This came my way recently...

PeterN2 · Post by **PeterN2** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:26 pm

...and I have since found out what it is. Anyone care to have a go at identifying it? It is 13.5 inches long and about an inch wide.

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Regards

Peter

Post by **Niner** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:57 pm

Looks like the R and L are backward. That would be left and right, don't you think?

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dromia · Post by **dromia** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 1:34 am

Its Right and Left from the enemies point of view, exit stage right, exit stage left.

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stripperclip · Post by **stripperclip** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 11:08 pm

interesting but I have no clue to what it is or was used for.

PeterN2 · Post by **PeterN2** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 6:11 pm

All right then, I'll tell you what it is. It seems it is part of the sighting system for the 25 pounder artillery gun. This bit is used for direct sighting at tanks and such like targets. An interesting piece of WW2 equipment.

Regards

Peter.

stripperclip · Post by **stripperclip** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 12:13 am

pretty neat but was this hand held or mounted to the 25 pounder?

PeterN2 · Post by **PeterN2** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 5:58 pm

It was mounted on the 25 pounder. I don't have a picture of how it was mounted but it was clamped on somehow.

Regards

Peter.

stripperclip · Post by **stripperclip** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 11:36 pm

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Tom May · Post by **Tom May** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 3:14 am

"...I don't have a picture of how it was mounted but it was clamped on somehow...."

I believe that the sight is held in what amounts to a pair of pipe clamps (the kind of thing that plumbers use to fix copper pipes to the wall of a house).

Tom

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