M38 CDN information

[James "Jim" Patterson]

Guys I apologise in advance in getting you some pics and more information. All the info you've given me so far is brilliant and I'll try and get over today. I must say though that with everything your saying it's looking like an American build/assembled one but just really strange to have a number stamped on the chassis.
As I'm aware m38s didn't have any stamping on the chassis what so ever.
My thoughts are maybe either I've missed th 52-***** part of the CAR number but I don't think I have. Either the 52 part of the CAR number hasn't been stamped in but showing other m38s numbers on here they don't have that problem.

Or could it be a batch that was made for another army and stamped up with numbers for them?
I'm trying to get hold of the M38 book that everyone calls the m38 Bible to see if it mensions any other production runs.

I think I recall a friend of mine telling me there was another run of them in 1955 can anyone confirm this?

Cheers for all the help guys

Jim