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    and I'm after spares/parts to restore these 2 beauties:)
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    for polishing up your buttons on clothes/uniforms ?
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    Thanks a lot Joris , we're back in battle !!
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    they are single wheels , I put them one above another , because of the weight
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    Hallo Joris , bedankt voor het vriendschapsverzoek, zoals je reeds gemerkt hebt , zijn wij hoofdzakelijk bezig met de artillerie , ten tijde van WO 2 , de Belgische Brigade Piron. Ik maak deel uit van een vereniging , geven vuurdemo's en tonen het leven en werken van een "artillery troop",

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    2 more relics , to close my input on this thread , artillery limbers n° 27 , awaiting restoration
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    another one of my discoveries , a water bowser , poor state but restorable , water tank is in perfect condition (interior, outside could use a layer of paint !!)
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    You probably got that impression because they are stapled one on another , I rather think they belonged to an artillery piece , also visible , several bullet impacts on the rubber,:-\ they are to big/wide to belong on the Panzer 4
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    I bought a pair of wheels , plain rubber , on very heavy solid steel rims , Tyres are made by "VORWERK" (german manufacturer before WW 2) with inscription "6 m/kg" Does anybody know what these wheels used to carry ?????
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    Discovered the remains of a Bedford MW truck , chassis and rear axle , with a pair of genuine WD Dunlop tyres
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    :-)Hi Davey , Welcome to the forum , There's an Irish connection with our family , The man was a Belgian soldier , captured at Mai 1940 , set free at December 1940 , managed to get to the UK , got to a training base for Belgian soldiers in Ireland , met his future wife over there , Eileen McDaid , who served as an army nurse , they were both sent overseas , acomplished the European campaign , and finally the got married after the war , so far my story, cheers:-)
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    I'm aware of the fact , muzlle brakes were not used on the 25 PR until late 1941, that's why I said barrel has been changed ,
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    someone over here owns a Mirage Jet Fighter , he's in bussiness with big cranes and wanted to make it on a display several meters high in the air (publicity) , but didn't get a license to do so .
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    hi , never seen anything alike in German soldiers equipment , they simply didn't need to polish up buttons nor buckles
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    That the gun has been in combat , no doubt about that , because the inner legs of the cradle were filled up with sand (red brown--desertsand ?), Cradle has plate on it , build in 1940 , made by C &T Weir ---Does anyone ever heard about that company? Barrel may have been changed , breech has markings "H &W" what stands for Harland and Wollf ( didn't know that , been told by Garrison gunner Mike) but also has a small sign C42 and broad arrow. Gun has green paint on , but inside has yellow colour under it.
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    Ok , not all the same number , so I'll supose they should follow one upon another. Do you know anything about the "C" prefix ? Canadian manufacturing perhaps ? :tup::
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    while working on our 25 Pr gun , I noticed that almost every part has a "FL" mark followed by 3 or 4 numbers , some smaller parts have a "C" with couple of numbers , and often , the numbers seem to follow on eachother , such as "FL 2556 , FL2557, FL2558,....." My questions : what does "FL" stands for , and should all the numbers be the same on the gun ? What does the "C" stands for on other parts ?
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    Dez Northover, TABAP@BTCONNECT.COM
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    pictures of a 25 Pr gun -the patient restauration !! www.1stbelgianfieldbattery.be enjoy!!
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    it's not a Peugeot pictured here , it's a Renault 18 stationwagon
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    Hi , we have a friend , near London , who owns a truck and lowloader , He comes to Belgium several times a year , perhaps you can make arangements with him about cost and what time to travel
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    Hi there , welcome to the club , on behalf of the Flemish section !! Is your name Goens ? If so , you have a "very Dutch-Belgian " sirname,
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    Is there anything written on the back of picture 8 or 9 , the Bailey bridge construction ?
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    All that could be re-used by the German troops(except helmets , uniforms- with the exception of what has happened in the Ardennes , Comando Skorzeny with US uniforms ) , has been used , as the war went to its end , we see more and more pictures of German troops with Us or British equipment , weapons , vehicles ...
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    I visited the museum last year , magnificent collection that's exposed there one visit is not enough to see it all !!
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