'Dove' type glass prisma from mountain artillery dial-sight

Made:: 1920-1950 in Europe

'Dove' type glass erecting prism in steel and paper mount

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'Dove' type glass erecting prism in steel and paper mount
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'Dove' type glass erecting prism in steel and paper mount, as used in mountain artillery dial-sight, unsigned, European, 1920-1950.

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Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1955-331

Materials:: glass, steel (metal) and paper (fibre product)

Measurements:: overall: Wd. 53 mm x dia. 20 mm, Wt. 0.036kg

type:: dove prism and component - object

credit:: Banfield, Arthur Clive

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'Dove' type glass prisma from mountain artillery dial-sight

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