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09-02-12, 23:20
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Bofors autoloader cover
Ack! Barf! (in the words of Bill the Cat!)
 Cheers! Mike  
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10-02-12, 12:32
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Canvas Bofors cover....
I do believe these covers are for the extra rounds "squirrelly" clip mounted beside the loader.
Cheers Rob
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10-02-12, 13:12
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Cover
I believe you're right. On the one Collectors has (which he got from me)
there is no securing strap (made that way) but on the one Dirk bought there is a web strap and buckle to secure it on. The back is also pocket shaped with a lower cover. Maybe one is for the top loader and one for the ready clips? Peter S
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10-02-12, 17:12
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Autoloader cover
Hi Guys:
There would be no need to keep water off the ready ammo in the toast-rack, it got used too quickly. At the end of an engagement, when the gun was out of action, the toast-rack would be emptied and the ammo wiped down and put away. The intricate mechanism in the autoloader had to be kept clean and dry. Covers were made in tin, canvas web and leather. A friend in the UK has one of the leather covers on his Bofors... heavy and thick and he has to keep it soft with tons of saddle soap! If you look at the canvas web cover it has a flap on the left side to cover the chute that the ammo clips fall from. With such a light cover the strap would ensure it didn't blow away on the road. Even the tin ones had a leather strap to secure them to the gun so they wouldn't bounce off. Cheers and Ubique! Mike
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Mike Calnan Ubique! ("Everywhere", the sole Battle Honour of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery) www.calnan.com/swords Last edited by Gunner; 10-02-12 at 17:13. Reason: typo
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10-02-12, 18:17
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Mike:
In all honesty, I wouldn't know enough to agree or disagree with you, HOWEVER: on page 56 of my Canadian 40mm parts identification list, it describes part number CM6074 (the number which is on both the cover above and the cover over at collectors source) as "Cover, ammunition rack, .40mm mounting mk1". Next on the list is "CAN105A cover, automatic loader, QF40mm gun Cmk1." Next on the list is HOOD CGB5037 which is the metal hood.
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