Universal Carrier Canvas Cover

[Tom M]

I am about to receive my '42 Mk1* Carrier. There are a couple of really good wartime British Pathe instructional videos on youtube, which seem to show the Mk1 Carrier with a canvas cover, stowed on the back left corner, as well as a Camouflage Net.

Can anyone confirm if the Mk1 carrier came with a canvas cover as part of its CES, and if so what dimensions the cover is? Does anyone know where I can get a reproduction cover?

Many thanks,

[REME 245]

From memory you will find the size in the parts list and or stowage diagram.

Any Canvas manufacturer will be able to make one up but at that date it will be presumably be brown.

 

Edited April 8, 2018 by REME 245

[Hoseman]

Can I recommend Frank Brown at Pegasus Drive for the canvas. Great guy to work with for webbing and canvas gear

[REME 245]

According to this picture 25' X 15'.   I doubt if the different Marks differed.

[Tom M]

Thanks gents,

I am assuming it is a very basic rectangular tarp for covering the vehicle when it was sat on the tank park. Does anyone have a picture of an original so I can see the number and position of the eyelets?

[MatchFuzee]

1 hour ago, REME 245 said:

According to this picture 25' X 15'.   I doubt if the different Marks differed.

Just to add confusion, the cover is 20' x 15' here:-

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/showthread.php?t=14783

 

1 hour ago, Tom M said:

Thanks gents,

I am assuming it is a very basic rectangular tarp for covering the vehicle when it was sat on the tank park. Does anyone have a picture of an original so I can see the number and position of the eyelets?

Not an original photo (see post #67) but it may help:-

https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/pick-a-wwii-tank-and-drive-it-across-europe.585541/page-3