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Any WWII US Submarine Experts Here???
wallyent
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We have three important gauges off the USS Sawfish SS-276 Navy Submarine that we are hoping to get more info on each. These were salvaged personally and collected by a WWII Navy Vet who was a torpedo gunner on another submarine. Any information someone can give us on each would be greatly appreciated. Info such as their importance and function of each. Thanks very much.
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You're going to have to get a notarized statement from the vet, at the very least.
loosen the internal mechanism and than pull it out the front, be sure to unscrew the bezel first. On the back of the inside plate is a date
and you can ascertain it's vintage. This may help date the sub to WWII.
I have done this with old boiler gauges and they are all dated.
good luck, Thor
http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08276.htm
http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3022.html
http://pigboats.com/ww2/sawfish.html
http://books.google.com/books?id=Is_EzoIFiGkC&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23&dq=submarine+R.T.+tank&source=bl&ots=nK70373Mkt&sig=n15VGrScKWcJWorevqBuT7FHV7Q&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tzdwU92wNe_QsQS22YHICA&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=submarine R.T. tank&f=false
The 276 on the back of the gauges document which submarine they came off of and the Torpedo Gunner we got them from personally salvaged them all from the submarine himself.
If you are trying to infer more value because of which sub they are off of, sorry it doesn't matter unless that sub has some very important history with it, and few do.
In my antiquity and collectible business, I come across these gages very often, most garner $20 to $50 in retail sales.
A notarized letter from the person owning the gage is not too much of a provenance to the history. The painted numbers may be from a salvage number of the boat, but you would need the company"s log books to prove it, NOT a workers story.
Old relics are just like old guns..... you buy the ITEM...not the STORY. JMHO
Hope this helps.....
JIM..............