Carriers No. 4 ZA/CAN 4769
I just noticed this variation this afternoon.
The first photo attached was taken from the 52-Set Manual, so it was very likely taken sometime in 1943 from an early (pre) production Carriers No. 4. Notice the bottom of the mounting rails at the side of the Carriers for the Coils, Aerial Tuning to be fitted The end is cut back at an angle upwards where it sits just in front of the hole for the Mounting Clamp to be installed. Improved access perhaps?
The second photo is the same rails on my Carriers No. 4. It has straight cut 90-degree ends.
Does this mean there might be early and late production versions of these mounting rails for the Coils, Aerial Tuning?
Another possibility is the angled cut never made it into production. Same reason applying in either case: Production Line efficiency and streamlining removed a step deemed unnecessary.
David
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