Stableboy

On 4/6/2023 at 12:37 AM, PSMedland said:

One of these and its trailer were parked up at the rear of New Cross Hospital, Avonley Road, London SE14 where I worked in the late seventies. The hospital closed in the 80s  and is now a housing 'village', I do not know where it went after closure.

My dad was i/c the S E London Mass X Ray unit based out of the above New Cross Hospital in Avonley Road during the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. IIRC it closed down 1980 and he retired - prior to that the unit covered SE London out to Bromley and area but on occasion went to military establishments such as RARDE (he had been a Welch Regiment officer until 1941 when completed his training at Morriston Hospital and transfered as an RMO to North Devon Yeomanry 25pdr Field Regiment then in N. Ireland, later in Western Desert. Later a base hospital alongside the 'Sweetwater canal' S of Cairo and then back to UK as RMO Sherwood Foresters for D Day. Leg shattered in accident while loading his medical team on an LCI at Portmouth, at end of war  British MO on trooping ship US Victory ship 575 SS Colorado Springs.                      1960s - 70s kit based at New Cross definitely those Leyland mobile X Ray lorries and ex Army AA Lister generators, which were towed by the big Leylands, but commonly shunted into awkward locations by SWB Landrovers, which regularly and rapidly used to knock out the LR front ends.. All vehicles that old medical cream exterior paintwork.. What there was at New Cross for many years until about mid/late 70s was the original Ministry of Works X Ray vehicle, i believe of immediate postwar date, usual body with left hand side ramp for the mobile X ray set; based on Dennis Pax 5-6 ton chassis, i tried to rescue it to Woolwich Bus Museum land, but v sadly it was taken locally and scrapped suddenly one day for its 100kV inbuilt generator; had a wonderful rear interior with varnished brown wood panelling, multiple heated film drying racks and china sinks..Again iirc, i had several documents from it, and may 'somewhere' still have a leaflet from it.. dare say more info too..

On 6/16/2019 at 8:44 PM, Runflat said:

These have lost their rear bumper as well as other mods - spare wheel and cans (IWM B 8148 and BU 1418):

 

Top photos is of an WSC of  C Squadron of the Inns of Court (Armoured Car) Regiment, RAC at their post D Day operations harbour at Le Fresne-Camilly in Normandy, under command 1 Corps, where a fire broke out amongst vehicles (trucks carrying ammunition iirc ). They had a few WSCs at Squadron command level - usually with rollers removed..

11 hours ago, BlueBelle said:

So you see Stableboy, I was right....I told you there would be someone on here who would know for sure what your collimator was for...even if it took ten years to get the answer! Now you just need a Centurion to fit it to. 😊

Hahaha.. Cent, no thanks, maybe something less obvious, wheeled and armoured, but have quite enough maintenance jobs in my life already, thanks..:)

16 hours ago, Mike C said:

Centurion fitted with a Reflector-cum-Periscope (RCP) sight uses a collimator as the link between the gunner's and crew commander's sights, so that, when aligned, the CC can see what the gunner sees through the gunner's sight. The collimator is attached to the underside of the turret roof. I don't have a full parts list for Centurions later than Mk.III, but someone on here might have and could check if the part number is the same. 

Mike

Thanks very much obliged.... always had a suspicion was most likely for a Cent..

Orginally posted a query in 2010 trying to identify to what weapon and vehicle this related to...still trying to identify - can anyone now help, please ?

Box was unopened and item nos when i obtained it, only opened it to see....marked 're-packed 1960 ', so dates to between then and start date of FV nomenclature...

Thanks..will post an extra photo.. I see Radicon still exists, i'll get a model no. and contact them to see what they say..

I did find some wartime references to Martin Harper pto's... ..this one June 1944..

Under the non original, postwar constructed, breakdown truck body on the rear of my Bedford MW, there is a winch... obviously should not be there, so will be coming off and seeking a good home...          in place of the usual tyre pump on the gearbox, there is a pto with a manufacturer's plate stating 'Martin Harper', driving a propshaft on the nearside approx 6 foot long to the winch which is siting behind the rear axle; this second propshaft has necessitated the shortening of the exhaust pipe just behind the silencer box, and the repositioning of the nearside shock absorber arm to a near vertical position, all of which has to be corrected after removal.   

The winch has the initials DBS on its housing, and in awkward place to photo, the name Kadicon or Sadicon near tbe cable drum..

Can anyone please tell me more, ie is it of a QLB or maybe a Canadian vehicle...and is this wartim, or a postwar kit to fit any Bedford gearbox..?

More photos to follow

Like this..? 

Just a thought.....what size wheels and tyres does it / should it  have...?    

There might well be 2, but this one was at Foulness with the tail of tbe trail embedded in a concrete block, and cut off so could be removed quuickly from the site - when i said Zonnebeke, i had been aware that a restored one had been loaned or at least exhibited at that Belgian museum which is near Passchendaele.. no idea about its pre-Rage history.. Did it come from the  UK south coast..?

That's the one that was at Zonnbeke, isn't it...?   I nearly had that out of the mud in theb Uk yard where it lay...

12 hours ago, super6 said:

Item 30, or very similar, is for sale on face book if you search "vintage brass 12v car inspection light"

Thanks for the heads up, i am lucky enough to have the correct  early inspection lamp , jack and handles, special wrench (No9 on the tools list), and other items, so pretty much sorted on those listed accessories..only items still on my list to locate is a pair of Lucas 330 sidelights...

4 minutes ago, 64EK26 said:

Hi

The Oil Can holder looks correct

I think that the oil can is commercial post war?, think it should look like Item 37

Cheers

Richard

 

Thanks for that, just was aware that there is a similar US can,  the mount i will then keep...

The stamped info on tbe side of the oil can reads' m m No109'...  ?

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Stamped to side..

I went out and bought a Bedford MWC, converted postwar to a garage breakdown truck.... lots of odd bits attached... such as this..

Is it British.......military...... commercial..?   Approx height of can 8 inches  - diameter 3 inches.... some stampings only partly legible..

70s..this any help.?

Bump..

Funny how many of the old 'full power' cartridges seem to be creeping back into the inventory though.

Well, if it works, why try to fix it? especially at open terrain ranges where 5.56 wont hack it

In theory, both mathematically & ballistically, 7mm approx should perform the best -

.223 was just harmonising with US, as was 7.62..

Would we have done better to adopt the 7.92mm calibre as per BESA (afv) machine gun when that was in our armoury; capable of using ww2 German ammunition, rimless case, etc?

This is the magazine image - looks like a Beach Groups anchor insignia. the vertical white line seen in the cab is in fact the light showing through the slightly opened ventilation hatch in the rear of the cab wall - but what are all the other less legible text markings, particularly the one at the top of the windscreen?

As per title, wanted one magazine in good working order for an 8mm Bruni P38 blank firer pistol. Please ;-)

Can comply with VCA etc

Any kind person....

Anyone seen this interesting and rare b/w photo of Fordson WOT8 in Navy marking, possibly 30AU transport.

Although image taken from the front, definitely a WOT8 30cwt as opposed to the 3 tonner WOT6 as no cab roof lifting handles (only 3 tonner removeable cab top) and earliest contract circular ventilators on cab front rather than later 'letterbox' shape type.

Anyone have any info, confirmation of unit, or photo date / location etc please?

got to get a copy for the vehicle info board - will also ask to post here (subject to copyright?)

Thought id ask the question on here as i visit milweb on a daily basis i ask my self why is it that some vehicles on there sell in less than 24 hours and others sit for months Are people very picky these days when it comes to buying a military vehicle ? or has the market overall slowed down considerably because of fuel prices and this economic climate ,And why oh why do people put a vehicle up for sale on there mention everything about the vehicle but dont put a price i find this as irritating as people saying offers !

 

its just a few questions that have recently got me scratching my head over !

nothing whatsoever to do with the dealer who i understand underwrites Milweb getting 'on the inside track' then?

Always thought that the 'german' aircraft in BoB film were C.A.S.A's...?:shocked: