[US1945]

Gents, I found this T&E with detachable mount.

I'm digging in surpus for years, I can't remember that I have seen these before.

Is this a WWII variation? Maybe it was made for some special purpose?

Thanks!

Best regards Tommy
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[CaliBoundAR15]

Can't help you with your question, as I have no clue. Never seen one like that... But, if you want to sell it please let me know. 👍

 

[cantrell]

Probably marked BA somewhere, in which case you definitely don’t want it 😅

 

[US1945]

I can't find any BA mark. I tried to take a photo of every mark. What does 'BA' mean?

Best regards Tommy
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[cantrell]

Hey Tommy
I was joking. BA is Buffalo Arms. It’s a form of torture when it comes to the 1919. They marked every part of the gun during manufacturing. To my knowledge, they didn’t make T&Es, but other forum members like Russ (Toolman) would know.
cheers
Bill

 

[toolmanm203]

It is WWII and no BA never made T&E assemblies. It is specifically a late war T&E pin but that could have been changed over the years.

 

[US1945]

Bill, OK haha luckily not. Thanks for explaining.

Russ, so the chained pin on top is late war? The T&E came in a pair, so what about this one? (that's all there was, the other ones have the casted mount)

Best regards Tommy
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[toolmanm203]

Yes Tommy the cast pin was the earlier model but many have been replaced over the years and they both work the same just a different design. As the war progressed the made many changes for "ease of production" they just simplified what they could to get things out the door faster.

 

[US1945]

Thanks Russ, so the detachable mount is a stage of simplify production? I thought about that it might could be interchangeable between 30 and 50 cal. So that they had a 30 and 50 call mount which could be fitted on the T&E.

Best regards Tommy
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[toolmanm203]

Yes this was one idea they played with and I had read an interesting article years ago on the variations they played with during this period. There were a few strange variations that never really went anywhere.

 

[US1945]

It seems to be a pretty rare variation. I guess we need some documentation on these to determine it's exact purpose.

Best regards Tommy
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