Cleaning funnel info?

[Peter Laidler]

I have a funny feeling that there was a line drawing of the leather funnell in the Vickers MMG parts list. I'm sure that it also showed a canvas 'lay flat' water bucket. Oh, no........ please don't tell me that someone in the universe collects lay-flat water buckets.......

[gew8805]

Well Peter, I had one.......

[englishman_ca]

LEC - Album on Imgur

Canvass version, war time manufacture. Universal fit.

[nzl1a1collector]

Talking of funnels....... is this a Cleaning Funnel or one for filling Oil Bottles? It came from an ex armourer about 20 years ago

[mrclark303]

Looks like an oil bottle filler to me Kev with that rim at the base of the neck.

Any markings on it mate?

[nzl1a1collector]

no markings on it. It might be one of those Armourers projects to make a 'funnel'?

[Peter Laidler]

Filling oil bottles.......... Nope........ You need to see how much oil is going in the bottle or it just overflows and goes everywhere. You wouldn't be able to see with this funnel type filler, not even with the large size oil cans in the Bren and MMG kit.

[henry r]

Does anyone have the drawings to make one of these?

[stencollector]

Just managed to find my two,

Sown Leather funnel, wire bound retained steel spout,

marked:

No16
CM4266
Mk1
1944

I can't speak to other uses for the CM4266 funnel, but I can verify they are on the list for the 25 pounder artillery gun, and most likely other guns. Sorry for reviving an old thread, but this one came up on a google search. I am on the hunt for one or two to go with my 25prs.

[Strangely Brown]

but I can verify they are on the list for the 25 pounder artillery gun, and most likely other guns. Sorry for reviving an old thread, but this one came up on a google search. I am on the hunt for one or two to go with my 25prs.

I honestly don't remember them as being part of the 25 Pdr CES, what function where they used for?
The only area I can think of a use for them is for refilling the buffer recouperater recoil system.