I finally found the use of this optics, it is an auxiliary periscope sight for MG 30/42. I am very happy!!! MG Zieleinrichtung (MG Periscope Accessory), introduced
in late 1942. Using optical sights meant that the gunner had to position his
eye above the line of the mount, the result being he ran the risk – often
realized in the first years of the war – of being shot in the head by an enemy
sniper or counter-machine-gun fire. The periscope attachment meant that
the gunner could use the optical sight from a behind-cover position
To be more precise : it is not the Zieleinrichtung, but the “Vorsatzfernrohr”
A sort of binoculars which could be put on the Zieleinrichtung.
Tom
Here 2 pictures from the MG34/MG42 manual from A.Butz
Tom
hi tom thank you very much for the clarification. searched for 2 weeks and I didn't find anything because I didn't know that this optics is part of the MG sight. since I don't collect these things I plan to sell it ..... thanks again for the explanations and pictures
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