L4A4 Barrel Holdall

Hi,

Having just snagged one on eBay, could anyone point me at a contents list for the above?

Thanks,
Mark

Nice one Mark, post some piccies up when it arrives.

The trouble with this particular question and the reason I have held back from what on the face of it was 'the bleedin obvious' is that there are probably about three answers to this, depending on which Infantry Taining book and/or era you are reading or need to know about. So I'll let someone else be the stalking horse if you don't mind

Oh well, please correct me if any of these are wrong...

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...8b2b4de5-1.jpg

Missing is the barrel you'd have with a A1 gun, etc etc

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...e2abb0e6-1.jpg

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...d505ee15-1.jpg

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...ps6f8607-1.jpg

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...ab1f1ac7-1.jpg

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...79b84157-1.jpg

The plastic box is debatable but since I have found them in issued kits that no collector or dealer has had a go at I thought to include it, a green painted tin one would be more correct.

Cant think of any other "sets" that used the holdall. Theres the Australian Roll but that was used on its own.

ATB

Tom

Excellent informative pics as always Tom :)
Holdall also listed in the 30 cal BMG IPL.

ATB Kevin

Where is the piston post spring? IT would seem inconceivable that this would ever be left out. It was the one part that DID fail

Piston post spring is not listed or ammended in Toms sources -

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...cleaning-1.jpg

But is included in the CES of the L4A1 onward's
........who proof read the PAMS ? :D

atb KG

The Aussie roll doesn't have any spares at all if I recall right.

Has anyone come across any amendments to the PAMS I may have missed at the Pattern Room?

I've several spare piston post springs, should I be poping them into the tins, easy enough to do if they were put in the kits in real life.

ATB

Tom

Many thanks for all the excellent information provided and apologies for the delay in replying. I seem to be on a roll with L4A4 stuff as I also acquired a matching tool / cleaning kit wallet at 'Militaria 2013' at Stoneleigh on Sunday.

I also purchased a mystery Bren shaped magazine in the hope it was a Vickers-Berthier one. Later investigation showed it to be a German marked 8x56R ZB-39 magazine which is still quite interesting.

WWA have a special deal on ZB39 mags at the moment, I guess there is a limited market in the UK seeing as there must only be a dozen at the most in the UK.