Me 109 / FW 190 tail wheel?

[Fabe]

I'll ask here as well...

Hey Guys,

Is this an original WW2 tail wheel?

"Continental 380 x 150 SPORN" marking, etc. - and if yes, what's the current market value?

THX in advance!

Fabe

[harryamb2]

the tyrelooks okbut not the hub.

[Fabe]

THX - I was offered this for 90 EU - but if the hub is not original, then I might pass...'thou the rubber looks nice.

Does anyone know what kind a hub is this one have?

[Fabe]

update:

the seller made me a decent offer, so I did get this wheel after all - the hub (as suspected) is not a ME109 hub, but has a good chance to be WW2 original Luftwaffe "container / ground crew-tool vehicle" hub - or so the story goes...I buy the story for now, will look for markings, etc. when it arrives.

Cheers,
Fabe

[big ned]

Here's a list of tailwheel tyre sizes for Luftwaffe aircraft. It's too big for a 109 or 190 and is for a heavier aircraft. The Junkers Ju87 D/G models both used this size however as is shown below.

Junkers Ju88 (&188/388 ) - 200x560
Heinkel He111H/P - 180x500
Messerschmitt Bf110D-G - 165x465
Junkers Ju87A - 110x290
Junkers Ju87B - 135x350
Junkers Ju87D/G - 150x380
Messerschmitt Bf109B-D - 85x260
Messerschmitt Bf109E-G-1 - 110x290
Messerschmitt Bf109 some G-2 & G-3 on - 135x350
Focke-Wulf Fw190V1 & 2 - 105x220
Focke-Wulf Fw190 V3 on - 150x380
Siebel Si204 - 150x380
Junkers Ju52 - 180x500

As can be seen, the hub is spurious, but these tyres were utilised on all sorts of things after the war. I know of the tailwheel from a 109 being used on a wheelbarrow in Hampshire for years until rescued by a museum.



Regards, Ned.

EDIT: Forgot to mention that whilst the Fw 190 V3 had the same size tailwheel, it was a prototype and abandoned without going into production. The Hungarian Air Force operated 6 Siebel Si 204's after the war for around 2 years, so that's a slim possibility too.

[Fabe]

Thank you Ned for the info!

[Fabe]

Update:

The wheel arrived today - looking good, nice condition, just some minor hairline cracks here and there.
Here are all the markings:

CONTINENTAL
380 x 150 SPORN
8-8105 C
631 18 66 4BH

The hub looks like it's been installed a long time - possibly since the war. I found some markings on the 4 screws:
RIBE
36

Here are some quick shots:

[SHINDENKAI]

What a fine example! Congrats!

From Ned's lists of wheel sizes, Ju-87 D/G would be the highest possibility.

I think it's 36 after RIBE.

Cheers!
Taka

[Fabe]

Thanks Taka! I've edited my post to 36.

I wonder, from these markings and manufac. numbers, is it possible to know; which year was it manufactured?

[SHINDENKAI]

Your' re welcome, Fabe.

What's the numbers from the bottom of photo #4 ? I can see something 58.

Regards,
Taka

O, never mind. I saw them in photo # 1.