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Old 22-07-16, 14:37
Bruce Parker (RIP) Bruce Parker (RIP) is offline
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I know of three privately held Canadian 11 sets and two more in museums. Not exactly awash with them like 19 sets!!

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Originally Posted by Mike Kelly View Post
The WS11 would have been considered a big leap forward when it first came into service .

In terms of rarity , the most elusive version these days is the British set.

1. British....Most of these were lost with the BEF
2. Canadian.......... How many are known of ?
3. Australian.......... Fairly common .

I feel that the AWA set was built to a tight budget . it fell down in many respects. Cheap components , the paper capacitors and the low quality genemotor castings plus the heavy steel cabinets. The Aust. army didn't think much of them either , because they were declared surplus and disposed of as the last bullets were being fired
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