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  1. REME 245
    Considering how long Bowman has been in service and the amount which is being surplused it seems strange that it is still in service.
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    Can anyone confirm please if these Radio's are still in service and if the military still use these frequencies for the Bowman kit? Also does anyone have a manual scanned in they can send me.
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    The generator should be either an Onan or if the vehicle saw service post-war a Coventry Climax. Some of the latter were produced late war but they are very rare.
  4. REME 245
    Volume 2 of the book Wireless for the Warrior has lots of information in but you need to identify what model of QLR you have to identify the radio's/equipment you need. Some carried different combinations of No.19 sets. You also need the correct Generators amongst other things.
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    There was also a very good article in the July/August edition of the Armourer Magazine. I used to go up to Louisberg Barracks on a regular basis when I was in the TA and intill I saw this article I did not realise how extensive the line was (six and a half miles by 1942). If David Sheppard's plan had succeeded it would have been preserved as an historic railway but a number of residents protrested and brought parcels of land which cut the line.
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    I would want to consult a good reference book before deciding if the tank on e-bay is not all of post-war Polish manufacture. If it is one of the vehicles imported during the 1980's it is ex-reserve having been rebuilt by the Polish Army so mechanically very good. However for £45,000 I would expect something very good and original.
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    I have the manual for the British production version of this set. There is normally a full metal cover unless the Australian production version lacked this. Your version presumably also has locally produced electrical components as the UK version has an exciter mounted over the Alternator. Presumably that is yours mounted on the end of the Alternator.
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    This is the Enfield Generator mentioned in Clives post.
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    That looks like a Douglas in the picture. Also used for powering Light warning Radar sets in the Army. I have one in the collection.
  10. REME 245
    I remember reading somewhere that the Royal Navy used them as Deck landing guns on some of their larger war ships. Any truth in this? It could explain the late date for declaring them obsolete.
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    I have seen unissued front panels in the past but its a lot or work to transfer them over. There are people out there who refurbish 19 sets and may also do the front panels at the same time.
  12. REME 245
    I believe there were a number of these trailers in rebuilt condition in Jacksons Yard at one time. I know someone who brought one as a garden shed and scrapped all the contents!
  13. REME 245
    I have just sent you a post.
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    My original question was how could you tell from the posted photograghs if the guns were 18 Pounders or 18/25 Pounders. As Rob has confirmed no all 18 Pounders MK IV Guns were converted to 18/25 Pounders so presumably the only way to tell 100% from a picture would either be to see the ammunition or if they used a different sight. Not trying to be argumentive, just enquiring if there is an easy way of identrify the two guns from a photogragh.
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    The guns you are describing are MkIV 18 Pounders which had the recuperator moved under the barrel as you record. Presumably all the 18/25 Pounder converstions were produced from this particular MK of 18 Pounder. Hence a good indicator to these guns being 18/25 Pounders but not 100% unless all the guns of this MK were converted. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:18pdrTowedByMorrisTractor1938.jpg
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    What features marks these guns out as 18 Pounders rather than 25 pr Mark 1 on Carriage 25/18 pr MkVP?
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    Does anyone have a spare case please for the British Army issue Avimo Bonoculars or can post a picture so I can see what I am looking for. I believe they also came with filters which were attached to the strap.
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    The earliest examples of this type had removeable petrol tanks rather than pull out ones as shown here. The model shown were manufatured from late 1944/1945.
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    The table as you call it was painted with Gas Detector paint so the driver could see it if it changed colour.
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    I have just had my renewal through from Premium Choice for my restored Mk11* Carrier. With any driver and an agreed value of £12000 which is now a bit low the price is £205.18. Does any one else currently have a Carrier insured and can comment on the price?
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    How large are the photograghs? I normally resize my pictures to 800 X 600 before posting.
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    The dealer states in the description that it is not Webtex and he is usually very trust worthy.
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    I assume this is the issue version. http://www.strikeforcesupplies.co.uk/index.php?method=stock&id=20197&from=49
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    I would suggest adding a link to the original post to help remind people.
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