MK5 vs Clones

[Couv]

OK....this may not make sense, and should be verified by someone who has a MK 10 and a MK 5 handy….like DA, AWAP, Matt…For my MK 10, The turret bolt I ordered and installed was for a TUSA TR-400 which oddly enough is a MK 5 clone….perhaps the turret is the same as a MK 10…I'm at work, so you university types and retirees fill us working people in. …Luis, I would send you my diagram, but I got if from you.

Edit:

I just revisited the First Stage Clone thread, we went over this issue a while back. Apparently there is an Oceanic first stage (and Tekna, but they are no longer with us) that is exactly the same as the MK 5, so perhaps you could use the turret bolt from it. I am pretty sure it IS NOT the PX2 as that swivel and retainer look like the MK 10

 

[DA Aquamaster]

Yes the TR-400 was a Mk 5 clone, not a Mk 10 clone. I never checked the the turret retainer bolt, but it would not surprise me if they used the newer Mk 10 part as the external hex Mk 5 bolt was a bit of a pain to remove unless you modified a socket to use on it (ground off the front to remove the radiused front edge so it engaged the very shallow head better.) The internal hex was much easier to remove with an off the shelf allen wrench.

I think the big difference between the clones and the later Mk 5's was that the clones lacked the LP port on the end that was common on the later 5 LP port Mk 5's and the Mk 10's.