New Projects?

[Tim Bell]

Originally Posted by rnixartillery

I have a little item in the workshop at the moment under restoration, much rarer than a 6 pdr and 17 pdr put together and takes up a lot less space probably less than your 75mm pack howitzer !


Rob...................rnixartillery.

Engima machine?

Tim

[rnixartillery]

Originally Posted by Tim Bell

Engima machine?

A spare British 3.7 inch pack Howitzer !


Rob....................rnixartillery

[Tim Bell]

3.7in Pack Howitzer - Nice... dont see too many of those about!

Much work to do?

Tim

[rnixartillery]

Originally Posted by Tim Bell

3.7in Pack Howitzer - Nice... dont see too many of those about!

Much work to do?

It will be live and fully restored, these British pack howitzers are by far rarer and survive in smaller numbers than its 75mm counter part in the UK and well if you go across the water the states is full of them ! the 75's that is and this is a fact.

Rob......................rnixartillery.

[tankbarrell]

I can here your wheels turning from here Rob!

[rnixartillery]

Originally Posted by tankbarrell

I can here your wheels turning from here Rob!

LOL Adrian, as you are well aware my wheels are always turning
,this week has seen another addition to the collection besides the BAT but enough about that until another time.

Rob...................rnixartillery.

[tankbarrell]

Excellent news, I look forward to the reveal!

[Tim Bell]

Originally Posted by rnixartillery

It will be live and fully restored, these British pack howitzers are by far rarer and survive in smaller numbers than its 75mm counter part in the UK and well if you go across the water the states is full of them ! the 75's that is and this is a fact.

Rob......................rnixartillery.

Live - excellent best way to preserve them - will you do any firing demos?

Very true - quite a few of the US 75mm PH's in the USA... though very few which are ex British Army examples which still retain the British Army modifications and lack the Post-WW2 US Army upgrades.

Pity noone has a record of guns issued to units!

Tim

[rnixartillery]

No I don't fire any of my collection guns I grew out of that years ago, a bang from one is the same as a bang from another and then there is a lot of cleaning to do !


Rob...................rnixartillery.

[Tim Bell]

Originally Posted by rnixartillery

No I don't fire any of my collection guns I grew out of that years ago, a bang from one is the same as a bang from another and then there is a lot of cleaning to do !


Rob...................rnixartillery.

Rob

Very true!

Pain in the rear all that cleaning!

Fortunately I have a willing gun crew... at the moment.

Tim