I have a AMP co Projector Pyrotechnic, Hand M9
Marked US property
On the latch handle it says SERIAL No. -
(so no serial number)
Is there any way of dating this flare launcher or, next best thing, finding what period it was produced? Only know it was introduced in 1942.
Greetings from Holland,
Pilot
AMO M9
Re: AMO M9
Sorry - I can't add much to what you already know. According to Gaynor's book, the M-9 was developed by the Eureka Vacuum Cleaner Company in 1942 and was used by U.S. ground forces in WWII. Those made by Eureka are apparently marked:
E.V.C. Co
PROJECTOR-PYROTECHNIC
HAND-M-9
U.S. PROPERTY
Interestingly, I have an M-8 made by EVCC that also lacks a serial number.
And greetings from Virginia!
--Rob
E.V.C. Co
PROJECTOR-PYROTECHNIC
HAND-M-9
U.S. PROPERTY
Interestingly, I have an M-8 made by EVCC that also lacks a serial number.
And greetings from Virginia!
--Rob
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Re: AMO M9
Greetings,
Having no serial number is not a surprise since there was a moment of mass confusion. Eureka fell behind on production and was ordered to transfer all production to the Grand Rapids Brass Co. in late 1943. All parts and assembled units, I suspect these without serial numbers were part of that parts lot that was crated up and sent to Grand Rapids and in their rush to get assemblies made, they never stamped a number. You can imagine being in a plant and here come hundreds of crates of mix matched bits and pieces and a deadline was to met to get them assembled.
Having no serial number is not a surprise since there was a moment of mass confusion. Eureka fell behind on production and was ordered to transfer all production to the Grand Rapids Brass Co. in late 1943. All parts and assembled units, I suspect these without serial numbers were part of that parts lot that was crated up and sent to Grand Rapids and in their rush to get assemblies made, they never stamped a number. You can imagine being in a plant and here come hundreds of crates of mix matched bits and pieces and a deadline was to met to get them assembled.