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Post by britplumber on Mar 26, 2010 20:24:20 GMT 1
Looks like a nice job mate, I'd be happy with that!
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Post by morris1942 on Mar 26, 2010 20:44:27 GMT 1
Very nice job i must say Michielvr ! A good tip for cleaning the brass work, take it off and get some brick cleaner from a DIY shop (is is basicaly hydrochloric acid), put 1/3 water to acid in a pot and let is soke for 15mins or so then give it a good wire wooling, re soke in the acid another wire wooling then rinse with plenty of fresh water, dry and oil as required it will look like new!!!
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Post by michielvr on Aug 3, 2010 9:32:08 GMT 1
its been a while since i posted something on the progres of my box well i finaly finishd the interior. i picked up some last bits and pieces at beltring that i needed to testfit my fittings. the leather work should also be finishd by the end of the week. some pics     and since i am in a living history group , i hate to use original vickers ammo boxes for doing drill. i have however found a good alternative i just buy post war H51 boxes and adjust the text and numbers here i changed the 300 to 250 , and the BDR(bandolier) to BLT (belt). requires a lot of paitence and a steady hand  before:  and after :   |
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Post by woodsy on Aug 3, 2010 21:37:32 GMT 1
Nice work!  It is a fairly hard job to find all the contents but you seem to be well on the way. My box has a larger tin mounted under the lid but the photos don't show enough to see if yours has it. I you need it, I can send you photos and measurements. |
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Post by michielvr on Aug 3, 2010 21:40:14 GMT 1
thanks mate i know wich tin that you are talking about , i believe it was one for waterjacket patching things. i am not entirely sure if this was fitted on wartime boxes , so at the moment i am not going to fit it. maybe richard can enlighten us |
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Post by morris1942 on Aug 4, 2010 22:23:42 GMT 1
I there are no holes in the lid for it then it was never fitted to that box. The waterjacket patches where 2nd war add on.
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Post by michielvr on Aug 11, 2010 13:12:21 GMT 1
there are nog holes in the lid
however :
the setup as i have builded it was never fitted to this box
it was a ww1 box that had different fittings (no feed blocks , more booster cones etc)
i would like to know on what date the extra box under the lid was added, then i can decide if i will fit it to my box or not.
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Post by Peter Wells on Aug 11, 2010 18:51:50 GMT 1
Nice job michiekvr - not a serious crit, but could you not replace the Star/Phillips screws with slotted screws - if available of course. I find they jar a bit.
Cheers
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Post by Richard Fisher on Aug 14, 2010 20:30:20 GMT 1
Hi Michiel,
The waterjacket repair kit was included within the parts lists from the late '30s so it would have been carried. However, the only boxes I have seem with the fittings in the lid are Australian ones. British ones probably just had them loose.
Richard
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Post by zigbeethegreat on Jan 8, 2011 21:44:10 GMT 1
Hi there; I have one of these boxes I picked up at an estate sale that I was going to turn into a tool box for something or another. After poking around on the net for quite a while once I found what it was  , I suspect it would do better on ebay than chopped into bits in my workshop. Here are a few pictures. I believe it to be a 1943 model in excellent condition, and it is located in Canada.       Any thoughts beyond that welcomed. Regards, Zigbee |
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Post by Peter Wells on Jan 12, 2011 7:42:00 GMT 1
Really nice condition box Zigbee.
Mine also has the SlA7 mark but 1942 dated. Any ideas on who/what/where SlA7 is - Brit or Aus made?
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Post by andrewupton on Jan 12, 2011 18:40:43 GMT 1
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Post by Peter Wells on Jan 13, 2011 7:36:45 GMT 1
Thanks Andrew.
"SLAZ" - of course! That didn't occure to me but remarkable that both my '42 and Zigbee's '43 dates are identically (badly) stamped leading to the lower portions of all letters being unclear. Probably the same worker.
Mine came from Beltring around 5/6 years ago - 20 quid at the time, empty. I took me some 18 months to get all the contents. Very chuffed when it was completed.
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Post by zigbeethegreat on Apr 1, 2011 19:20:52 GMT 1
Thanks for all your info on these boxes.
I looked at building some replicas but had some issues with identiying originals or replicas of the latch.
It is now for sale in the for sale board.
Thanks,
ZigbeeTheGreat
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It is a fairly hard job to find all the contents but you seem to be well on the way. My box has a larger tin mounted under the lid but the photos don't show enough to see if yours has it. I you need it, I can send you photos and measurements. 
, I suspect it would do better on ebay than chopped into bits in my workshop.