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reached out to someone on the internet and found some more info... it probably won't interest you but it fascinated me to know where the blades have been since 1941 2096 L-18-10 R-50-3 Howard 250 Bu 01006 U S Navy Acceptance date 6.5.41. VIP transport - 4 seat interior. Del. to NAS Anacostia...

Thanks for the pix also!! We found them at an old yard in Denver and just loved the shape - great to get into their history now.

Thanks Nuuumannn, I took the spinner off but there wasn't much of a hub. I spoke with someone who's in the know and they are convinced its from a prototype post war plane. I'll see if I can find some numbers on that. Can't wait to restore the three prop - it looks sublime :)

Found it! The 2 blade is of The Harvard (or one of it's many variants). An advanced trainer fighter plane from WWII. THANKS Nuuuumann and A4K. I enjoyed the hunt so much I'm now dissappointed its over - best get on and start polishing them :) All the best, Toby

Forgot to say also, some of the numbering was hand scribed!!

OK so I had a look at the collars and the 3 prop is a 6339A-12A which was flown on the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar. The two HS bladed propeller I'm still unsure of. I got one half of the hub casing off but couldn't manage the second half. here's the various inscriptions that we found: Blades...

Thanks! Let me take a look today and I will see what I find. Along one of the three prop HS blade I found a very faded stamping - 6339 so I'm pretty sure that is off a Lookheed Loadstar. I'll take a look at the hubs today for more info though. Thanks so much again!!

Hello, We recently found some beautiful props but are having trouble identifying them... can anyone help? I'm pretty sure the three prop is a 6339A-12 Hamilton standard (not sure what planes they were flown on) but the large two prop has absolutely no markings... not sure if there's anyone...