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I recently receive photos of a Sopwith prop which markings seems strange to me (I am not used with them anyway ...). They read:
On one hub side:
SOPWITH . F. 1. (CAMEL.)
DNG. NO. A. D. 644. R.H.
130. H. P. CLERGET.
D2590. P. 2650.
G.1207. NO. 32.
Nothing on the other side
On one flat side:
1113
G.1207. n.32.
And the 4 airworthiness stamps:
Two side by side, with ??? (perhaps 3?8 ) under AID
Two, side by side, with GIV under AID
An arrow pointing to a A
On the other flat side:
1113
That's all.
At first sight, they seem very classic markings, but ... I can't understand the presence of letters or signs highlighted in red:
Why a "N" in "DNG"? Doesn't it have to be a "R" or a "W"?
For me, a "O" after a "N" is used in French (for "Numéro") but not in English for "Number"...
And what about the brackets around "CAMEL": is it a current practice?
May this prop be a replica? The owner told me the prop was given to him 20 years ago, and the man who give it had founded the prop near an ancient WW1 base in north of France when he was young. But he can't give any proof of this ...
Blades are covered with fabric (light green painted), which also seems original. So, I think the whole prop is in such good condition it can't be true! ...Is there Sopwith prop replica like this one?
What do you think of all that ???
PS : And sorry for my frenchie English ...
I recently receive photos of a Sopwith prop which markings seems strange to me (I am not used with them anyway ...). They read:
On one hub side:
SOPWITH . F. 1. (CAMEL.)
DNG. NO. A. D. 644. R.H.
130. H. P. CLERGET.
D2590. P. 2650.
G.1207. NO. 32.
Nothing on the other side
On one flat side:
1113
G.1207. n.32.
And the 4 airworthiness stamps:
Two side by side, with ??? (perhaps 3?8 ) under AID
Two, side by side, with GIV under AID
An arrow pointing to a A
On the other flat side:
1113
That's all.
At first sight, they seem very classic markings, but ... I can't understand the presence of letters or signs highlighted in red:
Why a "N" in "DNG"? Doesn't it have to be a "R" or a "W"?
For me, a "O" after a "N" is used in French (for "Numéro") but not in English for "Number"...
And what about the brackets around "CAMEL": is it a current practice?
May this prop be a replica? The owner told me the prop was given to him 20 years ago, and the man who give it had founded the prop near an ancient WW1 base in north of France when he was young. But he can't give any proof of this ...
Blades are covered with fabric (light green painted), which also seems original. So, I think the whole prop is in such good condition it can't be true! ...Is there Sopwith prop replica like this one?
What do you think of all that ???
PS : And sorry for my frenchie English ...
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