Another 6 pdr

[Gunner]

Thanks Adrian!

Ubique! Mike

[tankbarrell]

Actually Mike, you may be able to help on this question. I've found some variation in the parts boxes and I suspect it may be down to country of origin.

Most of the ones in the UK have a small catch that was common on music cases and the like whereas some have the sprung toggle that was US in origin and was similar to the one used on Sherman etc. I suspect the latter is Canadian and the former is British.

I can provide either catch but would like to get it right.

Dusans box has the US style catch.

[Gunner]

Hi Adrian:

My gun is Canadian made so I would prefer the Canadian style. Could you possibly send photos so I can get a good idea of the differences?

I will be in Leeds in mid-Sep as I am joining Mike Peacock for the XXX Corps run to commemorate the liberation of Arnhem. I'll be part of The Garrison's medium artillery troop with the 5.5" guns.

Cheers and Ubique! Mike

[tankbarrell]

Mike, this is the style that Dusan made and the catch matches this gun which I think is in Canada. Sorry about the image quality!

The other style is, I think, British production.

Just to clarify, the gun outside is in Canada, the odd coloured one is in the Littlefield Collection.

[Tim Bell]

A friend of mine has a container with Artillery parts shipping from the USA to the UK in the next few months. I can ask him if he's got space.

Tim

[tankbarrell]

Thanks Tim, I think it may be more of a problem getting it to the US as across the ocean!

[rob love]

I find there is a lot more scrutiny on items crossing the US/Cdn border than items from overseas. It is a bit of a crap shoot, which I don't like playing on items that are hard to replace. I believe it comes about as part of the US/Cdn arms smuggling initiatives.

An example of this is ebay, where many Canadian buyers will bring items in from Europe rather than the US. Apparently on occasion the US has even seized Lee Enfield stocks in the mail that were leaving the country without the required permits.

Now if we were in Mexico, we could have just added the goods to the "Fast and Furious" manifests.

Mike's idea is a good one. If the HJ purchase comes to fruition this upcoming summer, it can easily be added to the load.