I'm delighted to have this British MK1 tank track link, badly damaged but still looks cool.
And yes, it's very heavy
WW1 MK1 Tank Track Link.
I'm delighted to have this British MK1 tank track link, badly damaged but still looks cool.
And yes, it's very heavy
Great history & very coolRegards Paul
A truly historical piece to own
Cheers
Paul
A couple of interesting links to this piece of history
Battle of Flers–Courcelette - Wikipedia
Battle of Flers–Courcelette - Wikipedia
Paul
A very nice piece to have, but it would have been better with photographs of the track link actually at the location where it is said to have been found - alongside any other wreckage of the tank which might have still been there. I am not trying to pour cold water on this, but some time ago, there were two crooks from Lincolnshire who specialised in flogging battlefield items with paper labels tied to them - complete with details of where they were supposedly found. Unfortunately it was all made up.
As an aside, Tank 701 ditched after losing a track, and didn't make it to the starting point.
Cheers,
Steve
The Tank Museum have now been in touch and this is their reply..
(From Laura Sweetenham).
"The track plate/link is obviously not in great condition.
But as far as I can make out from the photos, it certainly looks to be part of a World War 1 British tank track and that is how I would identify it".
So, I'm happy with that.
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