M4 SHERMAN COMMANDER COPOULA DRIVERThe tank retains a two-position seat, allowing the driver to operate the vehicle with the hatch open or closed. Controls include a foot throttle and clutch, along with dual, differential-brake steering levers. The M4A1 featured a five-man crew, with the driver located at the front left of the hull next to a machine gunner. The seller notes that the steel tracks are not equipped with rubber blocks and are suitable for offroad use only. The road wheels and turning brakes were lubricated and adjusted in preparation for sale. The upper idlers feature raised axle pads, a feature introduced beginning with July 1943 production. The vertical volute suspension system was carried over from the preceding M3 and utilizes six spoked road wheels per side in addition to idler wheels out back and track tensioner rollers mounted to the top of each bogie. M4 SHERMAN COMMANDER COPOULA SERIAL NUMBERSThe main gun and machine gun solenoids are present, and the seller reports that the white serial numbers are not original. 30 caliber dummy gun protrudes through the hull gunner’s port in the bow. 50 caliber machine gun is a propane-fired replica, and a. The 75mm main gun has been demilitarized and the breech block has been removed, though the seller indicates that the breech ring is intact and the gun elevation controls are functional. The turret can be rotated hydraulically or manually using cranks inside the tank, and the hydraulic system was flushed and filled with new fluid in preparation for sale. The seller states that this tank is one of less than 20 running M4A1s known to exist. The olive drab exterior finish was refreshed during current ownership, and the hatches and commander cupola were also lubricated and adjusted. The seller notes that this example shows evidence of damage repair on the left-front corner of the hull, with a pair of drill marks showing where the repair was tested. Like its prototype, the production M4A1, including the Grizzly variant, featured a cast, single-piece upper hull welded to an armor-plated lower hull. This M4A1 is now offered on behalf of its current owner in California with a bill of sale. The olive drab exterior was also refreshed during current ownership, and the fighting compartment was stripped and refinished in white. The engine is said to have been serviced during prior ownership, and work performed in preparation for sale included flushing the hydraulic system, changing the engine and transmission oil, adjusting the clutch and brakes, repairing wiring, greasing the road wheels and fittings, repairing the tachometer, and more. 30 caliber machine gun in the forward hull. 50 caliber replica machine gun on the turret, and a dummy. M4 SHERMAN COMMANDER COPOULA MANUALAdditional equipment includes a Spicer five-speed manual transmission, a demilitarized 75mm main gun, a propane-fired. It is a cast-hull variant of the Sherman and is powered by a Continental-built 975ci Wright Whirlwind nine-cylinder radial engine. This kit comes disassembled and includes completed printed building instructions, a signed certificate of authenticity, and is packaged in a sealed box.This M4A1 Grizzly is an adaptation of the Sherman medium tank that was built in Canada in late 1943. Highlights of this kit include six opening hatches, hull interior details (driver and radio operator positions, "wet" ammunition storage bins, engine compartment), four crewmen, working vehicle tracks, and fully posable main gun. Suspension: Vertical Volute Spring Suspension (VVSS)Ĭrew:5 (commander, gunner, loader, driver, radio operator)Īrmament: 76mm High Velocity Gun (with "Wet" ammunition stowage), M2. Creighton Abrams as he spearheaded the 3rd Army's relief of the 101st Airborne at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, December 1944. This particular tank is representative of the type used by Col. A minifig scale model of the most famous Allied tank of World War Two.
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