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Hello,

there is a restored M4A1(75) at the Museum of American GI, College Station, TX. It has a 1-piece diff. housing, but I suspect it is a Grizzly. The tool stowage at the rear on the driver's side could tell. Is there someone that has more photos of this tank?

thanks

P-O

silviop15 · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Oct 03, 2015 Posts: 415

I see the emblem on the front, it is a Grizzly.

the_shadock

the "G in a shield" is not a clue that it is a Grizzly.

"It would appear that MLW continued to source its hulls from General Steel when they switched over to Sherman production. Quite a few Grizzlies have survived, and every example we have examined has the distinctive General Steel logo cast on the front. Years ago, this was labeled by some as the "Grizzly Badge," and thought to be a way to distinguish Canadian built M4A1s from those made in the US. However, approximately half of the cast hulls used by the Pressed Steel Car Company were also sourced from General Steel."

http://the.shadock.free.fr/sherman_minutia/manufacturer/m4a1mlw/grizzly.html

Pierre-Olivier

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