GG List.. With Number Of GGs Made.
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Hi guys,
About TS-5, I have the GGTS Alu 1059, which BTW should be the higher known number for TS-5; wings are smaller than 20 mm. - about 14 mm. - and have "the GG" on top.
My digital caliper is low of batteries, but the size of wings is exactly the same of the wings on my Slim Alu V2 and on my GGTS 1917 TMF.
Ciao
Marco
About TS-5, I have the GGTS Alu 1059, which BTW should be the higher known number for TS-5; wings are smaller than 20 mm. - about 14 mm. - and have "the GG" on top.
My digital caliper is low of batteries, but the size of wings is exactly the same of the wings on my Slim Alu V2 and on my GGTS 1917 TMF.
Ciao
Marco
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This could be one of the batches of Aluminum that were made in between the Nickel series. Yes thats it.. there were about 100 made of these and this is first one I have seen.
This is rare because...
It's aluminum with wings and GG logo together.
With a high number #1059 ((In old style engraving)) double lined.
Aluminum GGTS usually have just wings on top and (TMF) on side.
Very nice piece. Thanks for sharing. (Personally I use my aluminum GGTS button on my JGG) I love those buttons..
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From what i have had heard and read the GGTS Rev2 starts at s/n 550. The tube is the same as Rev1 from #459 which is the first with "To my friend". But the Rev2 from 550 comes with ad-cap instead of 4in1. The engraving on these tubes are a 20 mm wing on top of the tube, and The GG and To my friend on each side.
The nickelplated should start at 880 and was ment to go to about 1500. The engraving here should be wings and the GG in one line, and no tmf. Within this range there are some alu-tubes, (about #950-#1081) and i wonder if they should have the engraving with wings besides the button, the GG on the side of the tube, and no tmf. Can anyone tell if that is correct or wrong??
That is why i wonder about yours, Otello It seems to have the engraving like the nickelplated, but looks like the alu.
* It could be one of tha last alu-run, but did not get the nickelplated - or the nickel can have been removed?)
* my assumption t about the alu-tubes engraving is wrong
* or it is real rare
Would have been great to get the answer on this
The nickelplated should start at 880 and was ment to go to about 1500. The engraving here should be wings and the GG in one line, and no tmf. Within this range there are some alu-tubes, (about #950-#1081) and i wonder if they should have the engraving with wings besides the button, the GG on the side of the tube, and no tmf. Can anyone tell if that is correct or wrong??
That is why i wonder about yours, Otello It seems to have the engraving like the nickelplated, but looks like the alu.
* It could be one of tha last alu-run, but did not get the nickelplated - or the nickel can have been removed?)
* my assumption t about the alu-tubes engraving is wrong
* or it is real rare
Would have been great to get the answer on this
Well, Runar, I'm curious too.
As I told in PM, I'm the second, at least - more likely third ot fourth - owner of this PV; the guy who sold it to me told me it's Alu and here ends my knowledge, as I've never seen a nickel one.
I'd really apreciate is somebody will post a photo of a nickel version for comparison.
Ciao
Marco
As I told in PM, I'm the second, at least - more likely third ot fourth - owner of this PV; the guy who sold it to me told me it's Alu and here ends my knowledge, as I've never seen a nickel one.
I'd really apreciate is somebody will post a photo of a nickel version for comparison.
Ciao
Marco
Well, Runar, I'm curious too.
As I told in PM, I'm the second, at least - more likely third ot fourth - owner of this PV; the guy who sold it to me told me it's Alu and here ends my knowledge, as I've never seen a nickel one.
I'd really apreciate is somebody will post a photo of a nickel version for comparison.
Ciao
Marco
Here is my 911 nickel. And if the picture had been better you could see better
But this is nickel plated aluminum. And i am sure Skiba has a better picture 
No I heard from someone that 100 were sent out to be Nickel Plated as usual but somehow they ended up at the shop in the UK as Aluminum GGTS that were not plated. (how this happened? I don't know) but there are about 100 none plated Nickel GGs (Aluminum GGTs) floating about. Some would of had brass parts added ect but to my best best knowledge they were all Aluminum.
Thats why I say it's rare.
This is one of my Nickels that has engraving of 1125
Followed by an Aluminum GGTS
Thats why I say it's rare.
This is one of my Nickels that has engraving of 1125
Followed by an Aluminum GGTS
dspin has some amazing pictures of the all aluminum ... in fact they are that good they could almost pass for being Nickel. Maybe he'll post a pic or if my memory serves me right he did post some on this very thread.
Pristine and unused Alum. Rev.2 as made by Imeo
Found it.. these are the type of pictures we need.
Same GGTS's I have Skiba. Except my Alu, that has a brass telescope.
So I'm almost convinced that Otello's is a rear piece.
Otello, I think you must try to find and ask the previous owners.
So I'm almost convinced that Otello's is a rear piece.
Otello, I think you must try to find and ask the previous owners.
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Yes I noticed when posting dspins picture that he wouldn't of change a single thing on his also...so some were made with brass telescope..
My bad.
Plus it's that double lined engraving on the serial that gets me.
I know the REV-1s were made with double lined and then the aluminum GGTS that followed had faint single serial engraving and then one of my Nickels #886 has double lined engraving again and then the later Nickels had thin faint serial engraving so to see an aluminum at that high number with double lined engraving is the first time for me.
Yes Otello, it would interesting to get any info from your piece. I'll ask some of the old boys that I know.
Steliosss.. your cap is very thin. Same as dspins. Is that a 901 cap or 801 cap on top. I have a thin 801 I think with the larger hole and it's Nickel ??? I don't think it belongs on any of my pieces and I have no idea where it came from hahaha...
My bad.
Plus it's that double lined engraving on the serial that gets me.
I know the REV-1s were made with double lined and then the aluminum GGTS that followed had faint single serial engraving and then one of my Nickels #886 has double lined engraving again and then the later Nickels had thin faint serial engraving so to see an aluminum at that high number with double lined engraving is the first time for me.
Yes Otello, it would interesting to get any info from your piece. I'll ask some of the old boys that I know.
Steliosss.. your cap is very thin. Same as dspins. Is that a 901 cap or 801 cap on top. I have a thin 801 I think with the larger hole and it's Nickel ??? I don't think it belongs on any of my pieces and I have no idea where it came from hahaha...
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Imeo made one all brass grant with new style ggtb end caps, 901 connection, my friend has it in his collection and never used it, it's in a glass case, along with about 35 other rare GG's that were never used.
Cappy.. It's an honor to have you here, I'm sure if you have the time you could shed beams of light onto this thread. As you can see we are struggling and without the aid of some of the old boys it's pretty tough finding out what was made.
Imeo's memory doesn't exist unless triggered and then triggered again and then sometimes a full blown photo and then we get the "Ah that one yes, I now remember " (which does prove how much of a worker and creator he really is) but it was always with the aid of the old school GG gang and it's people like you that can help with this.
Anyway it's a pleasure having you posting on this thread.
cappy is a great guy and he knows GG better than anyone else, you are right Skiba. He made a fuse for GGTS, he made a fat GGT, and other things that I dont remember. Also I have send him a lot of old parts in past because he needed them to build his own GG constructions. His help is really valueable
Imeo, I was wondering, to which category are the last GGTB that Vassilis put on sale a few days ago?
How many of these did you make?
Are they TMF edition?
I think I got very lucky to grab two of them.
How many of these did you make?
Are they TMF edition?
I think I got very lucky to grab two of them.
I really dont know when I send them to him guts. But they are the newest GGTB that I made at least 1 year ago
Congratulations for your purchase, they were the last ones
Congratulations for your purchase, they were the last ones
Well, now that I finally got a Nickel GGTS for comparison, I'd say #1059 is aluminum for sure.
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