Repro No. 32 Scope tin

[RobD]

Can anyone post here, or PM me, the contact details of someone making a repro tin for the No. 32 scope?
Rob

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[MJ1]

I have heard a few whispers about both German and British copies of scope cans at shows in Belgium and France. Check it out and let us know.

Cheers
...MJ...

[tbonesmith]

I'd love to hear of any too

[RobD]

Well, I have come across this obvious repro merchant who does not seem to have a sense of shame neither in calling fakes "WW2" nor in his prices.
AAS-SNIPER 98 - Pièces détachées d'armes, sabres, épées
Anyone seen a source for less than 195 Euros? That price reminded me of Danny Archer's comment in "Blood Diamond": "I like to get kissed before I get f**ked"

[PrinzEugen]

Well all I can say about that price is...sadly it's not too bad - I've been offered repro tins from a reputable source for a sum not unadjacent to £250...

[jmoore]

Yikes! The "rounded" corners or the "square" corners version?

Ought not be any huge drama fabricating the "square" corners deal. For not too much money either. (No, I've no current interest in making them- got plenty of OT going on!) Sold my large hydraulic press some years back, so the other one would be tough.

[Peter Laidler]

Not too difficult JM because the last tins from PSMW and CF&P were made from sheet, wrapped and tig or mig welded up the rounded joined edges. Maybe the catchews will be the difficult bits to get. They used to be supplied as spare parts together with the rivets.

[jmoore]

Might be something to look into when things slow down a bit. I've made limited production P-40 bits that were rather more complicated. Plus, no one would come augering out of the sky if its not quite spot on....

[PrinzEugen]

Yikes! The "rounded" corners or the "square" corners version?

Ought not be any huge drama fabricating the "square" corners deal. For not too much money either. (No, I've no current interest in making them- got plenty of OT going on!) Sold my large hydraulic press some years back, so the other one would be tough.

Not sure if it was square or rounded to be honest, as my interest somewhat waned on hearing the price tag (I didn't think I'd be able to negotiate it down to anything like reasonable levels, so the conversation didn't go much further.) At the same show one of the canvas ones sold straight away for £350!

[Peter Laidler]

In 1970/71, used togo out with a girl called Jean Strong from Totton near Southampton. I went into her dads shed one day and saw about 30+ of these square tins, all lined up on the shelf, used to house all sorts of nuts bolts and screws etc etc. I laughed about them with her dad, who used to work at Bellings where everyone used the rejects for keeping suchlike bits and bobs at home. He was suprised that I even knew what they were for! They didn't have catches or inserts and were all in pretty well used condition but I wish I'd got a few dozen off him. But we had plenty and they were worthless at the time.

But as John Sukey used to say, 'everything is cheap..... yesterday!'