FAT bridge plate

[rob love]

The Artillery tractors are listed as 6 in my manuals, and the 25 or 17 pdrs are listed as a 3. Most likely the 9 (especially on the class sign of 9/6) is the combined rating of truck and gun. Two limbers together are also listed as a 3 (forming section ammunition vehicle).

[David Herbert]

I agree that 9/6 is correct but it is not hard to find photos with other (wrong) markings. As Rob says the '9' is the combined weight of tractor and gun, '6' is just the tractor.

David

[Harlé Sylvain]

Hello
Thank you all ,
I have paint my plate today , I have done the plate with a steel roller , and paint the number by hand .
Next step the artillery sign

regards
Sylvain

[Niels V]

Looks very nice, but not be a kill joy but the original plate is just a flat disk without the raised edge

[Ilian Filipov]

Originally Posted by Niels V

Looks very nice, but not be a kill joy but the original plate is just a flat disk without the raised edge

Why, most of them have edge on period pictures?

[David Herbert]

As I understand it Australian ones were flat disks but British ones certainly always had the pressed edge as in post #6. unless they were painted directly onto the vehicle itself. I have photos of Canadian vehicles with the pressed edge plates and also with flat plates, particularly if the plate is in the RH headlight position of a 13 cab. Also with no bridge plate or painted ones so there seems to be scope for personal choice !

David