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Post by Peter Wells on Jul 7, 2011 12:48:07 GMT 1
This item was sold to me as "Lewis Blank Adaptor".  Having scratched my head a few times and tried to fit it somehwere to the gun and Magazine, I have come to the conclusion that it is NOT for the Lewis or Vickers K. Dimensions - 140mm diameter and 1.2mm thick. Steel plate, brass bracket, copper rivets. No markings at all. Any ideas? Bren drum? TIA |
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Post by woodsy on Jul 7, 2011 21:38:11 GMT 1
Peter, the Lewis magazine adapter for blank ammo was a circular plate with a notch out of it for feeding, which fitted onto the magazine rotor to support the noses of the short Mk V blanks in a single layer. Your plate does not have the neccessary notch for feeding so is clearly not for the Lewis. I cannot see any way that it could be adapted to the Bren or K mags as they are fully enclosed. You have a mystery plate that we all need to research!  |
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Post by Peter Wells on Jul 8, 2011 8:24:45 GMT 1
Thanks Rod. I'm relieved that I'm not the only one stumped by this.
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Post by Richard Fisher on Jul 9, 2011 12:01:00 GMT 1
Possibly part of one of the camera guns?
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Post by Peter Wells on Jul 11, 2011 9:46:08 GMT 1
Could be Richard - but it could also be a part of something completely unrelated to firearms or even ther military. Unusual that it has no markings of any sort - very un-British!
I queried it with the seller, Don Bell of Omega in the US, and he is also stumped and suggested I send them back for a refund but it's hardly worth the effort.
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