Carrier stencilling

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by David Dunlop

Your last guess is the winner. It is a PIAT. I have never heard of the PIAT being part of the kit for a carrier either, but clearly Ford was using them to see where they might be stored. If you factor in all the vehicles Ford built during the war, they must have had quite an Ordnance Room to play with!

David

I'd say mock-up then. There are too many detail missing for it to be real.

On the carrier stencil/decal question, I'd suggest the clear rectangular background indicates decal. On the other hand there was another method of applying markings as seen on these items recovered from the interior of my Fox that appear printed or stamped.