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Not British
Posted by Alan Hulme on Sun Feb 29, 2004 05:45:56 AM
In reply top I think its English posted by Rob Rohr on Sat Feb 28, 2004 05:21:49 PM
The turret bears no similarity with any British turret I've ever seen. I'm not claiming to be an expert but I'm restoring several Frazer-Nash turrets and also have a Boulton-Paul Type C.
The construction is nothing like you'd find in a British turret. On both F.N. and B.P. turrets, most of the mechanism was fitted on and around the turret rings and associated structures, leaving the cupola as a simple and light-weight structure constructed mainly of square section and L-section alloy framework, with multiple glazed panels.
This turret reminds me of one owned by a pal here in North-West England. He claimed it to be a H.E. 177 rear turret and I couldn't argue with him.
I'd work along those lines, German or American maybe, British almost certainly not.
Regards all.