Any ideas on this one proposed fighter grip?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/A-GOOD-POST-WAR-HELICOPTER-CYCLIC-STICK-OR-POSSIBLE-JET-FIGHTER-CONTROL-c1960-/201375126531?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2ee2e49403

Hi Hawker1966

Wessex collective lever

Martyn

GYD

Hi Kenski,

Indeed the thread is getting on a bit but, still going strong!

That was a very nice find (even though it was a few years ago!) You are quite right, there is not much chance of identifying an exact aircraft but, it looks from your pictures that it may be a ‘new old stock’ item and not actually fitted, judging by the ends of the cables. This too is unusual to find on most Vulcan grips as they more often than not get cut off! Valuation is tricky because these things are only worth as much as someone is willing to pay however, they have gone on e-bay up to about £800 to give a rough idea, starting prices are usually around the £200 mark (unless someone uses the free listing and starts at 99p) As for insurance, it is up to you. For a single item name it on your household insurance for a replacement value of £1000 to be on the safe side.

Much the same with a Lightning grip too, these are highly sought after by collectors but, they still appear from time to time and again if you get into a bidding war on e-bay it can start to get expensive. If you can get out to events/aerojumbles (cue T/O to appear with a plug) this is usually a much cheaper option. This forum may also bring fruitful results too.

Hope that helps?

Regards,

Martyn

GYD

Hi Rich,

Just spotted this 121641337893 on the bay of evil he/she has other GR3 items if you click his ‘other items’, any use??

Martyn

GYD

F.B.

That is an interesting site and thanks for sharing however, do you not think it is but typical of a now commonly occurring ‘kitsch’ artistic shiny polished to death, put a picture of a phantom next to a grip and (as pointed out no prices indicated), make lots of dosh from the unwary ??! There is obviously a market for the nostalgic casual collector, as mounted ‘resin’ copies of grips are becoming more commonplace now too.

As mentioned before in earlier posts the US grips are very difficult to positively identify (especially the B5/6 series) and I will be very surprised if any of those Mustang, P40’s etc are actually from those types – unless of course there is some form of authentication supplied with each display and if that is the case, I stand humbly corrected and suitably told off for being a bah humbug!

Any schoolboy grip collector worth his salt will point out that the F4 grip does not have the lower wrist support, as the displays show, the only ‘real’ and actual positively, F4 for sure, are the three rear seat grips labelled as Phantom II.

A very professional and pleasing website none the less, it is indeed a pity no indication of prices tends to lead to the expensive but, I could be completely wrong!

Cheers,

Martyn

GYD

XF940,
That is nice to know they are not handed, can you divulge the AC numbers as they can change with different mod states, it would be interesting to see if they concur with a column I have.

Interestingly, at Newark last weekend a lovely gentleman of some elegant seniority who actually made JP/Strikey sticks for HP in his youth, mentioned there was some minor variation regarding the pully’s/gearing/dimensions, on the two different columns for some reason but, that will probably only noticed by the likes of him, with the covers on, no one will notice!

Martyn

GYD

What’s this one then folks?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gear-stick-/161606402633?pt=Motors_Aviation_Parts_Gear&hash=item25a07e0249&vxp=mtr

Not a gear stick! U.S. B7 grip though, use hmmmm….working on it!

GYD

JC,

AP129, Vol 1,Pt1, Sect5, Ch5 table 2, lists the MK2 H seat as fitted to the Hunter but, does not list a MK-2-HA-N !!

Martyn

GYD

what does a MK-2-HA-N go in ?

FP,

Have you tried using the e-bay ‘fraudulent listing’ tool on the ebay site, rather than trying to woo the vendor? (don’t try phoning their help line, that really will make you a bit irritated, a lot!!!) to at least notify them that this item is not exactly what it is purported to be.

I have done this several times to opportunist sellers that are ‘selling genuine’ war medals, that are so blatantly not to the more erudite and informed amongst their viewers. (A well known forumite got stung by a dodgy DFC a few years ago due to understandable ignorance/lack of knowledge of the subject).

The downside is they never tell you the outcome but, at least you can rest assured you have ‘done the right thing’ on a moral perspective.

Martyn

GYD

Seller said no reply from owner, but will remove listing if questions persist.