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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:19 am Post subject: a FT17 cause I'm bored
a FT17 cause I'm bored, I need a job.....corrected Last edited by armyjunk2 on Wed Dec 30, 2009 4:37 pm; edited 1 time in total

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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:21 am Post subject: Re: a M1917 cause I'm bored
You have a job, AJ, and it's here. Sorry the pay can't be better.

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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:24 am Post subject: Re: a M1917 cause I'm bored
I just noticed that doesn't have hooks on it, is it a FT17?

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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 1:48 am Post subject: Re: a M1917 cause I'm bored
I'm not bored but I still need a job! I wish we could get some definitive info on the difference between M1917 and FT17. _________________ "TUMBLEWEED"

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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 1:48 am Post subject: Re: a M1917 cause I'm bored
I'm not bored but I still need a job! I wish we could get some definitive info on the difference between M1917 and FT17. _________________ "TUMBLEWEED"

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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 3:49 am Post subject: Re: a M1917 cause I'm bored
All M1917's I've seen have the hooks just aft of the turret, feel free to correct this. I think if you look at Pierre's pics you will see this, the M1917's have hooks, the FT17's don't. The muffler and front wheel are also a give aways, but the hooks you can spot from a long ways off. I always thought they were to lift the tank aboard ship for the big trip to war, but i don't know that....

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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 8:48 am Post subject: Re: a M1917 cause I'm bored
- MarkHolloway I'm not bored but I still need a job! I wish we could get some definitive info on the difference between M1917 and FT17. The exhaust is usually the best way.... _________________ 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 Dec 30, 2009 2:20 pm Post subject: Re: a M1917 cause I'm bored
A good example of what I'm saying, no hooks makes it a FT17, sometimes hard to tell where the muffler is in pics. Hooks stand out in almost all views

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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 5:05 pm Post subject: Re: a FT17 cause I'm bored
I found this, this must be the factory that is making M1917's, notice hooks..the top pic must be a pattern tank, for lack of any other term...

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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 8:36 pm Post subject: Re: a FT17 cause I'm bored
I notice some turrets are cast and others plate. I wonder if that makes a difference for IDing? _________________ "TUMBLEWEED"

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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 9:43 pm Post subject: Re: a FT17 cause I'm bored
some don't have turrets, but Pierre knows about the turrets. Again a "simple" way is the hooks and it seems to be true 99.9% of the time. Lets don't make this too hard.

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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 9:44 pm Post subject: Re: a FT17 cause I'm bored
some don't have turrets, but Pierre knows about the turrets. Again a "simple" way is the hooks and it seems to be true 99.9% of the time. Lets don't make this too hard.

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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 9:52 pm Post subject: Re: a FT17 cause I'm bored
about the 1st photo on the post, we can see the metal structure for the small metal box on the left side, so it is a Renault FT. P-O _________________ soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates

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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:34 pm Post subject: Re: a FT17 cause I'm bored
Here is a decent comparison to add fuel to the conversation: Both images were taken today. Regards Don

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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:59 pm Post subject: Re: a FT17 cause I'm bored
Hi don happy new year and everyone else

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