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M4A4 s/n 5271 as found > engine restoration > engine ready > dismantling > hull restoration > fitting engine & track > hull finishing > turret and gun restoration > finished! |
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March 2004.
Work started on the turret with the first thing being the removal of the gun mount. It is held in with 3/4" countersunk screws, the lower run of which are into tapped holes. These are not easy to undo! However, I did get them all out. |
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68) Although hard to make out, I found a name on both sides of the turret: "Gainsborough". Actually, my friend James found this! I haven't discovered which unit this signifies, if any, so if anyone has any ideas, please let me know. |
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70) This is the turret after painting inside and out. The stand it sits on is one I made to enable me to move heavy parts, up to 5 tons, with a 2.5 ton forklift. |
71) With the turret finished, I started on the gun itself. I had acquired a spare gun some time before and although it was badly damaged by shrapnel, I decided to use it in preference to the gun that came in the turret. The main reason for this is it still had a breech ring fitted. Here it is after removal from the cradle. |
62) The chance came to fit the turret so this is what we did. It is of course much easier to do this without the gun in place. |
74) This is the gun mount complete with mantlet, after painting and assembly. As can be seen, it is the first type of M34 mount without the 'ears' on the mantlet. |
M4A4 s/n 5271 as found > engine restoration > engine ready > dismantling > hull restoration > fitting engine & track > hull finishing > turret and gun restoration > finished! |
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