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general discussion => what's on your mind? => Topic started by: Cleprechaun on September 11, 2018, 05:39:35 PM

Title: Interesting discoveries and oddities
Post by: Cleprechaun on September 11, 2018, 05:39:35 PM

Some bolts put up such a honarable fight against time, I just can’t toss them. I like to think Normandy salt and sand did this.

Title: Re: Interesting discoveries and oddities
Post by: Selliott on September 11, 2018, 10:05:33 PM

Wow, that is crazy!!!!

Title: Re: Interesting discoveries and oddities
Post by: Outsider on September 12, 2018, 04:41:14 AM

And best of all it still came apart without breaking.

Steve

Title: Re: Interesting discoveries and oddities
Post by: colkking on September 12, 2018, 08:48:55 AM

holy cow!
talk about material reduction!  ;-)

Title: Re: Interesting discoveries and oddities
Post by: Cleprechaun on September 12, 2018, 12:05:23 PM

After removing at least three layers of paint, I found etched writing on what I think is part of the battery box. I think it survived because I used paint remover and only mild sanding. What looks like a “Q” in the photo, actually looked more like an “a”. I traced over it with soap stone so it would show up in the photo. The writer did this with light fluid motions, but it still managed to etch steel. I first thought this might be the markings of a battle field film crew ( scene 73, WWII, real 2 of 3), but because it seems to be under the paint, I suspect it was inspection / manufacturing notes.

Title: Re: Interesting discoveries and oddities
Post by: Cleprechaun on September 12, 2018, 12:34:04 PM

After doing a little more sanding, I found “F 43” which is probably February 1943. My halftrack is a 1943 m15a1

Title: Re: Interesting discoveries and oddities
Post by: Cleprechaun on September 14, 2018, 07:12:59 PM

Anyone else ever find one of these “dead bolts” ?

Title: Re: Interesting discoveries and oddities
Post by: Outsider on September 16, 2018, 10:37:03 AM

I can't say as if I ever saw that exact mark, but I have seen several makers marks on bolts from my ht and newer ones I put on my ht.
Steve

Title: Re: Interesting discoveries and oddities
Post by: Tapper02 on September 16, 2018, 12:09:28 PM

Someone trying to be funny?  ;D