Peter--a question on my L42 transit chests

[Peter Laidler]

Ah, yes........... that's the old horsehair matting or reasonably modern synthetic horsehair matting. That stuff was available for all sorts of repairs, usually stuffing in AFV seats as it was fireproof. I'd just rip it out and go back to the hard foam neoprene sheet material that was originally used. To be honest, I'd just strip the chest and rebuild it using the correct hardware/hinges. You won't find original stuff (but see skippy's thread above.....) but the original hinges were just a readily available commercial item, If you had a few sets of the hardware made up for yourself I'm sure that you'd sell on the remaining sets at a bit of a profit

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[RobD]

To Capt. Laidler:
Peter, you said: "Give me a clearer picture or image of that number beginning A 0003?? or whatever it is and I'll tell you which unit it came from."
The number is A0603A - I'd be over the moon if you could tell me which unit this is from.
atb
Rob

[Peter Laidler]

I'll see what I can find out about A-0603A next week. In the meantime, the lid to box sealing rubber is the same as that found on mouse mats. So find your mouse mad makers/suppliers and you've found your elusive rubber seal material

[RobD]

Capt. Laidler has sent me the identification of A-0603A - many thanks, Peter.

[DanL96a1]

Peter,

I have looked closely at RobD’s L42A1 Chest the UIN (unit identification number) is A0603A. I hope this will let RobD know the unit it came from!! Just out of intrest my UIN is A0826A who would this belong to …

[RobD]

Dan, suggest contact Peter by PM. UINs may be sensitive info?

[Peter Laidler]

You're right. THey're not for general consumption. I thought we'd done your earlier DanL?

[Peter Laidler]

pm with info sent

[newcastle]

there doesn't seem to be a standard marking for the exterior of an L42 chest either unlike the NO.4 T chest. the on I have has been pointed 2 /3 times and has bits of paper all over that have been painted over. pkus some red and yello paint on there also. no stencilling in evidence.

[Peter Laidler]

There was an official marking given in the Misc. management EMER or whatever it was that dealt with the refinishing of the chest when the complete equipment had undergone a Command or Base workshop repair. Someone had shown a refurbished/fully marked chest in an earlier thread as I recall and it was correct. There was a stencilling/marking format