kphfun Posted April 25, 2009 Share #1 Posted April 25, 2009 Just saw this on Craigslist. It seems like a pretty good deal for $8000.00 and just thought there might be a member that want's one .. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/1137980502.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101combatvet Posted April 25, 2009 Share #2 Posted April 25, 2009 Did the Marines use many of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kphfun Posted April 25, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted April 25, 2009 Did the Marines use many of these? I want to say that I recall reading they used these as early as the Canal to haul ammo and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted April 25, 2009 Share #4 Posted April 25, 2009 I love Indiana made militaria, but, it's a little far from me. Thanks for the heads up on it! Hope it finds a good home. BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1Marksman Posted April 25, 2009 Share #5 Posted April 25, 2009 I would think the Marines were issued the amphibious version, which this one is not. Especially when you have to land on beaches, ford rivers & streams, etc. I know the 1st FSSF were trained on these. Theirs did not need to be amphibious, just crawl over snow. I rode in one back in '79 at a WW2 re-enactment. What a hoot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101combatvet Posted April 25, 2009 Share #6 Posted April 25, 2009 They were actually developed for the FSSF. I would think the Marines were issued the amphibious version, which this one is not. Especially when you have to land on beaches, ford rivers & streams, etc. I know the 1st FSSF were trained on these. Theirs did not need to be amphibious, just crawl over snow. I rode in one back in '79 at a WW2 re-enactment. What a hoot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kphfun Posted April 26, 2009 Author Share #7 Posted April 26, 2009 I would think the Marines were issued the amphibious version, which this one is not. Especially when you have to land on beaches, ford rivers & streams, etc. I know the 1st FSSF were trained on these. Theirs did not need to be amphibious, just crawl over snow. I rode in one back in '79 at a WW2 re-enactment. What a hoot! I thought they were all amphibious and that in the water they were powered by their tracks. Didn't they have some kind of funky track? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogstad Posted April 26, 2009 Share #8 Posted April 26, 2009 Looks like the G-179 M29 Weasel not the Earlier G-154 M28 Weasel which was developed in 1942 and dropped in 1943 for the M29 The M29C was the Amphibious version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1Marksman Posted April 26, 2009 Share #9 Posted April 26, 2009 I thought they were all amphibious and that in the water they were powered by their tracks. Didn't they have some kind of funky track? As stated, only the M29C was amphibious, having flotation compartments on the front & back of the vehicle making it a bit longer, propelled through the water using its tracks & had a pair of rudders on the rear floatation compartment steered by a tiller attached to the driver's bulkhead. If I recall, they did a whopping 4 m.p.h. on water & 35 m.p.h. on land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom @ Snake River Posted May 6, 2009 Share #10 Posted May 6, 2009 For more info, go to www.M29Cweasel.com My T-15 # 99 under restoration. My M29C at West Yellowstone show. Tom @ Snake River 4x4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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