Picked up this Torpedo gyroscope today at a car boot sale

[kradman]

Picked up this Torpedo gyroscope today at a car boot sale

 

[Alan1]

Rare bit of kit, and predating First War in manufacture. Turn up in UK? Reason I ask is a number of torpedo pistols came on the market a few years years ago, together with depth charge pistols and the like. several of which I managed to acquire. They came out of a store in the UK and all in original boxes and the like.
Alan1.

 

[kradman]

Yes found on a car boot sale near Portsmouth

 

[apfsds]

This is a super nice, early specimen. It is made by, Royal Gun Factory under license from, Whitehead & Co. You can tell it is early as the main rotor is not ported, so it is solely spring driven. I have a similar one dated 1902. Later models incorporated ported air trapping buckets into the rotor and were both spring and compressed air driven. Stunning specimen.

Jason

 

[BMG50]

Very nice find. Did i see the word Weymouth on the plate.

 

[Dronic69]

Great find!

 

[kradman]

Thank you all for your input will most likely put it in the ads at some point as not really of interest to me

 

[Alan1]

Many thanks response, undoubtedly came out of same store as my items. I'll look out for yr ad.
Alan1.