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Wrong decade, but given my tendancies a fair suggestion. I don't think I have ever seen this kit on display. (Come to that I have never seen a FV1622 on display, although there is one in Reading unrestored).

It certainly looks as if the ship's stewards are acting with bad grace that the HMVF overalls have all sold out.

Ingenious, but nope.

It does look that way, particulary with the bucket but nope

Where did this incident erupt & when? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/fv1620/-Punjab-mutiny01.jpg[/img]

Nope, but it does look that way. You are right about the clues, this is for jungle use.

It has 4 wheels & is British mid 1950s

What are these men trying to do? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/fv1620/surrender-flag.jpg[/img]

Nope

Carrier, Whld, EOD/ECM, 900 lb, 4x4, H/Copter, Rolba Goblin http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/fv1620/Goblin01a.jpg[/img]

What's this part of? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/fv1620/Telephone-submarine.jpg[/img]

It wasn't intended to travel very far, just to travel from the helicopter to the IED & carry the EOD equipment. Weighed 390kg could carry a load of 410kg. Driven by a 28hp Citroen petrol engine, chain driven to provide 4x4.

Rolba Goblin Was used to carry EOD equipment in N.Ireland, transported under a helicopter

In which case it should have a large blue cross painted of the front to signify it must be scrapped. Although I have seen such vehicles in scrapyards later turn up on the show circuit ;-)

They seemed to get re-armed & disappeared pretty quick. Note this was not actually a scrapyard in normal sense. I don't know whether any entered the collector chain, but this is pure speculation but perhaps they were exported? Beyond that best not to ask. One forum member has contacted me & thinks his might have come from this batch. The camo is not stone, it is more pinky on the original photo. Here is a re-armed one:

http://www.national-army-museum.ac.uk/press/files/newsReleases/facesOfBattle.pdf

Fraid not, that was about 20 years ago. :-( Just come in from Yemmen, I think there were nearly 20, but minus armaments. Got some more pics somewhere.

I'm sure there was a lot of blurb about it that he removed after I contacted him. But he is adamant that his basic claim is correct. I thought of reporting it but I think the message is that nobody has bid on it. I thought that when you asked a question it got displayed. But is that an option the seller controls? Anyway its a shame that nonsense like this tries to enter the supply chain, like that silly grey Mk2 pig.

Have a look at this; http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Northern-Ireland-Police-Helmet-50s-Humber-Pig-Saracen_W0QQitemZ230193346534QQihZ013QQcategoryZ69671QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I emailed the seller as it doesn't ring true. Stated to be NI Police of 50s & 60s. During the 1950s until 1969 for disorder situations the police used black WW2 type Tommy helmets with "RUC" painted in white at the front. In 1969 this changed to a cork motorcyclists type helmet in black with a small RUC emblem on the front. He says that this helmet was only used in NI & he believes the marking to be genuine. Well was this helmet used anywhere else? I am certain it isn't RUC. What may add to the belief is the blueness of it. But the RUC did not use blue, their uniforms were dark green & attempt to reform the colour to fit in with mainland police blue was successfully resisted. What clothing & accoutrement's were not dark green were black. This included the helmets & webbing that was dyed black.

Nope

Yes well done Tony, I was wondering who would twig the reason for the second eyepiece :yay: Only question remaining is what system was it used for? (not Rapier) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/fv1620/trainer01.jpg[/img]

All that sort of stuff is usually found in the back of books like Admin in the Field, Admin in the Corps etc very useful source of info eg at a glance you can see that a 3-Ton lorry can carry 675 gallons in jerrycans of petrol or 620 gallons filled with water or 400 empty jerrycans! etc etc or a 3-ton lorry can carry 8,960 ration packs consisting of 224 cases of 22.5 lb cases of biscuits or 15,600 empty sandbags & so it goes on :schocked:

British jerrycans with a date 1990 or before (ie before UN rules applied) were: Capacity: 4 1/2 imp gallons Dimensions: 18 3/4 in x 13 3/8 in x 6 1/2 in Weight: Empty 9 1/2 lb. Filled (average depending on liquid density) appx 45 lb