[Jon Bradshaw]

So I was able to scrape together my pennies and buy a Bofors 40mm from Collectors Source here in Canada. It was imported from Finland and was deactivated on import so no gun law issues here. It is very complete and has quite a few post WW2 attachments on it which I will remove to bring it back to the basic WW2 "Canadian" configuration. Looking for some info on unit markings, would need to have some army unit represented. Thinking Europe after D Day.
The gun functions, rotates and elevates with ease being very well greased prior to retirement and deactivation. The barrel needs a good cleaning as it is rusted and the carriage has minor rust on some of its parts. Overall a nice coat of paint and it should be ready for the show season, if it ever comes this year.
The markings on it are in Finnish and I was able to translate them on my phone. Will eventually make up new brass plates for the "safe", "single" and Multi shot" settings. The rest of the data plates are going to be left alone.
The whole thing is a mash up of multiple guns. The carriage is from 1939 and the barrel from 1945, the rest is from all the dates in between.
Recovery was a simple matter, the carriage fit nicely on my heavy trailer and with the aid of a winch and a tractor it was positioned and rolled on. Tires are the biggest problem as the 7,00-20 tires are not made anymore and the rims are rusty 1 piece split rims. I asked the local tire shop and they should be able to get me farm implement tires but the rims are a no go for them, not allowed to touch those death traps...
COVID traffic was light and the drive was easy.
Pictures to follow once I get some loaded onto my computer.