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Transit Chest Images - For those interested
Last edited by Nickjc; 02-09-2011 at 07:35 AM.
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02-08-2011 12:23 PM
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Just to kick-start some replies -
I'm assuming my RAF issue 4T is in its correct transit box, if so the hinges are nothing like those you show - and - they only have three screw holes.
I seem to remember an old thread where 3-hole hinges were UK
and 4 hole hinges were Canadian am I right or wrong ?
Mine are not the best, but they are not too bad. I can think of lots of Enfields I'd rather have but instead of constantly striving for more, sometimes it's good to be satisfied with what one has...
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I am darn sure that is No.7 chest hardware....
There have been a huge pile of scrap and I do mean scrap No. 7 chests found in surplus yards and junk yards lately, that some enterprising soul has probably removed the hardware and sold it to SARCO...and I probably know who it is.
Last edited by Warren; 02-08-2011 at 03:26 PM.
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They don't look like any Cno7 chest hinges that I have ever seen. The top end of the Canadian hinges taper to a round point. These are squared off.
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This is a picture of hinge on a Bren box.
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I don't have a picture at the moment, but the hinges on my Lithgow HT chest look to be identical to the ones Nickjc posted above. Very different catch, though...
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I do stand corrected on the No.7 hinges. I checked "the shed" (tm) and found that the one no.7 box that has the square hinges on it also shows the holes of the strap hinges. I'll photograph it later next week when I am back and it is a bit warmer in "the shed" (tm).
The one No.7 box I looked at, the hinges were replaced and the wood inletted on the back for the hinge fold. Further investigation shows the same hinges as shown here on the combination Vickers/Lewis chests..... There you go...mouth in motion before mind in gear. But, I do have a lot on my mind right now :-(##
Back in a few days...........
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Originally Posted by
Son
I don't have a picture at the moment, but the hinges on my
Lithgow HT chest look to be identical to the ones Nickjc posted above. Very different catch, though...
Anxious to see the pictures of the Lithgow chest!
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Originally Posted by
grant580
Anxious to see the pictures of the
Lithgow chest!
Here's links to two threads with the pics so far, Lithy also has a HT chest, the pics he posted are his chest.
Slaz 45
Portrait.
I will be doing more at some stage, if there's a particular angle you'd like, (or anyone else) just mention it here...
Note, some of the pics give a bit of a look at the hinges and catches...
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