rnixartillery

I have a Canadian 6 pdr and an American 57mm in my collection ,both are very thin on the ground and seldom come up for sale. I think the 6pdr is more sort after in the UK. You should expect to pay 10k plus for a 57mm and 12-15k for the 6pdr possibly more ,if you can find one. :shocked: Rob......................rnixartillery.

Looks Good Andre ! Will you start blast cleaning next..........................:thumbsup: I am pleased the sight box arrived safely. Regards Rob................................rnixartillery.

Your not kidding.....................I will have to start stacking them on top of each other soon. Rob.............................rnixartillery.

I must admit I do get some funny looks from over the wall but I think they know its best to pay on time rather than having there pride and joy blown to smitherines ? :cool2: Rob.................rnixartillery.

Mike,Richard you both came joint first..................where would you like the jelly baby sending !!!!!!!!!! Yes ,its a 1945 57mm M2 Anti-Tank gun,Built by International. This one has come from warmer climates and I have been waiting its arrival for quite some time but now its here. I believe its the most complete and original example at present in the UK,The gun is complete with its jocky wheel,side armour,makers plates,handspikes and sight assembly. Its that original I have decided not to restore it at present ,so I managed to build it up this afternoon and tuck it away before the heavens opened. The gun is in remarkable unmolested condition so I have it on section 1. Rob........................rnixartillery.

That was quick Mike.But not close enough.........................Boobie prize I'm afraid. Rob......................rnixartillery.

I went out yesterday and bought the ultimate Airfix............. First to guess what it is gets a prize. Rob..............................rnixartillery.

The Greyhound driver came close to knocking his teeth out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great film. :thumbsup: Rob.......................rnixartillery

Michelk The Battery you see is for starting the small petrol engine which in turn drives the hydraulic pump that powers the control joy stick. There is an isolation valve in the form of a foot pedal ,the hydrualic system will not work until the pedal is pressed. This is basically a dead man switch so if the gunner is hit the gun will cease to operate. Hope this explains things. Rob...........................rnixartillery.

cillit bang is what you need,A mate of mine cleans up tarnished brass cases with the stuff and it does a hell of a job. However I will have to ask him which colour top the container has because one is better than the other but you must remember to wear your Marigolds. (O, I say ). Rob.....................rnixartillery.

mmm.........Very modest. anyway mate forget the day job,welcome on board. :thumbsup: Rob.......................rnixartillery.

Hi Stuart You can pick up barrel staves from time to time ,if its practicality you need you can pick up staves and brushes for the 155mm FH70 ,although relatively modern they would do your job for cleaning the barrel.I should amagine they would be aluminium. I will keep an eye out and let you know if I find anything. Rob ................rnixartillery.

Have you ever been in the situation when you have sold something in the past and wished you hadn't ! Well I did such a thing 5 years ago ,I was trying the generate some cash for a new project and decided to part with my Canadian quad polsten which a friend of mine had been nagging me to sell him for quite some time. A deal was struck and off he went with the gun. Six months past and thought set in that maybe I shouldn't have let it go. I originaly bought My gun from Trident arms of Nottingham in 1997 which was part of the large batch of 50 Bofors guns and about 15 Polstens that came in from Portugal and I more or less had pick of the batch. At the time these polstens were a bit of an unknown gun and there was very little evidence of there history. I got the gun home and got stuck into the restoration and returned it to full running and operating condition. I was suprised to receive a phone call last Sunday to ask if I would be interested in taking the gun back and with no hesitation I replied 'Yes', so I went down today to pick it up and get it back home. It has deteriorated some what, so it will have to spend some time in the workshop for a strip down and repaint but hey ! its back where it belongs. Just to top it off,I fired it up this afternoon and it blew a hydraulic hose F#*#*#G OIL EVERYWHERE.:embarrassed: Pics attached Rob......................rnixartillery collection.

Steve, That photo was taken quite some time ago in RnR's old yard,I tried to buy it but it was already spoken for. I wonder where it ended up ? Rob...............rnixartillery.

Hi Gang, Here is another short film featuring "Glamour Gal",for those who have not seen it yet. There is a second part to the film. Rob.......................rnixartillery.

This short film must be doing the rounds,its also on G503 ! Even still its very impresive. Rob...........................rnixartillery.

I cut out the burnt sections ,welded blocks back in and took both plates to a gear cutters and had them re-cut. This is expensive but being an essential part of the gun well worth the cost. These cannot be repaired with a grinder,not properly anyway !. Rob..............................rnixartillery.

One more ! Rob.........................rnixartillery

The restoration of the M2 took me 6 months,it was quite an extensive rebuild with many parts to repair. Some pics attached,before and after ( I think I have posted these before but here they are again ) The M2 is a very nice piece indeed and well worth restoring properly. I have just completed repairs to the sight assemblies so they are to be fitted to the gun.These were also severly damaged during the demill process. Rob.......................rnixartillery.

[ATTACH]23811[/ATTACH] Hello Pics of my M2 springs before and after and all the info you need to make new ones. I have spare sights for this gun available if you need them. Rob...............................rnixartillery.

Excellent pictures,It just shows how quick guns had been developed in such a short period of time building up to the out break of WWII. :thumbsup: Rob.........................rnixartillery.

I've just bought a 57mm A/T Gun and its hopefuly coming in middle of March,I must make a note of how NOT to load it !!!!. :nono: Rob.........................rnixartillery.

Hi Eddy JC has a nice round for sale but its a bit more than I want to pay,I will try and find some pics of the ammo it would fire and post them here. Rob......................rnixartillery.

You wouldn't believe it but I found a 1950 dated manual for this the other day ,Can anyone read Russian !!!!!!!! I think I will just look at the pictures.:readpaper: Rob..........................rnixartillery.

Any idea who or where the gun was restored ? Rob.....................rnixartillery.