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[Steve T]

It's the spout from the leather funnel for filling the water jacket of a Browning M1917  

[Steve T]

How about these?

Little more recognisable. Need the exact weapon they are from though......

[Waffenamt]

Wait til my cameras up and running buddy.. oh man alive,am i gonna give you the run about.

They are Vickers machine gun handles!

[Steve T]

Hehehehehehehehe

Bring it on..........I love expanding my knowledge of obscure ww2 items

[Guest Fred Karno's Army]

Right, Back on parade after a mad week on Anglesey no tinternet and lots of ale.I had not ignored the thread lol 

   H&J 

[Steve T]

Last one was Lewis MG spade grips.

Try this one........This is much easier......

 

[Guest Fred Karno's Army]

PIAT sight ?.

[Waffenamt]

Good answer Ham. My guess too although im pretty clueless with allied items.

 

Heres a tester one to jangle Steve T hopefully.

[Waffenamt]

@Steve T

[Steve T]

Correct! It is indeed the rear sight to a PIAT.

Your bit is interesting Waff. What dimensions is it?

[Waffenamt]

About 4" long and say 3" wide?

I think bronze or brass? Heavy little bleeder!

[Steve T]

Looks like an eyelet from the tip of a large piece of ordnance. Sits in the fuze well to protect it. Possibly

[Waffenamt]

About as close as you get buddy.

Indeed its part of the shackle from a parachute for the german mines dropped overland to blow the roofs off houses before an incendiary raid.

This one recovered from a Shropshire where it had hit a pylon and exploded. Imagine the blast to shear off that coupling! Eeesh!!

[Steve T]

Jeez! That would have been one hell of a bang!

Try this one......The clue with this one is the AM stamp

 

 

[Guest Fred Karno's Army]

Bomb fusing unit. Still no prizes 

[Steve T]

Nice H&J!!! Excellent ID. RAF bomb arming solenoid.

 

Sorry I've left this post for so long.....time to get it going again so.......

@Waffenamt and @Ham & Jam  What about this little nugget.....Rusted to hell and back but still recognisable............with a little lateral thinking.

 

 

 

[Guest Fred Karno's Army]

Bren carrying handle innit 

[Steve T]

Hmmmm.....obviously need to make these harder.

Try this one.........

 

[Martinf]

hose adapter for a Vickers

[Guest Fred Karno's Army]

@Martinf I've stopped answering you don't win anything,it's not fair lol. 

Going playing with my Lego......NOT FAIR 

Edited March 16, 2016 by Fred Karno's Army

[Steve T]

Not correct I'm afraid @Martinf

And @Ham & Jam......Spolil sport !!

 

[Steve T]

Time's UP!!!

Browning M1917 - Connector to fit the condenser pipe to the water jacket.

Next..................

[Steve T]

This post has been quiet for far too long. Previous one was aerial sights from a Vickers K or Lewis, (the jury is still out at the minute.....)

 

Try this one for size..........(I'll give you a clue on this.....it's USAAF related).

 

 

 

[HetzersGonnaHetz]

I know I know, but there's a reason for that hehe @Steve T  

[Guest Fred Karno's Army]

Ammunition roller feeder for wing guns USAAF.

 

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