Strange Military Vehicle or Items to Collect

[maple_leaf_eh]

I have too many not working things. Does that qualify as use-less?

[Robin Craig]

Dear Terry,

You are off topic, already, I said strangest not useless.

Thanks Rob Love for the inclusion of the suitcase filter device, that was a cheap shot well below the belt, you know I already own one!

Admittedly I do like some odd duck things so it was a fair cheap shot Rob, no offence taken mate!

Robin

[Mike Cecil]

Hmmmm, I wonder if anyone has managed to acquire, let alone restore, a 'Trailer, 4 wheel, Pigeon Loft (Aust)' (complete with Pigeons, of course)??

I did have a 'Respirator, Infant' at one stage - funny sort of bag arrangement you put the brat inside, hopefully not forgetting to force-feed the air through the filter (or a blue-tinged brat might result!) It's now in the National Collection at the AWM, but I doubt it will go on display anytime soon.

Mike

[Robin Craig]

The Pigeon trailer would, dare I say it, be a hoot to own and display!

R

[Keith Webb]

I daresay the pigeons might take more restoring than the trailer.

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

Hmmmm, I wonder if anyone has managed to acquire, let alone restore, a 'Trailer, 4 wheel, Pigeon Loft (Aust)' (complete with Pigeons, of course)??

I did have a 'Respirator, Infant' at one stage - funny sort of bag arrangement you put the brat inside, hopefully not forgetting to force-feed the air through the filter (or a blue-tinged brat might result!) It's now in the National Collection at the AWM, but I doubt it will go on display anytime soon.

Mike

[rob love]

When I ran the tool crib at a military unit years back, we had stock class catalogs which would list all the tools that were available in the supply system, organized alphabetically. The "5120" catalog was fairly large, covering "handtools, non-edged and non-powered". In it were various listings like "socket, regular length", or "wrench, open end" and under each heading would be the various tools and their Nato Stock Numbers.

One particularly amusing section had "tools, no known use", and then had listings of the various tools that fell in to that category.

I wish I had kept that page.

[Mike Cecil]

Robin, Keith, the lucky owner of a 'Trailer, Pigeon' would doubtless be cooing ...... or in a flap ....


'TOOL, NO KNOWN USE???' now that was a page worth saving! Really liked that one! And what a collector's item:

Spectator: 'What is it'?
Owner: 'It's a 'Tool, No Known Use, NSN 2054-66-1234-2309'
Spectator 'Oh, riiight...' as he wanders away perplexed to look at the jeep parts....

Mike

[chris vickery]

Although no pics right handy, there is a Bailey bridge section for sale locally that would qualify as one of those "just because" purchases.
Alternately, I have always thought that a GE searchlight and generator trailer to be one of those oddities that makes people ask "why?"