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  1. 30th April 2008, 06:34 PM #21
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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.
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  2. 5th May 2008, 11:08 PM #22
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    Success !..we know what it is

    Quote Originally Posted by rangieman View Post
    Do you have family or freinds in the UK , That could get some more infomation on this , if possible
    Chris,

    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 ...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Disco Pom View Post
    Chris,

    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 the website below for a picture and more detail.

    Surveying Instrument Collection

    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 ...
    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
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  4. 6th May 2008, 09:36 PM #24
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    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)
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  5. 6th May 2008, 10:02 PM #25
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    Well done, now I can tell my mate Bushy he is wrong
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