British Recovery Item ID?

Richard Coutts-Smith · #1 22-05-13, 09:28

Anyone know what this Wire Rope/Chain combination would be from?
Test date is 1965
Rated at 10.1 ton
LV6/MT11 FV530942

I assume it is truck related, certainly British Army, sounds too heavy for a Humber, so Bedford RL or similar? Too light for armour?

I have just done a belated search search on Google, and it is referred to as a Land Rover Chain, is this correct?
Rich.

Robin Craig · #2 22-05-13, 11:15

To me, and God knows I'm no expert, it looks the same as the CES item for many a Ferret.

R

Lynn Eades · #3 22-05-13, 13:37

put a couple of hooks on it and it looks like a riveted carrier tow chain assy. Is that LV6 MT11?

rob love · #4 22-05-13, 14:16

Even has the 14 chain links on each end like the carrier. The only change seems to be that they used a large swage on the loop of the cable, as opposed to the old method of joining the cable.

Often the pattern of a common issue item will not change over decades in a military. The Cdn Forces still have some tooling issued with either CMP or UC part numbers given as a reference.

Lynn Eades · #5 22-05-13, 14:33

what is it's future then?

Richard Coutts-Smith · #6 22-05-13, 22:35

Thanks Guys.
Robin, found a pic of Ferret CES, certainly looks very similar.
Lynn, yes- LV6/MT11
Hardly appears to be an exotic piece of kit, and the design does appear to be long lived. It was originally bought for a WOT restoration as the design was right, but the date was out by 20+ years.
I have found they are still available : http://www.thexmod.com/item_detail.asp?id=8730 , hence my refferal to a Land Rover connection.
This one will go into the back of the Humber, dare say it will be in use shortly
Rich.