For Sale: Iltis Operator's Manual Reprints (pic heavy)

[Jason Graveline]

After unsuccessfully trying to locate my own copy of the real thing (C-30-108-000/MB-000 Operator's Manual Truck Utility, Light 4x4 Military Design Iltis Canadian Series, Ch/Mod 1 - 1986-02-19), I decided to take matters into my own hands. While the pdf is good, I'm an old-school guy and like flipping pages.

I contacted Crown Copyright and Licensing to confirm I could do this and was informed I could, as long as it was for non-commerical purposes and on a cost-recovery basis only. I then borrowed an original copy from a friend and had a reputable Winnipeg printing company run me 10 complete copies (all pages, English and French, as per the original publishing). Running 10 sets kept costs lower. I then sourced 1-1/4" Chicago screws (as per the orignal binding). One copy will remain for my personal use; the other 9 are up for grabs.

Each copy will come as pictured below, stacked and bound with a paper strap along with 2 x 1-1/4" Chicago screws. I will not punch holes or provide a cover (period-style covers were too difficult to source but are essentially black ACCO file covers). This will allow you to bind them as you wish. On a cost-recovery basis only (I am not making any profit on this as I'm not allowed to, nor do I want to), the price for each copy and screws is $25 plus shipping. Given the size of the package, I would expect the most cost effective method (regular parcel, brown paper envelope) run around $15 to most parts of Canada. I'm at R2R 2K2 if you'd like to estimate shipping on your own.

So I'm a happy camper and have my own copy; now it's time to share. If demand requires, I can arrange for additional runs.

Original on left, for comparison:





Close ups of the reprints:







Chicago screws: