Reflectors..French and U.S.

oldreliable9_47 · Post by **oldreliable9_47** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:08 am

I've followed posts about reflectors on this forum and thought I would post two examples that are on my jimmy..any thoughts?

U.S. Reflector mounted on rear splash guard

French Reflector mounted on bed front passenger side

joel gopan · Post by **joel gopan** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:58 am

Definitely French, I have NOS that I bought from Hotchkiss (SOFIA) (WOF) in the 70s when I was buying Jeep Parts from them. French Parts Books list these under same part No. as US.
Joel

oldreliable9_47 · Post by **oldreliable9_47** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:06 am

they are both french then..I compared them to those in one of the main articles on this sight....big difference

joel gopan · Post by **joel gopan** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:48 am

What usually happened is that reflectors faded from outside storage, or got painted over during repaint or touch up.The French reflectors are common on trucks from Europe. The WWII Style did not last forever in military supply, and in US Service the ordnance part number for the metal backed reflectors was generic, it would apply to Arrow,KD, Guide, Corcoran Brown, Yankee, etc. It was impossible to order the original brand within the supply system.