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US 75mm Pack Howitzer M1A1 on Carriage M8


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I'm currently restoring a US 75mm Pack Howitzer (on FAC)... and am looking any parts for spares and the following items to assist with the end display:

 

Cardboard Ammo Tubes (Tube holds 1 x 75mm How round)

Steel Cloverleaf fittings (holds 3 cardboard tubes)

Steel sight box

Steel tools box

Canvas Tool Toll

Spacer block for M9 adapter for M62 elbow telescope when on M3 or M3A1 Telescope Mount.

Extractor Claw

M1 firing lock and parts

75mm brass case (fired and in good order)

75mm alloy case - blank (fired or live)

Empty Powder bags for 75mm case (ammo was semi-fixed, range controlled by the powder bags in the case, remove one to reduce distance).

Tools

Manuals (especially those for British service)

 

Please PM me if you have anything.

 

Thanks

 

Tim

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Hi Tim,

 

I maybe able to help with a couple of things. Can you post details of the tools and the part# for the tool roll. I know someone who may have or be able to get the cardboard ammo tubes.

 

Matt.

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Hi Tim,

 

No problem,just hope I can help. I do have a fired brass case for a 75mm,it's a Remington UMC and is 44 dated.unfortunately it has a few small dings and has been polished :roll:

 

Matt.

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Sorry for the delay in replying...

 

Bits I'm Looking for:

 

For Breech mechanism

 

M13 Firing Lock - C8662

Trigger Shaft - A12138

Trigger Assembly - A207711

Extractor - B8027-5

Cover - A12131-2

Pivot - B8029

 

For M13 Firing Lock

 

Spring, Sear - A12135

Sear - B8031-8

Fork - A12132-9

Pin, Firing - A12755

 

Tools:

 

Roll, Tool - T2

Roll, Tool - M4

 

Ammo tubes

 

Dont have the exact part number - but they have "75mm How" pressed into the ends...

 

Telescopes and Mounts

 

I have both the M3 and M3A1 mounts and the M62 and M1 scopes... however, the M62 scope is mounted in the M9 adapter which in turn sits on a spacer block before screwing to the M3A1 mount....

 

I need to get the spacer block.

 

The shell case might be of interest - would depend on the rest of the headstamps and price.... I already have 18 brass cases, but some of them were dug at Arnhem and therefore arent serviceable.

 

 

Any assistance with the above would be great

 

Also happy to consider any other Pack Howitzer spares... even another complete gun !

 

Thanks

 

Tim

 

 

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