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A new whatziss...

By The Armorer on March 8, 2007 | | Comments (9)

So, tell me - what *is* this?

A new whatziss!

I'll be more charitable than usual... here's two more views. One. Two.

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By Gwedd on March 8, 2007 7:24 AM
Comrades, Azimuth alignment tool for a compass..... Training sight for a mortar....... Device for plotting fall of shot on the range..... Respects,
 
By htom on March 8, 2007 7:54 AM
Looks like a variation of a sextant, therefore I'll guess a rangefinder.
 
By Pogue on March 8, 2007 8:04 AM
Well, my first thought is some kind of field sextant since it has sun filters and the geometry looks right. Given the armorer's background and the hairline sight that doesn't make much sense for taking a sun shot it makes me wonder if it isn't some kind of quadrant for figuring out sight to crest. Or a weird aiming circle... How many guesses do I get?
 
By Slick Rick on March 8, 2007 10:07 AM
Bore scope aligning guage thing, sortof.
 
By sandman6actual on March 8, 2007 10:20 AM
I wanna say it's some kind of sextant as well, but AW1 Tim may be on the right track with the trainig sight for a mortar. (*of course, it may also be a Knooter valve...*)
 
By MajMike on March 8, 2007 1:14 PM
collimator
 
By Toluca Nole on March 8, 2007 3:53 PM
Is it okay if I just say it's a pretty cool-looking thing and I want to own one just for the heck of it? Mount it on the cab of my truck? Get lots of chicks?
 
By Beth on March 8, 2007 8:33 PM
I think it looks something like a Rube Goldberg stapler.
 
By Phil on March 9, 2007 11:21 AM
Optical rangefinder. You adjust it until the view from the two top mirrors merges into one image in the eyepiece, and when they have merged you then have the range to target on a dial.
 
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