Those are some Great breach jobs guys! I have the same idea myself to make it look real by shoot propane. More detailed pics of the build would be nice :cheers:

I have both halves of the cut tube and breach block.


Sean

Finally, after 7 years on the forum, I learned how to attach pictures. Thanks to my son for his help. All my pictures were hijacked by the well known host. It took several days to find, resize and attatch them. Ive got lots of time. I cant see well at all now, and my concentration is bad. Most of the time when I have to use several windows, I forget what I am looking for. I don't have a computer, only a tablet. The only way I can resize the pictures is to email them to myself.

Pictures from Last year.

More of them.

The breech project in the winter o 2015-16
 

The breach project.

More of the breech.

More of the breech build.

More of breech parts.

Pictures
 

Jesse,

Glad to see you have your pictures back, I was looking at this thread a few days ago and noticed they were gone, I have always enjoyed watching your posts on the progress of your Sexton and used them as inspiration as I was working on mine. The work you did on this project and the final results are second to none and you should be very proud of this vehicle.

I am sorry to hear about your accident last year and hope you are making great progress on your recovery.

Allen Bryant

Fantastic work on the breech Jesse! Outstanding!

John

Well done. i see you mentioned having to email pics to yourself to resize them - not elegant, but it worked. What's that phrase again - improvise, Adapt, Overcome. Well done.

I’m still trying to sort out the problem with a cooker fitting in the bracket. The bracket is 8 3/4” square. Both the stoves No. 2 Mk.1 & 2 are bigger than that. The Mk.1 being the slightly bigger of the two at 9 3/8” square. The Mk.2 is 9 1/4” x 9 1/8”. The pins near the bottom of the stoves have no affect on the fit. I’ve read that some of the Carrier owners have the same problem. At this point, I may have the bracket cut out and a larger one made to replace it.

Jesse.

Someone recently ran into the same problem on the Carrier Forum. Might have something to do with nomenclature staying the same over time for the cookers, but them changing dimensionally.


David

The No.2 Mk.1 predates the vehicle.

Jesse,

Don't cut that bracket out just yet.

I have been researching Canadian use of No. 2 Portable Cookers and I have found some very interesting information. I will put all of the information together and start a new thread soon.

Colin

No hurry. I still have a passion for the vehicles, but can’t do anything with them. The Sexton (and the others) are basically mothballed right now until we know more about what the future holds. I can’t work on it or drive it. I was the driving force in our reenacting unit so there’s not much going on there at all. We had one other trained driver for it but he had some some serious knee issues and couldn’t drive it either. Fortunately, for it could have been much worse, I was rear ended while on the job, and have been receiving full pay since the accident. Eventually there will be at least one settlement. Then we can make decisions about the future.

Jesse,

I'm very sorry to hear about your accident. Glad you are still with us! Hope things will improve for you from here on.

Best regards,
Hanno

Jesse, Hanno has put into words, my thoughts.
Wishing you better things for the future.
Regards,
Lynn.

Best Wishes for a speedy recovery and full return to health Jesse

Regards
John

Hey Jesse. You have to be patient. Take care , give it time and you will bounce back like a spring chicken . Good luck . Cheers . Bob

Sexton pricing
 

What’s a good starting price for my Sexton?

That's a great question Jesse.
When one evaluates historic MVs there are many factors to think about.
Obviously , the amount of capital that has been invested is a major consideration although we all know, and have seen, where more money has been invested than the end product is worth, essentially a deficit situation.
In the world of MVs, the market tends to flow through ebbs and tides and is very subjective to world dollar values and the economy in general. It seems that political situations tend to influence spending.
I have always found prices to also depend on geography. Hard to sell a no US MV for example in the US whereas allied countries who used said item may be more apt to bite.
What's hot today might not be tomorrow, especially in our niche hobby.
Best of luck with your sale. Sure is a beauty.

Hello Jesse,

Just for comparison, Sexton II Hull No. 48 was offered for sale by BAIV, a dealer and restoration company in the Netherlands. It was for sale for quite some time and was also offered up for auction in September 2016. It failed to attract an opening bid at € 90,000. Obviously, that was too high a price.
BAIV currently has it listed as being sold - see http://www.baiv.nl/sextonmk2/ - but I do not know what it actually sold for.
Maybe you could contact BAIV and ask if they want to sell yours under commission? I know the BAIV owner, Ivo Rigter, is always looking for vehicles to trade.

Another option is to list it on MilWeb - http://www.milweb.net/
Nigel Hay no doubt will be able to advice on current market prices.

HTH,
Hanno

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I think we are getting to the point where restoring a vehicle now can cost more than it's worth completed. I think also that the higher end vehicles are worth the asking price, but you have to balance that against how many people have that kind of cash available for a purchase when something like this comes up.

Bruce, you do make some good points. For many guys I believe it comes down to pay by instalment. Lots of people have a few bucks to buy a project and slowly throw money into it over a long period of time.
Limited persons have the capital to buy turn key although in the end it's probably a better deal overall.
Personally I have gone both routes, although for me, the hunt for parts and the restoration process itself is my reward. Some guys throw money away at the bar, play golf, gamble etc so it's whatever ones into that counts.
My therapy comes in OD.

I’m starting at $125k US for the Sexton. Really no comparison with the baiv Sexton.

Jesse,

There’s a starting point. Put it on the market, and I'll pass it on to interested parties.

Hanno

In my opinion Jesse that is too low for your Sexton, with tanks like T-54/55, Chieftains and the like commanding north of 100k in the USA, a genuine WW2 Sexton with that level of restoration should be worth much more. Even shabby Sherman's are selling in the 250-300 range. I would contact Dan Stark or the Flying Heritage and Armored Combat museum, both have been acquiring lots of WW2 vehicles lately and they would be able to appreciate the quality of your Sexton.

John

Pricing
 

The problem with Sherman pricing seems to be no WW2 museum worth its name doesn't have a Sherman. But those bricks and mortar institutions are closing with fewer customers.

IMHO, the market is for experience collections that give visitors permission to touch, climb, hear, feel, smell and ride in the vehicles. A conventional tank isn't fitted for more than a couple of passengers. But a Sexton is an open box. If you marketed it as a passenger or rider friendly pattern, you might have better luck.

What to ask? Start high. You can always negotiate down. It is hard to negotiate up.

Just my opinion.

With the help of a good friend, we were able to get the Sexton out in the snow a few days ago. It was 15 deg F.