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  1. les, is that an american gi in the middle of the last pic, all the rest are brits regards
  2. :stop:do you really need an excuse to buy something green/sand/blue, my advice is buy something big enough that you can sleep in the back and thats got a good leak proof canvas (just in case you have an inforsed holiday) summers just round the corner :-D regards
  3. hi steve, with regards to petrol additive, if i run my hotchkiss jeep with no additive the carb float sticks and floods the carb, i know of 3 people with jeeps locally and they dont use additive and have no problems:confused:, the additive i use is from morris oils and it works for my jeep and its reasonably priced too regards
  4. wot o barra, good looking lorry, whats the engine in it, is it the same as zil 131? regards
  5. i read it on another forum, i did copy it, by pen and paper and then onto here :computerrage:still, got there in the end :-D regards
  6. thanks, took bl**dy ages with two finger typing :sweat: regards
  7. The soldier stood and faced God which must always come to pass. He hoped his shoes were shining just as brightly as his brass. "step forward now, you soldier! How shall i deal with you ? have you always turned the otherway ? To the church have you been true ?" The soldier squared his shoulders and said "No lord, i guess i aint because those of us who carry guns can t always be a saint, i ve had to work most sundays and at times my talk was tough and sometimes i ve been violent, because the world is awfully rough. But i never took a penny that was t mine to keep... Though i worked alot of overtime when bills got too steep, and i never passed a cry for help, though at times i shook with fear, and sometimes, God forgive me, i ve wept unmanly tears. I know i dont deserve a place among the people here, they never wanted me around except to calm their fears. If you ve a place for me here lord, it need t be so grand, i never expected or had too much, but if you don t i will understand." There was a silence around the throne where saints had often trod, as the soldier waited quietly for the judgement of his God. "Step forward now you soldier, you have borne your burdens well, walk peacefully on heavens streets, you ve done your time in Hell!"
  8. clive, is it an early apparatus for the removal of internal piles regards
  9. steve, here is a pic of mine, reflector is 3 inch dia. all red on mine
  10. steve, mine look slightly bigger i think, will get some photos tomorrow and post regards
  11. happy birthday mate, did you get anything nice ? regards
  12. what a wonderful woman mrs Beckett is, she knows that a ward la france is different to a sherman and that a ferret is not a pig or a fox, when i said to my wife that i might get a ferret or a fox she :n00b: and said our dog would eat them .............. after that i thought it best not to mention the pig :-D
  13. thanks chaps for clearing up a 30yr mystery:yay:, i always thought it was british army around 1900 :n00b: I ll buy you both a pint if your at W&P this year
  14. is there anybody in forum land that could help me identify this bandolier please, i brought it from an army surplus stand at the south of england show in 1978-9 for five quid, apart from it being military (i think) i know nothing else about it, i use it for carrying shot gun cartridges, it holds eight cartridges per pouch, it has stamped on belt no. 3140 14.R and three small crowns what i would like to know is the age and what it was originally used for/ carried thanks
  15. hi mike, was this model ever put into production ? regards
  16. wot o will, good luck with diesel down the bores it worked for me on a tractor engine regards
  17. wot o ivor, got in touch with my old mate bill today and i think ive written this down right, 11th SPHINX MORTAR BATTERY, 34 LAA, 14TH BRIGADE they had 4 inch mortars and sp bofors and worked together as the bofors were not much use under 1000 yards, if the enemy broke through, the mortars could still be used if you could post any pics you have on sp bofors in korea bill would be very grateful thanks
  18. HotBed

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    - you never know...I may have a different hair style on Sunday bowl and pudding spring to mind :whistle:
  19. hello robert, good to see you on here, hope you ll keep posting lots of pics regards
  20. hi ivor, when he was first sent over he was with a 4 inch mortar, then went on to S.P. bofors, he was definately LAA, ill find out tommorow, he s always up for a chat if you would like to ring him let me know, is the gun a good replica or not ? regards
  21. wot o ivor, is the morris the one with the replica bofors ? if it is you beat my mate to it by a week, he served in korea and used them regards
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