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Kurt_Laughlin
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Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 2:47 am Post subject: Sherman Number Location document available
I've posted a document concentrating on the useful data locations found on Shermans, available here: www.scribd.com/doc/198...-Locations KL

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Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 4:44 am Post subject: Re: Sherman Number Location document available
Thanks Kurt .. Cheers Anthony

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Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:36 am
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well, now a full Sherman walkaround will take ages Mr. Green

Beside that, I visited again the M4A1(76) located near Nancy, France.
Here are the pics I've done in 2007, not very detailed :

http://the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France/sherman_nancy/index.html

Here are the pictures I took last week-end :

Turret roof cast number

Gearbox cast number

Turret side cast number

Hull rear side stamped number (factory sequence)

Location of the factory sequence on the side

General view

Pierre-Olivier

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Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 11:34 am Post subject: Re: Sherman Number Location document available
- Kurt_Laughlin I've posted a document concentrating on the useful data locations found on Shermans, available here: www.scribd.com/doc/198...-Locations KL Excellent! _________________ TTFN Jim If your not a member of JED then your not serious about anything military.. ********************* www.jedsite.info JED Military Equipment *********************

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Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 9:25 pm Post subject: Re: Sherman Number Location document available
Yes, excellent! Kurt, to decode the foundry abbreviations should we still refer to your ShermanRegister page, or has that been superseded? _________________ Trevor Dr Trevor Larkum Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk EVs

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Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 11:30 pm Post subject: Re: Sherman Number Location document available
Thanks, Kurt!! _________________ Chris "toadman" Hughes www.toadmanstankpictures.com www.cafepress.com/toad...ksandstuff

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Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 2:12 am Post subject: Re: Sherman Number Location document available
Doc: The most recent version of the casting info is available here: www.usarmymodels.com/A...emarks.pdf KL

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Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 2:22 am
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Thanks P-O!

I have a checklist of Sherman features that is about a dozen pages long. Including time for the "mandatory" photos, I budget one hour each to visit them, but when it is cold and rainy I've done it much more quickly! Smile

My first approximation is that this is the 5135th M4A1 built by Pressed Steel Car. That corresponds to SN 52154, RN 3084751, more or less, because the relationship between build and serial numbers diverged the more tanks were built.

Thanks again!
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Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:20 pm Post subject: Re: Sherman Number Location document available
- Kurt_Laughlin Doc: The most recent version of the casting info is available here: www.usarmymodels.com/A...emarks.pdf KL Thanks - very interesting! _________________ Trevor Dr Trevor Larkum Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk EVs

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