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[oilstain]

On a recent visit to a auto jumble I bought a window
Only because the seller said it was from a army LR ambulance and because I'm a sucker and it was cheap I bought it!
1 section of glass slides and it is in solid  LR frame and seems very well made but at this point have no idea what I will use it for.
Do you think it may be from a mod LR or perhaps some other type of truck, the glass is dated 1988 if that helps?

[DogDave]

Doesn’t look like army ambulance to me for a couple reasons. Firstly every MOD ambulance I can think of had tinted windows in the back and that glass is clear.

1988 would be the early 127 ambulances, either a late Marshall or early locomotors. They tended to have quite large rear windows.

I’d wondered could it be for bulkhead between cab and back but every image I can find is of completely square ones so don’t think it’s that.

Could be civvy ambulance or some special order thing for MOD - it’s unusual that’s for sure.

[oilstain]

^^^
I fear your right but it seemed cheap

but it would be nice to now what it was for...

[The Shed]

Reminds me of old style Bus windows.

[oilstain]

Reminds me of old style Bus windows.

The more I look at it I think your right, a bus or mini bus?
but a very odd size

[The Shed]

Maybe before your time  . But they would have a large window with two smaller opening above.

[diffwhine]

My money is on it being a window for a horse box or a canal boat or suchlike.

[oilstain]

I can see how it would work on a horse box 

or just this one on top of a larger bottom window but would the frames not be joined

Unless I can think of a use I may put it on ebay, but thanks for your ideas

[Genem]

The standard MoD Ambulance of our vintage would be the Marshall bodied jobs.

[Calum]

Very much of the style of 'Moydon', later became 'Fulham Vehicle Windows' who made the windows for Carawagons (probably a boat suppliers originally?). Those types of windows seem to be made to any sort of size from long extrusions cut to length. Well made as you say, if you have a use for it...