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Republic of South Africa |
Ownership |
1960 |
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(As Above) |
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Cape Government |
Ownership |
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Delfos Ordinance Works |
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East Griqualand Mounted
Rifles |
Unit |
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LB -
(Unknown) GSR -
George S Reid and Co. (See also AECO) |
Manufacturer |
1939 |
1945 |
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Lyle Brothers (Saddlers) Pietermaritsburg (Natal) |
Manufacturer |
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'U /
Crossed Pennants / P' = Union Proof. SA = South Africa |
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As
above, but with an 'M' in the apex of the crossed Rifle and Spear |
'South
African Militaire' |
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South African Crest,
Republic of South Africa |
Ownership |
1960 |
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UDF (Letter Stamp) |
Ownership |
1910 |
1960 |
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Union (of South Africa)
Defence Force (UDF) (Arrow has been noted facing both up and down, as often the U and ^
stamp where applied seperately) |
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Union (of South Africa) Defence
Force (UDF) |
Ownership |
1910 |
1960 |
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UDF Marking |
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Union (of South Africa)
Defence Force (UDF) Disposal ("Diamond in
U") |
Disposal |
1910 |
1960 |
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South Africa Military Small-Arms Proof |
Proof |
1970's |
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4.47 |
Date of re-barrelling -
(see disposal mark Photo above). |
Status |
1912 |
? |
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Barclays Bank |
Barclays Bank (in South
Africa) (hand rotary engraved) |
Ownership |
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22 CDC |
22 Battalion Coast Defence Corps. This was a Cape Town-based unit in 1942. The Coast Defence Corps consisted of part-time units who manned South African coastal defences on a rotational basis. 22 Battalion was a first line Coast Defence Corps unit. The men could be called on to serve on full time basis in an
emergency. |
Unit |
1942 |
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C in U |
Condemned |
Status |
1910 |
1960 ? |
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CMR |
Cape Mounted Rifles |
Unit |
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CS |
Cape Staff (or possibly: Colonial Scouts, see CS over A |
Ownership |
18?? |
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Decommissioned: 04/1921 |
Disposal |
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DELFOS |
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D I FRAM
& Co |
South
African Webbing |
Manufacturer |
1941 |
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DP |
Drill Purpose |
Status |
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GDPS |
Prison Service (Afrikaans
/ English) (usually, individual hand letter stamps) Has been noticed reversed:
PSGD |
Ownership |
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GFMR |
Great Fish (River) Mounted
Rifles |
Unit |
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ILH |
Imperial Light Horse
Regiment |
Ownership |
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K.Ltd <Date> |
South African Webbing (Ink Stamp lettering) |
Manufacturer |
1942 |
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K.T. <number> |
Kragkor Tender (hand letter stamp). |
Disposal by Tender mark of SA State Armaments organisation.
('Kragkor', now 'Denel') |
1960's |
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LB & DIF. |
South African Webbing (Ink Stamp lettering) |
Manufacturer |
??? |
1962 |
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M in U |
South African Defence
Force (Afrikaans) |
Ownership |
1960 |
Present |
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NFA |
Natal Field Artillery |
Unit
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NMR |
Natal Mounted Rifles |
Unit |
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NP |
Natal Police |
Unit |
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OVS |
Oranje Vrij Staat Orange Free State (Dutch) |
Ownership |
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PAVG or PAG |
Prince Alfred Volunteer
Guards |
Unit |
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R --- SA |
Republic of South Africa |
Ownership |
1961 |
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RLI |
Rand Light Infantry |
Unit |
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RSA |
Republic of South Africa |
Ownership |
1961 |
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RSWD |
Regiment Suidwestelike Distrikte. This was an Afrikaans language regiment, which was formed in 1934 in
the Cape Province. |
Unit |
1934 |
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S |
Released for Sale (large, hand letter stamp) |
Sale |
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SAAF |
South African Air Force |
Ownership |
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SAC |
South African
Constabulary, (usually followed by the Month and Date of acquisition) |
Ownership |
1900 |
1908 |
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SAHA |
South African Heavy Artillery |
Unit |
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Disbanded
shortly afer WWII ? |
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SAMR |
South African Mounted Rifles |
Unit |
1900? |
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SAN |
South African Navy |
Ownership |
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SANF |
South African Naval Forces |
Ownership |
1940 |
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SANF PE10 |
Rack number of Vessel:
Port Elizabeth |
Unit |
1940 |
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South African Police |
Ownership |
1910 ? |
1994 |
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(Courtesy; John Humphries, Graham Priest,
UK) |
South African Railways
(Workshops) - See also SAR&H |
Manufacturer |
1941 ? |
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SAR&H |
South African Railways and
Harbours (Workshops) |
Manufacturer |
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SAS <n> |
Suid
Afrikaanse Spoorweg Polisie South African Railways Police (Afrikaans) |
Ownership |
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S.A.R ^ SAS |
South African Railways Police Suid Afrikaanse Spoorweg Polisie |
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South African Trophy (Letter Stamp) followed by a number, found on
trophy Arms taken after the Anglo-Boer War. (Courtesy HF, New Zealand). |
Origin |
1902 |
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Standard Bank |
Standard Bank (of South
Africa) (Hand rotary engraved) |
Ownership |
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TC |
Transvaal Cadets |
Ownership |
1902 |
1910 |
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T.V. |
Transvaal Volunteers |
Unit |
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TTP |
Transvaal Town Police |
Unit |
1908 |
19?? |
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THA |
Transvaal Horse Artillery |
Unit |
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THAV |
Transvaal Horse Artillery Volunteers |
Unit |
Anglo - BoerWar |
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V |
Natal Volunteers (Followed by a serial number, 3 and 4 digits observed) |
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V* |
Natal Volunteers - (Natal
Colony) |
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WR 2 |
Witwatersrand Rifles (2nd
Battalion) 'Wits Rifles' |
Unit |
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XSAW |
X Suid Afrikaanse Wermag Ex South African Defence
Force (Afrikaans) (Individual letter hand stamp) |
Disposal |
1990's |
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ZAR |
Zuid Afrikaansche
Republiek South African Republic
(Dutch) |
Ownership |
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1899 |
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ZARP |
Zuid Afrikaansche
Republiek Polisie South African Republic
Police (Dutch) |
Ownership |
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1899 |
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Other Markings
found in South Africa, but not currently known: |
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14 (Broad Arrow in U) |
(See Oil Bottles above) |
Manuf. Code Acceptance Inspectors ? |
(WWII) |
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AECO or
AECo |
Allen Edgar Co or Associated Engineering Co ? (Smallish
hand letter stamps) |
Manufacturer |
(WWII) |
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C -- N -- 1 |
The C is usually followed by
a date: eg.: 11/06 = November 1906 |
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C.A. |
Thought to be: 'Colonial'
or 'Civilian' Administration. British Administration of South Africa Post
Boer War |
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C.A. over S.A.C. '06 |
(SAC alone, listed above)
'06 = 1906 |
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