Bit of an anorak question, but does anyone know the origin of those vehicles in the Cavalry collection which were types never used in Ireland? I'm referring to the M113 and Ferret in particular, but thee are I think a couple of others too. Were they received as 'swops' from other museums?
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Originally posted by Tempest View PostBit of an anorak question, but does anyone know the origin of those vehicles in the Cavalry collection which were types never used in Ireland? I'm referring to the M113 and Ferret in particular, but thee are I think a couple of others too. Were they received as 'swops' from other museums?
Also, the Scania APC was a swap with the Swedes for an Irish Landsverk armoured car.Last edited by Rhodes; 19 September 2017, 00:13.
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The M113 was a very short loan of one vehicle in the Congo, one photograph in existence, there isn't a preserved example in the country that the army own.
The Ferrets were on loan for a period in Cyprus until the Panhards came on stream all though there was an overlap. Bovington has a Leyland but I'm not sure if that was the actual swap.
Two Landsverks went overseas, one to the Netherlands and one to Sweden, in return we got the Scania
Anything else in the collection is original .......with the exception of the Peerless which has very dubious parentage and is not the one used in the film Michael CollinsCovid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safe
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Originally posted by GoneToTheCanner View PostOur Bren carriers ended up in Hammond Lane. I doubt if an actual Irish contract carrier still exists. They were taken out of service after a host of accidents caused by fellas messing in them and the desire of the DoD to shrink the Army after WW2 ended.
the one in the cav collection is actually a Ford T16 and was purchased in the UK a number of years agoCovid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safe
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Originally posted by GoneToTheCanner View PostMy grandfather told me that lads would be messing about with them and they often threw a track and were simply pushed aside, as they had plenty of them. I saw a photo of a huge stack of them in Hammond Lane awaiting the torch.For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.
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I read somewhere once we had between 600 and 800 bren / universal carriers at one point.
aaand a quick google says 226
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