Rifle holding clips in Second World War military vehicles

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I was wondering if anyone on CGN , has a photo, or can explain where a driver of a military vehicle , Brit or CMP vehicle , kept his rifle secured in the cab , my dad was in the British Army , and drove a Bedford QLD 3 tonner , which the Luftwaffe blew up in a surprise raid in ,
Normandy, then a White Half track radio truck ,which he drove into Germany and after the war to June 1946 , he sometimes mentioned holding brackets for his No.4 rifle
 
x westie said:
I was wondering if anyone on CGN , has a photo, or can explain where a driver of a military vehicle , Brit or CMP vehicle , kept his rifle secured in the cab , my dad was in the British Army , and drove a Bedford QLD 3 tonner , which the Luftwaffe blew up in a surprise raid in ,
Normandy, then a White Half track radio truck ,which he drove into Germany and after the war to June 1946 , he sometimes mentioned holding brackets for his No.4 rifle
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Universal carriers usually had a spot for the Bren beside the driver in-between the gunner and him to rest it when not using it, over the engine on the top cover you can find to small spring steel clips with rubber or canvas on them that two lee enfields clipped into with the butts in a rectangular socket or sometimes a Piat strapped on there. On the interior side walls there was also spring clips for a Bren, rifle, or Sten. every carrier would be fitted out differently for its needs but you get the point.
as for CMP 1500, there are two spots on the outer edge of driver and passenger seats right beside the back of the door. the rifle stands vertically with its butt in a rubber socket and the barrel clipped into again a Spring steel clip. I don't know how to post a photo but use this link. https://www.ww2fabrications.com/britishairborne.htm you can find the clips im talking about on there.
 
The Ford made for Europe trucks had vertical rifle racks in the cabs. Remember seeing them, since I learned to drive in one.:redface:

Grizz
 
The butt socket on the CMP trucks was an oval shape and made of wood. The upper stock clips were rubber or leather covered. Funny thing was we were still able to order those upper brackets into the mid-1990s from the Canadian Forces supply system.
 
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