NOS Willard Battery Case SW-2-119
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NOS Willard Battery Case SW-2-119
My newest acquisition. War time Willard SW-2-119 battery case as prescribed in TM-9-803. I've searched high and low for this and finally found it in Wichita, Kansas. After I get the orange paint matched, I'll be sending it to Ravenna Armory to be cast and have reproduction cases made. The plan is to make re-usable cases that are comparable or cheaper than the post war repros currently being sold on the market. One of the biggest missing parts from all restored MBs (and even GPWs!) is the correct battery. Hopefully in a few months this will no longer be a problem.
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Re: NOS Willard Battery Case SW-2-119
That is outstanding Farrell! Very nice find and thanks for looking into making reproductions. Please keep us posted on how it goes -
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Nicely done.
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This is awesome. Congrats on the find!
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Looking for a vintage Willard battery cap to make copies of if anyone has one.
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Farrell I must say! You are Hard Core for details. Kudos.
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Thanks for the kind words, Gents!
Posting a war time ad of what I think the original caps look like. They appear to be black with a red Willard logo. Using the current repro caps will be no good.
Posting a war time ad of what I think the original caps look like. They appear to be black with a red Willard logo. Using the current repro caps will be no good.
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Re: NOS Willard Battery Case SW-2-119
If you had some specs on the cap/font, etc., someone has a 3D printer....
Just a thought.
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Just a thought.
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That's likely what we will end up doing.
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I am a plastic injection mold designer. I have access to Solidworks and 3-D printing. I have already done some design work for Ravenna, let me know if I can help. I like working on this old stuff.
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The 6-volt WILLARD battery has surfaced in different case designs....I have no idea if that case is WWII and/or if the design changed during WWII but I have always been on the lookout for a WILLARD with the case like the one in the early 1943 GPW in the Rockhampton pic.
Your thoughts?
Your thoughts?
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Chuck,
Are you sure that isn't an Auto-Lite battery?
Are you sure that isn't an Auto-Lite battery?
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