Very interesting BLC range finder??? uboat?????

**tystgaard** · 10-12-2011, 02:43 PM

Would like some info on this, and opinion of the use...

From the deck of a uboat????

Thanks from
Nicolai

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 10-12-2011 02:43 PM

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**lianshangzheng** · 10-13-2011, 03:30 AM

WOW!
Never see it before.

**Wagriff** · 10-13-2011, 07:55 AM

Nice rangefinder! Looks like one lens has fungus,though-well worth having worked on in any case! A Very desirable Zeiss optics! William

**big ned** · 10-13-2011, 03:16 PM

Not a range finder per se I think, but close,and used as a pair of binoculars used to computate the information required to set up a torpedo for surface firing. The set were positioned on a post at the front of the conning tower that was calibrated in degrees, and with other inputs such as target speed/ wind speed et cetera, the 'eel' could be set for the best chance of a strike. The bino's could also be used for scanning at surface level.

There is another similar type as these that were used by the 20mm flak gun onboard (and by coastal artillery) but the eyepieces were fitted at an 80 degree angle to aide using them whilst following airborne targets.

Below is a similar type of the torpedo aiming bino's (I think they may be 7 x 50's) in use, the pic's are really to demonstrate the computing post onto which they were fitted.

Regards, Ned.

**tystgaard** · 10-13-2011, 03:30 PM

Thanks very interesting:-)

**Nick Hessens** · 10-13-2011, 03:45 PM

An interesting item!

Thanks for showing.

Regards

**big ned** · 10-13-2011, 07:13 PM

Another point of interest is the apparent lack of a Waffenampt with the eagle and swaz. The greenish 'hammerite' type paint has got me thinking possibly East German Navy???

Although some of the Zeiss company was relocated to Stuttgart by the Americans at the end of hostilities, the majority of the business was swiped by the Russians as war reparations, perhaps this is a link. Whatever, I think that they are a pretty rare and valuable piece, but wouldn't like to speculate too much on that, so please don't ask as I don't know!!

Regards, Ned.