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Foundry Marks on Tigers
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Posted: Thursday, March 02, 2006 - 01:31 AM UTC
Hello all, does anyone have a link to a good photo of a foundry mark on the Tiger I exhaust cover? Also, what areas besides the Mantlet, and the exhaust covers carry foundry marks? Thank you.



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Posted: Thursday, March 02, 2006 - 02:13 AM UTC
The cast components tended to have their part number on them. I noticed a number on the towing hook at the back. Check out this as an example:

http://tiger1.info/EN/GearboxRearMount.html

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Posted: Thursday, March 02, 2006 - 02:37 AM UTC
David, from a photo of the Vimoutiers Tiger on your site, there is a number of amp 250 on the mantlet. You also say that the Saumur Tiger had amp 247 on the mantlet. Are these the part numbers, or foundry ID's?



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