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    Darren,
    The unpainted version has a spare plastic foresight blade on it which I placed to see if I was going to use the bowl part on the finished version. The finished "G" is absolutely as the PAM stipulates, foldable and blade as spec.
    I am currently machining the large knurled knobs to place beneath the telescopes because the normal brackets that hold the telescope to the side of the weapon are a horrendous piece to carve or make, unless I was incarcerated on Devils Island for years of course.

    I sat scratching my head at the task ahead of me on the venturi opening lever, and then saw my spade hanging on the pound shop double hook in the workshop, which when cut in half and bent to shape did the job and even had the rib running down the centre.
    Just got a friendly tailor to make me a canvas laced boot for tyhe venturis as per PAM and now laced up and fitted.
    More pics tomorrow as I get closer to DDAY!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gil Boyd View Post
    Darren,
    The unpainted version has a spare plastic foresight blade on it which I placed to see if I was going to use the bowl part on the finished version. The finished "G" is absilutely as the PAM stipulates.
    I am currently maching the large knurled knobs to place beneath the telescopes because the normal brackets that hold the telescope to the side of the weapon are a horrendous pice to carve or make, unless I was incarcerated on Devils Island for years.

    I sat scratching my head at the task ahead of me on the venturi opening lever, and then saw my spade hanging on the pound shop double hook, which when cut in half and bent to shape did the job and even had the rib running down the centre.
    Just got a freindly tailor ro make me a canvas laced boot as per PAM and now fitted.
    More pics tomorrow as I get closer to DDAY!
    Very good, I can't say I was 100% on that without looking it up first, we generally fired them with the telescopes fitted, so my memory on the iron's could very well have been incorrect. The Ventri lock work came out quite well I think, and the knobs are a dead ringer for actual, the whole project is outside my skill level that much is for certain.

    Late Edit: While not a Canadianicon weapon, this is the sight I was accustomed to looking through:


    For general rambling:
    The Canadian ones had a 1/2" wide rubber band that encircled the rear of the ventri as a "harmonic damper" rumour in the ranks was that if you fired the gun without the band it would shatter, however I am certain it was just to keep it from ringing like a bell upon firing. I think this band was not included in the updated polymer models. I remember the monopod was this odd inverted T with a coil spring in the stem that made the gun flop around like some green jack in the box when placed on the ground. Good weapon, just a little lacking in the ergonomics department, however the dual purpose, instant/delayed detonation rounds were a clever idea, on the range they would knock holes in the old Sherman tanks hulls with ease.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sentryduty View Post
    it was just to keep it from ringing like a bell upon firing
    That would be the correct reason.
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