For Sale: CMP collection - help needed

[Barry Finnegan]

The final vehicle I know very little about. I am told it may be ex-RAF. It is RH drive, 4x4, dual rear wheels and heavy duty. No engine, but the transmission and transfer case is still in it. I think Dennis got this for parts.

The parts are hard to capture in pictures but they are include here for completeness.

raf truck front for posting .JPG raf truck rear for posting.JPG shop parts for posting.JPG gerry cans for posting.JPG

[Darrell Zinck]

Hi Barry

Good luck to you. There area number of members in BC and perhaps one close to you. I do hope one can come forward and help you out.

regards
Darrell

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Originally Posted by Barry Finnegan

Barry:

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Barry I sympathize with your task. My father became ill, was unable to see to his affairs, and passed away leaving me with a house and a big garage to organize. Not vehicle related, but as ones and twos of sometimes very useful and scarce bits. I've been flogging cartridge cases, small mixed lots of ammunition and gun parts, and most recently post war military manuals and papers. It can be a long process.

To help you identify the items in the photo.
- The large mouth jerry cans are for water. Likely coated with something cream or beige coloured.
- The screw top cans are for fuel. Don't be fooled by the USMC stamp on the bottom. That means something like United Steel Manufacturing Company not Marines. The earliest dates naturally have the most collector value. And I'm not sure the difference between smooth seams and proud seams.
- The hook closure types are likely older and British. They copied wartime German cans, and that style has persisted for many years in many forms. - There are no spouts for the water cans, and the two fuel cans have different spout designs.
- The damage happens when the cans sit on concrete or somewhat corrosive surfaces, and the bottom seams start rusting.

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Originally Posted by Barry Finnegan

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Missed one.

The ammo boxes are $20 to $40 new. The brown ones are British. Even old ammo cans hold their value well --- unless the bottoms are rusted. At a glance, I don't see any especially valuable ones, like a side opening .50cal can. The largest style are modern, and sometimes called a Fat Fifty. I find they are great for storing ammunition and less great for almost everything else.