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BB-61 · Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:36 am Post subject: Re: Serial Number Guide...

Joe,

Thanks for the info. I didn't even notice the other letters hidden behind the rubber flaps.

A couple of more quick questions if I may?
Is there a list of foundries that made the M60 hulls?
I never noticed any hulls being welded together, was this practice done alot? If so can you see this on the hulls it was done on?

BB-61

Joe_D · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 3:02 am Post subject: Re: Serial Number Guide...

BB-61,

With the YPG M60, it's just coincidence that the CF number ( the "C" is hidden behind the rubber flap of the sand shield) matches the SN. I've seen these weld numbers on every version of M60 and Later M48 hulls. With the M60A0 versions, the weld numbers follow the SN pretty closely up to around SN 1332 from the examples I've documented. After that the numbers seem to start over and change the prefix letters, but I've seen low SN tanks with CG and CF so I'm inclined to believe they are the hull manufacturer marks. The bottom set of numbers I've seen DT and CT prefixes. The number is usually different from the top but only off by a few, on rare occasion being the same as the top. Here are two examples:

SN 47

SN 70

On occasion the top or both numbers will hidden by the tail lamp housing when welded on.

Hidden

The M60A1, A2 and A3 numbers are no where close to the SN's, most having only one set. I'm convinced these numbers were welded on by the foundry that produced them. Some hulls were cast as one piece, others in multiple sections and then welded together (depending on which foundry made them). Both then had the lifting eyes and other major fittings welded on before shipment to the Detroit assembly line. I figure the numbers were added before final shipment. Finding out the truth can be quite maddening, since none of these plants are in business anymore, with maybe the exception of Blaw-Knox, and I doubt they still use the foundries that made M60 hulls and Turrets.

BB-61 · Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 6:10 am Post subject: Re: Serial Number Guide...

M60 serial number question.

I was looking at the M60A0 at the Yuma Proving Groung and the M60A3 at the VFW post on Hwy US-95 and noticed that both tanks have a number welded into the rear left hull under the tail light. The number on the YPG tank matches the tank serial number but the VFW tank numbers do not match.
Is this some form of ID they used at one time before stamping the serial numbers? The YPG tank also has another number welded under the serial#. What was this number for(DT444)?
I've enclosed a couple of photos of where the welds are.

BB-61

the_shadock · Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 6:15 pm Post subject: Re: Serial Number Guide...

- JiriTintera

New exhibit of Military Technical museum Lesany LT vz. 35 (Light Tank Model 1935) acquired by kindly support of US Government and US Armed Forces from Ground Ordnance Museum Aberdeen was not in fact produced by Skoda Pilsen!

Ceskomoravská Kolben - Danek (CKD) built, according to contract signed between Skoda Pilsen and CKD, 50% of all LT vz. 35 for Czechoslovak Army.

Czechoslovak Army received this particular armoured vehicle serial number 10112 in 1937 and listed her under 13.962 military register number.

Resources
forum.valka.cz/viewtop...799#212799
forum.valka.cz/viewtop...701#216701

that confirms what Palic said :
"the Serial Number is 10112, the tank was produced by CKD Prague. The original Czechoslovak military registration number was 13.962. The tank was delivered to the CZ Army in 1937, and after the German occupation this vehicle (minus its turret) continued its operational service in the WH as a Mörsezugmittel 35(t). After some unknown damages, this vehicle was sent to Skoda Pilsen to be repaired and remained there until the liberation of Czechoslovakia (it was not recovered from the Hillersleben Proving Ground, contrary to what the Aberdeen museum said). This vehicle was then equipped with a turret and repaired on request of the US HQ, and then shipped to the USA for tests of the pneumatic and steering system"

P-O

bsmart · Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 6:09 pm Post subject: Re: Serial Number Guide...

Thanks for the update. She was one of my favorites when I led tours at Aberdeen especially after she went through refurb. I'm glad she has a good home but I miss her when I'm giving tours Confused

JiriTintera · Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 4:56 pm Post subject: Re: Serial Number Guide...

New exhibit of Military Technical museum Lesany LT vz. 35 (Light Tank Model 1935) acquired by kindly support of US Government and US Armed Forces from Ground Ordnance Museum Aberdeen was not in fact produced by Skoda Pilsen!

Ceskomoravská Kolben - Danek (CKD) built, according to contract signed between Skoda Pilsen and CKD, 50% of all LT vz. 35 for Czechoslovak Army.

Czechoslovak Army received this particular armoured vehicle serial number 10112 in 1937 and listed her under 13.962 military register number.

Aberdeen before reconstruction.

Military Museum Prague - Zizkov

Resources
forum.valka.cz/viewtop...799#212799
forum.valka.cz/viewtop...701#216701

Tichenor · Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 8:00 am Post subject: Re: Serial Number Guide...

The serial on a M44 SP is located here;

Michel

Tichenor · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 6:48 pm Post subject: Re: Serial Number Guide...

Serial Number on a M7B2, found during restoration:

Serial number on a M74, rear towing lugs:

MarkHolloway · Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 11:46 am Post subject: Re: Serial Number Guide...

Turret numbers or 'turret weld numbers' will have a 'U' added whenever the depleted uranium armor has been added.

piney · Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 2:55 pm Post subject: Re: Serial Number Guide...

Hi Neil,

looks like we have a subtraction to make. Bob Smart and I were in Riverton, NJ yesterday and there is no M60 and no VFW post at 16 Morgan ave. It is a private residence
here are the serial & registration #'s for the M60 at 212 American Legion Drive, in Riverside NJ 08075

serial # 4068A registration # 09A01870

Jeff Lewis

SFC_Jeff_Button · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 2:02 am Post subject: Re: Serial Number Guide...

M24 Chaffee's have the serial number located on the front / left of the hull (as you look head on). On the two examples at Ft Hood, "Serial Number" is actually stamped in before the number. There is also a "T" number which is located on the side of the hull, just below the drivers hatch. The "T" number indicates the seqence in which the hull was built on the Cadillac assembly line. M24's built by Massey-Harris do not have numbers in these two locations.

L.Delsing · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Feb 10, 2006 Posts: 960

M106 / M125 Mortar carier in the Cavalry Museum Amersfoort, NLD

L.Delsing · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Feb 10, 2006 Posts: 960

And what this for a number is..... maybe a NLD linenumber or so. It is not used on the registrationpapers of the vehicle.

L.Delsing · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Feb 10, 2006 Posts: 960

The hull serialnumber (fahrgestellnummer) Leopard 1V

L.Delsing · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Feb 10, 2006 Posts: 960

NL army Leopard 1V

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