Sorry havent found exact production numbers but
SIL was the major gun manufacturer in Canada.
They not only made 25 pdr during war but also a couple of 12pdr naval guns types. Post war they made 105 howitzers and other types of naval guns.
Part 1 of an article on SIL appears in Convoy #13 just out.
Interesting story. As was often the case in Canada, we went from little to no experience in war materiel manufacture, to completed items in just a matter of months.
In this case, (prime example) there were no buildings AT ALL and no experience AT ALL....
and in a matter of months a HUGE building had gone up, and they were beginning to turn out 25pdrs from scrap metal and ore to highly technical metalurgical parts. Amazing!
The plant is virtually intact and still recognizable, (although occupied by several smaller firms) with only one of the large sections "abandoned".
Sadly, there's nothing -nada- zip- to indicate anywhere that this was one of THE prime armaments manufacture in Canada, and indeed the Commonwealth!
The only 25pdr I could see was tucked away at the little legion and even then, nothing to indicate that this was where they were made!!!!!!! incredible!!!
Cheers
Marc
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