-- Best Regards,Ron Fitzpatrick
ron@g503.com http://www.g503.com/
SBJohnston@aol.com wrote:
> Hi MVers: > > Can anyone confirm whether or not jeeps such as the MB/GPW and M38 were > originally issued with a hand-crank handle in the tool kit? It is clear these > vehicles are equipped for hand-cranking, but were they routinely issued a > crank handle? > > Curiousity about my own M38 is my main motive, but also to settle an argument > about MB/GPW equipment. I was reading one of Ambrose's histories in which a > soldier who'd been at The Bulge is quoted as saying an officer had lost his > mind with fear. He knew the officer was crazed because he was trying to hand- > crank a stalled jeep to get away, which he thought was crazy because "everyone > knows" only old Model-T's had cranks. When I pointed out to a friend that > this was a harsh judgement (since that jeep would indeed have been hand- > crankable) my friend disagreed, saying they were not issued crank handles. > > Hmmmm.... who's right? > > Steve Johnston > > sbjohnston@aol.com > >
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