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Tony B

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  1. Clean all contacts absoultley bright and make sure everything is tight.
  2. Yes! only RN issue were white , Remeber the old song? Do, your B**l's hang low? Might have been made for them. Particullaly nasty for a growing boy if the essentials get caught bettween them and outer garment! :nut:
  3. Don't know about a machine gun. But it might well be a wirless cart. The tyres may be marked War Grade.
  4. Welcome in, nothing wrong with collecting kit. After all a lot of us dress up when with the vehicles.
  5. Oil for the Ticket Macine I'm told by bus artifacts gurus, striaght good old 3 in One. So now we know Degsey's anthem 'De-Knees, De-Knee's'.
  6. Something to do on the long wet summer evenings.
  7. Welcome in, don't worry you will be thouroughly indoctrinated into the responsobility of owning a Miltary Vehicle.
  8. Take a snorkel! :-D Probably an Artic jacket as well!
  9. Polishing up with an old fashioned Black Lead polish used on fire grates and stoves can give a nice finish. Cheap enough from a local hardware store.
  10. Sheep brains? Ah that might explain a lot then,. Anyone seen acting odd after eating it?
  11. Welcome in mate! I can assure you all I now know the forks of the lift go UNDERNEATH then you Lift them! Not down first, then hang by any bit that's caught. Simple mistake anybody could have made. :blush:
  12. Used to do 'debugging' we had a unit that pluggd into each mains electrical ring. Amazing what you hear. :cool2: :shocked:
  13. You can still get the Izal A** scraper. And don't forget! 1 fold one sheet in half 2 Tear a half circle out of the centre of the folded edge (Keep for later) 3 stick finger through hole 4 Use sheet as appropriate 4 Take previously torn half circle 5 Use to clean underfingernails. :-D
  14. So you've finally found a way to clear the bar after Midnight! :shocking:
  15. Is it paint or Blueing? Cold blueing can be bought from a gun shop. To get a proffesional re blue can be ....expensive.
  16. Secondary uses, waterproofing, I'm suprised he left it in the tin. :-D
  17. Was that your time doubling for Dr Who? Welcome in.
  18. Ex RAF? Flying? Corn flakes for breackfast then?
  19. There seem to be so many variations on the type of weapon being de-aced. The most important thing is the metal has the proof marks of either London or Birmingham on it. The paper certificate is nice, but it the Proof Mark on the weapon that makes it legal. Good idea to know where the marks are on your collection, can save a lot of embarresment
  20. When all said and done mate, you can always get another Jeep. Great to know you'll both be around for much longer. By the by , is it true you bleed green?
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