"6mm M29 Weasel?" Topic

Time again to tap into the collective wisdom of TMP… does anyone know where I might be able to track down a 6mm M29 Weasel?

Thanks in advance.

GHQ has them.

NavWar has them, US43 in their catalogue.

Id rather have an M-76 Otter and or an M-274 Mechanical mule….Mikey

Would you guys know where these were used?

LUSITANUS, from this website…:

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…comes the following quote:

The Weasel saw action in nearly all of the theaters of World War II. It carried supplies and men through almost all types of terrain and weather. It went ashore on Normandy, it was with the U.S. Army during the breakthrough at St. Lo, the Battle of the Bulge and in the mud of the Roer and the Rhine. One of the best uses for the Weasel came in the Pacific where it proved invaluable in the volcanic earth of Iwo Jima.

Also, many surplus M29Cs were sold to France, who rechristened them Crabe and used them during their war in postwar Indochina.

Both M29 and M29C Weasels were used by the British and Canadian Armies in NW Europe. They were generally issued during the winter of 1944/45 to supplement Jeeps and Carriers in the soggy Rhineland and Polder, where they proved invaluable at combating the mud.

Their first combat use by British forces was in Operation 'Infatuate' – the assault on Walcheren – where they were used alongside LVT Buffalos. However, the M29C Weasels used were unable to cope with strong currents.

BTW, if you ever read about the US "FSSF" First Special Service Force, that was part US and Canadian, the snow machine that was developed for the mission in Norway that was canceled and given to British Paras instead, was the M29. When the FSSF was deployed to Italy, they took the M29's with them. If you can find a copy of the book "The Devil's Brigade" it has a picture of FSSF troops training on the M29 at Ft. Harrison in Montana.

The snow machine was a Canadian Bombardier and one that served with the SSF is on display at CFB Borden in Ontario.

Fraserdw, the Bombardier comment was intering to me. My grandfather was a surviving member of the FSSF and I had interest in the unit and aquired close to 25 books about the unit and just about all of them mention the M29 as the vehicle along with my grandfather. In fact, most surviors of the unit that I have talked with mention three pieces of equipment. The commando knife, Johnston MG and the M 29. and in that order.

Thanks guys!