Id german optical equipment

[Sturm78]

Thank you, Eax-E

What is a Deckungspiegel ??

Sturm78

[Maxschnauzer]

Hi Sturm,
Deckenspiegel (ceiling mirror) I believe refers to the reflective mirrors which give this artillery aiming circle its periscope function (shown as #41 in this diagram):

Boussole Artillery Gun Director Aiming Circle Manual Compass PAB 1943

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[Sturm78]

Thank you very much, Max

Regards Sturm78

[ChrisMAg2]

Thank you very much for your help, Eax-E !!

A question of almost 3 years ago !!

I guess it is a naval model, no? . Do you know the different models of naval rangefinders in use in the Kriegsmarine ??

On the other hand, Any idea about this recce camera?

Image from EBay
Sturm78

Hi,
this appears to be a hand held aerial recce camera of the HK ("HandKammer") series. I think, this is a HK 12,5/ 7x9 in the observer's bay of a He 115.

Regards
Christian M. Aguilar

[gambadier]

"Artillery Gun Director Aiming Circle " I think this is rubbish, unfortunately I can't read the Russian. Why would an aiming circle be periscopic? Totally unnecessary. Furthermore aiming circles fully rotate ('circle' is a bit of a clue), the optics shown do not support this because they to not correct an image as a dial sight does (and this is periscopic and does fully rotate). I suspect this is a 'director' in the naval and coast artillery sense and someone who does not understand the subject has made a very bad translation into English. The graticules also seem possible in such a director.

[Eax-E]

Hello,

Max, even if I can't russian I found you document interresting, you does it comes from ?

gambadier, the exact puurpose of the richkreis 31 is to plot azimut angles and vertical angles. I can't explain myself the presence of such a small periscope neither.

Regards

[Maxschnauzer]

Hello gambadier and Eax-E,

Perhaps I used the incorrect terminology but please see http://bulcomersks.com/index.php/44-opi ... le-pab-2am for what the manufacturer calls a "periscopic artillery aiming circle".
The source of the Russian book is http://www.ebay.com/itm/Book-Boussole-A ... 0534185255. I can't vouch for the translation as I am sadly neither an expert in Russian nor optical instruments.

[Eax-E]

Hi,

Thanks. I didn't knew that Soviets made such documents. A good tip in the endless way of the archive collecting

Regards

[Maxschnauzer]

I'm glad to be of some help. Maybe you can still purchase it. The price seemed reasonable for a collector with an interest in the subject.

[Eax-E]

It seems that I already have the german manual (a digital copy, I'm not a collector of objects) of the optics presented in this russian manual but I will keep an eye open

[gambadier]

Maxschnauzer that is most certainly an aiming circle (or director in the Queen's English). Presumably the periscopic add-on is for trench use, which is not the primary purpose of an aiming circle. There are pictures of UK directors covering some 75 years and explaining their use at http://nigelef.tripod.com/fc_laying.htm

[Maxschnauzer]

Maxschnauzer that is most certainly an aiming circle (or director in the Queen's English). Presumably the periscopic add-on is for trench use, which is not the primary purpose of an aiming circle. There are pictures of UK directors covering some 75 years and explaining their use at http://nigelef.tripod.com/fc_laying.htm

Thanks for the very informative link, gambadier. I don't disagree with anything you say here.

[Eax-E]

Nodody for my last question??

Well, here an image of an artillery optical sight (Zeiger-Zieleinrichtung 34) on an 15cm sFH18 howitzer.

Image from EBay
Sturm78

Hello Sturm,

Why a Zeiger-Zieleinrichtung 34 ??? It's a Rundblickfernrohr 32, isn't it ?

Regards

Hi Sturm,

We were both right ! I just learned that the device with the gears under the optic actually a Zieleinrichtung 34 is.

[Sturm78]

Thank you, Eax-E

Regards Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

An image from EBay: Flakfernrohr 10 x 80 Binoculars

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