is this back armour?

Look forward to seeing them side by side when you get round to it.

6mm would it have been metric thickness thats if your bothered about been fully acurate and mild steel or probably hardened.

Sorry can’t help on the paint.

Still would be a nice project for you. good luck.

Hi Alan,

not very technical but I clamped mole grips to the thickest remaining part and measured the space between the jaws. Comes out as 6 millimeters. Not sure how accurate this would be as regard the orignal thickness. Most of this piece is a lot thinner than that and was when I got it. It is ver fragile across the center where most of the corrosion is. I think I have to mount it to a board if it is to survive for many more years, so I like the suggestion of making a copy then mounting them.

How thick is the (remaining) metal ?

That’s a good idea Piston Power.

what would the proper colour be? As there is no paint left on this. Would it be the same as Hurricane head armour? As I have one of those still with original paint.

Jdh

Can you make yourself a replica from some sheet steel painted exact colour and pop them side by side?

Frame them both for keeps sake.

Shame to let the gypsies take it for scrap.:D

Thanks ian and c.n

that is good to know, that I was not being duped! I now have to think what to do with it as it is pretty past it. Does not seem right to leave it in the garden though!

Jdh

Yes it is rear seat armour, as fitted to a MK1 spitfire.

Certainly looks like it, though has seen better days!