Description
The general-service pioneer set of a shovel, a pick with separate head and helve, and an axe, stowed on the vehicle in spring-clip and staple brackets: on the Wolf TUM the shovel lies on the bonnet to the right of the spare wheel and the pick head on the rear of the left wing with the helve alongside; on Lightweights the shovel and pick strapped across the tailgate in J-brackets; on Perenties on purpose-made wing brackets.
Bracket positions differ by model
Rarity. Carried by every British military Land Rover from the Series to the Wolf; brackets are still listed as Land Rover parts and ex-MoD tools sell on eBay and at surplus dealers.
Record: 3 sources; designation recorded; price recorded; production dates not established.
Specification
MAKERLand Rover Ltd (brackets 336347/336350/336351) and Mantec Engineering; tools to MoD pattern, United Kingdom
DESIGNATION / PARTPick axe support bracket 336347, pick head staple bracket 336350, pick axe retention plate 336351; pioneer tool bracket NSN 2540-99-128-3710
NATO STOCK NUMBER2540-99-128-3710
MADEdates not recorded
PRICE IN 2026£25.71 — LR Series current prices for the three Land Rover pick brackets: 336347 GBP 8.53, 336350 GBP 7.00, 336351 GBP 10.18; tools extra
RARITYCommon — Carried by every British military Land Rover from the Series to the Wolf; brackets are still listed as Land Rover parts and ex-MoD tools sell on eBay and at surplus dealers.
TOOLSGS shovel, pick head and helve, felling axe
BRACKETSpick support bracket 336347, pick head staple 336350, retention plate 336351, shovel spring clips; Mantec pattern also used
POSITIONS{"Wolf/Defender":"bonnet beside spare wheel and left wing top","Lightweight":"tailgate","Perentie":"wing brackets"}
ERA NOTEin service around 1958; introduction date not sourced
Fitment
Sources
lrseries.com/Land-Rover-Series-1-2-3-Militarynickslandrover.co.uk/pioneer-tools-and-cargo-rail/forum.militarylightweight.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=563Every source above was fetched and read when the record was made.