Staghounds in Swiss Army Service

[zemsi]

According to Steven Zaloga in "Staghound Armored Car 1942-62" Switzerland bought after the War some Staghounds in the UK.

Switzerland purchased 64 Staghounds from Britain in the 1950s. Some of those in Swiss army service were re-armed with 20mm guns. Five of these Staghounds were turned over to the local K+W ordnance firm to examine more extensive rearmament packages including 47mm and 90mm gun upgrades, but these projects did not proceed beyond trials.

The first pic shows a prototype. There's another pic with the same vehicle but without a gun.

The 2nd and 3rd pic show a survivor (probably the last one in Switzerland) in the offical Army Museum in Thun.

After the trials, some Staghound turrets were used as fortifications:
http://www.festung-oberland.ch/Waffe...rototypen.html

Does anybody know, what with those surplus Staghound happend as they never saw service in the Swiss Army. What type were they, Mark I?

Hope somebody can bring some light into this matter.

Greetings
Chris

[Ed Storey]

They look like modified (new armament) T17E1 Staghounds to me.