kynoch ammunition factory

Compare .25-06 Rem ammo prices & deals from over 50 stores using AmmoPile. Find .25-06 Rem ammunition in stock and in bulk. For political and economic reasons, France did not select the patented Mauser conversion; instead, this work was carried out by the Kynoch Gun Factory of Aston, England. Daily cartridge capacity is now 400,000 and there are 800 employees. In 1872 the Lion Works expanded further as an additional 19 acres of land was added to it. In 1863, Kynoch took over the business, which was subsequently renamed G. Kynoch and Co. A further series of explosions in the 1860s and in 1870 led to dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries. On September 21, 1917 the town of Arklow was rocked by an explosion that occurred at the local Kynoch’s ammunition factory, where 27 men … Label remains in excellent condition, box and ammo … The establishment of the Kynoch explosives factory in Arklow was due to the vision and ambition … All in original boxes although the boxes are falling apart. 1882 By this time, after just twenty years, George Kynoch owns the second largest ammunition factory in Great Britain on a site of 24 acres, a brass rolling mill elsewhere in Birmingham, a patent lamp business, and a printing office. While keeping abreast with innovation the Kynoch Ammunition production has in the year 2000 moved into a purpose-built factory which incorporates new loading laboratories, workshops, temperature and humidity controlled storage and it’s own 100 metre 3 land range for proofing and testing the ammunition. Each has 50 rds in 5 round stripper clips wrapped in thin paper. I just bought 8 original boxes of 7x57 ammo made by Kynoch. Boxes are further marked " 140 grs solid pointed bullet nitrocellulose powder". At this time Kynoch’s also procured a separate gun factory to add to the company’s portfolio. After the war in 1918 Kynoch Ltd, in common with most other British small arms ammunition manufacturers, was merged into Explosives Trades Ltd, later to become Nobel Industries. Hey all, a new member and poster here. The company name on the back of the box is 'the Kynoch Factories of Imperial Chemical Industries Limited', a name that was adopted as a result of the company reorganization in 1926, and continued to be used until 1962, at which time the name became Imperial Metal Industries (Kynoch) Limited. The French government converted their Chassepot Needle Guns to accommodate more modern ammunition after the original configuration proved itself to be unreliable in battle. In 1895 Kynoch built an explosives factory east of Shell Haven Creek, Essex (now known as Coryton). Headstamps are all " k 37 7m/m ". In 1920 and 1921, a few years after WW1 and the merger of Eley, Kynoch, Nobel and others, copies of these Eley pinfire drawing (and many other cartridges) were transferred over over to Kynoch’s ammunition factory in Birmingham. Arklow’s explosive history: Kynoch, 1895-1918 Published in 18th–19th - Century History, 20th-century / Contemporary History, Features, Issue 1 (Jan/Feb 2006), Volume 14. Original Item: Only One Available. A nice pre war collectible full factory box of Kynoch 7mm Mauser, 50 cartridges in chargers, 140 grain sold pointed bullet. By 1882 it was the second largest ammunition works in Britain, employing 800 staff who produced 400,000 cartridges per day.

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