Hi All
I am very rarely beaten by a relic, but this thing has defied identification for quite some time now.
Recovered from a British army dump site, this piece is quite heavy and about six inches from tip to tip, and about 2.5 inches at its widest point. This is one of numerous examples of the same item recovered from the site. Every single item recovered from this site has come from a weapon or weapon mount, armourer's tools, case catcher bags etc. etc. It is definitely something military given it came from in among known WW2 relics, but what the hell is it!!??
The site has produced weapon and tripod parts from Browning MG, Vickers MG, Bren, Besa, Lewis, Lee-Enfield, Sten and many more, but I simply cannot track this piece down. It could be part of a tripod, or perhaps a grenade launcher mount, or possibly part of a firing mechanism, but I just can't find it!!
The hollow rod has a thread at the base which shows something screwed into it. The piece on the other end, offset, would have originally moved up and down and has some sort of cam inside.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Kind regards
RRPG
I am very rarely beaten by a relic, but this thing has defied identification for quite some time now.
Recovered from a British army dump site, this piece is quite heavy and about six inches from tip to tip, and about 2.5 inches at its widest point. This is one of numerous examples of the same item recovered from the site. Every single item recovered from this site has come from a weapon or weapon mount, armourer's tools, case catcher bags etc. etc. It is definitely something military given it came from in among known WW2 relics, but what the hell is it!!??
The site has produced weapon and tripod parts from Browning MG, Vickers MG, Bren, Besa, Lewis, Lee-Enfield, Sten and many more, but I simply cannot track this piece down. It could be part of a tripod, or perhaps a grenade launcher mount, or possibly part of a firing mechanism, but I just can't find it!!
The hollow rod has a thread at the base which shows something screwed into it. The piece on the other end, offset, would have originally moved up and down and has some sort of cam inside.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Kind regards
RRPG
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