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Re: Id. Finnish equipment

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Post by Juha Tompuri » 21 Aug 2014, 21:29

Thanks for the clarifications.

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Post by Juha Tompuri » 21 Aug 2014, 22:49

Sturm78 wrote:About the last image posted by Seppo Koivisto, this device seems the same that the first image posted by me on 14 Aug 2014.

Juha identified this meteo theodolithe as an Askania model but Seppo as a Vaisala model ???? :?
Seems that there are two separate models, with minor differences.


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Image SA-photo 113008

This one seems to be similar:
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Post by Juha Tompuri » 21 Aug 2014, 23:11

Slightly different ones, Vaisala(?)
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Re: Id. Finnish equipment

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Post by Sturm78 » 21 Aug 2014, 23:29

veeteetee wrote
Picture SA 35552 in the mail on August 14 shows Finnish "kiertokaukoputki" = German "Rundblickfernrohr" = English "panoramic telescope", which is mounted on the artillery gun´s sight unit unit and used (mainly) for indirect firing i.e. fixing the gun traverse. Several makes and versions with minor differences in their construction were used by the Finnish Army. Juha´s mail of yesterday shows one of these.

Picture SA 37890 in the mail on August 17 shows Finnish "asemasuuntakehä" = German "Richtkreis" = English "aiming circle", which is used for determining firing positions and directions. The particular model shown is Tampella-designed "asemasuuntakehä 34 malli I", which was also manufactured by Valtion Tykkitehdas.
Thank you very much for your help, veeteetee . :)
Juha wrote
Seems that there are two separate models, with minor differences.
I am not able to see any significant difference in all images..... :oops: :?

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Post by Juha Tompuri » 22 Aug 2014, 08:04

Sturm78 wrote:I am not able to see any significant difference in all images..... :oops: :?
There seem to be some (random?) differences among the ocular assembly, and the original Askania tripod seems to be slightly different, but I mainly ment these:
-the frame line
-the angular "attachment device"?
-the ballancing screw items
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Post by Sturm78 » 22 Aug 2014, 12:39

Thank you, Juha.

They're a really small differences. 8O I guess that Vaisala model is a copy of Askania model, no?

On the other hand, Any idea about these small boats ?? Military equipment ?? :?


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Re: Id. Finnish equipment

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Post by Seppo Koivisto » 22 Aug 2014, 17:42

Sturm78 wrote: They're a really small differences. 8O I guess that Vaisala model is a copy of Askania model, no?
Askania's own pilot balloon theodolite seems to be different. Maybe the Väisälä model was designed and first built by Askania after Väisälä specification and later the production was moved to the low cost country Finland.

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Re: Id. Finnish equipment

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Post by Juha Tompuri » 22 Aug 2014, 22:31

Seppo Koivisto wrote:
Sturm78 wrote: They're a really small differences. 8O I guess that Vaisala model is a copy of Askania model, no?
Askania's own pilot balloon theodolite seems to be different.
They both seem to be from Askania.
Seppo wrote:Maybe the Väisälä model was designed and first built by Askania after Väisälä specification and later the production was moved to the low cost country Finland.
Maybe, maybe not.
Actually I don't remember seeing any theodolites (here) marked being produced by Vaisala.

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Post by Juha Tompuri » 22 Aug 2014, 22:36

Seppo Koivisto wrote:Image
Askania theodolite? (SA-kuva 71995)
Might well be, at least so it says here at the tripod:
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Post by Sturm78 » 23 Aug 2014, 12:38

Thank you very mcuh for tyour answers, Seppo and Juha

It seems quite difficult to determine the manufacturer of these balloon theodolites....(SA-Kuva images 35822-35825)

Any idea about he small boats of my last images??

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Re: Id. Finnish equipment

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Post by Seppo Koivisto » 23 Aug 2014, 14:09

V.Väisälä was a very small company making radiosondes, sounds unlikely they would have produced theodolites. Why it was called "Väisälä theodolite" in the company history may refer to the brother Yrjö Väisälä, active in optics and geodesy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yrj%C3%B6_ ... %A4l%C3%A4

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Post by Juha Tompuri » 23 Aug 2014, 21:02

Image
http://www.vaisala.com/historybook/
Vaisala_theodolite.jpg

From SA-photos archive:
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An enlarged SA-photo 54616 about an Askania theodolite.

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Re: Id. Finnish equipment

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Post by Sturm78 » 07 Sep 2014, 18:40

Hi all,

Any idea about these small boats? military equipment ??

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Re: Id. Finnish equipment

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Post by Sturm78 » 10 Sep 2014, 23:41

Nodody for my last question ??

Well, here two images of a Finnish pontoon bridge. Any idea about the exact model ?

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Re: Id. Finnish equipment

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Post by JTV » 11 Sep 2014, 06:08

Sturm78 wrote: Well, here two images of a Finnish pontoon bridge. Any idea about the exact model ?

Images from SA-Kuva archive (39603-39602)
Pontoon bridge system m/35.

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