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Ztex
 Post subject: What are these parts?
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And where do they go?

I picked them up at a flea market...any ideas?

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This one looks "modern" B-52-ish?

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This one seems a little strange to me..like a training aid or something.

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i've got the identical bomb drop mechanism with the arm. i bought mine years ago from manion's int. auction house. they labeled as it from a tbd devastator. true?? no clue, but cool none the less.

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Thanks Tom...TBD part would be a cool explanation.

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i have confidence in it's description, manion's is a reputable auction house.

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zane, for sh*ts & giggles i went down to my office & checked the serial number on my bomb drop mechanism & guess what?? it has the same numbers as yours!!! possibly they are related from the same production run, or that it is possibly it's designation number. any other tell tale markings on yours???

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TBD Cockpit
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Maybe the Guidance Selector was for The Hound-Dog or Quail birds!???

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Tom,

Same number? 147599-10?

The "ARM" lever arm has the numbers 147599-11 with a T in a square like on the bottom of the thing. No other marks or stamps on mine at all.

Don, I can't even make those pictures show up on the home site...tripod is always wonderful. :roll:

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arm lever on mine has the same numbers as well, geez!! does that make us family???

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funny that the grip knob on the bomb drop is made of wood too!!

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Tom,

The grip knob on the 1000 lb lever is phenolic on mine...is yours wood?

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the top grip is wood, the 2 double ball grips are plastic

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Hey Z, I can try e-mailing them to you direct, if you want, but I didn't see anything in the TBD cockpit that looked like your bomb levers.

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