2 Pounder Anti-Tank Gun

[The Bedford Boys]

Great project there Rob! Very lucky to get such a complete gun. Are the road wheels on the 2pdr the same as anything else, or are they particular to 2pdr?

[rnixartillery]

Alex ,I have seen this Wheel fitted to the later Mk's of British 3.7" Mountain Howitzer.
The earlier 2 pounders were on a different type of rim a bit like an easy clean with holes stamped in.
I don't know if any vehicles used the later rim ?

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

[David Burr]

Hi Rob,

Have you come across any 2 pounders with a split trail like the 6 pounder in your travels?

Cheers,

David

[rnixartillery]

As far as I am aware there are non in the UK, I think the best place to see these are in Canada but they were built in very small numbers over there as it was in the transition time when the 6 pdr was replacing the 2 pdr.
However the pressed steel tags on the 6 pdr carriage and shields are stamped 2 & 6 pdr.

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

[David Burr]

Thank you for that information, got a set of trails stamped 2 pdr and was wondering.

David

[IanK]

A very nice early Christmas present to yourself, if only I had the money, the storage and the contacts! Ian

[rnixartillery]

A few more pictures of progress ,I have a big pile of component's that are ready for sandblasting .
All the parts have been stripped, unseized cleaned and reassembled with the odd repair .
Some tin work needs reproducing as it is beyond repair so Mr Barrell has kindly taken this on.


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