Frazer Nash turret fans – identify this part?

Hi Colin – I pm’d you but no answer so far. Did you get my message?

wanted FN5 and FN50 parts

Can any of you turret fans help in the location of a FN5 and a FN50 turret rings .I have managed to obtain enough parts recreate both of these turrets , although most of these parts have been dug out of a dump they are slowly coming to life once again with a o lot of patience ,oil , sharp chisel and a big hammer!

Just need the rings now to bolt them onto , failing that has any one got the internal diameter of these rings?

Nearly forgot a quick message to turret boy ,i managed to locate a trigger assembly so i can now make a pattern to have new ones made ,thanks again…..colin:love-struck:

Hi whitley project are you still needing the tail turret accumaltor , if so please forward a pm as i dont how to do that yet?
I have some other tail turret parts which are surplus to my requirements as well……….colin

Hi Mike
Thats brilliant , i have the remains that fasten to the top of the hand grip and with the aid of your pictures i can now produce a pattern to have some made ,any chance of a picture of the the trigger on its own .thanks again colin

Hi Ballturret,

Sorry for the delay. Below are some views of the control triggers.

If you require more, please let me know.

Mike

Another call for help!
Can any one help with the overall dimension of the bottom edge of the main support frame for the mid upper?
This will be the distance inbetween the two outer blue markers ,thanks.:eagerness:

Thanks mike , i have the remains of a trigger but i could do with the dimensions of the thumb rest and how do they fasten to the hand grip……………?

Nice work Ballturret!

I can’t help you with mystery items, but I can get you pics of the thumb rest & triggers for your grips.

Heres a couple more pictures of turret parts , as you can i`ve already restored one of the control grips ,unfortunately both sets are missing the thum rest and triggers!
The other two items came of the mid upper turret vertical support frames but again what are they for?
The unit in the middle is a valve which still works and the other should have a piece of tube going vertically through it with a spring fixed inbetween the casting.
The last two pictures are of the FN5 rotary coupling , just to the right you can see the remains of the support frame that i have removed , should the cross section of this be a fold square edge U section with a half round recess rolled into it?……………..:confused:

I wish I could be of assistance. I’m not familiar with that type, but it does look interesting!

Welcome to the forum. Any chance you’ll share some photos of your projects?

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?51904-Gun-Turret-projects

I certainly will ,as i will require a few other items identifying.I should have some more pictures on the forumn in the next couple of days?:love-struck:

I wish I could be of assistance. I’m not familiar with that type, but it does look interesting!

Welcome to the forum. Any chance you’ll share some photos of your projects?

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?51904-Gun-Turret-projects

Thanks very much for the information , thats been a great help!
another item that i am presently restoreing is the mid upper turret fire interupter , theres a lever which you can see protrudeing just to the right of the main body.The left hand section attatches to a moving block which holds an electrical contact , what does the right hand attatch to????????[ATTACH=CONFIG]231932[/ATTACH]

Another nice find! It’s from a FN120 tail turret with the servo (ammunition) feed control valve on the front. The FN121 used an electric servo feed motor.

No problem – they are very rare – you did well to find one. As for the turret, I don’t recognise it. Air Min might know, or perhaps send a pic to Elvington?

If i had to guess I Would say tail as I dont recall anything like that in the Fn5?

Thanks for the prompt reply , unfortunately i cant let it go at the moment as i am restoreing two fraser nash turrets my self.I just need to know at this moment in time which turret it has come from , front ,mid upper or tail?…..thanks

Hi Ballturret – that’s a Fraser Nash accumulator. I need one for the Whitley turret – it’s one of the few parts I had to get made from new. Would you let it go?

what turret is this of?

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Looks like the fitting fastened inside the tail of the aircraft near the rear turret.

Any ideas as to what turret this hydraulic accumulator is of?

Looks like the fitting fastened inside the tail of the aircraft near the rear turret.

FN turret hydraulic pump

Have just discovered there are FN turret fans. Have provisional and complete patent documents titled “Improvements relating to Rotary Pumps” – the “Variflow” hydraulic pump, I believe. Also have designer’s original drawings and memo saying patent is secret and not for publication. Any interest in copies?