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MHillyard

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  1. Had for a fair while, was told is what probably wartime. Feels older than the later ones. My question is that it seems an odd colour, is this because it is highly faded or was it a similar colour to this originally?
  2. At a guess would this be sometime between the two world wars? 1920/30's?
  3. are these very common? Guessing it is not worth very much
  4. not sure if it is obvious in the picture but the head is parts of the casing so it is one piece of metal. Most of the British drill rounds i have, have separate heads to casings
  5. Looks like a relic, what is it for? no visible markings on the back, looks 7.62
  6. Been using it to carry basha poles, what is it actually for? It has an adjustable shoulder strap
  7. This is my one, in a lot worse condition, needs several repairs. Quite a large size, far too big for me.
  8. Another interesting item, there is the marking "37" on the back (1937?) but the badge at the front has the queens crown. Not bad for £2 at a carboot (that was several years ago though!)
  9. The Mk3 Came into production in 1943 and was only produced in wartime so that narrows the date down a bit, but that is all i know about the Mk3s.
  10. Can you put a pic on? there are ways of getting a round about date but i will need to see a picture
  11. Another interesting item, a two sided whiz wheel from 1975. Got 2 of these with some other related items of a translator in Berlin. I have never seen one of these before
  12. My one, i need to give it a good clean up, it has been painted and there are huge splodges of paint over the Enfield marks. Does anyone know what i could use to give it a good finish if I did strip the paint down? Also missing the loop at the bottom, anyone know where i can get one?
  13. I wore it the other day, nice and warm
  14. Yes these were used in vehicles so the hammer didnt catch and let a round of the the tight compartments of a vehicle, i believe yours is the Enfield Mk1* or Mk1** Service Revolver, i have a Mk1** of this type but yours is in much better condition, These were only produced in war-time and after the war were declared obsolete, i'm not 100% sure when these started production but the Mk1** started in 1942. They were designed as a speedy production at first as there were less components but there were safety concerns about them, then the tankers took a liking to them and started using them. Some early ones were converted revolvers with the complete hammer but the ones with the plastic grips are usually Mk1**'s and not converted. I may not be correct but on the barrel facing upwards there should be (we there is on mine) 2 numbers, mine is "43" and I've always assumed that is the date See "Variants" on this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enfield_revolver
  15. Just found this, didn't realise what it was when i bought it about a year ago with some other kit but just found it again today and saw the label. Can't seem to find many references to them, i would think they are quite common but i can't seem to find any others.
  16. Another item, made of a thick cardboard, i believe EOD is Explosive Ordnance Disposal. I am guessing it is from Northern Ireland era, can anyone confirm. Sorry for poor pic
  17. Another thing i have picked up, does anyone know the age of it?
  18. Here are a selection of photos of the Welbike used in different services Obvious use, the paras: Man from SOE trying it out Welbikes used on RAF bases in far east Polish Paras: D-day: Welbikes on Vehicles: Welbike with Princess: Yank on Welbike: Captured Welbike: http://www.welbike.co.uk/index.html
  19. they seem quite rare although not identicle to mine, mine has a nut-like part on the can unlike the others. Just seen one go on Ebay for quite a lot, what would one like this be worth?
  20. seems a sad way for a great ship to go. But is scrapping it any better?
  21. MHillyard

    Welbike

    I have a third contract under restoration here, i know of around 3 others in East Anglia
  22. The only other vehicles i can think of that were used were the car they used near the end to escape from the church (red but looked polished and in good condition) and Mrs Grey's car which i think was either grey or blue, looked quite rough and had a window shot out.
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