Wanted: Oto Melara L5 pack howitzer parts

[Tony Smith]

Oh, I've dropped hints, it's the Ditch that's the problem.

[Russell Boaler]

Bumped. - Also looking for a set of wheel hub housings, brake drums and elevation balancing gear.
I have heard that someone in Australia had a bunch of L5 spares a few years ago and at the time traded with someone in NZ who also had some L5 stuff. If anyone might have any leads as to who that person in Australia might have been I'd be keen to find out.

Russell

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Russell Boaler

I have heard that someone in Australia had a bunch of L5 spares a few years ago and at the time traded with someone in NZ who also had some L5 stuff. If anyone might have any leads as to who that person in Australia might have been I'd be keen to find out.

Russell

I might be able to help you out on that question ( ), but I can't help you with anything else on your list. I hear, too, that the Featherston Cache has now all been sold, do you know anything about that?

I think trades will become much harder now following recent developments in the South Is. Every firearm part and accessory now requires an Import Permit and the permits are no longer processed by your local AO. Instead they are being sent to a centralised office in Wgtn, and the backlog for Permit approvals is running into months. I don't think that anyone realised quite the workload that the changes would create.

[Russell Boaler]

Yes Tony, th Featherston bits have indeed changed hands... just too tempting to resist. it does however mean that the parts wanted list has expanded somewhat as, whilst there were some great bits there, a number of vital items are absent to enable a gun to be put together.