Daimler Ferret Restoration - Canadian Service

[jdmcm]

Little welding tip Neil on the armor plate....use a 307 stainless mig wire, mild steel wire will cool too fast and crack...learned this the hard way welding on the AVGP Cougar

John

[Neil Smith]

Thanks for the tip John. I managed to find a stud welder that I can borrow. It will handle up to 1/4" studs, so anything bigger will need to be welded with a mig.

[maple_leaf_eh]

The coin could not have gotten into the Ferret before 1960 (more likely 1961), and that was probably in Canada.

Labatt 50 is now sort of an old man's beer, in its day there were only two brands worth drinking. Labatts 50 and Molson Canadian.

Are those .22LR empties?

Finally, what is the headstamp on the blanks? I'm guessing DA.

[Neil Smith]

The cartridges are all stamped IVI which I believe is canadian manufacture from the Montreal area.

No .22 blank cases.

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by Neil Smith

The cartridges are all stamped IVI which I believe is canadian manufacture from the Montreal area.

No .22 blank cases.

IVI is the old Dominion Arsenals (DA) plant between Valcartier base and the city of Quebec. They made $hit ammo for the longest time.

[Neil Smith]

I don't remember what the brass/copper looking things were, I'll dig through the bag later this week and see if I can ID them. Did you notice what I assume are military buttons next to them? I'm guessing they are from the uniform of the driver. Can anyone confirm the period from which that button would be?


I top a second look at the pictures after posting this and the brass/copper thingy is actually a female electrical connector.