Now here’s one to think about.

John

It’s a Herrick HV.2

John

Looks very like a Hungarian Kaplar[corporal] circa 1947

Absolutely, now I thought that it would hang around a lot longer. Where did you find the info?

John

No – mine was the removeable spinner cone only.

This would bring the measurements nearer the Monforton dims. I estimate the backplate to be approx 1.5″/2″.

John

RA101

J

Yup – same as the one I checked today.

Thanks again for your trouble gentlemen. So to be totally retentive, I take it that the Spinner cone is 24″ long with a Dia of 24″. Inclusive of backplate measured on two examples. It’s interesting that Paul Monforton’s book, based on three different surviving Spitfires, gives 25.823 inches length on page 2.30. Page 2.39 gives 25.45 for a rather blunter-tipped example. Diameter at base is 25 inches. This latter info relayed via Graham Boak.

John

No, I’m certain that the backplate diameter didn’t change, but I’m begining to think the length may have.

John