New Tank and Armoured Vehicle Data Plate Sharing Website

[Mike Cecil]

Alistair & Adrian,

I think you will find that 35707T is the part number of the early pattern gunmetal plate, the much larger later pattern Aluminium plate being 44521T.

Registrations had a T prefix, rather than a suffix, whereas many Centurion (and other UK AFVs?) part numbers have a T suffix.

I agree with Adrian: this is a new build, model K tank. Not sure when the switch to the Mk V (ie co-ax .30cal M1919A4) from the Mk III ie co-ax 7.92mm BESA) occurred in production, but Nov 1951 seems too early. If I'm correct then this tank started life as a MkIII.

Regards

Mike