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I love that shot, thanks Frank. It shows some of the last Elco 80's to have the Mod 0 version of the Mark 17 .50 twin mount. You can tell them by the ring above the top of the turret that is slightly less in diameter than the top of the turret. There is little in the way of references for the Mod 0 mount so I was very happy when someone I was recently discussing the Mod changes with discovered a Higgins turret drawing (courtesy of Dick Washichek) that laid out the dimensions for the brake ring. The discoverer is none other than world famous author, good guy, and interesting man of the world Frank D Johnson.

I've noticed that the later brake rings have a generous radius at the bottom edge so it appears to have gone through a modification itself:

Frank also noticed that the brake ring appears in an Elco turret bracket drawing, again courtesy of Dick:

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