Optimus 80 with integrated cleaning needle, then Optimus 80R should be the right name. It is a little miserable tank with no engravings, atleast mine has no engravings.
Absolutely right Terry! Mine's a "home made" version, using a small Primus 71 tank with a SVEA 123 burner and BD silent cap. Fits the N°7 box quite nicely! All the best, Wim
Nice stove . I picked up a tube that was listed as a WWII Item. Not sure if correct but was with other items of the period.
Hi topgrunt, lovely British No.7 stove stove outfit and great photos. What surprises me with this genuine No.7, is just how close the burner will be to the base of any pan placed on the built-in supports. I am sure it was not optimised for efficiency (nor minimising carbon monoxide production). I feel that if the gap was just a bit greater the flame would get a chance to "breathe" and produce better results. But it is what it is and it is good to see the photos. Thanks for posting. Best Regards, Kerophile.
Hi, just for interest here is a link to some modifications i did to a No.7 case housing a Primus 71: https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/british-military-no-7-case-fix.27067/#post-275841 Best Regards, Kerophile.
Love the "Broad Arrow" marking. That was once common in these parts too. http://www.amazon.com/Trees-Anecdotal-History-Logging-Log-Driving/dp/0393319172
But when you consider how many of them the War Office was having to pay for, even saving a few pence on the cost of each one added up to a considerable amount of money. IIRC, in the early 30s, Thompson machine guns sold for $200 in America; the original design of the Sten gun cost US$11 - and modifications made by Lines Brothers (the toy-making company) cut the price to US$10 a couple of years later! When you consider that total production of the Sten gun was over 4 million, that $1 saving added up very fast - and I've no doubt that every other piece of war-time military kit was looked at with an equally ruthless cost-cutting approach.
@kerophile - I was just looking at the hull shape of the boat in your avatar; she's a miniature 'Zulu' - the bow of a Fifie, and the stern of a Scaffie, and I bet a damn fine little boat to handle in a roughish sea!
Hi @Gunner My boat “Just So” was made from a hull-mould taken from a Trawler’s lifeboat. It is double-ended on the waterline but has a Wine glass stern: https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/kerophile-boat-trip-sept-2006.5596/#post-50015 She is a good sea-boat and doesn’t need much power to reach her hull speed. Best Regards, Kerophile.
@kerophile - thank you for the link; I can well believe that the Clett Rock Channel would be lethal in any kind of roughish weather. It reminds me of Carreg Onnen, off Strumble Head (Pembrokeshire), where I used to live, where there was a similar narrow channel between the rock and the coast, and the seals came into the narrow passage and used the rock as a breakwater. Even with just a slight chop on the water, you'd need a good sea boat and a steady hand to get through there. Re. the 'Just So'; I can well believe she's a good seaboat, and how little power she needs - you can see by how little wake she leaves as she slips through the water in your avatar picture. With best regards, Gunner
Hi @BigScott. Reaper under full sail? https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/traditional-fishing-boats.5667/#post-50723 Best Regards, Kerophile.
