Canadian contracts for various S.A.A. - related items

[Brian Dick]

Yes Sir, Our farm was on the 4th Concession off Kent Road 15. It's called the "Blind 4th" now.

[browningautorifle]

I was on the 8th of Mersea, a mile east of Goldsmith church...wonder if this is considered a wandering thread yet? Odd though to find someone that was so close to home when I was living there.

[Brian Dick]

I'm sure it is, lol! We used to go to the horse races at Leamington all the time and take the back roads through your area to go visit my other set of Grandparents in Corunna.

[browningautorifle]

I remember the horse races. The track is still there. You should take a look on Google earth, it's fully mapped no. You'll probably be able to stand in front of the farm and look at it. Mine no longer stands.

[Brian Dick]

The new owners tore the barn down and remodeled the Victorian era farm house in a very untasteful fashion. It hurts me to drive by it when I'm up there from time to time.

[browningautorifle]

I haven't been back since the first gulf war...what was that...'91?

[Brian Dick]

Yep, I was back in 2010. I have an export/import run in late winter or early spring pending. I'll visit a few relatives and friends then.

[Mk VII]

Going back to the archive the other day enabled me to check on the page I missed.

120 million .303 Mk VIIz from Defence Industries, Brownsburg P.Q. at a million a week.

.303 300 million from Dominion Arsenal, 25 million per week (surely they mean a month), promised Jan. 41 (a note says 'now working on direct Canadian orders')

19,800,000 .303 chargers from Skinner Co., Oshawa at 1.8 million a month, promised 9/8/40 (note says 'now in production')

4,200,000 .303 chargers from Wallace Barnes Ltd, Hamilton, Ont. at 100,000 a week

300 million .303 Mk VIIz from Defence Industries, Brownsburg P.Q. at 50 million a week (surely a month) (a note says 'building purchased, awaiting possession')

[Brian Dick]

If we could only find a cache of that excellent Canadian Mk.7z!!