tank telescope question - Steel Soldiers::Military Vehicles Supersite

tjmilitary · 07-07-2009, 23:22

I think this telescope is out of an earily stuart tank. Can anyone help with what its for and also what its worth? I have also attached a pic of an elbow. Any help with that would be a great help.

Jones · 07-07-2009, 23:38

I'll be the first to admit I'm not an armor expert but I think your telescope was made to slip into the 37mm main gun and act as a bore sight. That would explain the brass gliding ring.

tjmilitary · 07-07-2009, 23:46

I'm not sure, thats why I thought someone on this sight would know.

shootER · 07-08-2009, 00:17

That's a gunner's telescopic sight for the 37mm gun used on US light tanks in WWII, not a boresight device.

It can be seen here mounted on the left side of the gun mount.

I have no idea of what it might be worth, but they do turn up on eBay from time to time.

tjmilitary · 07-08-2009, 08:59

I thought is was off of small wwII tanks but wasent sure. how about the elbow? That looks newer to me. anyone know?

tjmilitary · 07-08-2009, 23:47

Nobody knows what this thing is worth? I was hoping someone on this sight could help me with that.

shootER · 07-09-2009, 00:31

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Originally Posted by tjmilitary

I thought is was off of small wwII tanks but wasent sure. how about the elbow? That looks newer to me. anyone know?

Google says that the elbow is used on 106mm recoiless rifle.

dittle · 07-09-2009, 10:16

The value is like a lot of things, to some people it may be worth a lot and others not so much. Depends on how much they are in the need of it at the time.