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Title: Antique Periscope Dont know anything else about it
Post by: rnaodm on May 08, 2011, 08:41:02 PM: Hello I have no information on this at all and im hoping someone here can identify it. it Has a Placard screwed into the bottom, but it is really scratched up badly. What little I can read offered me no help through google.

The only things I can make out are top left "Beua" Top right "Jena" Underneath Jena There is a C-1, underneath the C-1 I can barely make out a 46, and finally under the 46 theres the number 60

The Optics still work, Looking through the eye piece i see a simple crosshair.

Thats all I have really, Ive included pictures and really look forward to your replies!(http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/1934/dscn0675u.jpg)
(http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/5813/dscn0674b.jpg)
(http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/9623/dscn0676ud.jpg)

If you need shots from different angles let me know I tried to take a pic of the scratched out placard but none of them would focus
Title: Re: Antique Periscope Dont know anything else about it
Post by: mariok54 on May 09, 2011, 12:27:27 AM: What size is it? I have no idea about militaria, but the first thing that sprang to mind was part of a tank periscope....
Title: Re: Antique Periscope Dont know anything else about it
Post by: Texasbadger on May 09, 2011, 06:31:59 AM: Im hitting the books, but what are its dimensions?
Title: Re: Antique Periscope Dont know anything else about it
Post by: rnaodm on May 09, 2011, 07:40:32 AM: 3 1/4" Long
2 3/4" Tall

The eyepiece is about 6" around

Base measures 1 1/8th" wide and about 1 3/8th" long and is rectangular
Title: Re: Antique Periscope Dont know anything else about it
Post by: mart on May 09, 2011, 09:43:46 AM: Seems small for a tank !!
Title: Re: Antique Periscope Dont know anything else about it
Post by: Texasbadger on May 09, 2011, 02:17:03 PM: Its a German boresighter device, would have attached to a rod or tube that would be inserted into the barrel to make sure everything was in alignment, much like what we use today to sight in scopes on rifles. Cant tell what it was used on without the tube for caliber guesstimate
Title: Re: Antique Periscope Dont know anything else about it
Post by: rnaodm on May 09, 2011, 08:13:50 PM: Thank you very much for the positive Id, Any idea if this is something collectors may be interested and what its approximate value would be?
Title: Re: Antique Periscope Dont know anything else about it
Post by: rnaodm on May 09, 2011, 08:15:45 PM: Check this out (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-390-1220-20%2C_Russland%2C_Flugzeug_Me_109_des_JG_54%2C_Wartung.jpg) Seems to be my part exactly
Title: Re: Antique Periscope Dont know anything else about it
Post by: waywardangler on May 09, 2011, 08:22:30 PM: Yes it does. Great find on the picture!
Title: Re: Antique Periscope Dont know anything else about it
Post by: cj52racers on May 09, 2011, 10:09:39 PM: Could be a Carl Zeiss piece. I know that his company was named Zeiss Jena Optics or something to that effect. He died in the late 1800's though.
Title: Re: Antique Periscope Dont know anything else about it
Post by: rnaodm on May 10, 2011, 07:17:19 AM: cool thanks for the replies, Anyone have a rough idea on what its worth, if anything?
Title: Re: Antique Periscope Dont know anything else about it
Post by: Texasbadger on May 10, 2011, 09:06:54 AM: Id say since its made by Zeiss if it came to me at a show probably retail $100-200 to that particular collector that does optics, since its weapons related and WWII German,,that helps
Title: Re: Antique Periscope Dont know anything else about it
Post by: rnaodm on May 10, 2011, 09:34:39 AM: Thanks alot for all the replies. I Think Ill try my hand at putting this on Ebay, Thanks guys/gals
Title: Re: Antique Periscope Dont know anything else about it
Post by: KC on May 10, 2011, 10:15:54 AM: Great finds! Was looking along the same lines....ya'll did a great job!!!