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Re: Sextant with an umbrella
From: Greg Rudzinski
Date: 2015 Oct 1, 14:15 -0700
From: Greg Rudzinski
Date: 2015 Oct 1, 14:15 -0700
I'm betting that it is a coincidence range finder.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coincidence_rangefinder
Greg Rudzinski
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2015 Oct 1, 11:25 -0700What's going on in this photo? Is the "umbrella" some sort of prismatic device for backsights??
Frank Reed
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