Carrier mirror stem

[Ben]

Lynn, yeah I saw the parts book. I suspect the shorter "Bren" stem could be 3372 and that stocks were used up. The stem I'm after is the longer, later 12900 for the Scout. I found the mount in good condition, just needs the stem

Richard, the mirror has the parts number MT3/LU/620143, I've been told its a lucas type 160. Did Lucas buy Desmo and adopt the mirror?, it's the same or very, very similar to the type 160.

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Ben

Lynn, yeah I saw the parts book. I suspect the shorter "Bren" stem could be 3372 and that stocks were used up. The stem I'm after is the longer, later 12900 for the Scout. I found the mount in good condition, just needs the stem

Richard, the mirror has the parts number MT3/LU/620143, I've been told its a lucas type 160. Did Lucas buy Desmo and adopt the mirror?, it's the same or very, very similar to the type 160.

Hi Ben,
I do not believe that Desmo had any connections with Lucas, but according to the 1943 issue of the LV6MT3 Vocab, the Lucas Type 160A/75 mirror (the only Lucas mirror listed in this issue), was no longer available as it says to demand MT3/44106, which is the Desmo version, what it does still list LU/620175 Bracket, mirror fixing. There is the briefest of sketches showing the mirror outline and a bracket with two fixing holes.

In later years there was at least one other maker of this pattern mirror and that was Raydyot and construction was slightly different. I seem to recollect the rim on one clipped in to place with four detents and the other had four screws in the periphery.

regards, Richard