Military Vehicles, April 1997,: [MV] Reception Net / British / WW2?

[MV] Reception Net / British / WW2?

David Hammond (davidh@sn.no)
Mon, 28 Apr 1997 21:43:10 -0700

Hopefully one of the mil.veh list readers with a knowledge of British
vehicles and equipment can help me identify the following item:

Labelled "L V7/ML D B6243 Reception Net"

It is a long metal handle (about 2 feet)with a canvas pouch on one end
(inverted pyramid shape) with a brass grommett at its base, presumably
to let water drain out. Half way along the handle there is a short
protrusion which would indicate that this 'net' was fixed to a bracket
or similar. My theory is that it was used on the side of a vehicle and
swung out to collect dispatches or similar. Am I close to the mark or
way off
target ? The stores of the Norwegian mil-veh collectors club, HMK, has a
few of these nets, which were part of a consignment of British MV parts
taken over from the Norwegian Army some years ago. Unfortunately nobody
knows exactly how and why they were used.

In the hope of finding a solution to this mystery, I respectfully pass
this matter over to all of you.....

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