The Holy Grail
of Gunsight's. Probably the rarest and most sought
after Gunsight of the early
war,
when Britain and its Commonwealth stood alone. The oval
glass reflector Gunsight was used throughout the Battle of
Britain and replaced soon after by the square glass
type.
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Mk II Reflector Oval Gunsight (pg1 Gun)
A/M 8B/1124 MK
II
This Gunsight is 100% original
in all respects including its glass.
You can see from the pictures this gunsight is complete in mint
condition including the reticule as seen from the picture
below. Everything works as it should the bulb holder removes
easily and contains its original bulb.
It was used by the RCAF and has a marking on the
oval top which confirms this, Dated 1941 probably one of the
last made in this style. You will not find a gunsight in any
better condition than this it is A1.
You can make out the oval sight in the
picture of
Stanford Tuck in his
Battle of Britain Hurricane.
You can also make out the oval sight in
the picture of Ginger Lacey in
his Battle of Britain
Spitfire.
£2400
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Mk II Reflector Oval Gunsight
2 (pg1 Gun)
This is a MK II Gunsight in
very nice condition, the oval top is a
top quality reproduction in alloy as you can see it
looks superb. The sighting rings are worn and although they
do function are not as tight as they should be and sometimes
slip. It comes complete with a bulb and bulb holder , the
gunsight other than the glass holder is totally original
with a nice clean data plate. All in all an excellent
substitute for the very rare oval gunsight used during the
Battle of Britain at a fraction of the cost of a totally
original sight.
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Pilots of 303
(Polish) Squadron walking away from a Hurricane
Reserved
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Original Hurricane Gunsight mount (pg1 Gun)
This is an incredibly rare
ORIGINAL Gunsight mount
specifically made for the Hurricane. It is in superb
condition and should fly again subject to the relevant
checks. This is the first one I have seen in 15 years and is
an incredible find.
Seen in situ
below in a Hurricane cockpit
£995
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Mk II Reflector Night Fighter Gunsight (pg1 Gun)
This is a very rare Mk II
Reflector Gunsight used in night fighters. It differs from
the standard MK II in having only one ring which is in
either shut or open position. In the open position it
projects a single circle with a dot in the centre you can
compare this with the other MK II shown., this image is
projected as white light rather than orange in the daytime
sight. In this way it produces much less glare. In
superb original condition complete with bulb and bulb holder
it is in full working condition.
A/M 8B/2362
Dated 1943
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One of the lesser
known episodes in the operational history of the Spitfire is
its use as a night fighter. During the winter 1941/1942 it
was feared that the night Blitz of the year before might be
repeated in 1942. During 1941, the Hurricane was deployed by
several squadrons for night duties, proving largely
indifferent as the night fighter but having some success in
the night intruder role. For interception duties, higher
performance was required and therefore a decision was made
to convert some of the Spitfire Mk. V squadrons to night
fighting duties. After a sort lived career as a night
fighter the roll was taken over in the main by twin engine
aircraft which were allot safer to fly at night. The
Mosquito and the Beaufighter becoming formidable foes as
night interceptors.
A Mk Vb
Spitfire Nightfighter
The Nos. 111, 65 and 41 Squadrons were
assigned for the new role. The aircraft were repainted in
night camouflage and the units commenced training in night
flying and interception during winter 1941/1942.
It was envisaged that the Spitfires
would be gradually vectored to their targets by searchlights
pointing in the direction of flight. At the right moment,
the searchlights would also need to keep the bomber
illuminated so that the fighter's pilot could open fire.
This tactics received a code name
Smack
£875
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Mk I Projector Gunsight (pg1 Gun)
Classic projector gunsight in
very good original condition, the recital is in perfect
condition and you can clearly see the sighting ring when a
light source is introduced. Identical the reflector type of
sight I do not believe there is any difference other than
the way they are named. Used in all Wartime RAF fighters.
A/M 8B/2519
Projector Type 1 Mk 1
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£575
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The glass has
a small chip bottom left as seen in the picture right. This
does not affect its operation.
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Reflector Rocket Mk II Gun Sight (pg1 Gun)
This is a classic Mk II
reflector Gun sight with Rocket firing
modification.
Most commonly used in low
level attack aircraft like the Typhoon and Rocket firing
Spitfire's and Hurricane's. Complete with it's bulb holder
and attaching wiring. Just add a bulb and and its fully
operational. I have held it to a light source the reticule is in good condition with a nice
sighting ring. The angle of the glass is adjustable by
turning the knob marked degrees this allows for the drop off
of the rockets.
Dated 1943
A/M 8B/2483
£875
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Russian 37-mm automatic anti-aircraft Gunsight (61-K) 1939 model (pg 1 Gunsight)
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Here we have a 37-mm automatic
anti-aircraft gunsight (61-K) 1939 model.
The M1939 (61-K)
is a Russian-made 37mm anti-aircraft gun which was developed
during the late 1930s and used during the Second World War.
The 61-K was accepted for service in Russian army in 1939
under the designation of the 37 mm Automatic Anti-aircraft
Cannon M1939 and the first order placed for 900 units. It is
believed that total production amounted to almost 20,000
weapons with final deliveries made in 1945. The M-1939 is
operated by a crew of eight soldiers. The effectiveness of
the 37-mm automatic anti-aircraft gun M1939 against modern
aircraft is very limited and it has no poor weather or
all-weather capability. The M1939 is not limited for
anti-air defense but could be also used as anti-tank gun
system. The M1939 is no longer in service with the Russian
armed forces but many countries in Middle East and Africa
still use this type of anti-aircraft gun
M1939 61-K 37mm
anti-aircraft gun
Sight AZP-37-1M is
designed for solving projectile hitting of targets by
developing pre-emption target coordinates from the available
data about its speed, range, rate, dive or pitch-up angle.
Distance to the target is determined by the
stereodalnomerom or by eye. The sight is mounted on a
bracket fixed to the cradle. Separate sight's are placed on
both the left and right side of the gun. The left side of
the sight consists of a table, the table drive, mechanisms
dive, nose-up and stabilization of the course. The right
side of the sight of the drives is the speed and range, the
differential and the compensator. In addition, the tubular
body attached to the right-hand box of sight and
differential housing of the drive shaft, assembled
compensator, and cheeks bracket mounted sighting
parallelogram with collimators . The sight is designed
for firing at ranges of up to 4000 m with a target speed of
1.6 to 140 m / s and the maximum angle of the dive or
pitch-up at 70 degrees. As can be seen its in mint condition
and complete with all its tools, mounts cables, spare
parts and two comprehensive manuals.
£399
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B17 Flying Fortress Mk 18 Giro Gunsight (pg1 Gun)
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The Mk 18 and MK 14 Giro
Gunsight was the American Sperry version of the British MK
II Gunsight. The Mk 14 was fitted to the Mustang and other
US Airforce Fighter aircraft and the MK 18 was the turret
version. Both types being used extensively in WWII and the
Korean war. Although designed for use in turrets there does
seem to be some evidence that they were also occasionally
used in some fighters such as the Mustang and the later
Sabre jet fighter in Korea.
This Gunsight was generally fitted to the
Martin 250 CE which is a
24 volt, electrically operated turret containing two .50
calibre machine guns. Four ammunition boxes provide 1600
rounds of ammunition. It was mounted on the top of the
aircraft, about mid-way down the fuselage.
This turret was used on
American bombers such as the A-20 Havoc, B-24 Liberator,
B-17 Flying Fortress, and B-26 Marauder. During the war, the
Royal Canadian Air Force realized the limitations of their
.303 calibre machine guns and took steps to switch from the
hydraulically operated Fraser-Nash mid-upper turrets to the
Martin. However, this modification was only included on the
last 276 of the 431 Canadian built Lancasters.
B 24
Liberator
B17 Flying
Fortress
Canadian
built MK X Lancaster
This Gunsight is
complete and in superb condition and a great addition for
any serious Gunsight collector.
£575
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B 25 Static Gunsight (pg1 Gun)
This is an original World War
Two North American B-25C Mitchel Medium Bomber Upper turret
backup metal gunsight.. The sight is designed to be used if
the electric sight fails. It is 4 1/2x 2 x 2 inches. This
manual post and small ring sight could have be used on
several aircraft as a small sight. The B-25 was used by the
AAF to bring the war to Japan with the famous Dolittle raid
of Tokyo lead by Col. Dolittle in early 1942. The B-25 is a
twin engine bomber a crew of 5 or 6. Probably used in other
USAF bombers with the same turrets.
£55
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Gun Harmoniser(pg1 Gun)
Mint condition gun harmoniser.
Beautiful optical Instrument in stainless steel. Used by
armourers to harmonise the guns with the gun cameras. This
was slotted into the camera through a panel on the wing.
£75
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Sabre Gunsight (pg1 gunsight)
A Sabre
gunsight. One of the Few early Jets to see action. Used
extensively during the Korean War. This item is
particularly interesting as it comes with a stores ticket that
identifies the aircraft this came from. An RAF version
of this second generation Jet fighter.
Mk VI Sabre
Registration
626.
Worthy of
further research
£280
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A brief history of
RAF
Mustang Operations..
The Mustang’s achievements in WW2 with
the USAAF tend to overshadow its work with the RAF, who of
course took the aircraft in to combat before the Americans
ever did. RAF operations can be grouped in to three types:
a. Army Co-operation
including low level recce, naval strike using Allison
engined P51A’s or Mustang 1/ll’s. Some also acted as low
level interceptors against low flying German raiders.
b. Long range escort missions for coastal
strike and bomber operations using Mustang lll’s and lV’s.
c. Ground attack and general fighter
support using Mustang lll’s and lV’s.
a. The RAF loved the early Mustangs
and it was very much missed when the production line closed
in favour of the Merlin engined B’s and C’s. As a low level
fighter the P51A had few equals in speed and range, even if
its agility was exceeded by the low altitude cropped wing
Spitfire Mk V’s. Mustangs saw action all over Western Europe
including Dieppe flying in ones and twos at ranges
Spitfire’s could only dream about in their armed versions.
Mustangs had the standard day scheme of green/brown uppers
and sky undersides later replaced by the green/Ocean
Grey/Medium Sea Grey scheme. Markings were a standard mix of
B roundels on the upper wings and C and C1’s on the under
sides of the wings and fuselage sides (A’s on the green/Dark
Earth versions). The RAF also had some of the 20mm cannon
armed aircraft designated 1a’s. The last Mustang 1/ll
squadron kept their aircraft until 1945. All others having
been replaced by other types or Merlin Mustang versions
These gunsight's differ from British
design in that the gunsight image was projected onto the
windscreen rather than a reflector glass.
RAF Mustang Gun sight B (pg1 Gun)
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RAF Mustang Gun sight A (pg1 Gun)
This gun sight was used in the P51
Mustang. What makes this particular gun sight rare is the
fact it was produced for use in the
Mustangs supplied to the RAF. We can tell this by the
Air ministry label with the Kings
crown. Although not in A1 condition it appears
complete. A very collectable piece for the gun sight
enthusiast.
There are two
available the first one under is in better condition
but the round glass at the top is broken. Any good local
glass supplier should be able to cut a new one for you, its
only ordinary 2mm glass
£185
RAF Mustang Gun sight B (pg1 Gun)
Gunsight nos 2 not in quite such good condition but the
glass is OK
£185
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Reflector Gun sight Turret (pg1gunsight)
A nice early turret gun sight A/M crown
Mk 111A
A/M 8B/1588
Dated 1941
£95
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Bofors L1A1C Sight
(pg1 Gun)
A very rare
gunsight made for use on a Bofors antiaircraft gun. The gun
crews had several methods to sight the weapon on a target.
Each gun platoon (four guns) had an M5 Director, connected
by cables to the guns and all fed by a common generator. In
this configuration, the platoon could engage a single target
simultaneously. However, in combat the crews preferred to
use the Bofors speed-ring sights. The crew of each weapon
had an azimuth and elevation tracker seated in bucket seats
on each side of the weapon. The elevation tracker had a foot
pedal to fire the gun when the sight picture was right. Each
40mm round had a tracer element to aid in correcting the
lead when the first rounds missed. Later in the war, the M-5
Director was replaced by the M-7 Computing Sight ("Weissight"),
an "on-carriage" aiming device mounted on the gun with
tracking telescopes for the azimuth and elevation trackers.
The M7 Computing Sight eliminated the need for a separate
director section, its director, generator, cables, and
centralized control.
See this
link
sight-e-aanm.htm
£225
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Giro Gun Sight Recorder(pg1 Gun)
Mint in box
does exactly what it says on the box. A very rare item sits
on top of the Bomber type Ace Maker Giro Gun sight.
£85
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Mounting for Giro Gunsight (pg1 gun)
This is a really rare piece you will see a few Gunsights
before you come across the mount. Used in both Bombers and
Fighters for mounting the MKII Acemaker Giro Gunsight, 100% original in
good condition.
This mounting is also suitable for attaching the cathode
ray tube from Village Inn.
£249
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B17/B24 K 10 Compensating Gunsight (pg1 gun)
very good original condition K 10 compensating
Gunsight. This rare Gunsight was fitted only in the rear
turret of the B17 and B24
heavy Bomber and other USAF Wartime Bombers.
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£575
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Gun Sighting Telescope (pg2arm)
Not really something you would normally
find on this site buts its a lovely quality piece of kit.
Maybe it was used for anti aircraft guns ? I don't have a
clue. The quality of this item is however indisputable. As
new in its original box.
£350
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OSRAM Gunsight Bulb (pg1 gun)
GUNSIGHT X951260
22V 12W M.C.C
Mint in unopened packet
£4.99 each
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Rocket firing Reflector Gunsight Glass holder(pg1 Gun)
This is an original Gunsight
glass holder which sits on the top of the lens. Fits all MK
II and projector Wartime RAF Gunsights. It has the rocket
firing attachment and is in relic condition and has clearly
been recovered from a crashed aircraft so almost certainly
has fired in anger. Unfortunately its history has been lost
and so no exact details are known. Commonly used by rocket
firing Typhoons.
£225
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Reflector Gunsight Glass holder(pg1 Gun)
This is an original Gunsight
glass holder which sits on the top of the lens. Fits all MK
II and projector Wartime RAF Gunsights.
£225
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MK II Spare Gun Sight lens in box (pg1gunsight)
Spare lens fits practically all
Reflector Gun sights of the RAF fighter type in its original
box with sighting ring.
£375
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The picture seen right is: A
G1 sight mounted on a Bristol B.1 turret. The gunner placed
his chin on the pad to steady his aim.
Its therefore an interesting piece of history in its own
right and almost certainly less numerous than the standard
reflector Gunsight.
£250
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Prismatic Gunsight (pg1 gun)
Prismatic Sights - Pt 2
Messrs Ross Ltd produced four type 'A' sights, to be given
comparative tests with reflector sights in a Gloster
Gladiator. The type 'B' was produced for use in turrets, but
the small 20 mm (0.78 in) eyepiece proved a drawback, and it
was soon replaced by the Mk III reflector sight. All work on
prismatic sights was finally abandoned in 1940.
The G1 was used as the
optical head of the Mk 1 Gyro, seen under and some Bristol
B.1 turrets used it, but from 1940 onwards the reflector
sight became standard apart from the ring and bead sights
used on some free-mounted guns
Seen under
in situ on top of the MK I Giro Gunsight
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Bofors anti aircraft sight ring (pg1 arm)
This is an original sight
ring for a Bofors antiaircraft gun
The ring
is 9 1/2" in diameter.
The Bofors anti aircraft gun was adopted by the British Army
in 1937 as its standard light AA weapon in a
single-barrelled, air-cooled version. It was a great success
and demand exceeded production until 1943. The quality of
the gun was such that the Royal Navy also started fitting it
to ships in 1941, before adopting a purpose-designed
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Reflector Gunsight Bulbs (pg1 gun)
Genuine 12volt wartime bulbs for the
standard MKII reflector Gunsight fitted to Spitfire's ,
Hurricanes and pretty much every wartime RAF fighter. Used
in other versions of the wartime reflector and projector
sights. In good working order as new, bring that
Gunsight back to life.
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Reflector Gunsight Plug (pg1 gun)
Gunsight plug attaches to the lead
connected to the gunsight and screws onto a male plug on the
instrument panel.
A/M 5C/890
£25.00
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Reflector Gunsight Plug and socket (pg1 gun)
As above but with cockpit which
attaches to the instrument panel
£55.00
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