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Does anyone know of a Bailey Bridge training kit that might be for sale anywhere?
I understood they were used in a classroom environment to teach Sappers on the nuances of their employment. Robin Craig rcraig@sakto.com |
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I know exactly what you are talking about and one has been listed for sale in the last few years. But for the life of me I don't remember where. But I would check the archives for the old MLU forum, MVPA's supply line, you might drop MVPA.org a line to ask them if they remember seeing it.
Also check ebay strangely enough there are the manuals currently listed. Cheers
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If you do find one for sale, make sure you know what type you are getting as there were kits for both the WWII Bailey and the Post-WWII Extra-Wide Bailey. The WWII kit is made up of mostly wood where as the post-WWII version uses both plastic and metal. I have partial sets of both.
Most of the bridging had classroom training models and these can make up into a very nice collection. |
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Dear Ed,
As usual you provide a wealth of knowledge. Thank you. Any chance of some pictures of either or both? I have only once ever seen it at the RE school in Kent in a classroom while I was on a visit in the 1970's. Thanks Robin |
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Hello Robin
Further to my recent undertaking to get you some pictures of the BB training components held by the Aust Army Museum of Militay Engineering; I must apologise as not now being able to send you some piccies of the Museum's diorama of the BB for a c ouple of weeks, as I have suffered a knee injury that prevents me from driving. Museum members are of the opinion that there may not have been a separate manual for the BB training models. I fell out of a rubber zodiac during a recent white water rafting day at Sydney's Penrith white water venue (ex- 2000 Sydney Olympics kayak centre), and have damaged knee ligaments. ![]() Like this kangaroo ![]() I will get the piccies to you as soon as I can ![]() Regards Bruce G |
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