![]() |
|
#1
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
Just to add a little complexity to the earlier asked simple question of who built the 40mm Bofors in Canada, it was, indeed, built by Otis-Fensom Elevator Co. Ltd. in London, Ontario. They also manufactured the 40mm gun barrels and mounting assemblies. In addition they also built the 2 and 6-pdr gun barrels and mountings.
As in any well organized war production effort, the following companies supplied 40mm Bofors parts to Otis: Atlas Steels Ltd - Welland, ON - 40mm gun forgings Barnes Wallace Co. Ltd - Hamilton, ON - 40mm gun springs Canada Electric Castings Ltd. - Orillia, ON - gun castings Ferranti Electric Ltd. - Mount Dennis, ON - 40mm Bofors magslips Pressure Castings of Canada Ltd. - Weston, ON - 40mm chargers 40mm ammunition cases were made by: Aluminum Goods Company - Toronto, ON Pedlar People Ltd. - Oshawa, ON 40mm shells were made by: Babcock-Wilcox Ltd. - Galt, ON Goldie-McCulloch Ltd. - Galt, ON Ingersoll Machine & Tool Co. Ltd. - Ingersoll, ON Massey-Harris Co. Ltd. - Toronto, ON W. H. Banfield & Sons Ltd. - Toronto, ON Probably a lot of other contributers as well, but thought I'd share what I was aware of so far. |
![]() |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|