If I understand it correctly, oil quenching of a hot forged iron / steel piece provides for a slower quench as compared to water quenching,...
Great stove, wonderful story. Yes, spares are a good thing to have on hand.
Arch: I bought a red, one liter Sigg bottle with a plastic top in late 1970 at Wilderness Equipment in Houston, Texas. I also bought the spout...
The whole burner unit, with the pot frame and large pot slid into the bottom of a field range. The WWII version of the field range was called the...
From the look of the stove, with the fiddle rail, and your location in Victoria, it is probably a good quality boat galley stove, probably...
Excellent idea, good thinking.
This has a very ancient look to it. Any guess on a date?
Excellent, just excellent. Great idea, great execution.
Robert: Thanks for the photos. An impressive and well designed stove.
Beautiful. Wonderful stove, excellent restoration.
Robert: A very nice and functional stove. Can you show how the stove collapses into it's steel case and then fits into the custom wooden box....
Ross sells seals for Sigg bottles at the Fettle Box, for L1.50. I'm not sure if they will fit the MSR bottles or not. Ask Ross.
Wow! Excellent condition, even the case; a real museum piece.
Excellent! A stove with a story. I imagine he was pleased to know that you will use and care for it. I keep tags with service notes on my...
John: Thanks for getting back to me. I'll check out your reference. Paul
John: I was interested in your review of the Chengdu stove. Using my Microsoft search engine, all references took me back to your review of the...
Very nice stove, excellent restoration and photography. I like it.
I have a very nice Primus No.5 that worked fine for a long while and then developed a slight pressure leak that I could not solve, even with the...
The application of a small triangular file to the pot legs of the older models might make them more serviceable for your needs. Sacrilege to...
SIGG made another form of cutlery for the Swiss Army: they made bayonets for Swiss combat rifles in the mid to late 20th Century.
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