Erecting prism from artillary rangefinder

Made:: 1930-1950 in Jena

maker:: Carl Zeiss, Jena

Glass pentaprism in aluminium mounting from artillary

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Glass pentaprism in aluminium mounting from artillary
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Glass pentaprism in aluminium mounting from artillary range-finder, 70-cm baseline, by Carl Zeiss, Jena, Germany, 1930-1950

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Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1955-312

Materials:: aluminium alloy, stainless steel, glass, zinc (metal) and lacquer

Measurements:: overall: Ht.65 mm x Dia. 68 mm, Wt. 0.175kg

type:: pentaprism and component - object

credit:: Banfield, Arthur Clive

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Erecting prism from artillary rangefinder

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