2Pdr Attack Carrier

[tankbarrell]

On the normal 2 pdr gun, the elevation wheels have notches round the entire periphery as that is for the elevation lock. Does the carrier version have a different system to lock in elevation?

[Rob Sanders]

the material is aluminium.
As for the notches all the way round not sure.
This was cast from an original 2Pdr hand wheel which I removed from a gun to cast so know for sure its correct.
The notches only run around 1/4 of the outside and as its only to lock it makes sense to me
Cheers

[Rob Sanders]

Just did a bit of searching
So found a few with notches all the way round
found a couple with notches part of the way round
found one with 3 spokes not 4 four
So which is right? Possibly all of them
I suspect that date of manufacture and who made them could all have played
a part in the final style
Opinions please

[tankbarrell]

I suspect you're correct. I have one with notches all the way round but looking through my picture files, I found the same differences you have.

[rnixartillery]

The handwheel on my 2 pdr is only notched part way round , located as a travel lock I believe.

Rob...…………….rnixartillery.

[Rob Sanders]

be interesting to know why there are the variations.
My thoughts are that originally they made the hand wheels with the notches part way round cause as was said they were a travel lock.
But, and Im guessing here I bet they found things didnt always line up correctly and at that point changed to the style with notches all the way round

[Ron Pier]

I've read that the notches are for traveling lock and hence they don't necessarily need to be all the way round. My AT gun has it's original brass data plate riveted to the carriage, which states that it was made by BSA in 1941. It came to me with both hand wheels missing, but I've finally managed to borrow some and get some cast in the same brass/bronze material. The elevation wheel has 3 spokes and only partially notched. But I've seen them in ally with 4 spokes on British guns.

The AT gun that the originals came from has quite a few differences to mine! So either it was built in a different year, or more likely by a different company...... Or both? Ron