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21-11-21, 04:28
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3 inch version?
the bipod looks very much like my 3 inch mortar. same feet and mechanics, measurements look to be bigger though. are we sure the base plate goes with it?
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#2
21-11-21, 05:03
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The tripod is almost certainly 4.2" mortar. The base plate may or may not be the same as it doesn't match the typical. That said, 3" mortars had a variety of different baseplates so maybe the 4.2" did too.
Somewhere recently I saw a 4.2" mortar for sale less the tripod. Wouldn't it be nice if the two could meet up.
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#3
21-11-21, 14:40
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Page 432 of the book Weapons of the WWII Tommy by David Gordon confirm what Bruce P says about the Tripod being for a 4.2 inch mortar and it just stands to reason the rope handled base plate is a variation to go along with said tripod. Cool find you made.
More on Mortars. https://milart.blog/2014/09/07/canad...ment-projects/ Last edited by James P; 21-11-21 at 16:03.
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21-11-21, 20:37
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Way back when;
Here is a photo of when I bought my 4.2 inch mortar, bipod and baseplate.
And a couple photo’s of when I restored it. Just a memory now, sold that stuff to pay for house renovations. Still happily married so was worth it! Derk
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22-11-21, 00:58
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Your photos show the two little projections that I must find on a tube.
Jeezus you had a lot of stuff back then. Aren't you glad you are cured of your OCD now? (btw, you aren't. It may have been suppressed for a few years, but you are in no way cured)
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22-11-21, 02:15
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I agree, but the difference is I’m married now, so a happier collector than I was before.
The problem is I was away from collecting for a few years and now I’m trying to catch up (and buy back) items I missed the last few years! Derk
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1942 Ford universal carrier Mk 1 1943 Ford 60 cwt long CMP ambulance 1943 Ford GPW 1/4 ton stretcher jeep 1943 Bantam T-3 1/4 ton trailer BSA folding airborne bicycle ser#R5325 (early)
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22-11-21, 02:18
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There are a few pieces in your photos that now grace my gunroom. Sorry, but buybacks are not an option at this time. See Linda later in the afternoon of my funeral in order to give her sufficient time to grieve.
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#8
22-11-21, 04:57
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Quote:
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