Thanks Andy springs it is.:)

Does this help any?

Just enlarged that picture two springs appear??

Does this help any?

Top man Andy thats just what I need thankyou very much 🙂

What you have there is a Prismatic gunsight, with an interesting story of its own.

It would only be a Gyro sight Mk. I if it had the very large “lump” which is missing from your item.

I would wager that there were hundreds (read maybe thousands!) more of the former made than the latter, so the chances are it has never been anywhere near a Spitfire in its life.

(Unless you store it in the same shed?) 🙂

Can anyone tell me if the Mk. I Gyro sight was actually used operationally, and by whom/what?

Thanks for the info what were the prismatic sights used in? I have to say i have see many Gunsights but never come across this one before. As you can see in the above picture the MKI Giro was fitted to Spitfires if it was used operationally I woukld have thought to be unlikely due to the difficulty in operating it. Perhaps it was just a test bed before the MKII was introduced?

Nice one there Andy!
I am surprised that you do not have a real one Graham, especially given your website. I thought you had one for sale at one time?…the late Spit grips are not that rare. I think that since the cockpit occuppant’s attention is always focussed on the grip/column then it is worth spending out on a good and real one.
Cheers

Hello Tony

Yes I am surprised also, you know i havent seen one or been offered one for sale since my website has been running, they ought to be more common that the early version but that does not seem to be the case in my experiance, hense i have to make the best of it and get a good repro made up. I did pick up an almost complete button from IWM yesterday just minus the rocker top and have a very rough casting of the grip who a good friend is maching for me. I did have one many years ago which was not advertised on the site and belonged to my Replica but a visitor made what i thought was a more than generous offer for it and me thinking i could replace it accepted, its a decision i have long since regretted.