1919a4 back plate
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That was for the coax/fixed mounted guns. I have one or two of those around as well.
I was going to use one for a spade grip conversion, but decided I liked the regular stack of buffers over the mini-stack, so I cut the grip off a regular backplate.
There was also an angled backplate, also for fixed guns.
I was going to use one for a spade grip conversion, but decided I liked the regular stack of buffers over the mini-stack, so I cut the grip off a regular backplate.
There was also an angled backplate, also for fixed guns.
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Yup, worked with a lot of those when I trained on the M4A2E8 Sherman in the mid 1960's. It's off the coaxial MG (fired in tandem witn master weapon) that used to mount on the loader-op side of the turret (he kept it fed) and was used to activate firing from a solenoid floor button from the gunner's right side of the turret. The CC could also fire it from a switch mounted on the inside of the cupola.
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Badger
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Badger, you are ancient. The only work I have ever done with Shermans, outside of museums, is to shoot M72 and Carl G rockets at them.
The electric firing solenoid would be a prohibited device by todays laws. You are not allowed to fire a gun by electric means in Canada. Not really sure why; I guess they figure you could make it shoot fast that way, or else they were watching too many James Bond movies.
Anyway, back to the subject backplate...if you are going to use that plate in one of the semi auto 1919A4s converted to 8mm swede, you might want to reconsider. The 8mm is a bit more powerful a cartridge. Less buffers may increase the wear on them, so you might want to inspect the discs a bit more often. I think I read on 1919com where a guy found nothing but powder in there. Of course, you will want to open up your front barrel bearing to reduce the recoil.
The electric firing solenoid would be a prohibited device by todays laws. You are not allowed to fire a gun by electric means in Canada. Not really sure why; I guess they figure you could make it shoot fast that way, or else they were watching too many James Bond movies.
Anyway, back to the subject backplate...if you are going to use that plate in one of the semi auto 1919A4s converted to 8mm swede, you might want to reconsider. The 8mm is a bit more powerful a cartridge. Less buffers may increase the wear on them, so you might want to inspect the discs a bit more often. I think I read on 1919com where a guy found nothing but powder in there. Of course, you will want to open up your front barrel bearing to reduce the recoil.
On the Fireflies we had at Shilo, the M1919A4 was the co-ax and was set up with the pistol-grip assembly intact. Made trying to mount the &@^%$#** solenoid a pain the proverbial patoot!
Oh well, they were older than we were, or darned close. Half of us were made in 1944, our tanks were 1945, MGs were 1943, ammo was 1942 and 1943........ and that jerk Kennedy was trying to get us into a scrap against T-55s! In the immortal words of Howard the Duck, "WAAAAAUGH!!".
Yeah, Badger is really gettin' olllllllllllld......... along with a lot of the rest of us!
;-)
Oh well, they were older than we were, or darned close. Half of us were made in 1944, our tanks were 1945, MGs were 1943, ammo was 1942 and 1943........ and that jerk Kennedy was trying to get us into a scrap against T-55s! In the immortal words of Howard the Duck, "WAAAAAUGH!!".
Yeah, Badger is really gettin' olllllllllllld......... along with a lot of the rest of us!
;-)
