Stopping power is provided by mechanical external contracting brakes. The vertical volute suspension system was carried over from the preceding M3 and utilizes six spoked road wheels per side in addition to idler wheels out back and track tensioner rollers mounted to the top of each bogie. The drilled hole in the 75mm main gun is covered with green tape, and several hatches will require new bushings according to the seller, who also notes difficulty in manually turning the turret when connected to the hydraulic traversing mechanism. Features include 3″ armor plating, externally mounted pioneer tools, a demilitarized main gun, and a turret-mounted resin replica. The rotating turret is said to have been overhauled under current ownership, and Bondo was applied to the 75mm main gun. This example was refurbished and painted in its current olive drab with reproduction US Army markings under previous ownership in France. It was predominantly exported under the Lend-Lease Act and was used by Russian, British, Canadian, New Zealand, Free Polish, and Free French forces during World War II. The M4A4 was introduced July 1942 and featured a welded hull that was longer than the preceding M4A3. This M4A4 Sherman is now offered in Texas with five replacement periscopes, a spare road wheel, and a bill of sale. An oil change was performed in February 2022. Service performed under current ownership reportedly included an overhaul of the rotating turret and bodywork along with a service of the electrical and cooling systems. Features include 3″ armor plating, externally mounted pioneer tools, a demilitarized 75mm main gun, and a replica roof-mounted machine gun. The welded hull is finished in olive drab with reproduction US Army markings, and power comes from a replacement 18-liter Ford GAA V8 paired with a five-speed manual transmission. It was imported to the US in 2016 and was donated to the Museum of the American G.I.
It is said to have been recovered from the British Army’s Salisbury Plain gunnery range and spent time in Northern Ireland before it was refurbished and displayed at the Normandy Tank Museum in Catz, France. This 1943 Sherman tank is one of 7,499 M4A4 variants produced by Chrysler’s Detroit Tank Arsenal between July 1942 and November 1943.
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