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Unit Serial Number
It is the Unit Serial Number (USN). It was a British system also picked up and adopted by other countries such as the USArmy.
The British three colour bars correspond to the last two digits: second last digit/last digit/second last digit repeated: from top to bottom if British it should be: 0 - dark brown 6 - buff 0 - dark brown The USA three colours should be: 0 - dark brown 6 - blue 0 - dark brown Seems to correspond most closely to a US Army unit in the ETO, but that USN is not on the published (but incomplete) list of 1st US Army D-Day list. Nor is it on the British War Office Field Force Units list. It is on the Australian Army list as Queensland Lines of Communications Band. However, many of the USA numbers were duplicates of numbers already issued to far-off Commonwealth countries such as Australia. Looks like a map tube. Mike |
The manufacturer seems to be Uttley Ingham & Co. Ltd of Hebble End, Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire.
They appear in the 1938 "Ironmonger Diary and Hardware Buyers Guide". Chris. |
Just seen this one Epay, wonder if this is the real use?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165348857...IAAOSwNmliE~tz |
I have a map tube complete with WW2 maps of an excersize out in the shed. I don't think the tube was as fancy is this one, but I'll look when I head out this afternoon.
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As others have suggested. It is a map tube... they are quite common and were used by numerous British units including artillery. I dont know what the markings mean. Regards Tim |
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Correct - Map Case, though at £85, in my opinion (having bought 2 in the last 6 months), a good £60 to £70 above the going rate. Tim |
Saint-Avoid France
If it was found in the area of Saint Avoid, as mentioned by Daniel, that location was well inside the American sector, which lends more weight to the USN marking being a US Army unit.
Mike |
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