Adrian Barrell
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No, common as muck, I'll do you a favour and take it off your hands.....! Actually, it would be good to know the cable length but it looks quite a small clamp so probably for a 57mm as Rob says. Good find for a car boot!
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It's still at Bovington, in store. The hatch is the pistol port, that's the official name but it's unlikely it was used for that purpose much. It does give another view on the world for the loader and somewhere to throw out the empty cartridges. It was deleted from production in early 1943 but reintroduced later due to complaints from users. All Sherman models built from mid 1943 to early 1944 did not have it, Grizzlies being a prime example.
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It's an M4(105)HVSS or Sherman IBY in British parlance. It's the mate to the one that used to sit outside The Tank Museum. It has the 105mm howitzer. Late M4A3s were built as 75mm on big hatch hulls and HVSS so it's not as simple as 75mm = early.
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All mine have sprockets on but this is from the workshop manual.
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PM sent.
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question Firefly "Frankentank", what do you think?
Adrian Barrell replied to Pzkpfw-e's topic in Research Centre
Fraid so! I suspect it has just been clad in flat plates or is a mock up upper hull. -
You called m'lud? :cool2:
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Those are 95mm howitzers. The lump is a counterweight to balance the short barrel. The flat underneath is just to allow more depression of the weapon.
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The main gun on a Crocodile was a normal 75mm Mk V, the flame projector was fitted in the bow machine gun position.
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I'm after a couple of that style, big ones if possible.
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Been there, done that! If you need the headlight connector terminal blocks, I have new ones.
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question Firefly "Frankentank", what do you think?
Adrian Barrell replied to Pzkpfw-e's topic in Research Centre
Looks like a mock up hull and the turret has a mock up mounting. -
I can do you some on monday.
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introduction Hello from the USA
Adrian Barrell replied to 37mm Gunner's topic in Introductions & Welcomes
Hi Ken, I remember your article, it was a good read! -
So you, or your friend, need a 17 pr tube and ring eh? :cool2:
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Local Defence Volunteer.
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That's a sorry tale.... KB976 was sold to Charles Church and was badly damaged in a hangar collapse at Woodford. It ended up with Kermit Weeks who has it in store in a dismantled and damaged condition. Some parts of the fuselage survive over here and some parts have recently gone to Australia to help in a Lincoln rebuild.
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Unseen footage
Adrian Barrell replied to Malteser's topic in Armour & Embarkation Dorset 23rd and 24th June 2012
Cor, mine sounds horny! -
Hand signals for directing armour and tracked vehicles
Adrian Barrell replied to cellstar's question in I may be stupid, but......
That's true but if everybody involved understands the basics, the signals should then be intuitive. The army way is the best, they have been doing it for a while now! -
Don't be so sure, they are considered historical artefacts! I have made parts to enable retoration of some of them and I believe most of them are logged and recorded. The hulls are gutted shells with the backs cut out to provide access.
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Aircraft tachometers of the day were larger, approx. 3" in dia and mostly mechanical. The electric ones used a dedicated tacho generator and did not derive their signals from the ignition.
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I suspect you're right.
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But they are going to anneal the plates and convert them back to mild steel........:rolleyes: As they seem to have mastered alchemy, fundraising should be a doddle!
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Wouldn't a Brazilian one have the numbers in a vertical strip.........? :angel:
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The 92nd Comet built to contract 8/M/10530 for 350 Comets placed with Fowler. Built in early to mid 1945 I would imagine. Does it still have it makers plate on the bulkhead? I have some new cast examples if you need one.
