No, I dont know what its from either, but someone might recognise this lightweight handle. Found buried on an airfield along with other airfield and aircraft related junk. No markings apparent, and not a vehicle/engine starting handle as the ‘dog’ is not the type to disengage easily.
Another long shot but you never know:)
By: Denis - 4th April 2012 at 07:14
Tangmere,
Any chance of posting a photograph of your examples as a comparison?
Many thanks if you can find the time:)
By: Denis - 31st March 2012 at 23:30
Full measurements are as follows:
Brass handle 6½ inches long, with half an inch of steel tube welded to the
tapered Main shaft which is 8 inches long. That is welded to a 1½ inch steel tube four inches long up to the ¾ inch collar of the adjustable bit. Then the ‘dog’ is exactly 2 inches long with the slot ¾ long by ½ wide.
I cant do better than that 🙂
By: pagen01 - 31st March 2012 at 22:59
lightweight as in carried on board an aircraft maybe?
I wondered if the older Air Raid Sirens had a small detachable handle like that.
Maybe a winding handle for an aircrafts’ trailing aerial?
How long is the leg of the handle?
Baz, yep definitely very under nourished for hangar door winder!
Just guessing really!:o
By: Dobbins - 31st March 2012 at 22:50
Narrowed down to Mossie, Spit, Typhoon, Tempest…
By: VACB - 31st March 2012 at 22:47
Looks like it may be a Merlin engine starter handle.
By: bazv - 31st March 2012 at 22:45
Yes Hangar doors were/are normally square drive 🙂
The Hangar that I am based in now still has the original type square drive ‘Andles’ …mid 30’s ‘C’type.
Mind you up until a year or so ago we were in our beloved WW1 twin bay GS shed…with no ‘Andles’…they were still ‘Handraulic’ AKA ‘Armstrong’ 🙂
By: Rigga - 31st March 2012 at 22:42
Looks like a winch or gearbox winding handle with a long engagement slot and possbly a retaining boss/bolt.
Definately not a starting handle.
By: Denis - 31st March 2012 at 22:26
definitely not a post!
‘arf arf:)
Yes it is finished off a little too good for that MM, The dog is adjustable in length too. lightweight as in carried on board an aircraft maybe?
By: Denis - 31st March 2012 at 22:23
Castle Camps
By: pagen01 - 31st March 2012 at 22:20
Another ‘identify this’ post!
definitely not a post!
Could it be an ARS handle? Was wondering initially if it was a hangar door mech handle but looks to ‘nice’ with that brass hand grip!
By: Dobbins - 31st March 2012 at 22:19
which airfield and what was based there?
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