And here I was thinking "Who Cared?" if they brought out another set of drive sprockets for a Tiger as the ones the kits come with are good enough for most, but David's post points to an inherent weakness where everything offered aftermarket MUST be better than the kit parts. Sometimes yes, sometimes -like this- no...

David, Do you have Schneider's Tigers in Combat I? If so, check out the Tiger I on page 359 bottom. The Tiger is a steel rimmed version, and appears to have that sprocket. I say appears because it could be an optical illusion due to lighting. A lot of the color drawings in the book show that sprocket. If it is a real sprocket it must have been very rare. Thanks, Randy

Well spotted! You've discovered something new about the Tiger. The arms aren't even aligned exactly. It looks like a "Friday afternoon" job. I must look for more. David

Tigers in Combat I is a great book. After doing a another search through I found another, page 109 top. The next question is, why the difference? My father worked in a machine shop as a precision drill operator doing repairs and fabrications on air plane parts. Once they got in a part to an engine intake that did not "fit". The manufacturer had drilled the mounting holes several degrees off. Maybe someone mounted the teeth ring on the jig wrong.

That one doesn't count, I'm afraid. The central hub is different. And we always knew about it. The first batch of sprockets were made with this alignment (and with bulged central hubs). You will find them on some of the earliest Tigers, including the one on page 109. As explained in "DW to Tiger 1", the sprocket design was then altered to put the webs between the bolts. One of these initial sprocket wheels survives today, on the Tiger in Fort Benning! David

That one doesn't count, I'm afraid. The central hub is different. And we always knew about it. The first batch of sprockets were made with this alignment (and with bulged central hubs). You will find them on some of the earliest Tigers, including the one on page 109. As explained in "DW to Tiger 1", the sprocket design was then altered to put the webs between the bolts. One of these initial sprocket wheels survives today, on the Tiger in Fort Benning! David [/quote] Thanks for the information. I'll be keep looking when I have the time.

Is this one example?

Being that this is the Ft. Benning Tiger, yup.

Thanks for the photo!