World War One

Rare 1918 Raf Wwi Hispano-suiza Martinsyde F4 Buzzard Wooden Propeller 8'9 Long

Rare 1918 Raf Wwi Hispano-suiza Martinsyde F4 Buzzard Wooden Propeller 8'9 Long

Rare 1918 Raf Wwi Hispano-suiza Martinsyde F4 Buzzard Wooden Propeller 8'9 Long

RARE, ORIGINAL 1918 WWI WOODEN PROPELLER FROM A MARTINSYDE F4 BUZZARD RAF BIPLANE FIGHTER. THE PROP WAS FITTED TO THE HISPANO-SUIZA 8 300hp ENGINE POWERING THE F4 MADE FROM LAMINATED WALNUT &, ALTHOUGH IT HAS SOME SMALL AREAS OF MISSING OR DAMAGED WOOD ON THE SIDES OF THE BOSS RESULTING IN SOME MISSING LETTERING, IT HAS THE WORDING "HISPANO-SUIZA" & "MARTINSYDE F4" STAMPED ON IT. THE BOSS HAS 8 MOUNTING HOLES & THE PROP IS APPROX. X 16cm THICK & IT WEIGHS 14.2kg IT WILL MAKE A GREAT DISPLAY PIECE. RARE 1918 RAF WWI HISPANO-SUIZA MARTINSYDE F4 BUZZARD WOODEN PROPELLER 8'9 LONG.

A RARE, ORIGINAL 1918 WWI WOODEN PROPELLER FROM A MARTINSYDE F. THE PROP WAS FITTED TO THE HISPANO-SUIZA 8 300hp ENGINE POWERING THE F. 4's WERE ACTUALLY MADE AND ONLY ONE NOW SURVIVES, ON DISPLAY IN THE AVIATION MUSEUM OF CENTRAL FINLAND AT TIKKAKOSKI.

IT IS MADE FROM LAMINATED WALNUT AND, ALTHOUGH IT HAS SOME SMALL AREAS OF MISSING OR DAMAGED WOOD ON THE SIDES OF THE BOSS RESULTING IN SOME MISSING LETTERING, IT HAD THE WORDING "HISPANO-SUIZA" AND "MARTINSYDE F4" STAMPED ON IT. THE BOSS HAS 8 MOUNTING HOLES AND THE PROP IS APPROX. 24cm DIAMETER x 16cm THICK AND IT WEIGHS 14.2kg. AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THERE ARE SOME SMALL SECTIONS OF WOOD MISSING FROM THE EDGES OF THE BOSS (SOME OF WHICH WOULD HAVE HAD PART OF THE STAMPED WORDING ON) - APPARENTLY THIS IS WHERE, IN 1918, THERE WAS A SHORTAGE OF SUITABLE SIZED TIMBER TO MAKE THE LAMINATIONS IN ONE PIECE, SO SMALL PIECES WERE USED AS INFILL IN ALTERNATE LAMINATIONS, AND SOME OF THESE ARE NOW MISSING.

THERE IS ALSO SOME OLD WORM DAMAGE TO SMALL AREAS. THE EDGES OF THE TIPS HAVE SOME CHIPPING AND WEAR BUT IT IS OTHERWISE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH A GOOD FINISH AND WILL MAKE A GREAT DISPLAY PIECE. ALL ITEMS WILL BE PACKAGED TO A HIGH STANDARD USING GOOD QUALITY MATERIALS.

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  • Aircraft Type: MARTINSYDE F.4 BUZZARD
  • Type: WOODEN PROPELLER
  • Organisation Type: Military
  • Sub-Type: HISPANO-SUIZA 8

Rare 1918 Raf Wwi Hispano-suiza Martinsyde F4 Buzzard Wooden Propeller 8'9 Long