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08-05-16, 22:17
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Ben, great to see the mount fitted. I did wonder if we would ever know what they looked like. Quite different from what I expected.
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08-05-16, 23:06
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Very nice Ben. With that square hole of the right there must be an adaptor that is missing. It must be shown in a boys manual or a scout manual one would hope. If you can borrow a Boys you could replicate your photo and see if anything lines up as a clue.
If there were such a thing, I would nominate your Scout for 'listing' just like a building of significance 
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08-05-16, 23:32
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It's fantastic when these very specific parts go to the right home. Many people, aware of the rarity, assign them some huge 'value' and hang on to them.
Well done to all involved!
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09-05-16, 08:06
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What a fantastic find, Ben!
Would you be able to provide the measurements for the mounting hole centres for this mount to the hull?
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09-05-16, 20:09
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Very pleased and amazed that it turned up. They could have sat in a Belgium shed for another 70 years, it was only the hole pattern that made me guess what they were, I'd never have guessed they'd have looked like they do.
The stuff is still out there, just not so much of it. I drove to Belgium to collect an ex BEF, first contract Royal Enfield last month. All the original paint is under the post war civilian black paint including the census number on the rear number plate. I'll forward the hole pattern. I'd be amazed if they fitted another vehicle but you never know. There's nothing in the early parts books that give any clues to gun installation, no surprise really as British manuals are never the best. I suspect the part will be some kind of collar or clamp, one might turn up or perhaps a drawing. The mount isn't TL marked or listed in the parts book, less than 1000 Scouts were made so I assume less than 1000 adaptors......... Ben
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10-05-16, 01:07
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Thinking about it again, it's obvious that an adaptor is required as you have a requirement to be able to have some arc of fire from the firing point as well as elevation. It's very surprising that it doesn't have a part number.
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10-05-16, 07:53
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Al, there is rotation in the mount.
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