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M4A1 Sherman at College Station, TX
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the_shadock
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Posted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 8:50 am Post subject: M4A1 Sherman at College Station, TX
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 _________________ soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates

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Posted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 5:17 pm Post subject: Re: M4A1 Sherman at College Station, TX
I see the emblem on the front, it is a Grizzly.

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Posted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 6:09 pm
Post subject: Re: M4A1 Sherman at College Station, TX

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

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Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates

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