Years ago, when I had less sense and money, I had (note had) the top of one of the columns off an ex Portuguese Hurricane from Angels-one-five. It was AH2040 (mag alloy) with late crinkle covering and an electro pneumatic button.
The tops you have will be difficult to pin down – do they the AH numbers? After bead/walnut even the most corroded grip may give up enuff of the AH number to allow elimination between early meteor, Tempest, Typhoon and Hurri.
The other differences between the columns are ‘south’ of your bit. The elevator pick off lug is double pronged on a Tyffie/Tempest and single on a Hurri. The lower chain guard on a Hurri is bent and welded steel – the others have a much more elegant version. The Tempest and Tyffie had even lighter pitch forces than the hurricane – therefore it was possible to easily over stress the aircraft/accel stall. Hence they had an ugly tray with lead bob weight. Some Tempests had cockpit green columns.
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