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Browning .30 Cradle e6160, British Shermans
The e6160 cradle seems to be pretty common on period pictures of British Shermans, but somehow it's hard to find detailed info and measurements.
Does anyone know of any drawings available, or even better....does someone have one and be willing to take some measurements and pictures? Alex
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To be honest, given that scan it shouldn’t be too hard to make basic drawings of it anyway. All you really need is the distance between the pins that attach the gun to the cradle, which is easy enough given a good side view of an M1919 and its total length, and you can work out everything else. Or at least takes decent stab at it.
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I agree, and that's probably what I will do for my own model. But, I also have an interest in the real thing, so I would love to see some more info on the cradle and how the parts attach and have some actual measurments to work with.
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My question regarding info on the .30 cradle, led to some interesting discussion on the fitment of .30 vs .50 machine guns fitted to the turret roof of British and Canadian Shermans during WW2.
I have no written evidence, but purely based on period pictures, my observation is that US Shermans in NWE almost exclusively used the .50 on the turret roof, while British Shermans used both .50 as well as .30.....and a lot of pictures of Canadian Shermans don't show a turret roof mounted machine gun at all(?). Attached are two shots of the Overloon Sherman Crab with the e6160 cradle fitted to the roof. Both pictures were taken shortly after WW2.
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Attached are some IWM pictures.
IWM NA 14737 British Sherman III (M4A2) in Italy 1944 with an e6160 .30 cradle IWM BU 272 British Sherman V (M4A4) and a Firefly Vc, both with .30 IWM A 23671 13/18th Hussars Sherman IIIs on board LCT for D-day. All showing .30 mounts IWM B 9461 A British Sherman V with a .50 IWM B 8830 A polish Sherman V with .30, followed by a Vc with .50 source: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections
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Canadian Shermans.
IWM B 14681 Fort Garry Horse Sherman V's and Vc's. source: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections PA-131042 Sherman V in Holland 1945 source: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch Shermans in Holland, close to Arnhem source: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch MIKAN No. 3574213 Sherman V in Italy with a .50 mounted on the turret roof source: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch
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WTD: the mount in the first picture in the post!!! Staghound restoration
i NEED ONE OF THE SHERMAN??? MOUNTS TO COMPLETE THE TURRET MOUNT IN STAGHOUND No. 523 I AM FINISHING UP???? ANYONE - I HAVE TONS OF PARTS TO TRADE FOR GMC 270S AND THE STAGHOUND ITSELF AS WELL AS CASH - ANYONE HAVE THE ONE IN THE PICTURE?????
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I need one of these cradles for a T17E1 STAGHOUND
Can anyone help with a location and 'for sale' ID??? I can trade another cradle or many Dodge or CCKW engine parts....or cash of course.
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Photo caption - Sherman tanks of Guards Armoured Division passing through Fouilloy on their way to Arras, 1 September 1944. IWM BU 272
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The M1919 Sherman mount - I NEED ONE
I need one of the mounts in the picture or my Staghound......anyone???
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