Surveying Instrument

[Valtoro]

Anyone know the name to this Instrument?
According the Curator at the local Museum it was used to survey the leveling of Construction sites.

/Valtoro.

[Xavier]

is a builders "transit", also called an "aiming circle" since it was also used to determine points in an arc of fire of an artillery batery.

check photos and descriptions on this page:

http://community.webshots.com/album/128362688VgwwGZ/1

best regards

Xavier
Instandsetzungtruppfuhrer

[Valtoro]

Thanks for the information!
I'll pass it along to the Curator.

Regards,
Valtoro.

[tigre]

Hello to all ; more..........................................

Surveying instruments.

I think is a Stadia rod, which is a graduated rod that allows, using a topographic level, to measure level differences, that is, height differences. With a stadia, distances can also be measured with trigonometric methods.

Source: http://www.germaniainternational.com/army7.html

Cheers. Raúl M .

[veeteetee]

It´s "Richtkreis 35"

[tigre]

Thanks . Cheers. Raúl M .

[Brad Hunter]

I'm a North Carolina Licensed Professional Land Surveyor - that's what I do for a living.

It's a Theodolite.

[veeteetee]

Rk 35 referred to the original post.

[Carl Schwamberger]

Hello to all ; more..........................................

Surveying instruments.

I think is a Stadia rod, which is a graduated rod that allows, using a topographic level, to measure level differences, that is, height differences. With a stadia, distances can also be measured with trigonometric methods.

Source: http://www.germaniainternational.com/army7.html

Cheers. Raúl M .

In the artillery we used the same equipment for accurate survey. When in a hurry we could estimate the length of a vehicle and measure off the indices on the binocular lens. That could get your range within 100 meters of the target, which since the spread from mean point of impact might be 150 meters for battalion volley was plenty close enough.

[dgfred]

I'm a North Carolina Licensed Professional Land Surveyor - that's what I do for a living.

It's a Theodolite.

Hey neighbor... be safe!

[Brad Hunter]

I'm a North Carolina Licensed Professional Land Surveyor - that's what I do for a living.

It's a Theodolite.

Hey neighbor... be safe!

I'm not too worried until I see dead people walking around...
I'm stocked up on ammo and liquor.

[dgfred]

Haha... you are good to go then.