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Ok I'll go through them again & post what I find.
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Chris there are a few more WS references that extend over to a new page that I could put up, wasn't sure if there was an appetite for them.
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Normally when I look at the Military shelves in a second hand bookshop it is saturated with recent accounts of the SAS. The last time I went into that particular Oxfam bookshop I noticed all those books were now on the Fiction shelves :-D
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I am sure I have a reel of the two sizes & the matching studs, as I would have held a bit back for the Shorland. I did have several dozen reels as I got them from a scrapyard who only processed metal & anything plastic was a nuisance & given away. I hung on to that lot for years, but as I say with no interest when selling off my excess stuff the majority was chucked away :cry:
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introduction New to Operation Banner
fv1609 replied to hikinglad's topic in Introductions & Welcomes
This is the Glover Webb APV (Armoured Patrol Vehicle) that was replaced by CAV100 (Snatch). Asset Code 1722-4100 Truck, Armoured Patrol, 4x4, Land Rover 110 (V8), Heavy Duty Availability of spares would not be helped by Glover Webb being taken over by Alvis & then the factory on the Hamble was shut down & Tactica production with it. -
Yes I know exactly what you mean, it is very 50s-60s. It was used in my cipher office & Shorland. There were at least two sizes, it could the screwed/riveted to a surface or could be used free standing to bunch cables with small plastic studs. I had a lot of reels of both sizes. When I downsized this year, nobody seemed interested in it so it got chucked. But I should have a reel of each size that I saved, so when I find them I could spare some bits for you.
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Contract 6/V/23019 Code 2085.0171 18 CE 55 - 18 CE 94 1958
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It is not in the list of motor cycles in the Equipment Regulations 1955 nor in the amendments of 1967.
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Although not necessarily green there was 2085.0171 Truck, Fire Fighting, 3 Ton, 4x4, Bedford RL (original code 334237.61.360) & a fire fighting water tanker to match 2090.1171
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Simon yes that certainly was the original purpose. But I recall several cables in my WW2 Tabby set up used these clips to group the free standing cables together, I assumed they were original but can't be certain.
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These I would think: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-electricians-metal-Buckle-Clips-x-67-boxed-3-sizes-Building-vehicle-OB-/272397925276?hash=item3f6c2e7b9c:g:sIgAAOSwmfhX5~T1
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It seems to have taken most of the day to get them scanned & uploaded (sometimes as slow as 10kps). Got in a mess trying to get them in sequence, so labelled them & uploaded again so I think now they are in the right order. Hope they are of interest, but at least this is first hand info not just someone's opinion from a book or a web page.
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Richard I'll try & scan all the vehicular entries that includes the Mechanization Board that replaced the Mechanical Warfare Board in April 1934.
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Richard thank you. One could have illuminating posts just following one particular subject, I've just tried to give a spread. But there are significant entries on Cyprus, Balkans, Trans-Jordon etc. These may have been the inter-war years but they were not years of peace. The entries on the disarmament conferences & Germany's approach after the withdrawal of BAOR (the first one) are all clues as to what was to come.
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Enjoying teasing out nuggets of history from these Chronologies. I already have similar for 1858 to 1912, the new acquisitions are for 1925 to 1936. None of these should be dismissed because they do not cover a World War, as one travels forward through them one can sense a feeling that preparations for something that was brewing were being made & the War Office were not totally unprepared. I have selected just one extract from each year to give a flavour of changes & have placed them in chronological order.
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I'm not familiar with the electrics of a Hotchkiss. But most distributor capacitors are in the region of 0.2mfd. So I would suggest any capacitor that fits in the space that is designed for a distributor & is new should do fine. If you want me to test any then send them to me with a SAE.
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question DOT 4 Synthetic Brake Fluid
fv1609 replied to Surveyor's question in I may be stupid, but......
Also bear in mind there is DOT 5.1 that is compatible with DOT 4, but not DOT 5 http://www.epicbleedsolutions.com/resources/faq/difference-between-dot4-and-dot51-brake-fluid/ -
Ok thanks for that. 15 BK 18 was sold off on 27/7/67 for £70. So it must have been quite a good one, although now it has lost the original wings (& headlights)
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Ok never mind. They sent me a picture some time ago but it doesn't include the registration, just like to keep tabs on the survivors. I shouldn't think the sea air has done it any favours. I used live across Torbay in Teignmouth, I can remember as a small boy exploring a large gun in place on The Ness headland.
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Oh excellent, I did help them out with a track rod end some years ago. Have you got any pictures of it you could share please? Or at least the reg I know it is 15 BK ??
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If I may add to this, my catalogue has been annotated on page 44 with a few prices paid. 639 £620 642 £500 650 £320 658 £540
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Do they still have the Mk 1 Humber Pig I wonder? It only shows up on one photo: http://www.brixhambattery.net/413614133
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Hmm yes waiting to see who would spot that one! Ok done it now thanks
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email sent, do you now want to edit out your email address from the post to avoid it being harvested?
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Doug I don't actually watch the arena display, I find access to view the reserve collection up close is of more interest to me. But most of the arena vehicles (preserved or in-service) can be viewed up close during certain periods. I take a vehicle to display & find that the public IQ is pretty high compared to the average vehicle/steam show, I suppose the entry fee is something of a filter.
