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    XE/D 2kW Xenon Lamp for Centurion Tank

    in Tracked vehicles

    Posted · Edited by garys39

    Could somebody enlighten me about the fitment of these bulbs to the Centurion tank, I bought this last week at the local carboot, I picked it up and the seller claimed it was for a Centurion tank, so as it was only a £1, I decided to buy it. When I googled the part number, it does say fitted to Centurion tank but I can find no more info than this ? It's claimed it's for a searchlight but I can't find any details/pictures showing this.

    http://www.lamptech.co.uk/Spec Sheets/D G Xe Thorn XED 2000W.htm

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    munitions boxes

    in I may be stupid, but......

    Posted

    Hi Baz,

    details below for you, the US marked box is a British made and used box, that has had something else stored in it at a later date,

    Regards Gary

    P59 Used for:
    25-pr. Q.F. gun Shell, H.E.  (4x off)

    or Grenades No. 68  (17x off)

    or Bomb, hand incendiary 1 1/4-lb (24x off)

     

    M104 Used for:
    Rockets "U" Ammunition Shell "U" 3-in. H.E. No. 1 (4x off)

    or Fuzes N0213 Mk2 (12x off)

     

    C206 Used for:
    25-pr. Q.F. gun Cartridges Normal (cordite)  (8x off)

    or 25-pr. Q.F. gun Cartridges Normal (N.C.T.)  (8x off)

     

    Flying Flea Drop cage

    in Motorcycles

    Posted

    19 hours ago, rewdco said:

    I agree Ron! Several dropping tests were carried out by the military before Enfield started producing these dropping cradles. The design of the dropping cage had to be modified several times because motorcycles got damaged during the landing. I'm sure that the quality of these dropping crates had to be "perfect"! 

    The dropping crates were made in a Royal Enfield factory in Scotland by the way... (Edinburgh to be precise, with Calton Hill in the background.)

     

     

     

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    Great picture, it's also interesting to see the Jeep in the background, on a air droppable frame.

     

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    What is it for

    in Archaeology - WW1 to the end of the cold war

    Posted · Edited by garys39

    Here's a boundary stone I bought about 10 years ago, from a demolition company, who had taken down a wall and some buildings at Colchester barracks, it measures 18" x 12" and weighs about 18kg, it had been set into the wall that they had taken down.. I've never been able to find any photos of the barracks to see where these stones might have been placed.

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    British WW2 10 cwt GS Trailer

    in Trailers, plant and equipment

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    On ‎11‎/‎5‎/‎2011 at 5:14 PM, Great War truck said:

    David

     

    This water tanker came out of a wood outside Oxford. I regret not buying it. I think it was built by SS. Would it have had any common parts to your trailer:

     

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    I know this is a long shot (old thread), but does anybody know where or who has this trailer now, I have some thing from this very trailer that the owner might like, Regards Gary

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