WWII Propeller in Canada

[dhc-1 jockey]

I have a vintage propeller and I am trying to identify the type of aircraft it might have been used on and what time period it comes from.

The stamp states CANADIAN VICKERS - SCHWARZ FINISH - LIMITED MONTREAL. There are a few other words under "SCHWARZ FINISH" but I can't make them out. There used to be a data plate on one side of the hub but it's missing. Based on Wikipedia, Canadian Vickers existed from 1911 through 1944.

It's solid wood with a fixed pitch. Total length is 84.5" and the hub diameter is 9.5". It also has a brass/copper leading edge.

It's from Southwestern Ontario where there was lots of BCATP activity during the war. Some people I've spoke to thought it might be off an early Anson, but I'm looking for opinion of the experts on this site.

I have no intention of selling it, but I'd be curious as to the value as well for insurance purposes.

Thanks!

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[Mtskull]

There’s a clue in that it is a left handed propeller; not much to go on in itself but rules out certain types.
Without markings you can probably never be certain but I would ask myself what aircraft types with left handed propellers were in common use in Canada in WW2? Anson, Oxford and Tiger Moth spring to mind. There is another clue in the missing data plate: do a Google search for images of Tiger Moth, Anson and Oxford propellers and you will find that Tiger Moth propellers usually had the data stamped directly into the wood, whereas for some reason propellers used on AS Cheetah engines, as used by both Anson and Oxford often, but not always, carried the data on a metal plate.

You might be able to further narrow down the possibilities if you can access a propeller with known provenance and make a detailed comparison; there are quite a lot of examples in existence because many Ansons and Oxfords had their wooden propellers replaced with metal ones whilst in service.

Some information about Schwarz finish:
https://www.key.aero/forum/historic-...den-propellers

[Dbahnson]

One thing to keep in mind about large hub propellers it that some were made for twin engine aircraft with counter-rotating props, which unfortunately adds another of identification uncertainty to the puzzle.