MHillyard

Hi All

Just picked up my latest purchase, a potential accessory for the Gipsy when it is done. It is a wartime style Coventry Climax pump. These were produced during the war for the fire service but this one has been converted for post-war military service with a repair data plate, convoy lights and military trailer sockets which all appealed more to me than a standard fire service one.

Don't know a lot about them especially not in military service so any details would be greatly appreciated!

I do not intend to restore it as such but preserve its original condition which still requires some work but I hope to keep most of the original paint.

This just listed.

Seems suspiciously cheap from a new account.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mk-I-Welbike-british-army-paratroopers-WWII-Owned-by-DuPont-of-Indian-Motocycle-/251565392808?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276

Plus it sold a while back for £5,444, same photos and description

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mk-I-Welbike-british-army-paratroopers-WWII-Owned-by-DuPont-of-Indian-Motocycle-/221433487942?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=fsHL8FlEDy%252FLqHq6OlgyPVtvXyg%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

I might be wrong but seemed a little suspicious

Had meant to update this but never got round to taking a proper photo. Still missing proper wheels etc. But it is usable at the moment. Other projects mean I don't have enough to fully fund this at the moment.

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Just had it out again. London made so not foreign

Will hopefully be down for a week or so with the BSA if I can get the parts needed in time. Also potential work may get in the way..

Looks Scandinavian te me.

Might well be, have no idea. Came with a 40's/50's US army sleeping bag and a US army kit bag too

I think I may have just picked up one of these tents. No poles but in very good condition. Does anyone know where abouts they are marked up? As that would be nice to confirm its origin

Its been a while since I last posted anything on this thread and I didn't want to start the Gipsy till I finished the BSA but more dead ends with that so decided to get some work done of some of the Gipsy bits.

Nothing special just stripped and primed some odd bits ready for painting.

Surely this is a 68 pattern smock as the para smocks would have the press-studs and an externally securing flap

Strikes me that stores reference code does not fit in with the normal codifications of their various kinds used by any of the three services.

 

Although it has a "pheon" arrow this is by no means an indication of military use, merely Government property that is an "attractive" item (ie likely to get stolen). So it might for instance have been a Ministry of Transport tool?

you have a point there. Useful thing to have anyway

Also it has the same white rectangles stitched to the inside inner flap of each breast pocket,(see pics).I hav,nt a clue why?.

One I bought has them under all the pocket flaps. Must be a desired thing to do for some reason

Picked this up cheap a few weeks back now. Just wondered weather it was part of a specific vehicle tool kit or was just a generic workshop jack.

Very pleased to see Vulcan XA903 has one more dial.

 

I suppose that you have this site:-

 

http://www.v-bombers.org/Vulcan_XH560.htm

 

and already know that The Cockpit Collection seems to have vanished.

Yes I have seen the site. I did email to see if they had any contact details in regard to the wanted section but haven't had a reply. I have been having a few email troubles so it may be that they never received the email so will try again at some point.

I read somewhere that XH560 cockpit is in Rayleigh somewhere

The XA903 dial is now back with its original aircraft

I am still trying to contact XH560 if anyone has any leads

Certain projects mean I am selling more of my collection in order to continue. I am willing to sell several of the dials here to anyone who may be interested. If you are interested let me know.

I have a AP1086 but it is rather thin on detail & is only 1949.

 

I have a lot of FAP1086 of the 1980s-90s the earliest is 1984 but there is only one 6A item! That is 6A/2205 which is a mach switch for a Nimrod. I assume by then everything else that was not obsolete was NATO codified.

 

The earliest RAF fiche I have of NSNs is 1994 & that doesn't list your switch although there are some surrounding NSNs.

 

6A/4097 does by chance throw up a French NSN for a part for a US made Caterpillar but that is of no relevance!

 

I have AP129 1955 that covers aircraft instruments, indeed gives functional detail of most of the instruments you have. In machmeters it only goes to Mk 3A & not mention of your type or Monitor Unit Type H.

 

So an hour of rummaging has turned up nothing useful I'm afraid!

Many thanks for the help anyway. Might keep hold of those for now unless I can find out what they are from.

Hi all

Thanks for the comments. I have taken into account the radioactivity Of the dials and don't intend to tamper with any of them. As much as I like the dials I feel that if they are needed for a restoration then I may let them go to a good home.

Does anyone happen to know what the Monitor Unit Type H thing is? Also the large switch pictured. If not does anyone know someone that would know?

Thanks

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A few more pictures:

Hi All

I picked up a collection of aircraft dials at the local car boot a week ago now. The person I bought them from doesn't know where they came from but all seem to be from one collection so possibly all of the same aircraft. One has two labels one of which states it came from Vulcan XA903. I believe this Vulcan is currently under restoration in Scotland and had special instruments and modifications to test the Olympus 953 engine. Could these be instruments for this test or from before or after (this dial was removed in the 70's i believe from the label). There is another dial with masking tape around it which states XH560 which is another Vulcan under restoration in Marham I believe. This perhaps scraps the idea of them being the special Olympus test instruments.

Anyway can anyone tell from the images below whether the rest are Vulcan dials or just generic post-war dials? I may end up getting in contact with the restorers of XA903 or XH560 but would like to know what the other dials are from first.

Many thanks for those.

Lots of reading to do, Very interesting though. Will definitely come in useful in the future.

Thanks again

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Many thanks for the info. I shall continue using it for tools then!

Is there a particular manual or booklet that covers military prefixes? Or is this something that only becomes apparent when each area has been looked Into? Just seems like useful information but not readily available.

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Hi All

Picked this tin up at the car boot a week ago. Came with several wartime dated chisels and screwdrivers but this seems like it had a more specific use perhaps.

Stamped:

FA 10950 /|\ 1956 H.S. LTD

Also marked:

EC./152

and

KE. 15746

I don't know all the military prefixes of the time so any help would be appreciated.

Hi all

Just thought I'd share this photo I found at the car boot today as it may be of interest.

Sorry the quality didn't seem to upload particularly well.

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Should read:

Infantery attacks Author Erwin Rommel ( german high ranking Commander in Afrika)

 

Experience and Know How.

 

written in ink:

 

To Private First Class Öhler

as acknoledgement for special performance at reconnaissance and assault detachment ventures of the 6/F.J.R 3 ( Feld jäger regiment)

First Lieutenant and company commander

 

Volksausgabe= popular edition

 

motorfahrer

Many thanks for the translation!

Very interesting, will have to ask the person if he knows how he got hold of it!

Probably a very interesting story lost.

Thanks

Picked up this book with lots of other stuff. I have no real idea whether it is a manual or a book really. Dated 1942. Seems to have some interesting writing inside and was wondering if anyone could translate any of the cover or inside notes. Hope someone can help.

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I would also be interested in scan/re-print if you did happen to do it.