WWII "Military" Steering Wheel

MM could be IHC and your old forklifts got the steering wheel from same vendor, I'm positive IHC didn't make their own steering wheels back then, I think my KB-6 has a maker stamped on back of one of the spokes, I'll look later,

The Diamond T metal spoke wheel I had looked exactly the same Except Diamond T mounting was smooth tapered with key way, where IHC was mini spline,

my 1937 Diamond T had Clark forklift (plane loader) front and rear axles in it from the Diamond T factory, a Hercules motor, I bought my tie rod kits and brake parts for my T at the local Clark supply house, they even had NOS brake drums,,,,,,,,for $850.00 Each in 1990s

bought all my Hercules rod/main bearings, piston rings, valves etc. from White Motor Co. who bought out Hercules,,I think White has since been bought out too,

another military wheel, K-8 crane truck

https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/ ... 63922.html

The extra gauge in the dash is...oil pressure? It looks like a later addition, but it is not.
I've seen that gauge in that spot, before.
A military addition?

I believe it's a tach, that's exactly where the Sun Tach was originally mounted in my KB-6,

I replaced it with an 3 diamond IHC one, non functional till I find a cable drive distributor

The WWII-era K-7 I wrecked out had a hole in the same place, but it wasn't a tach, I don't think. Ammeter, oil pressure. It appears to be a military add on? The cab is essentially D-series, right?
Did the bigger KBs have a hole there?

they did not have a hole there from the factory,

I've seen em with tachs, air gauge, vacuum gauge,

maybe military like to punch holes in em, but my KB-6 isn't military and has exact same spot punched out,

BRJ, The reason why I ask is that the US War Department had a list of things that were mandatory as equipment if you wanted to sell vehicles to them. Once they were purchased by the military the vehicles were called "Ordnance Acceptances".
There is a very rare book out there that lists ALL serial numbers and "contracts" for the various vehicles. It may have hood numbers, as well.
Colonel Fred Crismon the author owned one of these books. Another military nut I've talked to has another. That book REALLY makes it clear whether or not your particular vehicle was US Military. I'd love to own this book. Fred Crismon took the time to photocopy a couple of pages from his copy of "ordnance acceptances" when I was researching my ex-National Guard 1939 Ford Ambulance.
What a nice guy he was!
Anyway, if you look at a WWII-era US War Dept. "TM-2800" manual you can see what I mean.
Some army trucks were required to have the spare tire located on the passenger side exterior. Some or most required a grille guard. Ambulances required extra air vents for the patients inside.
I'm wondering, then, if "seperate whatever gauge" was on this US War Dept list?
Old Military stuff is fascinating!

My K-7 .
Another weird round gauge in the dash...looks stockish.

Another military, https://portland.craigslist.org/grg/cto ... 77470.html

BRJ, what percentage is stock civilan and what is a US military adaptation?
I can see dash/ cowl looks civilian. Engine most likely is civilian.
I say...20% civilian and 80% newly designed and built to military specs?