MHillyard Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Hi All Picked this tin up at the car boot a week ago. Came with several wartime dated chisels and screwdrivers but this seems like it had a more specific use perhaps. Stamped: FA 10950 /|\ 1956 H.S. LTD Also marked: EC./152 and KE. 15746 I don't know all the military prefixes of the time so any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughman Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Looks like the sort of container that would have housed some sort of power tool. Or maybe a tradesmans tool kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Martyn I think you are putting it to the correct use. FA was the VAOS prefix that has morphed into F1 as the DMC under COSA after NATO codification. This is for Hand tools (non-powered) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Looks like it was later used for another purpose as KE cover Tools (gardening & stable) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHillyard Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 Many thanks for the info. I shall continue using it for tools then! Is there a particular manual or booklet that covers military prefixes? Or is this something that only becomes apparent when each area has been looked Into? Just seems like useful information but not readily available. Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Is there a particular manual or booklet that covers military prefixes? Or is this something that only becomes apparent when each area has been looked Into? Just seems like useful information but not readily available. The prefixes relate to the designation of Sections in the Vocabulary of Army Ordnance Stores (VAOS). Many of these Section designations have been expanded, abbreviated or abolished and used as Domestic Management Codes that prefix NATO Stock Numbers (NSN) that appear in the Catalogue of Army Ordnance Stores (COSA) (Actually the move from VAOS to COSA is not necessarily related a change from a VAOS code to a NSN but its a good enough approximation) Here are some articles that cover the cataloguing systems for all three services. These are simplifications of their systems to give a brief overview. The RAF is easiest to understand, the Army takes a bit longer, but the RN systems are really something else :nut: http://www.hmvf.co.uk/pdf/EarlyArmyPartnos.pdf http://www.hmvf.co.uk/pdf/ArmyandNavyStoresNumbers.pdf http://www.hmvf.co.uk/pdf/RAFPartNumbers.pdf http://www.hmvf.co.uk/pdf/NATOparts.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHillyard Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 Many thanks for those. Lots of reading to do, Very interesting though. Will definitely come in useful in the future. Thanks again Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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