correct measurements of rear mk1 armour plate

[RichardT10829]

Kevin i beleive that carrier is not Martyns but a chap called Ben from here who bought it off Shaun at a very reasonable price !....unless i have also got them muddled up...I have stacks of photo's of that particular carrier could be one of the many that Shaun had lying about up Thetford before the move twas like a carrier ghost town

Gee we are a right bunch of anoraks hahahahaha I LOVE IT !

[Lynn Eades]

That blue front armour is just standard Universal, as far as I can see.
What is "upgraded" about it?

[RichardT10829]

i think he refers to where the squares had been welded on for deep water wading other than that i dont know.

anyways back to my initial post took your advice and copied the center plate measurements and the height of the sides then double checked this on the tub and its as it should be.....even made a crappy little drawing on "paint" so here you go i have a paper pattern with all the Mk1 drill holes in....when i manage to create it on a dxf or pdf format file i will post it up for the collection that we have already

[martyn]

Hi lynn
the holes were in the same places but were not rivetted in it had a bren AA mount bracke still attached on one side or what was left of it and i think it had a mk2 box on the back at some point also there were a few footman loops attached at one end. and the side armour had the deep water base plate welded over the holes for the mk1 angle that held the gun rests. also there was signs of a tube being welded to the top edge.

[Lynn Eades]

So it was a MkI Universal that had been converted to a MkII. Not a Mortar carrier.