March 26, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Hello all,
I have inherited a spade grip from my grandfather who worked as an aircraft technician during WWII. As a memento of his time served, he was given a spade grip which has since passed down into my possession. I have been trying to identify the particular model aircraft it was from but I am not knowledgeable on the specific part numbers etc.
The spade grip is in immaculate condition, I don’t think it has ever been used. It bears the BSA stamp alongside these other identifiers:
900/34
MD2B1 (I think, not quite clear)
BH7
BH7 is also stamped on both triggers.
I have come across a number of photos of a Hawker Nimrod II cockpit and the spade grip looks identical. Can anyone identify this item or recognise any of the identifying marks shown in the photos below?
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/igstephenson/misc/CIMG1033.JPG
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/igstephenson/misc/CIMG1037.JPG
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/igstephenson/misc/CIMG1038.JPG
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/igstephenson/misc/CIMG1210.JPG
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/igstephenson/misc/CIMG1211.JPG
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/igstephenson/misc/CIMG1214.JPG
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/igstephenson/misc/CIMG1216.JPG
Any ideas on sale price for such an item would also be useful.
Many thanks for looking and for your help
What.Is.Dust
By: Arabella-Cox - 26th March 2008 at 17:49
This grip was common to many period types, including the Fury, Nimrod and other non-Hawker types such as Bristol Bulldog etc etc etc.