‘War Department’ (arrow) Marking

[John Hall 7Participant @johnhall7]

After reading through so many previous replies from people having the same problem, surety it would be easier to change the way photos are accepted…Is there a reason it’s done this way?

cheers John

[Peter G. ShawParticipant @peterg-shaw75338]

John Hall 7,

re GPO tools.

Very foolishly, I returned all mine except for an Avo8 when I got promoted to a L1 manager in 1980. Then some years later, even more foolishly I passed the Avo onto a colleague.

I also left behind in one city, a Telequipment Storage Oscilloscope for which I was supposedly responsible. I wonder what happened to it.

Peter G. Shaw

[John Hall 7Participant @johnhall7]

GPO tools are now very collectible…a number 6 screwdriver recently went for £31 on EBay…I’ve still got most of mine that remained useful..

Happy days…

Cheers John

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by John Hall 7 on 11/11/2020 21:39:05:

After reading through so many previous replies from people having the same problem, surety it would be easier to change the way photos are accepted…Is there a reason it’s done this way?

cheers John

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Mine is not to reason why … I’m just another user

MichaelG.

[Peter G. ShawParticipant @peterg-shaw75338]

What is the problem anyway? If I want to upload a photo, I first of all crop/reduce/enlarge/whatever using the software on my computer on a screen which gives me a sufficiently large picture to see what I'm doing. The same software also allows me to save the picture in a number of formats, icluding jpg. I can then upload to the forum. If I then find that the picture is not right, I can delete it, and rework on the screen followed by uploading again. Frankly it doesn't take long.

Peter G. Shaw

[Brian HParticipant @brianh50089]

I recently bought a surface gauge in a wooden box. As can be seen, it is marked A.M. (Air Ministry 1939) but there is no broad arrow.

Brian

[Mike JosephParticipant @mikejoseph75242]

Posted by BOB BLACKSHAW on 11/11/2020 10:10:49:

I have a combination set marked Ministry of Supply. This CWC army watch with arrow.

The British Horological Institue may be able to help with identifying this watch. They have recently had a series of articles in the Horological Journal about watches in the Services.

It looks nice. I want one!

[Mike Woods 1Participant @mikewoods1]

Calling it a Pheon sounds too posh for me. Like Brian G and my dear old dad, I have always known it to be a crows foot.

[Mick B1Participant @mickb1]

Posted by Mike Woods 1 on 17/11/2020 06:41:30:

Calling it a Pheon sounds too posh for me. Like Brian G and my dear old dad, I have always known it to be a crows foot.

That's because a true Pheon is an heraldic device on aristocratic arms, with the barbs engrailed on the inner edge. Wikipedia says that it's a variant of the Broad Arrow, but I think it's t'other way about, with the Broad Arrow being a variant of the Pheon (no engrailing, see?   ) .

It's military association with longbow-armed soldiery is plain to see – though I always thought they used bodkin points against armoured foes. 'Crows foot' is an OK descriptive name so long as you know it isn't really.

Edited By Mick B1 on 17/11/2020 09:23:52

Edited By Mick B1 on 17/11/2020 09:24:22

[BOB BLACKSHAW 1Participant @bobblackshaw1]

This one is a modern copy MWC

[BOB BLACKSHAW 1Participant @bobblackshaw1]

This from the Indian army, made by Sword

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