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Clive Mortimore
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Re: Id german optical equipment

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Post by Clive Mortimore » 07 Oct 2010, 00:52

Sturm78 wrote:Hi all,

Can somebody identify this AA rangefinder?

Image from Bundesarchive
Thanks in advance. Sturm78
Is it an AA rangefinder or a coastal gun rangefinder? The reason I ask there appears to be only one eye piece set in the center. AA rangefinders normally have two (or more), one for the height finder/operator and one for the range finder/operator. Each operator has his own hand wheel that he uses follow the aircraft, as well as the small handwheels to adjust the prisms and lenses. This rangefinder looks like it only has the prism and lenses adjusting gear. I think it is a coastal artillery rangefinder.
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Re: Id german optical equipment

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Post by Sturm78 » 01 Nov 2010, 16:24

Hi all,

Kinotheodolit (cinetheodolite) with female crew. Wurzburg radar in the background.

Image from Ebay
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Re: Id german optical equipment

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Post by Sturm78 » 08 Dec 2010, 13:31

Hi all,

Any idea ?
See also my image posted in this thread on 09 Oct 2009

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Re: Id german optical equipment

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Post by Sturm78 » 24 Dec 2010, 11:10

Nobody?? :(

Another image from Ebay:

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Re: Id german optical equipment

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Post by Sturm78 » 26 Dec 2010, 16:17

Hi all,

Can anybody identify this Luftwaffe rangefinder?

Image from Ebay
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Re: Id german optical equipment

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Post by Sturm78 » 22 Jan 2011, 20:26

Hi all,

A small image from Ebay. I think Entfernungsmesser 36 (EM36) 1M rangefinder, but I am not sure

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Re: Id german optical equipment

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Post by Sturm78 » 01 Feb 2011, 19:36

Hi all,

Two images from Ebay:

Image 1: ??? Entfernungsmesser 34 (EM34) 0.7M rangefinder ? :?
Image 2: I think Entfernungsmesser 36 (EM36) 1M rangefinders

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Re: Id german optical equipment

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Post by Sturm78 » 03 Feb 2011, 11:35

Hi all,

One more nice image from Ebay:

Entfernungsmesser 34 (EM34) 0.7M rangefinder (I think)

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Re: Id german optical equipment

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Post by Sturm78 » 22 Feb 2011, 19:14

Hi all,

Rundblickfernrohr Rblf 36 sights? :?
Used the 15cm sFH18 and the 10.5cm leFH18 howitzers the same type of sight?

Images from Ebay.
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Re: Id german optical equipment

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Post by Sturm78 » 02 Mar 2011, 12:12

Nobody for my last question? :(

Here an image of a Entfernungsmesser 36 (EM36) 1M rangefinder

Image from Ebay
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Re: Id german optical equipment

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Post by Clive Mortimore » 02 Mar 2011, 15:51

Sturm78 wrote:Hi all,

Rundblickfernrohr Rblf 36 sights? :?
Used the 15cm sFH18 and the 10.5cm leFH18 howitzers the same type of sight?

Images from Ebay.
Thanks in advance. Sturm78
Theory ....Dial sights are normally used for setting the traverse from the battery zero to the angle of the target, therefore the same design of sight can be used on many different types of gun.
Practice.... Most dial sights in an emergency can be used in lieu of a direct fire sight by being set to the same zero as the gun and are type specific as they have a gratical like a direct fire sight. Because all models of guns have a different characteristic when firing this gratical has to be for the one type of gun only.
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Re: Id german optical equipment

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Post by Sturm78 » 10 Mar 2011, 14:12

Hi all,

Can somebody identify AA rangefinder?
I think it is a captured Norwegian rangefinder associated to the 7.5cm Kongsberg M32 L45 AA gun

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7.5cm Kongsberg  M32 L45 AA Norwegian gun captured.jpg

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Re: Id german optical equipment

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Post by Sturm78 » 13 Mar 2011, 11:26

Nobody for my last question? :(

In this link http://hem.fyristorg.com/robertm/norge/ ... apons.html is said that Norwegian Army had Hungarian AA fire directors and rangefinders.

On the other hand, Any ideas about this equipment? :?

Image from Ebay
Thanks in advance. Sturm78
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Re: Id german optical equipment

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Post by Sturm78 » 17 Mar 2011, 11:46

Hi all,

Can somebody identify this AA rangefinder? I think it is captured equipment

Image from Ebay
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Re: Id german optical equipment

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Post by Sturm78 » 18 Mar 2011, 13:51

Nobody for my last questions?? :(

Here, another image from Ebay: rare binoculars. Any ideas?

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