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1951-1976. United States / Canada. 4500 built by Chrysler/Dodge in Windsor 1951-1955 [ 7 ] M38/M38A1 Jeep. Light utility vehicle. 1950-1980s. United States / Canada. Built 1950-1952 and replaced by M151 [ 8 ] for regular forces by 1974 and retired in the Reserves in 1980s. M135 GMC Deuce and a Half.
I* and Sten MK. V. M346. 90mm. Standard issue containing a 90mm sheeps foot blade, a 40mm stab/can opener blade, a 100mm fid/ marlin spike and a lanyard bale wire loop, based on the Case Model 6353/1905. Manufactured by Case in the USA for the Canadian Military until 1948 when production moved to Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Additional orders for the Mk. 5. These were updated to Mk.6 with the NATO standard 105 mm gun. The Mk. 6 and Mk. 11's, a further updated Mk. 6, were deployed as combat tanks, and the earlier Mk. 3 and Mk. 5s were retained as trainers. From 1969 to 1970 the Canadian Army lists 77 tanks in Germany (mostly Mk 5 and Mk 11's).
Over the years 1960–72, 343 Mk 5 tanks were gradually upgunned with 105 mm guns to Mk 5/2 standard, as were 19 Mk 7s (to Mk 7/2) in 1966–68. Between 1962 and 1965, 17 Mk 5 tanks were converted to bridge layers, using the same bridge and mechanism as the American M48 and M60 AVLBs ; at the same time, another 17 Mk 5s with 20-pounder guns ...
The L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle (SLR), also known by the initial Canadian designation C1, or in the U.S. as the "inch pattern" FAL, is a British version of the Belgian FN FAL battle rifle. The L1A1 was produced under licence and adopted by the armed forces of the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, India, Jamaica, Malaysia, New Zealand, Rhodesia and ...
Sights. fixed peep rear, post front. The STEN (or Sten gun) is a British submachine gun chambered in 9×19mm which was used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II and during the Korean War. The Sten paired a simple design with a low production cost, facilitating mass production to meet the demand for submachine guns.
Since the Ross rifle had finally been taken out of service, there were large numbers of surplus rifles. [citation needed] Joseph Alphonse Huot (1918) That year, Joseph Huot, an engineer from Richmond, Quebec, [ 3 ] adapted the Ross' straight-pull bolt action. His sample model, which shared 33 parts with the Ross Mark III, [ 4 ] had a pneumatic ...
Insignia. Flag. The Canadian Army (French: Armée canadienne) is the command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces. It maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada, and is also responsible for the Army Reserve, the largest component of the Primary Reserve.