Mantlet type

Information about a detail of the Tiger E

 

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Flat mantlet

Flat mantlet

Flat mantlet

The left side of the mantlet is flat except for the outer ridge. It may be completely smooth, or may have subtle raised areas, depending on how it was cast.


Thickened mantlet

Thick mantlet

Thick mantlet

On the left side of the mantlet, there is a thick ridge containing the two telescope eyeholes. The exact shape of the ridge depends on how it was cast.


Tiger (P) mantlet

Tiger (P) mantlet

The mantlet was designed for the Tiger (P). It has no thick ridge on the left side. There is a notch at the bottom left corner.


Raised panel mantlet

Raised panel Tiger mantlet

Raised panel Tiger mantlet

On this mantlet, there was a raised panel on the left side, outboard of the eye holes. It probably existed due to the vagaries of the casting process.

 
 

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