Milsurp vehicles, weapons and exhibits from the Edmonton CHAS show (picture heavy)

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As stated - milsurp vehicles, weapons and exhibits from the recent Edmonton CHAS show, January, 26th and 27th. Pardon my poor photo skills...

1953 M38A1 equipped with snorkel tube, trailer and GPMG on a pedestal mount:

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Close up of radiator grill, headlights and front differential:

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Side view:

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Dashboard (for lack of better description):

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Close up of running and battle lights switches, throttle, vehicle gauges, carburetor primer(?), ignition switch, windshield wiper switch(?) and fording lever(?) ...its been a long time. Note shifters for 3 speed manual transmission, 2 wheel/4 wheel drive and hi/lo transfer case.

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Exhaust pipe for fording with white painted rear differential case:

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Trailer:

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7.62 NATO General Purpose Machine Gun:

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9mm Sten Gun in mount:

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C42 radio set: (this took me back... Sgt Harrington where are you?)

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Antenna Tuning Unit (ATU), spare tire and 'Jerry Can':

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Helmet with net and binos with case:

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Our jeeps never looked so good!! :confused:
 
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ah yes the 42 set, still in use when I joined then replaced by the 46 set. although I have never seen a picture of a Canadian jeep using that mount, the Reserve recce units used to have the GPMG mounted on the front firewall, passenger side.
 
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Thats an m38a1 not to be a smart ass:D i have two of them. One in pieces still rebuilding and ones my puttsing around vehicle. Never knew there was a show like that in edmonton i might have to go next time
 
No problem. I was going to correct it to a M38A1 when my browser locked up as I was trying to post more pics.

Re GPMG mount: one of the exhibitors said the same thing about the pedestal mount... pretty tight in the back if you have to tune the radio.

This M38A1 has two antenna mounts so I'm thinking it was a HQ vehicle. Either way if you have to use your crew weapon in a recce jeep - you've blown it anyhow.
 
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More from the CHAS show...

OK this time a M38 jeep with a trailer... :p This one is Ford built. Note U.S.A. and serial number in light blue paint:

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Script Ford 'F' on the blackout light and back of passenger seat:

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More to come...
 
Korean War Canadian M38 Jeep

Another M38... this time Korean War Canadian Willy's which was salvaged from an American airfield in Korea:

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This winch is extremely rare - the owner told me it one of two known surviving out of 147 built for the Canadian Army!

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I love the 'bug eye' variation of the headlights on this jeep!
 
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Great pics, thanks for sharing! Always great to see more of the vehicles out there.

Jeep #2 is an MB or GPW, and is a nice setup with the leather shifter boots! Also notable is the windshield mounted rifle rack and the fire extinguisher in the original place - a PITA to have there when working the clutch!

That winch on the M38 is indeed as rare as the the owner mentioned. While not necessarily "1 of 2 left", it is true that the winch alone is worth almost as much as the jeep.

The thing that I'm finding with jeeps through restoring my own is that people can (and some will) pick things apart all day long for "correctness." At the end of the day, the people who are the loudest are the ones who haven't done one themselves. Saying that restorations take hours on hours of sweat and skinned knuckles doesn't even begin to describe it. Each one is the product of hours, months, and years of hard work - and keeping them in top shape is a labour of love and respect for the machines and the men who they carried.
 
More pics of a Korean Vet at the CHAS show...

I hope you like jeeps because I do, especially ones that saw wartime service. More pics of the Canadian M38 jeep from Korea:

The owner Paul opened the hood for me to peek at the engine:

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M38 dashboard. Note the M1 carbine mounted to the dash.

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Count the levers - one, two, three... four!

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The fourth lever is for the power takeoff for the winch. I was told that the winch could be disconnected and then the power takeoff could be used to power a field hospital, making this M38 a self propelled power generator!

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Big, big thanks to Paul for popping the hood and telling me the history behind this M38 Korean vet!
 
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wasn't that an enfield jungle cabine on the dash of the a1 jeep?
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If you mean the Canadian Korean War M38 - could be. I didn't look too close and after a quick glance thought it an M1 carbine. The owner had a U.S. M1918 BAR on display as well.
 
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Hawkshadow said:
Great pics, thanks for sharing! Always great to see more of the vehicles out there.

Jeep #2 is an MB or GPW, and is a nice setup with the leather shifter boots! Also notable is the windshield mounted rifle rack and the fire extinguisher in the original place - a PITA to have there when working the clutch!

That winch on the M38 is indeed as rare as the the owner mentioned. While not necessarily "1 of 2 left", it is true that the winch alone is worth almost as much as the jeep.

The thing that I'm finding with jeeps through restoring my own is that people can (and some will) pick things apart all day long for "correctness." At the end of the day, the people who are the loudest are the ones who haven't done one themselves. Saying that restorations take hours on hours of sweat and skinned knuckles doesn't even begin to describe it. Each one is the product of hours, months, and years of hard work - and keeping them in top shape is a labour of love and respect for the machines and the men who they carried.
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Amen to that brother...

I've been following your restoration (as probably has everyone) and your recent dilemma about painting the engine block. Too bad I didn't know what to expect at the CHAS show (I was visiting Edmonton on business) - I could have taken some specific shots for you. As it was I took a lot of detail pics of the radios and dashboard panels as these are very complete restorations. I had to delete other pics from my memory card to make room. I think I took over 200 pics (not all of milsurp vehicles).

I can post a few more shots of the pedals of the jeeps, close ups of the pick and shovel mounting, snorkel and 24 volt power cable connector, etc if anyone is interested.

Thanks for the compliment.
 
Some milsurp weaponds from the Edmonton CHAS show

Here's the U.S. Model 1918 Browning Automatic Rifle that the owner of the Korean M38 had on display:

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Not a good pic (I was having trouble getting the camera to focus on the barrel - autofocus kept going past to lock on the table) but you can make out the flaming bomb stamp:
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Close up of the bipod mount:
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Two Bren Guns on display:

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Close up of the pintle mount and traverse graduations:

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Hawkshadow said:
Great pics, thanks for sharing! Always great to see more of the vehicles out there.

Jeep #2 is an MB or GPW, and is a nice setup with the leather shifter boots! Also notable is the windshield mounted rifle rack and the fire extinguisher in the original place - a PITA to have there when working the clutch!
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Here's another shot showing the fire extinguisher mounted beside the clutch pedal on the Ford GPW:

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