MKII Carrier, 4" Smoke Discharger Info

[Stewart Loy]

Gents,

I see that eBay finally has heard your pleas for 4" tubes ...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-WWII-Ross-S...item3a592de028

Stewart

[Ron Pier]

See Stewart, I'm not sure such an item would be accepted by UK ebay? It took them a while to decide to accept a webbing holster I once sold.
Ron

[Blackpowder44 (RIP)]

For what its worth here below are two pictures of the 4 inch discharger bracket and the 2in. mortar mount. You can see that the 4in. mount has been pivoted down and is held by two bolts. The spare bolt is above the bracket. John.

[Adame]

Hi

I would think that both were not attached at the same time. I have seen factory pictures of both mounts on... but I have not seen one picture of both of them (4 inch and 2 inch)being mounted a carrier at the same time. It would appear to me that the 2" inch mortar replaced the 4" inch smoke discharger. And the simple fact that during the transition of early armour production some MKII* carriers had both holes drill into their armour. I would love to see a picture of both on at the same time.

Cheers
Adam

[Blackpowder44 (RIP)]

[QUOTE=Adame;128817]Hi

I would think that both were not attached at the same time. I have seen factory pictures of both mounts on... but I have not seen one picture of both of them (4 inch and 2 inch)being mounted a carrier at the same time. It would appear to me that the 2" inch mortar replaced the 4" inch smoke discharger. And the simple fact that during the transition of early armour production some MKII* carriers had both holes drill into their armour. I would love to see a picture of both on at the same time.

Cheers
Adam[/QUOTE I bought this carrier from a film hire company and what you see was in it. I should think that this carrier was still in its crate at the end of the war, the build date is Oct. 1944. John.

[Adame]

My Carrier is Febuary 1944, and does NOT have both. I have a 2" inch mortar in mine.

My carrier was released right after Korea in 1953, and has never been touched.

Cheers
Adam

[Blackpowder44 (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Adame

My Carrier is Febuary 1944, and does NOT have both. I have a 2" inch mortar in mine.

My carrier was released right after Korea in 1953, and has never been touched.

Cheers
Adam

I don"t know what you are implying with your capital letters "NOT. I have checked out the bolt holes on my carrier and they are countersunk on the outside and have the correct dome headed, countersunk, slot headed bolts. Being on the outside of the hull means that the bracket would be fitted on the inside and as far as I am concerned this was done in Fords factory in Canada and not done by anyone else. John.