chet15
Hawkeye
Going through the Bearcat chapter for the book I'm working on right now, it has occurred to me that I don't have an example of small numbered Bearcat shipped originally with an aluminum ejector housing. To date, I have had three of these reported (although their whereabouts are unknown) in serial numbers 33049, 33545 and 35036. I suspect that several folks on RF may have this variation and not even know it. The variation will appear in the serial range of 32xxx to 35314. Manufacture or shipping dates for this variation will be August 1963 or earlier, the month that the small #'s were changed to the larger size.
On the Single-Six, the change from a steel housing to an aluminum housing occurred in February 1963.
Be sure to let me know if somebody has an example of this variation Bearcat (small numbers and aluminum housing).
Thanks!
Chet15
On the Single-Six, the change from a steel housing to an aluminum housing occurred in February 1963.
Be sure to let me know if somebody has an example of this variation Bearcat (small numbers and aluminum housing).
Thanks!
Chet15