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torpedo gyro but what Mk? & value

Rrickoshae

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good afternoon, I have been offered this thing which could well be a torpedo gyro unit. Its owner says it is from a Swordfish so I presume aircraft dropped torpedo. Is it? what type of torpedo would it have been used in and what is its value?

many thanks for your thoughts
 

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thanks for the link Dave, that thing hanging on stalks looks very much like it so I guess its from a MkVIII torpedo. I'll have to do a bit of research on the MkVIII and its uses.

many thanks, dave
 
Hi Dave,

Yep definitely is a MkVIII - not surprising as it was in use from WW2 up to the Falkland War.

Nice find.

Cheers
Drew
 
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