U.S. Willys M-38A1 in Canadian Service?

[rob love]

The instruction for the installation of the GPMG mount was 21 Mar 1975. The early M38 and M38A1s were disposed of with the introduction of the M151A2 fleet of 1974 production. So it is entirely possible that by the time the M151A2 made it to the unit, it well could have been 1976 before the M38A1 was withdrawn. In that case, it may have had the GPMG mount.

The installation instruction for the GPMG mount mentions that it is applicable to ECC 121101,121201,and 121301 which I believe was the three generations of M38A1 in Canadian service (M38A1, M38A1Cdn2, and M38A1Cdn3 respectively).

The NSNs listed appear to be more from about 1976 or even 1977, but sometimes it took a little time to codify the items.

[Clint Tauber]

My jeep was surplussed in 1974, from what I have read in the previous owner's records. Is it possible that there was an earlier version of the Z-arm? The M-38A1 in Denmark, 1968, on the cover of the Service Publications book, seems to have some sort of MG mount that resembles the Z arm.

[rob love]

Show a photo of the holes that you found. I would suggest 1974 would be too early for the standard side-mount.

[Clint Tauber]

I'll snap a photo once I get all the paint off. They don't show up well enough right now. I never even noticed them before, just happened to look from the right angle and two of them showed a bit in the sun. I can feel others with my finger. The old guy filled them really well!