[Johnny Canuck]

Originally Posted by David Dunlop

Another slight wrinkle to all this is that the American Mk II production for sure also utilized a metal and canvas breast plate assembly one could mount the mic into and fasten round your neck to keep the mic readily at hand. Not sure if the British or Canadian production ever made this item.

Pretty sure I have the Microphone Holder with C /l\, will see if I can find them and post. The holder only works with Microphones No.3 and 7, the CDN Type 10 had a clip on the back and the British No.13 had a strap.??
One has to remember that Lend/Lease was both ways, the Americans bought Canadian manufactured products to prevent our bankruptcy. Roosevelt and King worked out a trade deal between the USA and Canada that allowed us to sell goods to the US balancing the trade deficit caused by Lend/Lease. So to find Canadian items in US manufactured kit or visa versa is not surprising. The Allies tried to work efficiently most of the time.
Canada wanted to get into tank production, Valentine, Ram, then Grizzly, but USA M4 production supplied all the Allied needs for Shermans, so Canadian M4 production was stopped at 400-500+- units and focused on the Sexton instead. This type of rationalization of production won the war.
Most of the Mackinaw jackets that the USA used, were actually made in Canada and sent to the USA as reverse Lend/Lease if I'm not mistaken.


David

Geoff aka Johnny Canuck