No 4 Mk1 T Transit box Reproductions/Canadian Version

[Maple_Leaf_Eh]

The brass screws don't seem right to me. Brass rivets on the hasps yes, but not the screws. Wouldn't normal steel be more appropriate for an infantry, ie not near salt water, storage item?

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[grant580]

The brass screws don't seem right to me. Brass rivets on the hasps yes, but not the screws. Wouldn't normal steel be more appropriate for an infantry, ie not near salt water, storage item?

That's a very good point Maple leaf eh and I thought about the decision to use brass or steel for a long time. When I get my hardware sets screws don't come with the sets because they are all rusted away. I didn't really want to use brass but had to use at least slotted screws to stay authentic. Have you ever tried to buy slotted steel screws?, they are a thing of the past since everyone came to their senses and started producing and using Robertson screws. I used to haunt antique shops snooping in old boxes and cans looking for slotted screws, found some, but not enough.

There is about a pound of screws in each box (not really that much, but 82 screws to be exact!) of four or five varing lengths and for me to find that variety of slotted screws to build each box and keep them all the same would be impossible. I chose brass because I can order every size under the sun from Lee Valley tools and they are solid, not plated, of good quaility and they never run out! I know the brass is not authentic, but you gotta admit they do go well with the green?

Didn't the British Navy keep Lanchester SMG's with brass magwells on their ships in WW 2?

[Kev G]

Grant580 I have sent the drawings to Badger for his discretion on hosting them for download.
ATB Kevin

[Badger]

Grant580 I have sent the drawings to Badger for his discretion on hosting them for download.
ATB Kevin

Here you go ....

Blueprints for Chest S.A. No.15 Mk1 (click here)

Regards,
Badger