|
|
|
|
#1
26-09-20, 03:42
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
 (or perhaps in this case, rat-a-tat-tat-tish).
|
|
#2
26-09-20, 04:06
|
|||
|
|||
|
So this evening I decided to move it the 5 or 6 feet to it's new location, as I need to get the shop opened up a bit for a priority project. Initially it was an inch at a time using crowbars underneath the base...lift and pivot, lift and pivot. I had to move it from the cement side over to the gravel side. I laid down some plywood, and once the lift and pivot portion was done, I was able to pry up the front edge, place an 18" long piece of 3/8 roundstock under the front, and by pulling down on the barrels, it would roll forward a good 8-10 inches. Then I would pry it up, place the roller back to the front, and do it all over again. It is now in a prominent spot amongst the bigger artillery.
Tomorrow I will put a pair of muzzle cones on the two gun barrels to make them look a little bigger. I don't want them to get a "little gun" complex sitting there among the larger guns.Mind you, I think it has greatly boosted the morale of the 2 pounder. Last edited by rob love; 26-09-20 at 04:21.
|
|
#3
28-09-20, 02:07
|
||||
|
||||
|
Absolutely awesome job Rob . Kuddos !
__________________
44 GPW / 44 C-15-A Cab 13 Wireless 5 with 2K1 box X 2 / 44 U.C. No-2 MKII* / 10 Cwt Cdn Brantford Coach & Body trailer / 94 LSVW / 84 Iltis
|
|
#4
28-09-20, 02:45
|
|||
|
|||
|
Kuddos indeed. Where does one find a single M2HB much less two?
Quote:
|
|
#5
28-09-20, 05:09
|
|||
|
|||
|
Oh two is not the number I have....just the number I was tripping over on the floor of my shop.
I also have a converted M3AC basic on an M63 AA mount downstairs, along with one affected by the OIC sitting on it's tripod. I had two more M3s in their original crates with paperwork showing what CF100 they were issued to, but during the initial covid crap, I had too much time to think and decided I had too many so parted ways with them. Damn covid....there is no such thing as too many.
|
|
#6
11-11-20, 19:29
|
|||
|
|||
|
An interesting addendum to this thread. I spotted a grinder for sale out of Dartmouth NS on Crown Assets. https://www.gcsurplus.ca/mn-eng.cfm?...1&sf=ferm-clos
The base looks very much like the base of the Browning naval mount, either for a twin or single gun. The bottom appears to have been squared off.
|
|
#7
14-11-20, 18:29
|
|||
|
|||
|
Addendum to the addendum. The grinder I show above (model King KC680) is worth $69 retail. This one is used, so it should be worth what...maybe $50 on a really good day? The bidding is now up to $400 with three days to go. I could understand if it was an old school Baldur or one of the industrial 3 phase grinders, but for a King?
Is a 200 pound base worth that much? Or have others recognized what the base is and do they actually have value?
|
 |
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| Latest acquisition | James Gosling | The Softskin Forum | 14 | 19-04-15 07:59 |
| my latest buy | Max Hedges | The Softskin Forum | 85 | 18-09-07 01:33 |
| FOR SALE/TRADE: 1944 CHOREHORSE PROJECT for Signal Corps Wireless Power Unit Project | Alain | For Sale Or Wanted | 1 | 21-02-07 00:11 |
| My latest aquisition | John McNarry | The Softskin Forum | 15 | 27-09-06 01:51 |
Hybrid Mode
