30-11-2022, 10:38 AM
(30-11-2022, 10:06 AM)Dave Mann Wrote: Whilst cleaning the rear wheel arch of the crud of ages prior to repainting on one of our RN saloons I found a large arrow stamped in the metal, this is just like the MOD arrow and about 3/4" long. I took a photo of it 30 odd years ago but can't find it. What did this signify?
Hi Dave
According to a submariner friend of mine, arrows were painted / stamped on all military items that were to be disposed of by the forces.
We have a pair of bedside cabinets that he identified as standard Navy issue for on shore accommodation and these have arrows painted on the underside. My father had a Reid camera (wartime Leica copy) that had a small arrow stamped on the top rangefinder.
Cheers
Howard