WWII B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 E-13 M2 .50 Cal. Waist Gun Mount RARE for Sale

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WWII B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 E-13 M2 .50 Cal. Waist Gun Mount RARE For Sale

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WWII B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 E-13 M2 .50 Cal. Waist Gun Mount RARE:
$1700.00

IMPORTANT: IF YOU HAVE LOOKED AT THIS LISTING BEFORE, PLEASE NOTE SEVERAL NEW PHOTOS THAT SHOW ONE OF MY RESIN GUNS ATTACHEDTO THE E-13 MOUNT USING THE PLASTIC (PENOLIC) "CLAW MOUNTS I MADE TO REPLACE THE MISSING "CLAW" SHAPED CLAMP THAT ALLOWS THE GUN TO MOVE UP AND DOWN IN THE CRADLE. AS WELL AS THE THE "U" SHAPED "AXEL" OR CONDUIT MOUNTS I USED TO REPLACE THE MISSING MOUNT AT THE BACK OF THE GUN. I AM WELL AWARE THAT THIS MOUNT IS NOT MEANT TO MOUNT AN M2 HB .50 CAL MACHINE GUN AND AM USING IT BECAUSE THE BACK PART OF THE GUN, BASICALLY THE RECIEVER, IS THE SAME AS AN M2 AERIAL .50 CAL MACHINE GUN AND THEREFORE HAS THE SAME MOUNTING POSITIONS. AN M2 AERIAL MACHINE DOES NOT HAVE THE HAND GRIPS AND HAS A MUCH SHORTER BARREL WITH A VENTALATED BARREL SHROUD. SEE THE PICTURE OF MY PERSONAL DISPLAY WITH AN M2 RESIN DISPLAY GUN MODIFIED WITH THE SHORTER BARREL, VENTILATED BARREL SHROUD AND THE HAND GRIPS REMOVED. ALSO PLEASE NOTE THAT NEITHER THE M2 HB RESIN DISPLAY GUN OR ANYTHING IN THE PHOTO OF MY DISPLAY ARE, OR WILL BE FOR SALE.
FOR SALE: ORIGINAL WWII E-13 .50 CAL. MACHINE GUN MOUNT AS USED PRIMARILY IN THE B-17 FLYING FORTRESS AND B-24 LIBERATOR AND B-25 .50 CAL GUN POSITIONS. THIS E-13 WAS MANUFACTURED BY THE TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT CO. INC NEW YORK, N. Y. IT WAS ALSO LICENSED BY THE BELL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION BUFFALO, N. Y. THE MOUNT AS PRESENTED HAS TWO LABELS, BOTH IDENTIFYING IT AS HAVING BEEN MADE BY THE TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT CO. THE ONE ON THE LEFT ARM FURTHER IDENTIFIES IT AS BEING FOR ASSEMBLY DRAWING 7-44-66301 AND AS BEING SERIAL NUMBER T. O. 9457. THE MOUNT IS ALUMINUM AND STILL HAS IT'S ORIGINAL BAKELITE HANDLES IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.
THE MOUNT IS PRESENTLY MISSING SOME PARTS AND DOES HAVE DAMAGE TO ONE SIDE OF THE PLATE THAT CARRIES THE HANDLES AND MOUNTS THE TWO "ARMS". THIS DAMAGE CONSISTS OF THE RIGHT SIDE "CLAMP" THAT RECEIVES THE RIGHT "ARM" BEING CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH (SEE PHOTOS). THIS DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPAIRED WITH A WOODEN DOWEL AND A SCREW, BUT COULD BE EASILY AND PREMANTELY REPAIRED IF YOU KNOW HOW TO WELD ALUMINUM. LET ME BE CLEAR, I USED THIS MOUNT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, TO MOUNT MY RESIN .50 CAL. MACHINE GUN WITH NO PROBLEMS. HOWEVER. IF YOU HAVE, OR WERE PLANNING TO MOUNT A REAL .50 CAL MACHINE GUN (60 OR MORE POUNDS) YOU WILL NEED TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT ----- OR---- REPLACE THE BACK PORTION OF THE MOUNT (THE PART THAT CARRIES THE HANDLES AND ATTACHES TO THE ARMS) WITH THE INCLUDED ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT I HAVE RECENTLY OBTAINED (SEE PHOTOS).
THE MISSING PARTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. THE RECTANGULAR SHAPED PIECES THAT ARE USED TO ACCEPT THE BOLT THAT GOES THROUGH THE TWO "EARS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE GUN TO ATTACH IT TO THE MOUNT (SEE PHOTOS). WHAT I DID (AND WILL INCLUDE WITH THE SALE) IS USE FOUR SMALL RADIATOR CLAMPS TO ATTACH TWO HALF CIRCLE (AXEL) CLAMPS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE "ARMS" TO ALLOW THE BOLT THAT GOES THROUGH THE "EARS" OF THE GUN TO BE ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE MOUNT. 2. THE TWO "CLAW" SHAPED PIECES THAT ATTACH TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNT, JUST BEHIND THE AMMUNITION FEED OPENING THAT ALLOW THE GUN TO SWING UP AND DOWN IN THE POST "CRADLE" VIA ANOTHER BOLT THROUGH THE GUN, ARE ALSO MISSING. I CUT OUT TWO FLAT PIECES IN THE SHAPE OF THIS "CLAW" OUT OF BLACK PLASTIC (PHENOLIC) AND THEN DRILLED TO ACCEPT THE BOLT AND USED TWO RADIATOR CLAMPS TO ATTACH THEM TO THE SIDE OF THE E-13 GUN MOUNT. THESE WERE USED SUCESSFULLY FOR SEVERAL YEARS UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE E-13 MOUNT I'M NOW USING (SEE PHOTOS). 3. THE LAST PIECES THAT ARE MISSING ARE THE "SUPPORT RAILS" THAT GO UNDER THE ARMS AND PROVIDE THE EXTRA STRUCTURE AND SUPPORT TO ABSORB THE TREMENDOUS FORCES EXERTED ON THE MOUNT BY THE FIRING OF .50 CAL AMMUNITION. ONCE AGAIN, IF YOU'RE NOT PLANNING TO MOUNT AND FIRE A REAL AERIAL .50 CAL MACHINE GUN AT ENEMY AIRCRAFT, THEY ARE NOT NECESSARY.
ALL OF THESE MISSING PIECES WERE ORIGINALLY MANUFACTURED SEPARATELY AND ATTACHED WHEN THE MOUNT WAS ASSEMBLED AS A UNIT, IN ADDITION, THEY WERE CATALOGED AND STORED AS REPLACEMENT PARTS AND AS SUCH, ALTHOUGH RARE, DO OCCASIONALLY TURN UP. (THIS IS HOW I WAS ABLE TO FIND THE REPLACEMENT BACK SECTION, THAT I'M PRETTY SURE WAS A REPLACEMENT PART AS IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY INDICATION OF EVER HAVING HAD A LABEL. ALSO, IF YOU ARE GOOD AT METAL FABRICATION, OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS, I BELIEVE ALL THESE PARTS COIULD BE EASILY FABRICATED. I'M INCLUDING TEMPLATES TO MAKE THIS EASIER.
THE PARTS INCLUDED IN THIS LISTING ARE: THE E-13 MOUNT; A REPLACEMENT MOUNT END PIECE; THE 2 PLASTIC "CLAW" PIECES; THE TWO "U" SHAPED "AXEL" CLAMPS; EIGHT SMALL RADIATOR CLAMPS; THE TEMPLATE FOR THE "CLAW" PIECE; THE TEMPLATE FOR THE HORIZONAL PIECE THAT IS USED WHERE I'M USING THE "U" CLAMPS AND THE THREE BOLTS USED TO MOUNT THE GUN TO THE E-13.
SHIPPING WILL BE VIA UPS GROUND. LOCAL PICKUP IS ALSO AVAILABLE WITH PREPAYMENT AND PREARRANGEMENT. ZIP CODE 23226 VERY NEAR THE JUCTION OF I64 AND I95
THERE YOU HAVE IT. EMAIL WITH QUESTIONS. THANKS FOR LOOKING!