No.4 T transit chest stamped marking - any ideas?

**spinecracker** · 07-23-2017 07:08 PM

A friend of mine has a No.4 T transit chest. He has no idea what the stamped marking in the photo means. I have no clue. I have searched this forum and others, but to no avail. Any idea what it means?

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**Gil Boyd** · 07-24-2017 05:02 AM

Solely a guess from me, which covers the time period of the chest would be the Indian second Highest bravery award Maha Vir Chakra and the C being the persons name. Anything next to the inside label in another language, as this is almost like a proof mark on a weapon but not one I am familiar with on a chest?
However, it could be as simple as the MVCC which is a chapter of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association or MVPA in the States.

**Peter Laidler** · 07-24-2017 06:27 AM

Or a stylised MV Co.

**Gil Boyd** · 07-24-2017 06:50 AM

or basically anything

**Roger Payne** · 07-24-2017 07:42 AM

Warren's very knowledgeable on transit chest manufacturers. Are you out there Warren? (Or are you over here for the W&P show?).

**bigduke6** · 07-24-2017 09:35 AM

The V in the C is similar to the Vickers Crayford mark as seen on 1907 bayonets.

**Cottage Hill Bill** · 07-24-2017 09:36 AM

The superimposed CV looks not unlike the Vickers Crayford mark that was used on some of the Vickers P1907 bayonets.

**spinecracker** · 07-24-2017 03:37 PM

Hope to meet up with my friend in the next week or 2, will go over the transit chest with a fine-toothed comb to see what other marks there are.

**Peter Laidler** · 07-24-2017 05:48 PM

Similar -, but I really can't imagine Vickers being contracted to make No4T chests when they were constantly falling behind in MMG production. I'm not sure that they even made MMG chests!

**Roger Payne** · 07-24-2017 06:00 PM

Yes, it often tended to be outfits like Papworth Industries & Remploy that made stuff like chests, wasn't it?

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