This is an odd ad!

[chrisgrove]

Originally Posted by rob love

There were actually a few variations of the chests out there. The one shown was GSW wartime dated. Another that I got Jordan was GSW 50s dated, with different latches. I think there may have been another variation out there....I know I had to dig for a few minutes to find ones that were as good as they were. Time has turned a lot of them into junkers.

Rob and Jordan

Once again, many thanks for your trouble and for the exact measurements. Actually, I am quite pleased as my estimate proved pretty accurate, to the extent that my first effort at a model (only 7mm long) is quite near enough (but I didn't know that until I got your measurements). Now I just need to add the hinges (some of my pics showed these too and I didn't understand why), D rings and handles and then to cast a few more. Then to arrange a scale mule or two to carry them! If and when I get round to it all, I'll post a pic.

Chris

[rob love]

I got a couple of the wooden boxes today in the mail, the result of a wanted ad on Gunnutz. A fellow collector from Ottawa had two wooden boxes for the 25 pdr.....a large one and a smaller one. I had hoped it was the tool box for the right side of the trail, ans the spare parts box on the right inner shield. Turns out the smaller box was the CCM1600 tool chest, but the larger one was the tool and spares box cm2882, and was marked for both the 18 pdr and the mk1 25 pdr. These boxes are listed as being stowed on the limber, so I guess I am going to have to get one of those too. I am assuming it gets stowed under the tarpaulin above the drawbar.

I went to take some photos, but the camera battery died, so I am attaching some sent to me by the seller.

On both the 25 pdrs that I picked up, the brackets for the CCM1600 were bent up. Now I have some motivation to straighten at least one of them.