Smle grenade cup- markings survey

[lithgow1918]

Very clearly struck MM.

Thanks, just wanted to be sure, that's a new mark to me.

[hatrick]

Here’s a WWI cup from my collection. S&B on both components with an additional M&S/L on the clamp. Not sure what the 1161 number is all about but it looks like it was probably struck with the S&B.

[lithgow1918]

Here’s a WWI cup from my collection. S&B on both components with an additional M&S/L on the clamp. Not sure what the 1161 number is all about but it looks like it was probably struck with the S&B.

Interesting, first S&B cup in the survey(only have 11 so far most from pictures online), I am really beggining to suspect it's not a manufacturer mark, anyone else have any insight into this?

[Nagloc68]

Really enjoyed the insight from this post, especially the instructions on the correct mounting. Was anyone able to identify markings for Australian produced Metro Gas Co cups? I have seen a few cups for sale and most are clearly identified and not metro. Occasionally there is an “unknown”. Is there any thoughts that maybe metro has didn’t mark their grenade cups? I would really like to add an Aussie version to my collection. Thanks in advance fir any updates.

[lithgow1918]

No news that I'm aware of. Found and bought a grenade cup and clamp both marked with an "M", but I doubt it's Metro gas co. Heard somewhere that the single letter marks were a WWII thing. It also has the S&B mark which really leads me to believe they were not a manufacturer, and that the marking has some other significance.

[Nagloc68]

Thanks Lithgow. I appreciate the work. If I learn any more I’ll update the thread and in the meantime I am on the hunt for a grenade cup!

[lithgow1918]

Thanks Lithgow. I appreciate the work. If I learn any more I’ll update the thread and in the meantime I am on the hunt for a grenade cup!

https://www.gunboards.com/threads/Australian-smle-grenade-cups.1163113/#post-10406551

Also started this thread elsewhere, don't think anything came of it though.

[AD-4NA]

Since these cups are fairly available here in the U.S., I'll be interested to see what the results of this query are, especially since there seems to be a hole in the markings database for them. But I'm mostly interested in whether any of the ones currently on the market aren't Indian.

[lithgow1918]

I have one I suspect isn't indian. No rfi markings or much black paint (there may be a few specs, I don't remember well). It is also a matching cup and base for what that's worth. Paid a premium for those reasons, although I suppose it could just have a light sprinkling of "inidaness" given the specs of black paint.