Just don't mention the war..
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Known by the drivers of these things as 'The Sitting Duck'.
It was, however, considered a vast improvement on the horse and camel mounted version due to the speed with which it could change position.......
Looks like a WW1 version of the Willeys Jeep 'Rat Patrol' vehicle e.g. no armor just a browning machine gun and Jerry cans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZcbifYqpGc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZcbifYqpGc
Where DID you find that?
As my friend Jean-Pierre has pointed out, Renault were early exporters!
I wonder whether any have survived?
Thanks.
As my friend Jean-Pierre has pointed out, Renault were early exporters!
I wonder whether any have survived?
Thanks.
G, you could make one of those if you wanted. It'd go down well on ANZAC day parades.
I am sure he could and It's big enough to take his big six cylinder engine
The problem is going to be the licensing and storage requirements for the machinegun. Even non-working replicas are Category R weapons, which would require firearm collectors licence in Qld and to build the replica machinegun one needs armourer's licence and premises with proper approved security and... and ...... Lots of fun.... Not
I've been trying to calculate how many rabbits would be required to make a replica hat..
...he borrowed the Hulk's trilby.
I've been trying to calculate how many rabbits would be required to make a replica hat..
Depending on the size of the hat, between four and six wabbits
At the RACQ gathering a couple of weeks back there was a Ferret scout car with a real looking machine gun. It must be possible to get approval.
In QLD, this is the Law regarding deactivated weapons:https://www.police.qld.gov.au/programs/weaponsLicensing/licenceApplication/weapons/modifying/
Thanks alexander
It's some of the law.
Section 8 of the Weapons Categories Regulation 1997 defines Category R weapons as:-
8 Category R weapons(1) Each of the following is a category R weapon—(a) a machine gun or submachine gun that is fully automaticin its operation and actuated by energy developed whenit is being fired or has multiple revolving barrels, andany replica or facsimile of a machine gun or submachinegun that is not a toy;
Replica of a machine gun is defined as a Category R weapon whether it is working model or not. The only difference is that it is possible to register deactivated or non-working replica machine gun to a collectors licence, but not a working machine gun. Now I think that's a good thing.
I wonder if a tennis ball gun mounted on the back would be acceptable 
Duck punt gun and easy to restore...etc.
You would think that with the ingenuity of the Australian bushman, it would have been easier to rig up a duck punt gun, on one of the donated Rolls Royce of the day, o.k. for close quarter attack, simple barrel with a wide spread of shot, worked well in the swamps around Echuca I'm told.
Might have been a bit hard to reload so a quick reverse needed !! Maybe need an expendable armourer or two.:wink2:.
I wonder if a tennis ball gun mounted on the back would be acceptable
You would think that with the ingenuity of the Australian bushman, it would have been easier to rig up a duck punt gun, on one of the donated Rolls Royce of the day, o.k. for close quarter attack, simple barrel with a wide spread of shot, worked well in the swamps around Echuca I'm told.
Might have been a bit hard to reload so a quick reverse needed !! Maybe need an expendable armourer or two.:wink2:.
