No4(T) CES

[waco16]

Hello all

Attached are a few pictures of the accessories I have collected to go with my NO4(T)

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[paulseamus]

Nice kit........just a bit jealous.

Looks like you still need a Handkerchief, Mk.1

Paul

[gsimmons]

How about an ATP wristwatch(army time piece)?
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Yes, nice kit! I like your general service temporary pattern pocket watch. There kind of hard to find in that condition.

[newbieDAN]

Nice kit........just a bit jealous.

Looks like you still need a Handkerchief, Mk.1

Paul

Funny Paul...I was thinking the same thing

[Peter Laidler]

And just in case you ever need to use it, get your compass de-gassed. There's a short filmed article on the forum that you can use to do it yourself.

[waco16]

Attachment 35504Attachment 35503Attachment 35502Attachment 35501Attachment 35500Attachment 35499Thanks for all of your comments.

I've attached a few more pics of a couple more items, and tried to recreate the image in the HMSO publications on Sniping dated 1946 and 1951.

I've also added a picture of the two hankerchiefs I have in my collection - I'm a bit dubious of the 1940 date on the one though - any thoughts?

I was very lucky with the watch GSTP. It came from 'that' auction site and was listed as not working, but visually it was in good condition - so it would be ok to display and I got it for a very good price. When it arrived I wound it up and it has been keeping perfect time ever since!

Peter - I have refilled the compass once with Isoproponal (is that how you spell it?), but it has a very tiny leak from that putty like compound between the inner glass and metal ring. the compass is in such gould condition (its still in its original issue carboard box named to a Major C.W.E Buchanan) that I don't want to risk trying to split the joint and try to re-seal it.

[Peter Laidler]

There were loads of different types of handkerchief thinggies. Some, similar to your 1940 dated item looked tome as though they were made from oven cloths! I used to just throw them away and put a pack of lens cleaning tissues in the box!

If you're not game to fill your compass, there's a bloke who specialises in repairing them on the same forum site somewhere. There's good reports about him (Speak up anyone who has something good to say about his work) bit I don't know how to contact him. But got to be worth doing. The fluid is simply a non absorbent damping medium

[frank carno]

Denison smocks were made in northampton ?

[PA_RIFLEMAN303]

I hope at least in my next life I can afford a T. its crazy to think about the fact that 50 years ago they were being sold as new surplus for less than $32.00.

[Peter Laidler]

It's always the case. As John Sookey always used to say on this very forum, everything is cheap - yesterday