FAT Fast 17 pounder recovery

[rnixartillery]

Wow !.....................What a bloody waste................

Rob.................rnixartillery.

[Wayne McGee]

They were probably factory issued cutaways for use by technicians or gunners.

Cheers

Wayne

[rnixartillery]

You could be right there Wayne, The No 41 particularly is in short supply !

Rob..........rnixartillery.

[Rob Fast]

Not much to go on but a few scrap remnants. Also see pics of the wavy piece above the shield that has had a little conversation on it over the years on its function??? I am thinking that it helped in the process of lashing up the drag ropes to their proper coil and size before strapping into place on the shield??? Any thought here? Cheers Rob

[rnixartillery]

Originally Posted by Rob Fast

Not much to go on but a few scrap remnants. Also see pics of the wavy piece above the shield that has had a little conversation on it over the years on its function??? I am thinking that it helped in the process of lashing up the drag ropes to their proper coil and size before strapping into place on the shield??? Any thought here? Cheers Rob

I have some NOS original leather oils can frogs here if anyone needs one. I think the top frame is something to do with disruptive camouflage,to break up the silhouette of the gun on horizon just like the shield on the 6pdr,25mm Hotchkiss Gun etc.

Rob.....................rnixartillery.

[Larry Hayward]

A bit of inspiration, should you find a Crusader in a junk yard!

[Rob Fast]

Found another 17 pounder casing today...that makes 3. Oddly enough all marked DB/C...Made in Winnipeg Manitoba at Dominion Bridge Company??? Still looking for that illusive projectile, I'll take whatever discarding sabot round you have. I know Rod has a couple down under , but I haven't chatted with him for a long while, he doesn't frequent this site much. Thanks Rob in the UK for a bunch of 17 pounder bits including the tool roll/drag rope/mop bag/...anybody have a muzzle brake? Cheers for now, working at trying to save a very slack golf industry here in Canada.