix Number Serial Number Aerial Machine & Tool Co., Long Island, NY International Munitions Co,, Stamford, CT Westinghouse Manufacturing Co. New Lot # AMC 75 D 018 124 B AMC 75 D 018 124 B Manufacturers ID Symbol Year of Manufacture Single digit for Month of Manufacture Lot interfix number Lot Sequence number Ammunition Lot suffix American Manufacturers Marking Grenade Manufacturer Notes A (body) usually w/M6A4C fuze (TNT) Mk IIA1 AA MkII American Armament Corp 6 E 45th St, New York City AF Mk IIA1 American Fireworks Co. New Jersey (Antonelli Fireworks Co.) AMR M227 fuze Amram Mfg. Corp Vineland Texas AR Mk. II American Radiator Co. Buffalo, NY BII M204/M206 fuzes Bradar Industries Inc. New Hyde Park, NY B-B Burnham Boiler Ohio BWD M201A1 fuze Brunswick Corp Defense Products, Lincoln NE BWG M213 fuzes Brunswick Corp Tech Products Sugar Grove, C Mk. II body Crane Burns City EK Eastman Kodak F (in a diamond) Mk1 body (1917) FDL M201A1 fuzes Federal Labs Saltzberg, PA FLI M10A2 fuze G (early MkII body) The Grabbler Manufacturing Co. Cleveland, Ohio GOI M213 Fuzes Gerhart-Owens Industries Fort Worth, Texas HRV M204 Series fuzes Harvelle-Kilgore Corp Bolivar, TN IOP M204 and M205 series fuze mechanisms Iowa Ordnance Plant Burlington Iowa JA M26, M67 Joliet Army Ammo Plant Joliet IL K (in circle) M10A2 fuze Kilgore Mfg Co L (in a diamond) Mk. II body Littlestown Foundry and Hardware Littlestown, Pennsylvania LNX M213 Fuzes Lynx Incorporated Elkton MD LS (fuzes) M205A1 Lone Star Ordnance Plant LOP M26 series Louisiana Ordnance Plant, Shreveport LA LOW M26 series, Flares Longhorn Ordnance Works, Marshall TX LS M26, M30, M33, M61, M67 Lone Star Ordnance Plant, Texarkana TX MA M26, M67 Milan Army Ammo Plant Milan, TN MAI Fuzes Maryland Assemblies Inc., Perry FL MDC M1A1 adapters Dynamic Corporation of America, Massa Division, Hingham, MA MEI Fuzes M228 Martin Electronics Inc. Perry FL N (body) Mk. II (WWI vintage) NC T2E1 and M2A1 adapters New Cumberland Army Depot, New Cumberland PA NFO M204 series fuzes NYI M201A1 fuzes OA M26 series Ordnance Associates Inc. South Pasedena, CA OPI M205A2 fuze Ordnance Products Inc., Northeast MD PA Mk. III, M26 series, M217 fuzes Picatinny Arsenal Dover NJ PAL M206A2, M213 fuzes Penguin Associates Inc, Parkersburg, PA RFX M21, M30 Richmond Foundry & Mfg. Co. Inc. Richmond VA S (small letter "S" in lower segment) MkII Spacke Machine & Tool Co. Indianapolis, IN. S on its side inside an oval ("lazy S") Mk. IIA1 body S (fancy Italic letter) MkIIA1 Shamrock with small C inside M200A1 fuze Continental Can Company TE M10A3 fuze UAMCO M200A1 fuze Universal Automatic Machine Co. Marshall TX UOD M1A2 adapters Umatilla Ordnance Depot Hermiston, OR WE (body) Mk. II (WWII vintage) Weber Engine Producers of the early MKII grenade bodies (1919 - 1930) American Radiator Co., Buffalo, N.Y. (marked AR) Casky-Dupree Co., Marietta, Ohio Doehler Die Castings Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. International Harvester Co., Chicago, Ill. Miami Cycle & Manufacturing Co., Middletown, Ohio Precision Castings Co., Syracuse, N.Y. Link to comment
917601 Posted January 24, 2022 Share #6 Posted January 24, 2022 Addition ( correction): black painted spoon tip on WW2 MKII grenade spoon signifies a modification was incorporated. There are a few posts and supporting references on this website. The MKII had over a dozen modifications, from fuzes, to half moon pins to washer type/material. Link to comment
Dirt Detective Posted January 31, 2022 Share #8 Posted January 31, 2022 Thought this might be a good spot for a pic of some original markings out of my collection. Link to comment
Dirt Detective Posted February 8, 2022 Share #9 Posted February 8, 2022 Close up pics of markings Link to comment
268th C.A. Posted February 8, 2022 Share #10 Posted February 8, 2022 That's cool all those fragments.... Link to comment
kfields Posted February 8, 2022 Share #11 Posted February 8, 2022 Wow....nice collection. Thanks for showing the different maker marks. Kim Link to comment
Outtair Posted February 8, 2022 Share #12 Posted February 8, 2022 Thanks for the education, are the fuse maker and body maker the same? This is mine: Mid /short spoon, Fuse marked M10 PA (which I take as Picatinny) LOT 1139-8, Body marked 30 +. and a DIamond. Tim Link to comment
ccyooper Posted February 9, 2022 Share #13 Posted February 9, 2022 Nice looking fuze, that appears to be complete. Link to comment
AlexR Posted May 29, 2022 Share #14 Posted May 29, 2022 Hi Gentlemen. If any one can help identify this what I think fragmentation grenade. I would guess WW1 French. Link to comment
AlexR Posted May 29, 2022 Share #15 Posted May 29, 2022 Sorry, No visible markings. Top side is wood? Link to comment
lambo35 Posted June 24, 2022 Share #16 Posted June 24, 2022 FYI, the Homestake Mining Co. of Deadwood, SD made Mk2 bodies in WW2 hoping to get a contract from the Govt. but it did not happen. The grenade bodies are out there, marked with an H or HMC. Chuck. Link to comment
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