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Where have you been since 1988 Flying 10? The Enfield PR moved to Nottingham and a few years ago was gifted to the nation, lock stock and barrel, to the Royal Armouries. Now it's all at Leeds. And some say, not for the better either.
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09-25-2015 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by
Mr E
well I have done alot of dimensioning from photos and I am going to go with a guess of 24" for the rear leg and 20" for the front legs
I would love to see a picture when you have it completed.
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What would look good and be relatively simple to fabricate would be one of the various 'fortress' type Vickers mountings as used in fixed fortified positions. In view of the shortage of tripods in the US, maybe that's an alternative idea. Where there's a will, there's an EASY way and all that......... Plenty of examples in the Goldsmith Grand Old Lady book
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Wish I could read that book, but it’s VERY expensive. Over $500 here.
There’s a scale drawing of the tripod on page 10 here
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I've got plenty of Ian's SAID Series booklets on the Vickers MMG. It's a great little reference. I've referenced mine about a zillion times along with most of the others.
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Does any-one know what the original idea of producing the lightweight MK4 tripod was? Was it intended for Airborne Use? Or perhaps, it was an idea to save time and material in wartime? Also the Mk4 would need a much less skilled worker to produce it?
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Airborne use as they were container dropped and far lighter than the brass casting. Made/cast by Phillips Radio works on the A4 West Way. Where Harold Turpin made the first two Sten Guns. The casting was so bad it looked like it was sintered.
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Originally Posted by
Mr E
I am trying to make a tripod for my vickers and I need a few measurements from the legs
I need to know the length of the legs, the diameter and the foot size.
thanks
Cant help with the size of the legs but can help with the transit chest size if your looking at making one.
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I think that you ought to invest in the Goldsmith Grand old Lady book Flying 10. It answers all the Q's pictorially too.
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