RRPG dig - British Army Dump - 10th September 2011

[dangermouse]

I found just one drill 303 round which is in there, see if you can spot it

Yes its next to a bit that got me excited, its the metal bit of a Garand or BAR sling!

[Blackpowder44]

Your boot is a football boot. It has the two leather studs on the heel and if you examin the sole i expect that you will see small nail holes where the studs should have been. I had a pair of boots like this in the 1950. John.

[Steve T]

Whitehunter - Yes. It's out of a spares box. Linkie below.

http://www.vickersmachinegun.org.uk/acc-spares.htm

Elliott - No problems

LUCKYSTRIKE - Living up to your name again I see !!! Some of the more 'unique' bits I can see in the picture are as follows (I'll not ID everything I can as I know you know what most bits are anyway !!);

Close up picture 1

Bottom left are two Vickers cleaning tins.

Close up picture 2

Bottom middle-ish is a Vickers rear 'spike' long range sight. Very nice indeed. You should find it is 'toothed'.

Just above the No.1 MkIII barrel end is, what looks like, a BESA trigger mechanism.

Above this looks like part of the handle from a Sten (mk 1) loading tool

Close up picture 3

To the left of the oil bottles is what's left of a 100rnd Bren mag winding handle.

To the left of your inspectors round is a starter 'cartridge' for a 100 rnd Bren mag.

Close up picture 4

Nice to see you found two No.4 barrel ends. One has a nice long piece of barrel

Top right I think you may have a Vickers small parts tin from the spares box.


Of greatest interest however, is the bakelite item next to the water can. It looks remarkably like a drum magazine but, as yet, I can't think where I've seen it before !!! Cn we have some close ups of it please

Cheers

Steve T

[davejb]

Steve, i think ive seen iot as well, im trying to find a photo of the drum mag for the Luger to see if its the same

[Steve T]

I've had a look Dave. It isn't. I've tried googling 'Bakelite drum magazines' and 'Bakelite snail magazines' but still haven't found anything. We need a close up photo really.

Steve T

[davejb]

Me too, thought there was a broomhandle magazine like that, but theres not one listed, so is it german or possibly italian, beretta type

[Paul B]

The rod with a ring on the end appears to be a Vickers Zero Post.

[Whitehunter]

Good haul Lucky! Some great findings, thats some nice markings on the flimsy. You did better than Dan on the drill rounds i think he only manaed to find a half of one
Look forward to seeing the cleaned finds


John

[dangermouse]

Okey dokey peeps...

First off I found more than half!!! I found one and a half thank you very much

Here some pics for ya.


dirty stuff


dirty stuff


Dog tag - post war ally type but the name is just LFF ?


mess tin 1945


clean stuff


all three bits have numbers on of units - sadly means nothing to me though.


2 scabbards, different attachments on back?


3 mess tins all from this place


clean bits


no idea what this mag is, for some reason I never posted a pic of it from our first trip? Any one know what its off?

Mouse x

[Steve T]

Some nice bits Dan. Is that a NAAFI crest on that piece of cutlery handle ?

You have 3 Vickers tripod bits, and the brass thingy that looks like a trigger guard is the inside bit off a Mk 1 Sten mag loader.



Cheers

Steve T