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26-01-19, 13:45
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Simply amazing, Colin!
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26-01-19, 23:02
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Thankyou for your comments.
Jordan, they're great photos and the last one certainly is of the Vickers. It is a later model than mine and probably a Mkv1B but it's all familiar stuff inside and a photo I have never seen before. Can I ask which Webb site to found them. Colin.
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27-01-19, 05:54
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https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/digital-archive/
Not a lot of wartime stuff. But the quality of photography is awesome.
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Jordan Baker RHLI Museum, Otter LRC C15A-Wire3, 1944 Willys MB, 1942 10cwt Canadian trailer
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28-01-19, 09:00
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Sights
Colin,
Just truly amazing work. Interesting photo of the crew commander, in looking at the photo it raises a question in respect to the sight. Does the manual specify Sight No.41 (or No.141 for Australian production)? Sight No.141 (25 pdr - on right) does not have any writing in the reticle but it does not have the range drum on the top which is present in the photo, where as other sights in the series do have these drums (No.289 (2pdr) the example on the left) in various configurations. These series of sights all have the same body but different reticles and adjustments. So there may be a specific sight for the Vickers Light Tank?
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28-01-19, 11:56
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Hi Phillip, thanks for the photos. You are probably quite correct about the scopes. The information I have in my Vickers book says they were fitted with a MK 1 No 24 scope. So if anyone has a couple of those lying around I happy to buy them.
 Colin.
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28-01-19, 23:52
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Peter who is restoring an A10 has a No24 site, they were also used on A9/ A10 and A13 Tanks. Sadly I doubt he would part with it.
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03-02-19, 10:51
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All my ammo tin trays are complete for both tanks and I'm now starting the raiseable light that is inside the turret and can be raised to about 400mm. I'm not sure of its purpose but it was in them so I need to make them.
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03-02-19, 13:00
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Quote:
I believe the raising lamp was for signalling, probably used when it was not safe to wave the signal flags, or in the dark.
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Richard 1943 Bedford QLD lorry - 1941 BSA WM20 m/cycle - 1943 Daimler Scout Car Mk2 Member of MVT, IMPS, MVG of NSW, KVE and AMVCS KVE President & KVE News Editor
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04-02-19, 10:16
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Thanks Richard, that does make sense of its use and why it is retractable.
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