British 10-cwt trailer reference thread

[Radek]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

Radek
Thanks for your answer.Yes my trailer is British I don't know if it is Mk1 or 2,it is not a mortar trailer I am sure of that.My trailer has the folding lifting handles on the casting that the lunette fits in.I could not figure out what stops the lunette from pulling out of the cast housing,all I have for the hitch is the lunette,a spring and the housing.My trailer is exactly the same as the brown one in Hanno Spoelstra's post about the restored one in Holland.The RN decal was on the back of the curved mudguard.On the positive side I had another look at it today for the first time in years and I know now that what I thought was homemade sides is really the original sides with shrunken timbers.I will post some pictures soon but it is in a really hard to get to spot in the shed .
Cheers Ken

I thing the casting it is similer as on my airborne trailer.
Radek