Id german optical equipment

[Sturm78]

Thank you for your images, Arto O

Here, a german soldier with an Entfernungsmesser 34 (EM34) 0.7M rangefinder

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[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Two images more: Entfernungsmesser 34 (EM34) 0.7M rangefinder on large and on small tripod

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[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Does anyone know the correct designation and purpose of this optical equipment?

See also Pag.2 of this thread. viewtopic.php?f=20&t=146903&start=15

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[Clive Mortimore]

Hi all,

Does anyone know the correct designation and purpose of this optical equipment?

See also Pag.2 of this thread. viewtopic.php?f=20&t=146903&start=15

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Hi Sturm

I have just google translated Leitrichtgerät stellung and the best translation is Guidance directional position device. Could it be for tracking the shell burst and so that corrections could be made. The director and height finder were for tracking the emeny aircraft.

Clive

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

cinetheodolite:

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[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Another cinetheodolite:

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[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Optical sight of a German artillery piece. I think an 15cm sFH18 howitzer: Zeiger-Zieleinrichtung 34 ?

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[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Rare binoculars:

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[Sturm78]

Hi all,

I think Entfernungsmesser 36 (EM36) 1M rangefinder but I am not sure

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[Dragons Hunter]

Hi all,

Not german but.... Can somebody identify this italian equipment? Purpose??

Regards Sturm78

Hi Sturm,
this is a "Telegrafo Ottico Faini Triulzi", an optical telegraph for MORSE signals.
It could be used without knowing the morse code.
you can see it in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRTxMPIA4TE&feature=plcp
The video is shooted near Genoa in 1940
regards
Massimo

[Sturm78]

Thank you very much for your help, Massimo.

Very interesting video!

Regards Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Any idea about the purpose of this device??

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[Carl Schwamberger]

My first guess is it is a sight for a howitzer of long range gun, removed and set on the tripod for training purposes. We had small "subcaliber" guns that could be fired from a tripod to train cannon crews in the drill for indirect fire. The trough like device on the right side might a the mount for a similar item. It might also be a mount for a direct fire sight, or a alignment device. We had mounts for calibrating these sights, but they were mounted on work benches, not flimsey tripods.

It might be a artillery survey device, but it looks like none I've seen, and the upper optical section the soldier is looking at is very similar to the indirect fire sight on most cannon.

[Sturm78]

Thank you for your reply, Carl.

Can anyone identify this rangefinder?

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[Sturm78]

Hi all,

German portable binoculars. Model ???

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