A friend of mine has a No.4 T transit chest. He has no idea what the stamped marking in the photo means. I have no clue. I have searched this forum and others, but to no avail. Any idea what it means?
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A friend of mine has a No.4 T transit chest. He has no idea what the stamped marking in the photo means. I have no clue. I have searched this forum and others, but to no avail. Any idea what it means?
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Solely a guess from me, which covers the time period of the chest would be the Indian second Highest bravery award Maha Vir Chakra and the C being the persons name. Anything next to the inside label in another language, as this is almost like a proof mark on a weapon but not one I am familiar with on a chest?
However, it could be as simple as the MVCC which is a chapter of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association or MVPA in the States.
Or a stylised MV Co.
or basically anything :lol::lol:
Warren's very knowledgeable on transit chest manufacturers. Are you out there Warren? (Or are you over here for the W&P show?).
The V in the C is similar to the Vickers Crayford mark as seen on 1907 bayonets.
The superimposed CV looks not unlike the Vickers Crayford mark that was used on some of the Vickers P1907 bayonets.
Hope to meet up with my friend in the next week or 2, will go over the transit chest with a fine-toothed comb to see what other marks there are.
Similar -, but I really can't imagine Vickers being contracted to make No4T chests when they were constantly falling behind in MMG production. I'm not sure that they even made MMG chests!
Yes, it often tended to be outfits like Papworth Industries & Remploy that made stuff like chests, wasn't it?