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02EB87

TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10

Confirmed Surviving MBT
Date in Service 01 Nov 1966
Contract KL/A/0217
Colour Overall desert sand (restored)
Asset Code GA03003093
Last Known Location Private owner, Buckeye, Arizona, USA
Last Confirmed 15 Mar 2026

Notes

Confirmed surviving in private ownership in Buckeye, Arizona, USA. Photographed at a show in the American Southwest, displaying BulletProofDiesel.com branding. Presented in a very clean overall desert sand restoration. Contract KL/A/0217 — same production batch as 03EB11. DIS November 1966, one of the earlier vehicles in the fleet. Only one Merlin movement record — served with 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards from November 1987, returned to Vehicle Depot Ludgershall February 1992, disposal February 1993. A notable find — one of very few confirmed surviving British Chieftains in the United States.

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Data source: Service history and last known location are sourced from the British Army Merlin Archive, the official vehicle inventory system covering records up to 2012 when the archive was declassified. Survival status has been assessed from the last recorded unit — vehicles may have changed hands, been restored, or been scrapped since then. If you have current information about this vehicle, please submit a correction.

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Service History

Movement records from the British Army Merlin Archive

30 Nov 1987
5 INNIS DG (5TH ROYAL INNISKILLING DRAGOON GUARDS) Receipt: 10 Dec 1987
17 Feb 1992
VEHICLE DEPOT LUDGERSHALL Receipt: 04 Mar 1992
22 Feb 1993
DISPOSAL VDL Receipt: 22 Feb 1993
15 Mar 2026
Private owner, Buckeye, Arizona, USA Receipt: 15 Mar 2026

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