Had this thing around for a while now....no idea what it is for. It is Air Ministry marked, and apparently for a .50 gun of some kind. I've poured through online schematics and come up empty. It is 1/4 inch steel - 18cm long, and 5.5cm wide.
Odd Air Ministry Marked Chunk o' Steel for .50 Caliber Gun - Need Help!
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It looks like a profile gauge for the "Cover Extractor Spring" in the .50 Browning machine gun.
A tech would lay the spring on the curved edge of the gauge to determine if it was within spec.
In the British world this spring was know as the Spring Guide Transporter.
A tech would lay the spring on the curved edge of the gauge to determine if it was within spec.
In the British world this spring was know as the Spring Guide Transporter.
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That's clearly the Spring Guide Transporter.It transports the spring guide. To where and how, I have no idea.
Excellent observation.
NavyShooter
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Top right corner, below the top cover, 2nd item down, right below the "LEVER BELT FEED" is a bent spring, I suspect it's the gauge to see if the spring is in the correct shape.
Here's a view of it in a kit: 2nd item from the right.
Here's a view of it in a kit: 2nd item from the right.
