Bushie and I both think it's volley sight off a Vickers Machine gun.
Used for sustained fire over long ranges.
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Bushie and I both think it's volley sight off a Vickers Machine gun.
Used for sustained fire over long ranges.
Chris,Quote:
Originally Posted by rangieman
After some deep searching through the interweb managed to find an expert on the said item...
The instrument is an Indian Inclinometer surveying instrument (also called a clinometer) ...used in Plane Tabling around WW1.
The instrument is Australian Army issue due to the D with a broad arrow marking.
You can check this website link 0112 for a picture and more detail.
Also attached a pdf with some more info.
When I got the Australian Army issue confirmed I found the website of the Australian Army museum of military engineering and sent them an email asking for identification assistance..
They kindly replied with the details above .
Army museum website is here Australian Army Engineer Musuem and Heritage Park
This was a good test of my googling skills :D...
Well done mate that is fantastic information and very informative , You must have a lot more patience than me and my family i googled for 2 days not knowing what i was looking for ,With constant nagging from she who must be obeyed:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Disco Pom
And it doesnt stop i found this on ebay , It would be interesting to see what the reserve is
1942 Clinometer.Indian.Mark.VI and Leather Case - eBay (item 220231659156 end time May-11-08 16:18:53 PDT)
Well done, now I can tell my mate Bushy he is wrong:)