View Single Post
  #1  
Old 10-07-10, 22:17
gordon's Avatar
gordon gordon is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Central Scotland
Posts: 707
Default What's this tow lunette from then?

Just picked this up. It was bought from Thomson and Doxey in Southport, north of England, about twenty years back and that owner couldn't find a use for it.






... it's about 18" long, 8" wide, and 7" high, weighs no less than 50lbs, maybe as much as 60. Mounts on four 3/4" holes on 4" by 4" centres, and has " ORD-D 76899 " cast onto the bottom ? face.
I'd guess from the mounting lugs on the rear face that they slot into either very thick plate or armour.
Only thing I could come up with would be for some sort of big towed artillery piece, but it could be for a plain trailer, so I'm posting this here.
Any ideas?
__________________
Gordon, in Scotland
Reply With Quote