25 pounder

No , not yet , do have most of the parts now , but first few ongoing projects that need to be finished first :undecided:

Still looking for a set of (original ) mudguards !! Any clues ?

I need one with a 37' long cable with the green fabric cover. 37' is 11.2M, how long is yours?

I had a quick look today , is about the lenght you mentioned , but only the clamp is very wide , looks like it fits around the 8 " gun barrel

25 Pr HE round , with tin fuze container

some more treasures from last sunday :nut:

HISPANO 20 MM AMMO CRATE- 1945

I've got pretty much the same lamp + clamp , but with a much longer cable , guess it 'll fit the barrel of a tank on a Rogers trailer behind a Diamond truck

Amazing it sure is , just covered up by some grass and earth , about 1 inch deep

It's hard to believe these things are still to be discovered , as there are quite some places around here where heavy action took place

I'll post my question on the Maple Leaf Up forum as well

Prospecting a former battlefield in our neighborhood , we found some remains of the fighting that took place in september '44

some rounds .303 and 9 mm , 2" mortar tails , remains of a German gas mask , and one insign , that looks like 2 Canadian leaves . All of it having been discovered on a steep river bank , where acces isn't very easy , I assume it must have been lost at combat activities, some pictures to identifie; no markings were found on this object

Some nice parts could be brought home from Ghent militaria fair , all of them 25 Pr related , such as ;

-unfired HE round , original condition with fuze (empty)

-one nice cartridge , 1942 stamps

-several charge bags , different sizes and colours

-training device charges ( leather bags with weight indications-different colours)

besides that I also found a nice metal box , Canadian marked , 1945 , for 20 mm Hispano rounds, packed in carton tubes, original paint and markings, happy ending for the week end

Ghent militaria fair today , found some very nice items , which I found difficult to resist at ,

some books , about the German 88 , German occupation in Belgium, and a German photobook , original prints of 1941 by the "PK" or Propaganda Kompany , swhowing the "Victorious campaign of Van Kleist as part of the Blitzkrieg against Belgium , Luxembourg and France

Mine are all labelled with same type of tag , and knowing where they come from, .....

Hi iolo777 , I'm restoring a Dodge WC 63 as well ,

We've bought canvas at John and Mary Worthing , very good quality , reasonable prices,

Best regards,

I 've got several of them , coming from Belgian an army stock , so definetely Belgian nets

Hey, thanks for the pics 25 pounder,does your gun have a muzzle brake fitted ? and a riveted cradle ?

 

You will notice on your plate that it has 'Weir' written in full, these plates were altered in 1941 to just the initials as not to give away the companies full name and location to prevent from German Bombing !

 

Rob..................rnixartillery.

Hi Rob , affirmative for the muzzle brake , but no riveted cradle , all of the recuperators have been machined in one solid piece of cast steel.Mike (Peacock -The Garison) told me this is a rare type of cradle , as most of what we've seen through the years are riveted ones.

I think the date on the gun barrel says 1942, will check that out tomorrow.

Thanks so far for this (valuable) information.:-)

some clearer shots of the id plate

You are all Quite right with your comments but heading down the wrong pipeline.

 

25 pounder,could you post the date and reg no stamped on the carriage plate on your Gun,it may start with the letters CA.

 

Gordon,you are correct.Weirs did not produce the Ordnance but manufactured carriages,recuperators and other componants.

 

 

 

Rob..............................rnixartillery.

the date on the carriage plate says 1940

reg n° says 2485

same experience , no reply on e mail , instant succes by phone , don't hesitate , parts are good quality , prices ok , and a very nice guy to deal with !!:-)

same experience , no reply on e mail , instant succes by phone , don't hesitate , parts are good quality , prices ok , and a very nice guy to deal with !!:-)

i'am new to the forum

from belgium

Hi appel , from Belgium too , what region are you from ?

Yes indeed , that what 's written on my i d plate of my 25 Pr gun. Very few people seem to be aware of that company around here,:undecided:

Nice job , did you buy it from Jaap Rietveld ?

Herzlich Wilkommen !! :-):-):-):-)

Herzlich Wilkommen !!

First find of the year , a German generator , Luftwaffe markings (FL) probably used on a former airfield ( there were several in our neighborhood during the German occupation)

Happy New Year for everyone , :nut::nut::nut::nut::nut:

Running very slow up here !!:yawn::yawn::yawn::yawn::yawn::yawn: