A nice item you have there Tony, especially being of an E variant, im well jealous.

Me109

Hi Duggy
This is what i had gathered also apparently the pilots never felt the mirrors were required as some mentioned once they saw a Spitfire on there tail it was possibly curtains anyway.

Your photo shows a three bracket fixing it to the canopy i also have this photo along with another that shows a one bracket fixing which i would say is the same as the one that i have, ill try and download it along with a couple of others, one of which is fitted to the side canopy of a Dornier.

Hi Supermarine305

Thank you for the heads up i have just contacted Sheppard 33

Many thanks as this may also help

Hi FLY.Buy

I will email Old Warden tonight
could be a good avenue for advice

Hi John
The only info i have in regard to the previous path of ownership is that i purchased it at Crowland aero jumble earlier in the month, apparently it came from a scrapyard auction, maybe someone on here may even no the seller as he was positioned at the end of the farmyard barn as you look in from the front positioned at the far right corner and was selling some great items.if anyone knows of him please let me know so maybe i can ask him for more details of the purchase that he made, because as John Aerooclub has stated above it may be a path to finding possibly its identity as it would be a shame along with other relics lost in time that have lost this.

Very interesting in regards to that Missel Thrush crashed in Peebleshire during the 1928 Kings Cup, who knows as anything is possible, hopefully i can pursue this with someone elses help.

Many thanks again.