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23 hours ago, chrisgrove said:

What, no Geordies on this thread?  As Safety Officer on the very first Battle Group through BATUS, I was hitching a lift with a Platoon HQ of the Infantry (Green Howards) Company at lunchtime.  Platoon Sergeant suggests 'Jam and cheese sandwiches, lads?'. Compo cheese went down well (though I seldom got jam and cheese on bread since wartime in Newcastle, mores the pity.  My Southern regiment would have laughed me to scorn had I suggested it),

And, to add to the Squaddies Stew post, it was a standing joke in BAOR on the 70s that Mojo Stew consisted of ALL the components of compo stewed together (including the soap).

Chris

I'm not a Geordie, but from Co. Durham, used to love the processed cheese and jam sarnies.

I would love one of these, however at theses prices, i'll just have to dream.

I served for a good few years on Fox with the QOY, and currently involved with Eden Camp working on and looking after their prototype Fox

Not exactly clothing and equipment, does anyone know where I can get 2 bars of the soap we had in the 70s/80s, the one with EIIR embossed on it, want some to put in my green wash roll

Very nice pics, I served with D Sqn QOY 86-98. We had at various times, Fox, Sabre and Scimitar. Here is a few Fox pics.

On 5/3/2012 at 8:56 PM, airportable said:

Guess what I'm working on for our living history displays! Found exact size tin in the local supermarket (peas only though....yet!) Need to sort correct colour varnish for the tin. Mate as sorted a few transfers so I can do a trial run. Still need exact tin sizes for any other products 70-early 80's.

 

I know this is an okd post , but is there a link to the person who made these transfers

I'm after some as well, please.

7 hours ago, Cornishbloke said:

Hi

I'm looking to finish the markings on my Scorpion. It represents a vehicle from C Sqn 4RTR in the early eighties.  I cannot find any information about the divisional number seen on the front / rear.  The format is 2/10 or something like that in 2 inch white/grey.

Does anyone have any information?

Many thanks

 

Richard

If I remember in this format 2/10, first number (2) is the Div number, and the second number (10) is the ID number for the regiment within that Div. I have no Idea what the regiments role was, I'm assuming as it is a fairly small number, they were an armoured regiment and the Scorpion was in their recce troop.We, 15/19 H were in BAOR 1979-86, ours was 3/45, as we were 3rd Div Armoured Recce Regiment.

The German Marder AIFV had a 20mm.

The small inlet for the air intake, that is fitted to the gearbox cover plate, the louvres should be facing rearwards, opposite to the radiator louvres.  this lessens the amount of dust entering,

On 9/18/2019 at 1:25 AM, philm1 said:

Can anyone identify these items?

FV701025

 

The plate in the top pic, fits over the NBC pack, large hole for the inlet seal and the small hole for the 1st stage scavange, this is the debris outlet.

On 12/15/2008 at 1:25 PM, AlienFTM said:

Surely a Cent BARV would be equipped with Larkspur and harness? C42/C13/B47? Bear in mind the PSUs for the C42 and C13 were about the size of the complete equivalent Clansman set with built-in PSU, and the sets themselves nearly twice the size of the PSU (from memory).

 

Looking at the Fox pics begs another question. CVR(T) and CVR(W) were designed to take Clansman but the government of the day couldn't afford both and Army chose CVR(T) and (W) to be the priority, so that during the 19702, they had Larkspur sets shoehorned in and there was NO spare space.

 

I'd love to see that Fox with a C42 / C13 setup.

 

Thinking about it after all these years I have the nagging feeling that one of the C13 / C42 PSUs actually had to go under one of the turret seats in CVR(T). Anyone else ex-Recce care to dredge the memory depths.

PSU for one set went under the gunners seat

it is a RARDEN spares wallet, the second larger picture is of the RARDEN cleaning kit, the springs in it are for the breech mechanism, and the circular clip is for the flash hider.

it is, many thanks, just bought it.

just need to search for the period items, I feel a couple of visits to militaria shows coming on.

anyone have for sale or know where I can purchase the following 1970s kit, 

Green wash roll

brown sonex ear plugs.

Many thanks.

thank you, I've got a set now.

also where is it driven from?

There is a prototype Chally 2 in Challenger Plaza outside the Discovery Museum in Newcastle upon Tyne. I visited recently and this veh has been here approx 5  years and is starting to look a bit rough, there is a few plants starting to grow out of its nooks and crannies.

I understand about the green Kit, I'm after the DPM version as it can be used on later themed display as well.

Thanks Chris

Thank you for your reply, we aren't sure of the vehs history prior to use by the IDF then SLA, as we remove more kit and paint, more pointers are found.

info required on .30 ammo, can anyone remember, how long a box of .30 in canvas belts was good to use once the box seals were opened, IE NI and Cyprus. The images are pics of ammo belts found in the M50 under going restoration at Eden Camp.

4 hours ago, wdbikemad said:

PM me.......I have a few large examples.......

PM sent

the Fox is a prototype, so wanting a date related jacket, late 60s early 70s to wear with my kit when manning the vehicle on displays at Eden Camp

looking for l/xl which I belive are sizes 6-9.