RRPG dig - British Army Dump - 10th September 2011

**Adrian Stevenson** · 10-11-2011, 10:08 PM

Hi Dm, I have a Vickers MMG upstairs and I can confirm the oil brushes are from them, I found one marked the same as the one on my gun "RN".

Cheers, Ade.

**m3bobby** · 10-11-2011, 10:12 PM

I wonder if its worth me doing some photos of British/yank small arms so they can be made stickys for IDing parts etc. I can do pretty much all except the Enfield M1917/P14 rifle.

**dangermouse** · 10-11-2011, 10:15 PM

YAY, someome finally ID'd those things. Catches of 1917A1 Ammo chests. Wow.

those things are everywhere... I have a pile of about 20 here. I was putting them in Daves bucket and left loads in the end as I was sick to death of seeing them. Nice one M3

DM

**davejb** · 10-11-2011, 10:18 PM

No wonder the bucket was so heavy, the crafty perisher was weighing it down with those things

**dangermouse** · 10-11-2011, 10:21 PM

yeah, but I bet your glad now. You can start making M1917 wooden ammo chests...

**Steve T** · 10-11-2011, 10:34 PM

Great pictures M3 and some more bits now ID'd ! Many thanks

Steve T

**dangermouse** · 10-16-2011, 09:15 PM

ok, I have been cleaning more bits... many duplicates that chewed up time. Like those .30 cal ammo catches that I was stock piling. A couple fell to bits upon cleaning

but its not like there in short supply. A couple of odd bits I have no idea what they are off. There is a top, just like the tops of the old petrol cans, but its got a hole in the top that looked like it had a hose from it, is this something to do with the Vickers steam pipe?

RRPG dig - British Army Dump - 10th September 2011

Also I have put the bottom plug on a chain found there and attached it all to a waterchest. Found a few nice pics of these in use if anyone is interested. I have become fascinated by these.

DM

DM

**Adrian Stevenson** · 10-17-2011, 08:01 AM

Nice work. Still not had time to touch my stuff yet.

It is not off a Vickers steam pipe to the best of my knowledge.

Cheers, Ade.

**Steve T** · 10-17-2011, 01:28 PM

Some nice bits there DM

I've still got a bucket of stuff to clean, mainly a load of those ammo crate catches. I think when you put them in Dave's bucket, he transferred them to mine !! I must have 30 of the blasted things !