mills grenade box

[Maurice Donckers]

Got this box in the post today .Would this be british or canadian made ? no CTL number to be seen at the usual spot

[Ben]

Hi Maurice

I have a picture from an early British Bren that has the same type of box and internal wood work, It suggest British. There is a different type of wood work but I can't find a picture. From memory it's a pocket machined from board rather than the wooden strips shown in yours.

Ben

[Maurice Donckers]

yes the one in the rear of my carrier is with machined wood , but there is also the FOMOCO logo stamped in it and ctl number

[Ben]

Perhaps it's a time thing and the change of design came in at a certain date, rather than British, Canadian.

Ben

[Lynn Eades]

There are quite a few different grenade boxes.
There are the "square" ended ones, and the ones with the cut off corners.
Each of those two types comes with bolt holes in the base, or bolt holes in the back. I think they all have different part numbers?
I have two NOS boxes that are not drilled.
Maurice, there should be a part number somewhere.

There is more to be found on these if you search "grenade boxes"

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

My March 1943 Mk.1* carrier had this type of wooden inserts in the original grenade boxes that were still attached when found.

[Maurice Donckers]

Yes found part number on the side of box , it is a tl number , but no ford marking .
Will take picture later .