Spitfire(?) mystery grip button to be identified

Good evening,

After a thourough examination, conclusions are :

– abolutely no part mumber or marking at all on this switch
– it’s attached to the gun button by 3 screws,
– no visible wiring going out of it. So, if there is any wiring, it’s going directly through the gun button to which it is attached.

Laurent

Good evening,

After a thourough examination, conclusions are :

– abolutely no part mumber or marking at all on this switch
– it’s attached to the gun button by 3 screws,
– no visible wiring going out of it. So, if there is any wiring, it’s going directly through the gun button to which it is attached.

Laurent

Good day,

Thanks for the answers.

Will look closely at any part number and wiring this evening.

Laurent

Good day,

Thanks for the answers.

Will look closely at any part number and wiring this evening.

Laurent

I think it’s probably experimental and something that did not enter production. I’m guessing if it’s not armament related (guns/bombs/r.p.) it must be a Press-to-transmit button of some sort but I’m not convinced.

Whatever it is, it’s a real rarity and I hope we can indentify it!

In my collecting in the 1970/80’s I had low grade examples of this grip.

I suspect it is electrical and operated by the gun firing ‘thumb’ in all three firing modes. Posibilities are manual Camera Gun or Rocket projectiles. It might even just be ‘Camera Gun Only’ for training.

Mark

I think it’s probably experimental and something that did not enter production. I’m guessing if it’s not armament related (guns/bombs/r.p.) it must be a Press-to-transmit button of some sort but I’m not convinced.

Whatever it is, it’s a real rarity and I hope we can indentify it!

In my collecting in the 1970/80’s I had low grade examples of this grip.

I suspect it is electrical and operated by the gun firing ‘thumb’ in all three firing modes. Posibilities are manual Camera Gun or Rocket projectiles. It might even just be ‘Camera Gun Only’ for training.

Mark

Studying your photos, it (the switch) appears to have been designed to closely match the dimensions of the gun button. Its construction looks not dissimilar to the gun button too, so I wonder if its of Dunlop manufacture? In fact it almost looks as though it is attached to the gun button using the standard screw holes and, perhaps, longer screws? Any marks, or part numbers on it?

I assume it’s an electrical switch, so is there any indication as to where the wiring was routed, etc?

The grip’s covering is the later pattern so I expect we are looking at a Spitfire/Seafire grip rather than Lysander.

I think it’s probably experimental and something that did not enter production. I’m guessing if it’s not armament related (guns/bombs/r.p.) it must be a Press-to-transmit button of some sort but I’m not convinced.

Whatever it is, it’s a real rarity and I hope we can indentify it!

Studying your photos, it (the switch) appears to have been designed to closely match the dimensions of the gun button. Its construction looks not dissimilar to the gun button too, so I wonder if its of Dunlop manufacture? In fact it almost looks as though it is attached to the gun button using the standard screw holes and, perhaps, longer screws? Any marks, or part numbers on it?

I assume it’s an electrical switch, so is there any indication as to where the wiring was routed, etc?

The grip’s covering is the later pattern so I expect we are looking at a Spitfire/Seafire grip rather than Lysander.

I think it’s probably experimental and something that did not enter production. I’m guessing if it’s not armament related (guns/bombs/r.p.) it must be a Press-to-transmit button of some sort but I’m not convinced.

Whatever it is, it’s a real rarity and I hope we can indentify it!

It’s a push roller, i mean you can roll it when pushed.

Laurent

It’s a push roller, i mean you can roll it when pushed.

Laurent

I saw it but had run out of money. Is it a button or a roller? If it is a roller could be a ‘guns armed’ cover?

I saw it but had run out of money. Is it a button or a roller? If it is a roller could be a ‘guns armed’ cover?