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    Military Bolt action rifles (Main interest in Lee Enfields, Sniper rifles and .22 trainers)
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  1. Interesting pic above, they must be part of a LAD, regarding the Jerry can holder in my old Series 111 it did seem original, the previous owner before me did give it some of his artistic license ( the extra candle sticks etc and a few bits in the tub) he also removed the hard top and replaced it with sticks and canvas and put a roll bar in which the new owner has removed. jerry can holder or not slapping nearly an extra £4k on the price for a rebuilding the head is a bit steep, I had rivet counters complaining about the £4k I had it up for……which I thought wasn’t too bad , if I had of done the doors, the bulkhead work, fuel tank senders etc , then the price would be near what he is asking. I’ll see if I have some pics of the holder.
  2. I received a phone call from someone recently, who had viewed my old Land Rover FFR last year when I was selling it, He was interested to know if I had repaired the bits that needed doing , I explained it was sold last year , but he pointed me in the direction of ebay, It is listed on ebay by the new owner, item number 225986423516 . since he has had it , he has done a unleaded head conversion, but still can't see that would nearly double the value of what it was sold for ??? Although a very good Landrover it needed doors and a few places in the Bulkhead repairing, plus some TLC. If anyone has a wad of cash burning a hole in there pocket just be warned it does need work, plus the dent in the bulkhead pillar did put a lot of folk off when I was selling it.
  3. Geoff, I don’t think you’ll have too much trouble selling your WD/C , If I had the cash I’d be there tomorrow, unfortunately I’ve got to sell a few of my own bikes to bring mortgage down, it’s Sod’s Law , I’ve been waiting for a small bit of land to build a new workshop for 6 years, now it’s actually mine , I’ve got to sell some of the bikes ………
  4. Mike, I’ll try and get some measurements for you. The mounting I’ve got one on the way as never seen one before ( as said in the other post) They’re a very handy mast to be honest, but never thought I’d be sticking it on the back of the lightweight until I seen your pics.
  5. Have the insulator Chris, along with the full CES just never seen the offset mount with clamps. Like you say that set up is for using the mast as part of the antenna, apart from the mounting plate does anyone have any info on the bracket securing the mast the hood stick ?
  6. Mike, The pics you posted ( Lightweight in Artic colours) the one showing the rear with operator and the mast, is very interesting, I showed the pic to my mate as I wondered if the mast was the 27ft Larkspur one as it initially looked like it had the mast insulator in the bumperette, but looking at the bigger picture it has a mount that I’ve never seen before nor my mate, In a million to one chance he looked on the net and found one on eBay ( the mount and insulator) I have the full CES regarding the mast and double checked the CES regarding the mounting plate just in case, the one in your picture is a different sent up and looks to be made for the lightweight due to the offset and the clamping arrangement. The good news…. The one on eBay is on the way to me. don’t know if anyone else has seen that particular arrangement?
  7. Mike, sorry for late response,, the C11/R210 had its own frames /mounting trays, I’ll try and get a pic of what the set up looks like , this would have then be secured to the radio table. There is a Radio Ham who has an outstanding Larkspur set up, if you do a search, ( Larkspur C11/R210 ) you should find a page which is part of QRZ The model looks excellent and the pics are very interesting, as the one of the rear with the antenna mast, trying to figure out which push up mast it is.
  8. The fast track could explain the felling of the Sycamore at Hadrians wall ?? “ Unfortunately Prime Minister, there’s a very old Sycamore tree right we’re we plan to place the the first pylon” “well cut it down man and blame it on some thugs”
  9. The main thing, is it’s more enjoyable if your single 😂
  10. It’s an interesting thread, Regarding Hydrogen , one of the boiler houses we look after is for a major manufacturer of cleaning products. Hydrogen trials were conducted last year, it worked quite well, but expensive…….couple of issues regarding the Generators from the CHP plant but not the running of the engine, more the sensor side etc. The idea was to use shipped in Hydrogen and use the natural gas pipe line for other commercial sites. Moral of the story , is it’s big commercial sites , like hospital and manufacturing boiler houses etc that will be first on the agenda, the amount of nasties these pump out the Chimneys is colossal, I’m not sure on the amount of gas the Engines in one hospital uses but will find out, these are part of the CHP ( combined heat and power) the engines power generators and feed back to the grid, the waste heat ( exhaust ) is passed through a waste heat boiler, producing steam along with the other duel fuel powered boilers ( x3) Only after coming ashore from over 30 years as an Engineer in the Merchant Navy and working in the Energy Sector , did I realise the amount of industry that relies on industrial boilers, if you drive around or pass an industrial site look for chimneys ( lot smaller now than conventional brick built ones) but there everywhere. although a lot of boilers have been converted or renewed to LTHW they still use hell of a lot of Gas. One hospital site in Lancashire is now looking at a fair size bit of land with the possibility of a solar farm and Ground source heat pumps to replace the traditional boiler house and CHP plant…… So generally speaking, fossil fuel vehicles are small fry compared to industry.
  11. There’s no panic , the emphasis is on “intent” which they would require to prove that your in possession of the components to produce live ammunition, powders and primers require a License ( FAC, SGC , RFD) The introduction of showing the licence to the RFD for powders and primers has been going on for some time, I roll my own ( have all above licences) so tend to buy in bulk , but can’t remember the last time I bought any though. The main reason for such changes are due to Obsolete Calibre firearms being used in crimes, as Obsolete cartridge cases and bullets can be purchased, With this in mind quite a few Obsolete Calibre weapons no longer come under Section 58,
  12. The experts would be in aghast if I open the bonnet, as it’s got a Diesel in (2.5 NA) ……
  13. I remember reading an article regarding the banning of fossil fuel powered vehicles in Denmark, the Danish government ( same as many other nation governments) wanted to plough ahead a lot earlier than most other countries, but lucky for them there was someone with intelligence, who said “ we’re will we get the equivalent of the tax we charge on the fuel, the oil etc for the said vehicle’s. Idea was binned as quick as the idea, Petrol is a by product as previously said, but it won’t just end, fossil fuel vehicles will go on and on , until fuel is no longer made, or Parts runout, but am sure the vehicle manufacturers of today are ploughing millions into a bio fuel, Brazil have been making Alcohol based fuel for a long time. I bought an FFR Landrover Lightweight few months back, needs work but previous owner put in a 2.5 NA Diesel ( 19J engine) which I need to repair, not one for the rivet counters but will run it on veg oil, Have run a few Diesel engine cars on it before. Unfortunately can’t run the Matchless, BSA or Enfield on veg oil, but I do know how to make a good mash …….
  14. Looking for any information regarding the above title, not many of these radios about in U.K., looking for any instruction manual, Parts list , photos etc.
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