Otter LRC CM4647296 comes home

[Jordan Baker]

I tried the Bren magazine box and it’s too tall as well.

I’m leaning towards there being a canvas flap (red rectangle)along the front of the tray. Bottom edge riveted to the tray. Then at either endow of the canvas flap there is a P37 web strap/buckle/tab (blue rectangles) to keep it in place.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

I tried the Bren magazine box and it’s too tall as well.

I’m leaning towards there being a canvas flap (red rectangle)along the front of the tray. Bottom edge riveted to the tray. Then at either endow of the canvas flap there is a P37 web strap/buckle/tab (blue rectangles) to keep it in place.

They conveniently used the holes in the Pattern '37 brass web ends for the rivets to attach those web bits to the bins. If your theory is correct then the obvious use for that space is maps, aerial photos or other such information a reconnaissance vehicle observer may require to do his job. The British Humber Mk.IV actually had a map table on the commander's forward hatch panel, something I wish the Canadians would have duplicated in the Fox.

[Jordan Baker]

Interesting wartime promotional poster I found.

[Jordan Baker]

Turret basket being worked on. Some detail pictures of the retainer chains and pins. The one tube was cracked/split with not much holding it. I broke off the tube then bolted hem to the turret bearing race. This ensured everything was lined up. The mating surface was prepped for welding. There was also a pretty bad split in the other tube. The ends of the split were drilled out and the split cleaned up. Everything welded up nicely. Now to get the upper tubes removed from the lower tubes. Currently they are rusted in place.

[Jordan Baker]

Turret basket all welded up and the main parts now all separated.

[Jordan Baker]

Lastly some interesting stampings found on the turret lower bearing race.

The -010 I’m wondering if it would be a shim size. When I removed the bearing race there were a pile of shims that came out with it. I’ve saved them all. I didn’t measure them but they did look to be about 10 thou thick.

[Jordan Baker]

Busy afternoon pulling more parts. I used the overhead gantry crane to safety lift off the turret and lower it to the ground. I figured I may as well save my back and also remove the chance of dropping it and having casting crack. The lower race was also removed where I found three more shims