Jump to content

Horse Transport

Members
  • Posts

    111
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by Horse Transport

  1. There was no evidence of either a "L" shaped leather ring or the keeper plates that secured those to the shoulder of the axletree by the bronze carrier,
  2. :)Tony get me photo of the saddle please might know its new owner !
  3. My workshop is the small garage you see, and back garden, i guess being a chippy helped.
  4. Tim they screw on mate and then held with a split pin, the internal part of the nave also in phos/bronze known as pipe boxes packed with grease, carried on the rear axle in grease boxes (2lbs) i have these as well the axle known as axle trees, thanks nigel.
  5. MK X or MKX1 sticky this one ! as both introduced in 1905 at a cost of £60, i believe they were all tagged as MKX , grounded on ive never seen a mkx1 tag and the original (copy) of manufactures detailed drawing i have shows clearly pros/bronze dust caps but dated 1915 and marked war office Drawing, wagon ,general service mkx, i know there is earlier one in private ownership without dust caps, i guess the naves or the wheels may have been upgraded during service on most wagons !
  6. Hi Tony, believe i have secured 2 sets of 1912 GS harness, will be good to see you again at Detling, wagon will be there too !
  7. I found it in heathfield sussex, correct about 1st bn w/kent, my stepfarther was called farrant, MP ww2 shot on the caen canal 10/7/44 sadly passed away a few years ago.
  8. Thanks chaps and gals, i own a ww1 wagon and hope to drive it by next year
  9. Trought you chaps might like this its my 1915 GS wagon restored my me over the last 5 months
  10. Hello from West Kent !Hello my name is nigel and im into ww1 horse transport
×
×
  • Create New...