sniper chest

Anyone seen this,

1946 BRITISH ENFIELD MK1 SNIPER RIFLE WOODEN GUN CASE on eBay (end time 15-Feb-10 01:06:12 GMT)






Just wonder how many of these, and other designated chests are in garages and sheds around the world, still used for storage, but not for the original item.

I use an old Vickers tripod chest to keep my lathe chucks etc in,


https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...wyork001-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...wyork002-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...wyork003-1.jpg

Now that's a confusing post at first!


ETA , If you're just whizzing along, looking at new posts, only stopping to ponder the most interesting ones, this will make you slow down a bit and think- "eh?".

I thought so too

so did I!

I think bigduke6 got his pics and the auction mixed up .. ;)

Here's a pic from the auction, which is for a No.15 chest ... :)

Regards,
Badger

Confusing -? - No.

The photo comes after the comment about the Vickers chest so the two are 'linked'

I think Bigduke6 is just showing us his vickers chest with his lathe attachments in it. The vickers chests aren't throw aways, as anyone with a vickers must have this chest and the main storage chest. But I doubt it will be worth what the ebay chest is going to go for; currently at $526 with a day and a half to go.

The one thing that confuses me is the NSN on bigduke6's box. The stock class and the country code are ones I am not familiar with. Usually weapons stuff is 1005 stock class and Britain is a 99 identifier code. Can't say as I have ever seen "0120-90- as is on his chest.

By the way, I could use that tripod box, but it would just join the rest of the stowage boxes on the pile. I keep accumulating them, but have quit storing them in the gun room.

Here is just the Cno7 pile:
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...38a10001-1.jpg

No confusion, simply click on the link, and below are pics of my vickers tripod chest. (in the original post)

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Originally Posted by stencollector

I think Bigduke6 is just showing us his vickers chest with his lathe attachments in it. The vickers chests aren't throw aways, as anyone with a vickers must have this chest and the main storage chest. But I doubt it will be worth what the ebay chest is going to go for; currently at $526 with a day and a half to go.

The one thing that confuses me is the NSN on bigduke6's box. The stock class and the country code are ones I am not familiar with. Usually weapons stuff is 1005 stock class and Britain is a 99 identifier code. Can't say as I have ever seen "0120-90- as is on his chest.

By the way, I could use that tripod box, but it would just join the rest of the stowage boxes on the pile. I keep accumulating them, but have quit storing them in the gun room.

Here is just the Cno7 pile:
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...38a10001-1.jpg

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Stencollector, Was just pointing out the item on ebay regarding the price, have been looking for one, but think i will be making one from the plans badger posted. (unless you have a spare one going cheap)?

As for the Vickers (tripod) chest i only posted picks to show what it gets used for,
Was a stop gap to store the stuff from getting damp when i moved, 8 years later they seemed to have settled in, it was a leftover from my days of collecting deacts, it would cost more in shipping, than the actual value of the box, it weighs a ton even without the tripod in.

Going by the price on ebay your, "pile" would come in at around $7000 (going by the photo would say there was 14?) i would be moving them back in the gunroom!!

I seem to think that the nation identifier for Australia or NZ is 90 Stencollector. The stock class code of 1120 is recovery kit if I seem to remember. So I think that the old Vickers tripod chest was used to store recovery kit in while in Ordnance. Then disposed of as a wooden chest until BD recognised the chest and bought it!

I'll put that part number into the big stores computer next week and see what it indicates......... probably a big recovery rope!

As matter of interest, when the Vickers was air dripped in containers, to save valuable space, the tripod was clamped down to a shutter-ply frame which was butterfly bolted into the container at the opposite end to the parachute.

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Originally Posted by Peter Laidler

I seem to think that the nation identifier for Australia or NZ is 90 Stencollector. The stock class code of 1120 is recovery kit if I seem to remember. So I think that the old Vickers tripod chest was used to store recovery kit in while in Ordnance. Then disposed of as a wooden chest until BD recognised the chest and bought it!

I'll put that part number into the big stores computer next week and see what it indicates......... probably a big recovery rope!

As matter of interest, when the Vickers was air dripped in containers, to save valuable space, the tripod was clamped down to a shutter-ply frame which was butterfly bolted into the container at the opposite end to the parachute.

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Peter,

The chest come complete with the tripod and another chest with the vickers,
they were purchased from a UK dealer in MOD equipment approx 10 years ago, i wont mention the name and not prepared to give them free advertising, as i had a run in with them over the purchase, and still class them as a bunch of *****s.

The vickers and the tripod were in excellent condition, i would say the vickers never even seen the light of day until deacted, and was boxed up again.
The amount of grease that come of them filled a bucket, the chest today still has some at the bottom.

All,

Any thoughts on the chest on ebay? It appears to be in terrific shape.

Thanks,

Brian

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Originally Posted by Brian B

All,

Any thoughts on the chest on ebay? It appears to be in terrific shape.

Thanks,

Brian

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Looks genuine enough. Proper dovetailed corners, so it's not just a C7 box with a 'body lift'. :D

There's a C No.7 box on there too I believe.;)