Restoration of a M38A1-CDN3 106mm recoilless rifle Jeep

[rob love]

Martin

The early canvas tool pouches were later made with the ripstop nylon. You will want the early canvas one. Here is a link to NOS ones on ebay for a very reasonable price: http://www.ebay.com/itm/WWII-US-ARMY...fLlUhrrKnlv9Qg

There are plenty of the 5 pound Ansul extinguishers on ebay as well, but the blue colour ones are special to DND. The red ones will be identical other than the colour.

I can't say I have ever seen those straps in Cdn service. The manual does show some straps pn A379303, but does not give much detail.

The shovel bracket is the same as the M38 Jeep. PN is 7375162 and are fairly common on the repro market: http://midwestjeepwillys.com/7375162.html

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by rob love

Martin

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There are plenty of the 5 pound Ansul extinguishers on ebay as well, but the blue colour ones are special to DND. The red ones will be identical other than the colour.

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Ditto to Rob's comment about the straps. Those are far too fancy for the ordinary soldiers. Don't forget the Forces was doing things as cheaply as they could in that era. Two sets of combats per man, one pair of boots, a combat jacket and liner for most seasons, and v-neck t-shirts on exchange only.

The blue extinguishers are supposed to work better in the cold. Any that are sold off are likely to have failed inspection or are time expired. A red one with a spray can coat of blue will pass all but the most critical of inspections. But, it is safety equipment that has to work when needed, so I would be happier seeing a functioning extinguisher vs a pretty one.

[Robert Bergeron]

Terry, you forgot to mention the godawfull rainsuit that made you more wet than if you didn't wear one . The one we stored in a small pouch meant to carry the two piece aluminium mess tins . A soldier's comfort was far from important people's minds in those years... ( ,,,,) .

[Wayne Hingley]

Originally Posted by maple_leaf_eh

The blue extinguishers are supposed to work better in the cold.

I don't think it was just the blue ones that were designed for cold weather use. My red one is listed as functional from -65F to 120F (see bottom line in the first photo). I suspect as Rob said above, there is no difference other than the colour. These were probably the standard because of the high range of operating temperatures.

[rob love]

Blue is the indicator for dry chem. I think it is a NATO standard to have the extinguishers in that colour. The Brits used blue in civilian use until 97, when all the bodies went to red with an indicator stripe allowed to be the indicating colour (blue in this case).

Not sure what Canada's standards are. The US uses the ABC circle and traingles.....who the hell remembers what they all are. The Blue Ansuls are ABC so you can shoot it at just about any fire.

The extinguishers are still nationally stocked in the supply system, and in blue. I suspect any red ones in the system may have been either local purchase or been introduced as EIS with new (non-SMP) vehicles.

[maple_leaf_eh]

Today I took four extinguishers to the local extinguisher inspection shop, and came home with two. Just inside the door of their workshop was a gathering of blue Ansul extinguishers waiting for pickup. The worker said they were customer property, which I expect is DND. Not a red one in the bunch.

[Frank v R]

great find , even cleaner than the one my buddy just purchased, as released , but the gun jeeps for the most part lived indoors and nice to see the owner also kept it indoors and did not mess with it,

[Martin Dauphinais]

Here a very stupid question…

Do I really need both batteries to start the Jeep or one could be enough? The thing is I would like to try to see if I can start the engine but two batteries is a bit expensive after Christmas!

Thanks.