Handling the Hotchkiss Machine Gun
A medieval solution to a wartime problem Almost medieval in appearance, these chainmail covered gloves and shoulder strap were used by Hotchkiss machine gun crews.…
November 3, 2016
A medieval solution to a wartime problem Almost medieval in appearance, these chainmail covered gloves and shoulder strap were used by Hotchkiss machine gun crews.…
Photo focus on the StuG III gun laying mechanism This photo focus is continuing to concentrating on some of the parts of the mechanism required…
Photo focus on the StuG III’s gun sight Photo focus this week is an interesting 360 degree look at a gun sight for the StuG…
Photo focus on the StuG III gun laying mechanism This photo focus is concentrating on some of the parts of the mechanism required to manoeuvre…
Another Possible Empire link uncovered A new engine stand was fabricated by pressing an old transport frame into service. We used heavy RSJs to lift…
Investigations continue… Subsequent to our earlier piece in Part 1, we managed to secure a very interesting panel from the Ausf A range of armoured…
Time is short Time is short – we have little time to research what oil was used in the Renault FT engines. One thing has…
This task was beyond anything we had previously undertaken given the size of the parts desired. All the CAD drawings were corrected and the watchmaker’s…
Hens Teeth The original carburettor used for the Renault FT engine in 1918 was the Zenith. This carburettor was the brainchild of French scientist Msr…
A chance encounter…. Had it not been for a chance observation of an online photograph this article would never have been written. Fig 1. Is…
Track link colour has in the past only fleetingly been raised as a subject for debate. Only now has accuracy begun to emerge as an…
We have lived through years of indecision of what these bins should look like. We doubted original blue prints providing exact details of the bins…
Just how were these engines finished in 1918? The majority of the Renault FT engines we have encountered on our trips have been either rusty…
A Jumble… Our late war Jagdpanther has a number of features unique to its assembler and assembly date. A previous article explored the two piece…
Our investigation into the floor plate pattern is brought once more into the spot light… We recently received delivery of a quantity of items for…
This belt is very different… Our last piece provided an outline of the various Hotchkiss MG ammunition belts. This included images and comparisons of the…
A long road… The artwork for the brass plaques was complete. The dimensioning, font and translation were checked and rechecked. There was a mild panic…
These parts are critical in the project… Over the many years gathering armoured car parts there were a number, which proved extremely difficult to find…
One Turn Away The starting handle is essential for the Renault FT and TSF projects. Without these two small items the engines will not start.…
Our ongoing research into the various four wheeled leichte Panzerspaehwagen vehicles that we are planning to restore has uncovered some interesting information. We have discovered…
The second engine in the picture was destined for the Tank Museum’s Tiger 131. The engine received a complete overhaul on behalf of the Tank…