Fire extinguisher in M38s

[Craig S.]

Jon Skagfeld -

Here is a partial scan of an Equipment Data Sheet for the M-38A1. It dates from 1959 and has what I believe to be a 5lb fire extinguisher between the front seats. Of course the cylinder could be for the NOS system. I'll look to see if the mount location shows up in any other period pics. All the other scans of M-38's/M-38A1's don't clearly show interior views that well however. Cheers,

Craig

[Jon Skagfeld]

Craig:

Thanks for the pic, however with the WS No 19, that veh wouldn't have been a CDN3.

It's interesting to see (and also puzzling) that the extinguisher is mounted down by the hand brake. I've tried that...no go...extinguisher and hand brake impinge on each other and impede each others operation in a CDN3.

Also interesting in your pic is that the passenger seat appears to be removed, thus perhaps allowing more room for the extinguisher to be mounted in a more favourable position.

...and the search goes on!