RRPG Big Dig Weekend, Finds!

[Jerry Wright]

Nice finds Steve, I found a gasket and forgot to pick it, bloody hell! Bugger!

[Steve T]

You can have mine Jerry I've got loads of the damn things. Sick of the sight of them Well....not really but you know what I mean

[Whitehunter]

Good clean up, I wonder if the oiler could for the M1 carbine?

[harry211]

looks like a Lancaster to me as well

[Whitehunter]

Slowly chipping away at the finds

I feel strongly about this being aircraft related. 2inch cap for scale
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Nicely dated eyepiece
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[JD666]

Hmmmm whats the cap off matey?

[Steve T]

In John's picture ? If so, it is a British 2 inch mortar cap, with 'Remove before firing' written around the top.

Lancaster.....very nice Thanks for the pic Harry

[JD666]

In John's picture ? If so, it is a British 2 inch mortar cap, with 'Remove before firing' written around the top.

Lancaster.....very nice Thanks for the pic Harry

yep thats it thank you, got one here but didnt know what it was from....

[Paul B]

Ok. Got stuff cleaned

Items recovered from the WW2 USAAF dump first of all.

A nice padlock, a razor handle and a bulb. From an aircraft maybe ?

Pygmy lamp bulb, used in MkII Airfield Lighting and other airfield installations.

An engine valve. I was hoping for some markings and found some ! I got quite excited to begin with, imagining the words 'Rolls Royce' or 'Merlin' coming through the grime. But sadly it was not to be..........

..........bloody FORD !

Not a jeep valve as I first thought to check, but it's a close match to a Ford/Fordson flathead V8 valve of the period.



All the best,
PB

[dangermouse]

My stuff is almost cleaned! And its gonna be worth waiting for, - my little German canteen cup has a name and two places and years scratched into the sides.

Mouse