Anyone Remember

[David Dunlop]

Back in the 1980's, I recall a company in England somewhere that dealt with surplus armour and artillery. They had quite a number of Saladan and Saracen MV's and I think were the local dealers for the Grizzlys that came out of Portugal around that time. A small quantity of German 88 pieces also came out of Portugal around then ( about a half dozen or so.

Does anyone recall the actual name of the company, where they were located and if they are still around? The name Budge sticks in my mind, but that does not guarantee much these days.

David

[Richard Farrant]

David,
The Grizzlys and 88mm guns were brought in from Portugal by Ian McGregor as I recall. As for the Saracens, etc. that would have been A.F. Budge

[David Dunlop]

That Ian McGregor name sounds very familiar, or am I confusing it with a similar named gentleman involved in the post was coal nationalization project in the UK?

David

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by David Dunlop

That Ian McGregor name sounds very familiar, or am I confusing it with a similar named gentleman involved in the post was coal nationalization project in the UK?

As far as I know, Ian McGregor is a farmer. The Budge family is involved in mining, see this newspaper article for example.

H.