Okay Summer is onthe way ~
Higher temperatures ~ and despite the dry ~ the humidity is debilitating sore sure ~
Early start to avoid the heat ~ * 33 Deg high~
Solo and same site ~ I ranged wider into grassed ereas banging trees withm y spade and frequent use of the Pin Point mode to froe warn the Slithery characters that I was about ` so sighted no snakes ~
Not a lot fo success but a couple of pieces before I called it a day ~
I found the piece I thought just may have been a Mortar tube but despite the optimism ~ the tube is in fact a Tent pole joiner ~ as it has riveted shafts which support the wooden poles.
(can anyone suggest exacty the purpose of the webbing buckle ~ I t can't be a substantial weight bearing buckle as it is not overly robust!?)
The small piece lower centre is in fact part of ~ a Durry/ cigarette holder ~ Some may recall these as fashionable back in the day ~
The rectangular piece is a ;ead plate ~ but no markings ! Just above that a sight adjuster ~ A fork has rough scratching on the handle but nothing of significance!
The offcut 25 Pdr. is in fact stencilled ~ I was amazed that despite the snake oil treatment and serious buffing the logo remained ~ ( I have over written here ~ so that is not the original ~ )
I am assuming this "Mk II" ~ is asscoiated withthe MK II Barrels.
CAIRNS, QLD. 1944-01-05. SHORT 25 PDR GUNS MK I (FOREGROUND) AND MK II, (BACKGROUND) LOADED BY 13 FIELD REGIMENT TROOPS ABOARD AND LANDING CRAFT, MECHANISED DURING AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING EXERCISES. THE VESSEL'S CAPACITY IS 4 GUNS AND 2 JEEPS LOADED IN THIS MANNER.
BUCHAN BEACH, CAIRNS AREA, QLD. 1944-01-05. 13 FIELD REGIMENT TROOPS HAULING A WATERPROOFED SHORT 25 PDR GUN MK I TO AN LANDING CRAFT, MECHANISED DURING CONDUCTED TESTS.
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