rippo Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) :yawn::yawn::yawn::yawn::yawn::yawn::yawn::yawn: Edited February 20, 2014 by rippo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landyandy Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 looks like a 2 pounder pompom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I know it's an AA mount from early in the war and it has a specific name, but I can't remember it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artifficer Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I know it's an AA mount from early in the war and it has a specific name, but I can't remember it. The gun looks like a .5 vickers, quite a bit bigger than a standard .303. a very similar mount to the twin Bren mount. Regards Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welbike Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I know it's an AA mount from early in the war and it has a specific name, but I can't remember it. Think you mean the Motley Mount, but it looks different. try googling that, and see what comes up. Cheers, Lex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Fisher Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 John, It is the Radial AA mount made for mounting one or two Vickers MGs. There was a specific Small Arms Training manual supplement for them, which I have available for free download from: http://www.vickersmachinegun.org.uk/manual-sat.htm It was printed in 1941 so is about halfway down the page. Regards Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Hello, Can anyone tell me what type of gun and mount is in the back of these MW's. Thanks [ATTACH=CONFIG]72016[/ATTACH] Hi John, What year of the war are we looking at now..?? Cheers, Louis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79x100 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 In wartime Ministry documents, 'SAS' generally seems to refer to the Small Arms School at Netheravon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisgrove Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Of course I do not know which version of the pamphlet you have, but training pamphlets were reprinted quite regularly, so the date of a particular pamphlet does not necessarily tell you anything about the date of introduction of the weapon to service. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Fisher Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 The 1942 pamphlet was the first one that covered this mounting, however, I have found mention of it earlier on, but can't recall where. I've never seen one in the flesh and would imagine they are few and far between. I'd certainly like to put a pair of my Vickers guns on one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Fisher Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 If you go to http://www.vickersmachinegun.org.uk/acc-mountings.htm you'll find an Australian War Memorial photo of one in the relevant section on that page. Glad to have helped. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austintilly Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Maybe this thread on MLU is some use? http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/showthread.php?t=5570&highlight=motley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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