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This is a history of the various components and items associated with Ferret Scout Cars and it is intended to show how they changed over the years.
The ammunition supplied came in a wide variety of containers and ages during the Ferrets service.
Ferrets have had a variety of extinguishers fitted during their careers in keeping with the changing requirements of the army and Health & Safety regulations.
The fuel tank design was changed slightly during its life and it came in two types. As far as is known it was probably changed around 1958.
Flexible gun mounts were issued for use on all variants of the Mark 1 Ferret. The actual mount supplied depended on the type of unit that the ferret was issued to.
For a brief period in the 1960s Ferrets were issued with Infra-red equipment comprising a sight for the driver and lenses for the headlights. This was later changed to a monocular-type device to allow the kit to be used by other wheeled vehicles before being relocated into the G1098 holdings and eventually being phased out.
The fire fighting system was introduced quite late in the Ferrets operational life and was primarily a 'Health and Safety' modification. It was not fitted to all vehicles but to those that it was fitted the letter 'M' was added to the designation. As part of this upgrade the suspension was also modified to increase its resistance to mine explosion which probably explains why they choose the letter 'M'.
The correct mirrors for a Ferret were whatever the standard army issue for vehicles was at that time. Below are depicted some of the more common types used as well as James Newports ingenous method of solving the rear view problem.
Sleeping bags for the Ferret crews varied enormously from the plain army blankets of the early days up to the modern quilted versions used by the end of the ferrets service. Australian
Canadian
The crew personal webbing varied between country and time period. Each persons set was invariably connected together and, because of space restraints within the vehicle, was usually carried slung somewhere on the outside of the vehicle or less commonly, stowed in an outside bin. Australian
British
Canadian
Occasionally we come across a Ferret related item that we cannot identify. Here they are awaiting your best guess!
The crew uniform varied between country and time period.
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