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H013457 TREE SCREW FOR OBSERVER'S FIELD GLASSES. (Baumschraube für Scherenfernrohr)
BACKGROUND: The German army used a wide variety of optical enhancement items with the 6 x 30 power, (6 power magnification with a 30mm diameter objective lens), binoculars being the standard issue optics utilized by all branches of service. Although the 6 x 30 power binoculars were the standard issue, specialized personnel such as Artillery observers, Reconnaissance personnel, Searchlight personnel, etc., required stronger optics and assorted larger power binoculars were issued to these specialized personnel on a limited basis. One of the larger, power optical enhancement items were the unique 10 x 50 power, Observers "Rabbit Ear" field glasses that were designed for stationary use by observers, and artillery commanders and were issued with a mounting tripod, carrying case and accessories. Although intended for observers and artillery commanders the "Rabbit Ear", field glasses also saw limited use by other stationary personnel. The unique design of the "Rabbit Ear" glasses enabled the operator to fold the vertical, lens bodies downward into a diagonally angled or horizontal position fo a wider field of vision. This folding capability also permitted the field glasses to be mounted directly onto a tree with the lenses folded outward to either side of the tree trunk, providing a clear field of vision and also protecting the operator. In order to mount the field glasses to a tree trunk one of the accessories was a specific mounting tree screw.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Roughly, 11 1/2" long, 1 3/4" circumference, three piece, tapering, blued, tooled steel and alloy construction Observer’s "Rabbit Ear", field glasses tree screw. One end of the rod is tapered with deep screw threads while the other end has a separate, vertically extended, circular field glasses mount head. The separate, screw threaded, steel section and the alloy mount head have a central, swivel hinge with a corresponding, dual armed, screw threaded wing nut allowing mount head to be adjusted to different angles as required. The screw threaded end of the rod would be screwed into a tree or post and the field glasses would be fitted to the mount head. The central hinge panel is well marked with a stamped waffen-amt and the manufacturer’s initials, "E.B.", indicating an unknown manufacturer. The rod retains about 80% of its original bluing with moderate oxidization spotting to the alloy head piece. Unique accessory, serving double duty by being more mobile then the tripod and supplying some camouflage for the operator.
GRADE ***1/2 PRICE $270.00
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