diver99

Hi, I'm currently on the lookout for a nice L1A1 and I just wondered if there was anything I should know before I part with my cash?

 

I have found a short barreled version that I may be intrested in but I dont seem to be able to find any info about them, all I know is that it has the later black furniture annd dosnt have anywhere to mount a sling, I have been told that they were used by snipers, but to me this sounds wrong, anybody know more?

 

cheers

 

Shaun

Shaun, re- what S.L.R. to get and depends on how pedantic you want to be. Does your Landrover have a date you are representing? Wood furniture on the rifle was phased out for plastic due to NBC de-contamination. I briefly had wood furniture S.L.R. issued during my R.A.F. Regt. training at Catterick (1985). Half way through and was given a plastic one.

Dave

Wasn'r thwere there was .22 slr training kit?. There was a .22 SMLE the No2, I have one. This was manufactured as .22 not a Paker Hale conversions. The SMLE I was thinking of was the No5 Jungle carbine. The SMLE 2 is on the No 1 woodwork and sights, including volley! They use the Long lee bolt. Manufactured around 1907 for cadet and training use.

There was a .22 conversion kit. Made by H&k for the S.L.R. 7.62 Enabling shooting to be carried out in small ranges for ease.

For interest i used to shoot a .22 rifle with Martini-Henry action, those Zulu's never had a chance!

World Wide Arms have them for sale

http://www.worldwidearms.com/popup.cfm?p_n=97172&p_i=97172

Hi there, you could try World Wide Arms. They are selling sterlings. They probably would have bought in bulk which may include some scrappers. email them and ask.

http://www.worldwidearms.com/popup.cfm?p_n=97172&p_i=97172

regards

Helston Guns have this one,

This must be the finest cased 24 carrat gold plated deac avaliable. The famous MK4 L2A3 Sterling Smg, c/w sling, bayonet , scabbard, 34 rd magazine, cleaning rod and 34 dummy rounds, all gold plated! The mahogany presentation case measures 24 x 16 x 5 inches. One only avaliable. Condition superb.

NEW PRICE (Was £4800.00)

Price £3800.00

Had a look through the fence on Tuesday while holidaying in the area. Most of the those vehicles are still there.

The vehicles will be getting cleared out from this area. A new building project will necessitate that afrea being cleared for a new car park. The scrap man cometh!

It would be nice if there was some form of concerted programme for the preservation of this stuff, some time ago a Churchill 3in gun carrier (visible in one photo) was rescued in Kent but almost 10 years on it is still in the same condition as it was when it was tipped off the transporter -it's not really on display to the public many of it brothers have disappeared elsewhere and very little effort seems to be expended on the holes in the wartime list -need I mention Cavalier, Centaur, Challenger and no doubt that Sherman hulk represents the thousands of Shermans in British service, OK I know they have a MkV 17pdr but a standard MkIII or V would be nice considering the number that were in service, or do they suffer from a niave delusion that one day a private owner might donate a Sherman to the museum, without making an effort.

 

Meanwhile summer 2010 Tracklink (page 10) manages to report the museums own exhibit Sherman IIIAY (M4A2 76 HVSS) as a 17pdr armed Sherman Firefly:shocked:

 

I think I'll go and have a lie down or I might cause my blood pressure to go off scale:(

 

Steve

Steve, your blood pressure may go a little higher. If memory serves there are seven shermans in the museum. Right at the back of the 'scrap' yard is a sherman recovery, slowly and surely rusting away. The vehicles in the sheds are protected from leaky roofs by the thick layers of dust.

Hi and welcome to the forum. Ever use Merod/TDED?

Andy.

Hi there Andy, MEROD? Message Entry Read-Out Device? not familiar. :red:

I would like to do a museum with working machines...every day someone went to the place there would be machines moving in the yard or off road, with commentary about it...machines do need to be under cover... museums dont make much money but they can spend an awful lot, that's my experience so far...and all I have done is a bit of research to see how viable it is to open and run one, SOMETHING I HAVE BEEN KEEN ON FOR MANY YEARS...

You sound very keen to open a working attraction. Have you thought of having special events days during the summer. Something small to start off with. Have one or two days with moving objects, a couple of days open with static exhibits. Try to keep running costs down as obviously parts wear and tear, petrol cost mount up. Staff to do the job? You could be mercenary and get volunteers. If you become accredited then you could be a trainer for future museum staff. Also volunteers want time down for their C.V.'s. Be a centre for the MVT and get MVT members to show off their vehicles. (I have heard this is something the Tank Museum will be doing in the future to keep maintenance down on their own vehicles). You don't want your collection being broken up to pay for all the rubbish involved with running a museum.

Great pictures Rlangham and I don't want to be a sad git but they have painted the M5 Stuart :dunno: :dunno:

i know this is an old thread, and the photo's aren't available anymore. If the Stuart is the Brazilian one, it has not been re-painted but in original Brazilian army colours. The Brazilian Govt. request was to have the vehicle remain in their colours as part of the transfer to the TM.

thanks all for the hello's

Welcome,

 

a Rockape to boot!!! (any piccys of your time with the Regiment?)

 

Mark

no photos except for pass out group photo at catterick. ex-girlfriend had all the photos in albums. daren't contact incase there is trouble.

Bovington tank museum and Bournemouthe university are currently doing a PhD reseache project about how to preserve vehicles both running and static. The results of the project culd be very interesting.

This project is more to do with metalurgy and corrosion than the actual running or non-running of vehicles. One answer is, "don't leave vehicles out in the rain". Also the project is a front for funding. More academic and lottery funding may be available if there are viable 'recognised' research. There is also an element of ego attached to the originator of the idea.

Hi all,

just joined the forum, do not know why i didn't do it before. I have a wide interest in military history, all periods. Had a brief spell in RAF Regiment (Rapier Operator), but height of the cold war and low boredom threshold left that and joined the Thames Valley Police. "Blimey that was even worse". Had a good stretch with T.A. Infantry Regt., then Engineers (plant operator). Went to University as mature student and read Archaeology and then an M.A. in Maritime Archaeology. Worked for a museum until the economics forced a change of scenery. May be looking for an archaeology project to turn into a research project.