VICKERS MK6B's resto

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Dave lean

Hi Adrian, possibly but as they are rather thin sheet metal and limited in the area they would protect, I suspect they serve another purpose. Good to see members contributing ideas though. Guess we need an "Operators Hand Book"...) If anyone has a box full of them??

I agree, 'bullet splash' is dealt with by thin, overlapping strips at the hatches and joints. I'm in on that box of operator's hand books (when you eventually find it) but have found that even those don't explain all the little details. The Fox has a 7/8" wrench chained to the upper right gun mantlet. No mention what it's for until I discovered it was there to tighten the gun 'travel lock'. Its secondary purpose is to shake loose from its clip and bounce off the back of the driver's head after hitting a bump.