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Originally posted by Pedr
G'day Keith
Haven't ever seen one on a carrier, and wouldn't know where to look anyway..are you sure that they didn't come out post carriers?
And, these aren't cast. From the picture that you have posted, that plate has been stamped with a press in thin sheet metal.
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You are absolutely correct, Pedr, although I think they were perhaps etched rather than stamped, they certainly weren't cast, and they were not used on carriers as far as I know.
That's in interesting point re post carriers - I hadn't thought of that - most of the CMPs I've seen them on would have been retained post-war such as the tippers and arty tractors, so it is possibly something which was a post 45 thing. Somewhere there will be some paperwork on the subject no doubt.