L42A1 Condition Question.

[Roger Payne]

I don't know whether Peter can help here, or for that matter, anyone else, but it has long mystified me why so many L42's came out of ordnance stores in the 90's in such.......er.....let's say 'indifferent' condition. That's not to say that there weren't belters amongst them, but the general state of them was not the best. I know they were already getting long in the tooth when converted from 4T's, & they then soldiered on for another 20 years after conversion, but........ Or maybe they just saw a hard service life & when they went into stores it was realised that they would be unlikely ever to be required for front line use again. I've had more than a few go through my books over the years, & most of them have needed a little 'tidying up' (at least). It's a bit of a paradox really, considering the astronomical prices they now command.

Any thoughts?

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