[Milsurplus] Shorten hand crank gen legs

[Thekan, Paul]

Robert and Tim

Thanks very much for the info on those short legs. Never seen or heard of them before.

And Tim very interesting on the GN 58’s configured like the TBX gen to chain onto a tree for the RS 1 – 6 sets.

Thanks guys…

Paul
N6FEG

From: Tim [mailto:timsamm at gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2017 12:22 PM
To: Thekan, Paul
Cc: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Shorten hand crank gen legs

Hi Guys - I have a set just like Paul's although all parts are painted (2 different shades of) OD.  The legs are stamped LG-3, the single strut is not marked.  Professionally made with rivets and anti-vibration nuts used.  This set fits my GN-58A just fine but I have not tried operating a radio with it in that configuration.  Would probably take someone holding the generator down with a heavy foot on top...
I have not been able to find any reference to this shortened set.  It would of course be handy in situations where the clumsy seat assembly would be a problem.  The canvas bag that some RS-6 sets were stored in aboard aircraft supposedly included the generator but there would be no room for the long seat assembly.  So shorty legs may have been the solution in that case. (that bag has parachute harness clips attached so it would be easier to jump with one I guess.  Probably to the harness D Rings that the reserve chute also clipped to).  So the shorty set may have been an SAC adaptation.  But useful elsewhere, I dunno.
It is known (CIA FOIA Docs) that the CIA had a special mount for the GN-58 that chained to a tree like some of the TBX genny's also had.  A good solution that would be effective and also more easily transported and stashed... These GN-58's/tree mounts were supplied with both RS-1 and RS-6 sets to Russian anti-communist partisans operating inside the USSR in the early 1950's.
Tim
N6CC

On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 9:15 AM, Thekan, Paul <Paul.Thekan at cpii.com<mailto:Paul.Thekan at cpii.com>> wrote:

 At the recent MRCG Meet here at Camp San Luis Obispo Chuck N7UVZ had brought along these odd shorten generator legs, which he generously gave me.

I've never seen a photo of this type of a set up for US military hand crank  generator without a seat...except the TBX hand crank generator.

The two legs are cut down LG-3B's and the single rear that would normally have the seat attachment just has this short zinc chromate painted leg.

The legs look to have been made 'professionally'  and the zinc chromate painted one has no identification on it.

The pic I've included shows the set up with a GN-45 and kneeling down can crank it ok.

Anyone ever seen a set up like this before??

Tnx
Paul
N6FEG
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