Any Nautical Maritime Collectors Out There. Need To Know What My Son Bought. Periscope?
May 22, 2020 16:59:49 #
My son went to an auction last night and bought home what he thinks is a periscope but we could not find any information on it. Does anyone know if this was used on the Submarine or is some other type of periscope. Thanks.
May 22, 2020 17:02:14 #
May 22, 2020 17:04:21 #
twowindsbear wrote:
Too small for a submarine.
My thought , tank? artillery?
May 22, 2020 17:15:08 #
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May 22, 2020 18:20:38 #
Shellback wrote:
Hmmm, maybe a bombsight...
Thank you. This one is a mystery to us.
May 22, 2020 18:22:34 #
May 22, 2020 18:54:23 #
usken65 wrote:
M60a3 gunners sight
Thanks, do you have a link to what these looked like on a tank.
May 23, 2020 08:12:21 #
WW1 trench periscope is my guess you can search images and find very similar items. Yours looks newer than that, but here is a sample. https://arkcollectables.co.uk/en/archives/229-ww1-trench-periscope-no24.html
May 23, 2020 08:27:42 #
Based on all the submarine movies I've seen, it could be some kind of telescope, but not necessarily for a sub.
May 23, 2020 08:30:08 #
usken65 wrote:
M60a3 gunners sight
That sounds good. Lots of tank pictures online, but not the scope.
May 23, 2020 08:48:05 #
May 23, 2020 12:22:09 #
skylinefirepest
Loc: Southern Pines, N.C.
I was going to say for trench warfare but on looking closer it's obviously meant to be bolted down to something. I'm not aware of periscopes in tanks but it could be.
May 23, 2020 15:52:48 #
jerold222 wrote:
WW1 trench periscope is my guess you can search images and find very similar items. Yours looks newer than that, but here is a sample. https://arkcollectables.co.uk/en/archives/229-ww1-trench-periscope-no24.html
Thank you. That is interesting.
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