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Treasure Finds => Find Values and Identification => Topic started by: Jaco Kriel on November 23, 2014, 08:05 PM

Title: Headstamp Identification
Post by: Jaco Kriel on November 23, 2014, 08:05 PM

Hi to all. I dug out the casing this afternoon and Google is no help identifying it.  Should be ABW as all other casings in the area are from that era. (https://metaldetectingforums.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftapatalk.imageshack.com%2Fv2%2F14%2F11%2F23%2Fcf8e7fd9346973d2eced156a9aea8e06.jpg&hash=9f79cd0ef0a4db0b1ac0d5f0cdbaca00b31bd651)

Title: Re: Headstamp Identification
Post by: Barney on November 23, 2014, 08:53 PM

Hi Jaco - if that is a .303 casing and that is a "G" and not a "C" then the "GKB" stamp is from George Kynoch, Birmingham, UNITED KINGDOM.

Title: Re: Headstamp Identification
Post by: Jaco Kriel on November 23, 2014, 10:05 PM

The markings on the head is GKB, but the casing is bigger than  the .303.

Title: Re: Headstamp Identification
Post by: Jaco Kriel on November 23, 2014, 10:51 PM

Found it! Thanx Barney. Now to try and put a date to this.(https://metaldetectingforums.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftapatalk.imageshack.com%2Fv2%2F14%2F11%2F23%2F5359004897522e4291e46f93683917dc.jpg&hash=4977393f6b438cc98dc605a4528c9b09441b1a6f)

Title: Re: Headstamp Identification
Post by: Jaco Kriel on November 23, 2014, 10:52 PM

Martini Henry slug.

Title: Re: Headstamp Identification
Post by: Tony Curnick on November 25, 2014, 09:19 PM

No kidding Jaco I found part of the same casing today and was just about to ask the same question?...thanks for clearing that up!

Title: Re: Headstamp Identification
Post by: Tony Curnick on November 25, 2014, 09:20 PM

Also has ck stamped on the rim..

Title: Re: Headstamp Identification
Post by: Barney on November 27, 2014, 08:46 AM

The interesting story of the Kynoch factory http://www.staffshomeguard.co.uk/KOtherInformationKynochV2A.htm (http://www.staffshomeguard.co.uk/KOtherInformationKynochV2A.htm)  Very interesting is that the founder George Kynoch died in South Africa........

Title: Re: Headstamp Identification
Post by: Neville Jones (ALF) on November 27, 2014, 12:32 PM

Nice one Jaco

Here is one I dug up.

Title: Re: Headstamp Identification
Post by: Tony Curnick on November 29, 2014, 02:19 PM

@ Barney....can you believe that Mr Kynoch died here!!, Sh#t we got some history!