wanted: N-9 gunsight and reflector head

Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:17 am

as used in P-51s, A-26s and T-28 -- N-9 gunsight with reflector head
wezeldoc at yahoo

Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:26 am

Try <<http://www.warbird-parts.com/invent/bomb.htm>> item A-189.

Chunks

Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:01 am

Thanks
Jay has the bodies, but not the light sources or the reflector heads.
Anyone?

Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:08 pm

You're gonna have to take a number SNJ5, :wink:

I've already posted the same request. Seriously though, I've been keeping my eyes on ebay & haven't had any luck. If I do hear about any, I'll let you know.

Mac

Sat Jan 19, 2008 5:32 pm

Any chance one of you have a picture? I was actually looking for an N-3(A-B-C) when this post was started. I've found several sites with the gun sight, but the pictures don't have the reflector. Why are these difficult to find?

Chunks

Sun Jan 20, 2008 5:34 pm

SNJ, I think Jay had repro N-9 heads once upon a time, you might want to ask him about that. I have one original N-9 reflector head, only took me a few years to find it! Not interested in parting with it though...

Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:19 am

Hello,

Sighting heads for N-9 are indeed very difficult to find and cost a small fortune in the collector world. Took me 6 years to find a nice one (photo attached).

But which sighting head are you exactly looking for ? If it is the classical WWII B 1, i cannot help. But if you're also looking for post war sighting heads that were used with refurbished N-9, there i can help as i have a spare N.O.S. refurbished N-9 complete with sighting head. Never was able to identify exactly on which planes it was used (B-26, T-28, ?)

If interested can send or post photos.

Laurent

Last edited by airmanual on Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:41 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:01 am

I'm glad you posted the pic. I've been looking for the wrong thing this whole time! :lol:

Chunks

Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:49 pm

Chunks wrote:I'm glad you posted the pic. I've been looking for the wrong thing this whole time!

Chunks

Photobucket link corrected. Thanks

Also attach a later version of theN-9 with a modified sighting head. That one is unfortunately not in my collection.

Laurent

Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:11 pm

airmanual wrote: if you're also looking for post war sighting heads that were used with refurbished N-9, there i can help as i have a spare N.O.S. refurbished N-9 complete with sighting head. Never was able to identify exactly on which planes it was used (B-26, T-28, ?)

I'd like to see that sight Laurent, I might be interested in it :wink:

Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:50 pm

Thank you for posting the pics. If you have any pics of the N-3C I would love to see them. The manual references figure 341 for the optical gun sight, but the last page in my manual is figure 340 %&*@##! missing pages.

Chunks

Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:56 pm

B29Gunner wrote:
airmanual wrote: if you're also looking for post war sighting heads that were used with refurbished N-9, there i can help as i have a spare N.O.S. refurbished N-9 complete with sighting head. Never was able to identify exactly on which planes it was used (B-26, T-28, ?)

I'd like to see that sight Laurent, I might be interested in it

Here are some photos. Sorry for quality. Just taken in the dark with a flash.

For the N-3 photos sighting head, please give me one or 2 days

Laurent

Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:08 pm

Chunks wrote:Thank you for posting the pics. If you have any pics of the N-3C I would love to see them. The manual references figure 341 for the optical gun sight, but the last page in my manual is figure 340 %&*@##! missing pages.

Chunks

Here are a few pictures of different sighting heads for the N-3 series. Unfortunately, 2 of them are not in my collection (photos from Ebay sales i missed thanks to creasy prices)

Laurent

Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:31 pm

Thanks again for posting the pics. I've learned a lot about sights in the last few days. Saw a few for sale and thought I may need one, but wasn't sure from the pictures what all was missing.

Chunks

Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:16 am

I'm looking for the B1 head. Guess I'll just have to be patient.

I've got an N-3A and a head that I bought for it at a different time. The head's P/N is 87-69939C, this is for the P-40. The head doesn't include the glass or the crash pad. Can anyone tell me the dimensions of the glass including the thickness or does anyone know of any sources for replica glass? Also, does anyone have any photos of a complete N3 with that head?

It's weird. I've seen a lot of N3s for sale on ebay, quite a few set up as a trainer (which is what I have), but I haven't seen any with the heads. I wonder why the heads didn't survive but the body did?

Mac