These books are getting so valuable I can't afford to read my copies anymore! :)
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These books are getting so valuable I can't afford to read my copies anymore! :)
They are worth what people are willing to pay, like anything else. If you want a copy of the "The Guns Of Dagenham" and if they go for say £200 a copy, that's the price you'll have to pay, I'm afraid.
Doing accurate drawings in CAD helps me think through the different design choices. OK, sure, I could get my T-square and triangle out of the shed and do it that way, but I've gotten use to CAD for my drawings. As for actually making this stuff, yes, hand fitting all the way once I've got a plan. CNC would be overkill.
Now that I've stumbled upon a picture of the early trigger bar with the spring & hinge (and realized what I was looking at!) I see what the original intent was and how close the design is to the MP28 II. Actually, it was seeing a detail picture of the MP28 II trigger bar that helped me understand what I was looking at in the Lanchester trigger housing picture. My parts kit has the later, solid trigger bar which lead to some confusion on my part.
Where's the secret stash?
If history is any guide; Davey Jones Locker.
In the event that anyone is still reviewing this thread, I have a question: has anyone seen a Lanchester which has both the rotational locking screw at the muzzle end of the barrel AND the locking screw through the magazine housing. I have seen an example, which is labelled as a Mark 1 on the mag housing. I know that the mag screw replaced the screw at the muzzle end of the barrel, but are there guns which have both?