Brian Wolfe

Next is a type of Gattling Gun made in 1991. I need to get more background on this item but I thought the membership might like to see it.

Brian

This photo does not show the wing cannon as well as I would like. It's a lot longer than I would hjave expected as you usually only see a short portion of the end of the barrel.

Brian

The Spitfire Wing Cannon, how cool is this?

Brian

Here we see the Bren on its tripod and below it the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR). I love these two guns!

Brian

Here's a Lewis gun missing its cooling fin jacket and bi-pod. This is not an aircraft version as the fins would have been completely removed and the shoulder stock would have been replaced with a spade handle. The drum magazine is missing to prevent it from "walking: out the door with some light fingered visitor. I have owned one of these in excellent condition and I hate to see one like this missing its "skin". The drum magazine for the army model held 47 rounds and the aircraft version held round 90 rounds (I don't recall the exact number). The rate of fire was 450 rounds/min. Not fast in today's standards but pretty good back in the day.

Brian

Here's the gun.

I am thinking about becoming a member and If I do I hope to get more detailed photos and information to add to this post as time goes by.

Brian

Hello Everyone,

Here are a few photos of just some of the MGs they have in their collection at the CMHM. I hope you like them.

Cheers

Brian

If he were in WW1, he would have to be well over 100 years old. Are you sure he was in WW1? Heck, WW1 ended 90 years ago. He would have been 1 year old(if that) when the war ended.

I look forward to seeing the images!

Hi Paul,

This is a bit but I hope a semi-related and interesting side story.

My wife and I do a lot of research into the soldiers of WWI. Actually I buy the medals and she does most of the research. This week she researched a family friend's ancestor and on his papers he was listed as being 5 years, 8 months old when he signed up. We take'm young here in Canada!

The reason for this was plain. His height was 5 feet 8 inches and the person recording simply wrote the information down twice!

Cheers

Brian

This is a communications station display set up at the CMHM in Brantford Ontario as mentioned in the last post. There are several other pieces of equipment shown along with the WS 19 but you can see the WS 19 set up quite well. I would like to have mine displayed in a similar manner (without the manniquin) once I have it complete. I am missing the protective grill (see the photo before this one) and an aerial guard/mount. I have all of the three head sets and one signals satchel (need two more) and then I can start on the display.

Cheers and thanks for looking at my post.

I can see that since I am the only one who has posted one of these that the interest is low on the forum for communications but where would be be without it.

Brian signing off.

P.S. By the way the museum does not have the watch mounted in the radio only because things tend the "sprout legs" and "walk" out the door unless behind glass or locked away in the vault-room. A sad reflection on today's society.

Here's the No 19 Mk 2 in a Universal Carrier (Bren Gun Carrier) at the Canadian Miltary Heritage Museum.

Brian

These watches are all marked on the back with the British Government broad arrow, or with the "C" and arrow point of the Canadian Government. This one is British. It is marked G.S.T.P which stands for General Service Time Piece, though I have read that there are other translations of these initials. It is numbered, 140075, but it is badly worn.

These watches are not uncommon but it took me a while to find one in my price range. I keep saying that I collect medals all the while purchasing everything else! Anyway I am happy to be adding this to my ever evolving WS No. 19 Mk 2 radio.

Cheers

Brian

It took a while but I finally added the missing watch to the radio. It is a display item only and is not in working condition though I have been told by a local watch repairman that it could be set right again. It came with the chain ring but I took it off to fit in the radio. These are made of a spring-like sttel and can be "popped" on and off easily. The watch is Swiss made by Moeris.

Cheers

Brian

This is a photo of the Vickers MG that sits on the Universal Carrier display, just in case you wanted a closer look.

I would like to post some shots of the different machine guns they have in the collection at a later time so you may see this again but in better detail.

Cheers

Brian

This is a photo of the typical radio set up. It is a Wireless Set No. 19 Mk 2.

I'll also be adding this to my post of the WS19 No. 2 later.

Brian

Here is the driver's area. The 1/2 crewman/mannequin looks to have been from the Blue Man Group.

The are just in front of the camera would have been where the gunner sat. This could have also held the vehicle commander. The radio operator would have sat in the back.

Brian

Another view.

Hello Everyone,

Continuing with my posts from the Canadian Military Heritage Museum in Brantford, Ontario is a Universal Carrier also known as the Bren Gun Carrier. There is a Vickers MG displayed on top of the carrier and while at first it looks to be part of the vehicle I don't believe it to be so. These are one of my favourite armoured vehicles though they are thin skinned.

This one has been restored by the museum and another awaiting restoration is in their parking lot. The day I was there was too rainy to use the camera outside so I will return to photograph that another time.

I hope you like it.

Cheers

Brian

Ferrets were in use by the infantry battalion I joined in Gibralter in 1973, & in Cyprus with 9th/12th Lancers in the UN force when I was in Cyprus in 1978, really nippy little things.

I have the manual for these, published 1950's, as usualk i don't know where it is.

Ferrets were involved in the actions shown described in this thread:

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2933...t=0&start=0

Hi Leigh,

Thanks for the thread, it was very interesting. There was a great photo of a Ferret at a road block. I have always been a fan of armour and artillery but collecting them would be a fatal move marriage-wise.

Cheers

Brian

This is a view of the drivers area.

The vehicles in the museum's collection are all in working condition.

Cheers

Brian

Another view.

Brian

Here's the vehicle itself.

Brian

Hello EVeryone,

While at the Canadian Military Heritage Museum in Brantford, Ontario I took a couple of photos of the Ferret Armoured Scout Car that they have on display. Most of the vehicles and artillery pieces they have on display have been restored by the museum. They have several items outside in the parking lot awaiting restoration but on the day I was there it was raining too hard to even get the camera out of its case.

I hope you like this armoured vehicle as much as I did.

The write up on this vehicle is on the display card.

Cheers

Brian

HI Mike,

I didn't get a shot of the ID plate but I'll do so on my next visit. The museum lighting could be better and I needed more time to properly photograph their displays. Since they are fairly close to where I live I may even take out a membership.

I'd love to have one of these beauties in the bush-lot in my backyard it would look great. I would need a garden shed to sleep in though as I doubt my wife shares my views.

By the way I really like what you've done with your 2 pounder, it looks great.

Cheers

Brian

Oops, time to take a rest. Here's a better though still blurry photo.

Brian

My last photo of this post shows the breach area of the gun. You can just see one of the rounds for the gun in the lower right hand corner of the photo.

Thanks for looking.

Brian