Antique Military Generator

[03silverado]

I have aquired an old military generator and have no idea how old it is or who made it. it has a single cylinder Briggs & Stratton engine and a small generator no roll cage. it does run it can be hand started or hooked to a 12 volt battery and starts itself, very cool genset but would like to know more try to get pictures up.

 

[bratpackdad]

I bet we can ID it with pics.

 

[NDT]

Does it look like this?

 

[03silverado]

That red generator is exactly what this one looks like ill post some pics the one I have has been slightly modified such as an aftermarket fuel tank and it is still mounted on that steel plate do you have any idea what they were used for?

 

[NDT]

Why yes I do. They are specifically designed to go into a Quad Mount, which is a electrically powered turret that mounts 4 each 50 caliber machine guns. The quads were mounted in half tracks during WWII and deuces during Viet Nam. The generators are sought after by people restoring these type vehicles. I've got complete ones and parts.

 

[Stalwart]

I think I have one older, was told it was WWII. Yours looks a LOT better!!!!

 

[03silverado]

That's awesome ill have to post some pics I've been getting off late so can't get good pictures