Transit Chest Marking - help defining?

[ArtioZen]

I have an original No4T transit chest that is worth "restoring"Attachment 104759. It seems that someone has rubbed away over-paint to reveal what is left of older marks - the best is on the back and features "Weedon" in a short statement. As I'm planning a repaint does anyone no the rest of the phrase to re-apply it?

Many thanks in advance!

This chest may also get a new made lid and base due to their condition.

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[Gil Boyd]

Weedon was a very large Royal Ordnance Dept and responsible for producing much that is out on the Lilsurps market today. I am sure there are many chests with there lettering laid out in clear speech for you to copy.

[Flying10uk]

You may be able to carefully remove more of the "overpaint" on your chest to reveal more of the original lettering.

I found that with a couple of Bren transit chest the "overpaint", covering the stencilling, was easily removed by lightly rubbing over with fine wire wool soaked in methylated spirits. I don't know what kind of paint had been used to "overpaint" but it came off relatively easily. Obviously the aim is to remove the "overpaint" but not the original stencilling below.

[ArtioZen]

Attachment 105124 This seems to be the bottom of the excavation on the back of the chest - this is the best contrast I got for it all with light sanding and a meths wash. Seems to be a couple of phrases:

( ) PALESTINE, NOT PRESERVED - I think the expedition port or rail head destination is missing ( ). The Palestine operations were active @1945 to 1948.
CHEST S.A. No 15 Mk1
OSD BARGE, WEEDON (NORTHANTS) - With the proposed '45 to '48 time frame, it may suggest that Weedon was using its GU Canal gate still then, unless BARGE is wrong.
(WT) 0 - 1 - 12

Anyone have or have seen similar / or other reads & ideas? This side is now back in Dark Bronze Green and I am sourcing the stencils for the above.

[Gil Boyd]

Every unit had its querky markings including colours for Companies and Battalions.
Great to see Palestine markings on there 1946-1948 as well. I have seen a chest being carried as the British Army cleared out in 1948 somewhere on film, could be on this link. I would leave that as it is great provenance if the insides are in tact.

[ArtioZen]

Great bit of film that Gil - thanks!

[ArtioZen]

Now working up the excavation on the front side, found a few phrases again. Will be researching these for the full meaning / text.

Does anybody have rifle BA6247?

Photo with and without flash:
Attachment 105173Attachment 105174

[ArtioZen]

With a little extra time on my hands and the ability to repaint a chest in the middle of my (bachelor) hallway, the "chestoration" is complete! I took the interior shot before stenciling and the last stencil shot while the paint was still wet last night. Its now ready t house my 1945 BSA kit - Ill look to get a CES display photo or two posed like the ones in the training manuals. I learned a lot about the chest world and have extra rebuild supplies on my ebay site and more info (with future updates) in my website blog. I often cross post here. I hope to be milling new dovetailed ends and interior partition blocks today, as I work towards building chests from scratch (have other rifles to house - plus my club friends). Many thanks to Sniper Shot for the stencil help! Cheers!Attachment 105538Attachment 105539Attachment 105540

[bros]

It looks pretty enough but you severely devalued it from a collectability standpoint. If you're building new chests from scratch....why didn't you leave this one as as is and just make a replacement?