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18-06-10, 12:03
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English 3" Mortar Carrier
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 great find on the Herrington though buddy.
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is mos redintegro __5th Div___46th Div__ 1942 Ford Universal Carrier No.3 MkI* Lower Hull No. 10131 War Department CT54508 (SOLD) 1944 Ford Universal Carrier MkII* (under restoration). 1944 Morris C8 radio body (under restoration). 
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19-06-10, 05:06
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Yeah Richard the carrier in the shed is my project at the moment was driving till just recent now pretty much just striping down for a rebuild can't find no body numbers but some feed back i've had seems like it's a English 3inch Mortar Carrier
Thankyou for your interest Wayne Lane
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19-06-10, 05:56
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Wayne
How about some photos of her, inside and out. Show me the engine bed rails, and the rear panel( above where the diff bolts on, the top)
Between Richard and I, we'll hijack your thread.
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19-06-10, 14:24
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Carrier photos
Lynn attached are the rail photos, if you have an idea about numbers being here im doubtful myself. I have checked at the back of the front gunners plate and above the drivers vision hole with no luck. does have painted number outside front drivers side.
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19-06-10, 22:17
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Hi guys
If T58362 is accurately the number of the thing, it was indeed a Universal Carrier 3 inch Mortar Mk 1 manufactured by Sentinel Wagon under contract T2035 (info courtesy of Nigel Watson's Universal Carrier Vol2). Chris
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19-06-10, 22:43
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Wayne
I posted, and then I lost my internet, meanwhile Chris pipped me at the post. I was not aware that you had the "T" number.
You wont find any stamped numbers on the hull, because the Brits didnt do it. She is definitely a Brit carrier,because the bed rails are made from channel steel with a square outer corner, the Canadian ones are a rolled section. From Nigel's book (Vol 1 in fact) that contract was for a batch of 360 Mortar carriers. I have no doubt about the "T" number (T58362) being correct. There are other carriers in Australia from the same batch, if my memory serves me correctly. You have a lot of original bits in there, and she should come up well. Keep posting. You will find some good help here. Maybe Geoff or Hanno can separate this off as a carrier thread
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