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Asked by: Jesse Rocco
Subject: World War II German Torpedo Gyroscope ?
Question: I have a Gyroscope in a wooden box with German writing on it. I believe the Gyro was for a training school in th DDR. I think that the Gyro itself is from a G7 torpedo but am unsure. The box is post war I think.

Does anyone have any information or souces on the Gyro's the Germans used during World War II ? (I would like to show some photos if possible).

Thanks Much - Jesse
Date: 3 February 2010
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Answer: Stephen Ritter - 04/01/2011 10:01:42
 Hi Jesse

I have one that may be similar to yours. It looks very similar to the one shown at
http://www.gyroscopes.org/gallery.asp?page=3 which I saw for the first time today.

I'd never realised that it was (probably?) a German torpedo gyroscope. A note in the box from the Greater Manchester Museum of Science and Industry dated 1986 suggests that the gyroscope is Victorian. I haven't checked for German writing, but the gyroscope has the mark "W&Co" and the number "871".

Get in touch and we can compare photographs.

Regards

Steve Ritter (steveritter2003@yahoo.co.uk)



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