2011 Carboot finds Etc

[davejb]

The frame was used by armourers to zero in sights, we used to use one on Hythe and Ash ranges, i dont know if it had other uses

[garys39]

Hi Dave
thanks for your reply, I've found the following which is of interest.

Aim Teaching Devices

Regards
Gary

[davejb]

Hi Gary, yes its quite right ,i didnt word my comments very well, we used them on the ranges for that very purpose, ie aiming and instruction on aiming , zeroing is a more complicated issue but we used them for the telescopic sights that we had , it was easier to teach that way rather than hold the rifle and zero in

[mathsmal]

Wow - you are lucky finding all this stuff. all I ever see at car boots is all the junk, although I have seen a few gas masks and way-overpriced helmets.

You must be getting there early, and have some good carboots near you!

[garys39]

Not had the chance to go to many boot sales lately, found this British WD stove a couple of weeks ago and used it as part of a display I put on at Wallingford Town Hall last week, during the Rememberance weekend, as a change to the normal items I would display, I decided to show a collection of cookers and related items on one of the tables.
Regards
Gary

[garys39]

Well 2012 has arrived, I've had a few finds already this year, so I'm going to start a 2012 Carboot finds, so look out for it shortly, here's something I picked up a couple of weeks ago.
Regards
Gary

[Falschirmjager]

Saturday 30th finds, not much today, but an interesting Japanese shell and case, 1945 booklet regarding the US use of Atomic Energy for military use and a little modern kit.

Nice Jap Tsu Jo Dan shell! These were originally of French Hotchkiss design and the Japs used these rounds in their Naval deck guns mainly-calibre is either 47-50mm cant remember now and quite expensive too at £70-85 each!! Regards, Tim.