BF 109 tail wheel
 

Hi guys, have this tail wheel in my collection, was apparently found in France, could you please tell me any further information out of the plate?, regards, Juan

Re: BF 109 tail wheel
 

Standard Me109 G-K tail wheel (also used on other aircraft)...but no info to gain from the plate, I am afraid

Re: BF 109 tail wheel
 

Thanks

Re: BF 109 tail wheel
 

Are these ones rare to encounter?

Re: BF 109 tail wheel
 

Hello jamoros,

Are the three Hersteller code letters discernable on the Typenschild?

Respectfully,

Steve Sheflin

Re: BF 109 tail wheel
 

Will look into that and post a picture

Re: BF 109 tail wheel
 

Hi Steve, this is the best picture I could get

Re: BF 109 tail wheel
 

I have been looking at it carefully and maybe these could be the three digits you are referring to?, please find picture, I have written below what I reckon it says

Re: BF 109 tail wheel
 

Hello Jamoras,

Thanks for posting the nice additional images.

The Hersteller codes to which I refer usually take the form of three letters and refer to a specific producer. In particular, I expected that the code “ckz” ('Kronprinz' Aktiengesellschaft für Metallindustrie, Werk Solingen, Langenfeld u. Hilden [all NW]) might be visible. Kronprinz is a known maker of tailwheels for the Bf 109.

Respectfully,

Steve Sheflin