Mystery milsurp item, info needed
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My vote is a gun camera .
It's a gun camera or its magazine. That would explain the the sighting notch. I could make out most of the label on the inner flange: THE WILLIAMSON MFG. CO. LTD. LONDON
That explains all the orientation studs on the case; for alignment and stabilty.
Found a gun camera magazine DATED 1953; same manufacturer:
WILLIAMSON MFG. CO. LTD.
LONDON & READING
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Now you're just being a tit. A machine gun.
Well the shape should tell you something....
As far as I can determine this fits on top of a Lewis gun in place of the pan magazine. Which makes it rather interesting as I was not aware that the Lewis was much used in WW2. I am guessing that it must have been used as part of the British Commonwealth Training program for training air gunners. I am not sure what kind of aircraft would have been used to mount such a thing.
As far as I can determine this fits on top of a Lewis gun in place of the pan magazine. Which makes it rather interesting as I was not aware that the Lewis was much used in WW2. I am guessing that it must have been used as part of the British Commonwealth Training program for training air gunners. I am not sure what kind of aircraft would have been used to mount such a thing.
fat tony
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
For Vickers K gun? There is a front sight base for the K gun which sticks up a bit directly in front of the magazine. The camera lens assembly would have to be higher than this base.
In addition this would be a training gun camera for obvious rrasons.
ground use conversion just to show the location of the front sight bases.
In addition this would be a training gun camera for obvious rrasons.
ground use conversion just to show the location of the front sight bases.
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