This is a 1 meter (39.37 inch) long stereoscopic rangefinder or EntfernungsMesser (EM) made bij FWQ which is the wartime code for Saalfelder Apparatebau GmbH, Saalfeld
These portable rangefinders were mostly used by light antiaircraft units manning 20mm and 37mm guns, but it was also used for artillery purposes.
All markings are present (see pictures) and the item is date 1942.
Characteristics:
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Em.R.36 1 m. |
Base length: |
1 meter. |
Magnification: |
6 x. |
Range: |
500 to 10,000 meters. |
Weight: |
7 kg . |
This complicated optical apparatus comes with a manual, without it it's very difficult to operate it.
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