[gordon]

Well there are a lot of ways to date the WC Weapons Carrier, some have already been mentioned above. The Weapons Carriers were the only T214 engineering code 3/4 tons to be produced from 1942 right through to the end of the war (ish) In no particular order;

Engine and chassis numbers.

Blackout light and wiring terminals for it.

'Wire in' or 'wire on' front grilles

Symettrical headlight guards or not (never could spell that)

Dodge badge on radiator shell (very early)

Double curve front wings on really early short wheelbase trucks

Body versus running board lenght / proportion.

Body height at front corner.

Proportion of wood to metal in rear body (late bodies had more wood and less metal)

Small or large diameter fuel filler.

Small or large axle pumpkins and driveshaft couplings.

Tall or short front seat base sides.

6 volt or 12 volt (yes, VERY late trucks were 12 volt so they could fit radios)

2 valve (domed) or 6 valve (flat) fuel pumps

Zenith or carter Carburetor.

etc,

etc.

The only truly original Weapons Carriers I've ever seen came from Norway, which ended up with a pile of the really early trucks, but in principle just date your chassis number from the list on the WW2 Motor Pool and as long as the body and running boards look right on it you'll be fine.

Never owned one myself of course, just about eight other Dodges from that period.

Gordon