FAT Fast 17 pounder recovery

Tim Bell · #1 20-08-15, 11:46

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Originally Posted by Rob Fast

Posted here, for the info and pics. Rob or Tobin might be interested. Seller in London. Cheers Rob
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WWII-Briti...item3aafc3cd1e

Mmm... could do with one of those... have only got 1 x 17pr blank case to date. Should have realised there was an ammo tin for them.

Does anyone have any pics of one complete with contents?

Are the all normally painted red?

I have a long long way to go before my Firefly is on the road... but there's no harm picking up a few bits along the way.

At worst it's somewhere else for the beer and sandwiches.

If anyone notices another for sale anytime, please let me know... though ideally in the UK as don't need one that desperately!

Cheers

Tim

Frantisek Nachlinger · #2 20-08-15, 14:03

Rob, you are a hero, I really like your collection. Great set! Thank you for showing it us here.
Frankie

rnixartillery · #3 20-08-15, 17:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Bell

Mmm... could do with one of those... have only got 1 x 17pr blank case to date. Should have realised there was an ammo tin for them.

Does anyone have any pics of one complete with contents?

Are the all normally painted red?

I have a long long way to go before my Firefly is on the road... but there's no harm picking up a few bits along the way.

At worst it's somewhere else for the beer and sandwiches.

If anyone notices another for sale anytime, please let me know... though ideally in the UK as don't need one that desperately!

Cheers

Tim

All Blanks were stored and carried in boxes painted Red and re-stencilled. The carts were also generally cut down, I have a couple of spare 17 pdr Blank boxes that I would consider selling.

Rob.....................rnixartillery.

Tim Bell · #4 21-08-15, 13:23

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Originally Posted by rnixartillery

All Blanks were stored and carried in boxes painted Red and re-stencilled. The carts were also generally cut down, I have a couple of spare 17 pdr Blank boxes that I would consider selling.

Rob.....................rnixartillery.

Thanks Rob - have sent you a PM

Cheers

Tim

Tim Bell · #5 21-08-15, 16:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by rnixartillery

All Blanks were stored and carried in boxes painted Red and re-stencilled. The carts were also generally cut down, I have a couple of spare 17 pdr Blank boxes that I would consider selling.

Rob.....................rnixartillery.

How were the blanks stored in the box - do you know?

Cheers
Tim

tankbarrell · #6 23-08-15, 09:16

Tanks didn't carry blanks. There is a book about 9 RTR who needed blanks for their Churchills at the end of the war to carry out a celebratory shoot, they made their own with very mixed results!

rnixartillery · #7 26-08-15, 10:52

Here is my stack of boxes and there are a couple more buried that I cant get out just now, I am pretty sure these are from the same source as the ebay ones as they also came from the London area a couple of years ago.
Nice ammo boxes are getting harder to find and 17 pounder ones even more so.....

Rob................rnixartillery

Tim Bell · #8 26-08-15, 17:30

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Originally Posted by tankbarrell

Tanks didn't carry blanks. There is a book about 9 RTR who needed blanks for their Churchills at the end of the war to carry out a celebratory shoot, they made their own with very mixed results!

Probably not... but... I doubt I will be allowed to have a licence to shoot anything else!

Cheers

Tim

tankbarrell · #9 26-08-15, 18:29

I'm sure you're right!

Rob Fast · #10 30-08-15, 00:48

always nice to find originals. Now looking for 3/AT/RCA flashes for my battledress tunic. Cheers Rob

Tim Bell · #11 09-09-15, 16:47

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Originally Posted by tankbarrell

Tanks didn't carry blanks. There is a book about 9 RTR who needed blanks for their Churchills at the end of the war to carry out a celebratory shoot, they made their own with very mixed results!

Have decided that I'll stick with the ammo lockers inside the Sherman... got to use them for something other than beer and wine... and I have enough clutter in the garage as it is... so wont worry about an ammo case for blanks.

Rob Fast · #12 07-10-15, 16:59

Can someone tell me when/what era, and on what battledress these were sewn onto top of sleeve above chevrons? Googling Canadian battledress insignia there are very few pics of these on the sleeve. Doing a bunch of sewing on my 3rd AT battledress. Cheers Rob

maple_leaf_eh · #13 07-10-15, 20:33

Isn't that the Master Gunner symbol? The unique badge for completing the Army Technical Warrant Officer Programme.

http://www.rmc.ca/en/applied-militar...litary-science

http://canadiansoldiers.com/ranks/ta...pointments.htm

Dan Martel · #14 17-10-15, 00:21

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Originally Posted by Rob Fast

Can someone tell me when / what era, and on what battledress these were sewn onto top of sleeve above chevrons?

Rob,

In the Artillery, a cannon above the three chevrons indicated whether or not the NCO was a lance or a substantive Sergeant. Three chevrons without a cannon was the insignia for a Lance-Sergeant. With a cannon was a substantive Sergeant. It took the place of the crimson sash which indicated the same in the Infantry.

The Lance-Sergeant was an Army appointment which disappeared on unification (or integration, I get them confused). The use of the cannon with chevrons stopped on the introduction of the new CF uniforms with the integrated rank insignia. All promotions to Sergeant were considered substantive.

Cheers,
Dan.