originele WO2 US Tank periscope M6

30€

it is een originele WO2 US Tank periscope M6. De kijker is in zeer goede staat.

Hij werd gebruikt in meerdere WO2 tanks. het onderste deel kwam uit in de tank waar de bemanning zat, dan ging hij door de bepantsering heen en kwam hij boven uit. Hierdoor kon men alles zien zonder beschoten te kunnen worden.

Optisch is hij in zeer goede staat.

Deze tanks hadden zulke periscopen:

The M3A3 Stuart Tank produced by the American Car and Foundry from 1942 to 1943. Deze had 4 van deze, voor de driver, commander, etc.
The M5A1 Stuart Tank had er ook meerdere
The M18 Tank had er 2 voor de driver en assistant.
Sherman tank




.there were 12, M6 periscopes in each late model Sherman. Six mounted in in various places, one in the driver’s hatch that rotated, and a fixed one in front of him. The co-driver had the same layout, just on the other side, he used the hatch or fixed periscope to aim the bow machine gun. The loader had had a rotating periscope at their station, and the commander had one in his hatch. There were two complete M6 periscopes in brackets on the turret walls, one near the loader, and the other by the commander. The amazing piece of American tank engineering, the driver’s hood holder, stored four complete M6 periscopes..."

This periscope was mounted by inserting the unit into a bracket and hooked onto a lip (the 'hook' is visible in the photos). The knurled center knob was then tightened to secure it in place. If either of the two glass lenses were shattered during a firefight, the lense could be quickly removed and replaced by turning the flipped-knobs on each side of the periscope nearest the damaged lens, which would release the lens for replacement.