C with broad arrow branding irons

[Ed Landstrom]

Still sorting stuff. I found a pair of electric branding irons with the Canadian Forces broad arrow inside the letter C. Both logos are about 1" in diameter but the lines in one are very fine, the other has heavier lines.

Any idea what they were used for? I don't remember ever seeing a gun stock, equipment chest or other wooden object branded. Did the Canadian Forces ever brand tires? Too small for branding cattle.

[David Dunlop]

Wooden battery boxes come to mind.

Not sure these irons would have been Army issue. Perhaps further back up the manufacturing line where final inspections/approval of products were made. Part of a civil, government unit?

David

[rob love]

Yes, the CF branded tires, and potentially still did until the 90s. There was a branding iron available in the Canadian System for DND.

David: remember that the C/l\ along with the crowfoot was a property mark and not an inspection mark. In the 50s, the new stamp was an inspection mark so would have been applied at the inspection level.

[Alex van de Wetering]

What about the wooden handles for the standard CMP shovel and pick...were these branded with the broad arrow?

Alex

[Ian Fawbert]

Hi,
Documents show that at some levels of maintenance, tyres were to be branded with D^D here in Australia to stop theft/ID stolen tyres (using an electric branding iron). This continued into the 50's60's at least on tyres id seen. I would love to find a D^D one!

I wonder if what you have is something similar for a similar purpose?

Ian.

[David Dunlop]

Ed. Can you post some photos of the irons?

Curious if they look like they can have interchangeable heads, and who made them. Might be others lurking in shops if we know what we are looking for.

David