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Image 1 — Picked up this unusual Cold War-era optical assembly and trying to identify it.
Image 2 — Picked up this unusual Cold War-era optical assembly and trying to identify it.
Image 3 — Picked up this unusual Cold War-era optical assembly and trying to identify it.
Image 4 — Picked up this unusual Cold War-era optical assembly and trying to identify it.
Image 5 — Picked up this unusual Cold War-era optical assembly and trying to identify it.
Image 6 — Picked up this unusual Cold War-era optical assembly and trying to identify it.
Image 7 — Picked up this unusual Cold War-era optical assembly and trying to identify it.
Image 8 — Picked up this unusual Cold War-era optical assembly and trying to identify it.
Image 9 — Picked up this unusual Cold War-era optical assembly and trying to identify it.
Image 10 — Picked up this unusual Cold War-era optical assembly and trying to identify it.
Image 11 — Picked up this unusual Cold War-era optical assembly and trying to identify it.
Image 12 — Picked up this unusual Cold War-era optical assembly and trying to identify it.
Image 13 — Picked up this unusual Cold War-era optical assembly and trying to identify it.
▲ 5 r/Militariacollecting

Picked up this unusual Cold War-era optical assembly and trying to identify it.

Picked up this unusual Cold War-era optical assembly and trying to identify it.

Approx. 15.5 lbs
About 10" tall

Precision geared optical/prism assembly
Large coated lens on bottom
Internal heating coil/anti-fog system
Spline drive couplings

Markings:
“ASSY (F) 81413”, (F) 82295”, and “ (F) 82314

Engraved “446 704802” on bottom.

Serial No: 60
DWG 93180
Below this is hard to read but it say something like “Manufactured by
...Brand Optical Co Inc”

Would love any insight from aviation, missile, naval, or optical equipment experts.

Found at estate sale in Oklahoma.

u/Joshv11889 — 2 days ago
▲ 61 r/AerospaceEngineering

Picked up this unusual Cold War-era optical assembly and trying to identify it.

Need help identifying this vintage military/aerospace optical device.

Approx. 15.5 lbs
About 10" tall

Precision geared optical/prism assembly
Large coated lens on bottom
Internal heating coil/anti-fog system
Spline drive couplings

Markings:
“ASSY (F) 81413”, (F) 82295”, and “ (F) 82314

Engraved “446 704802” on bottom.

Serial No: 60
DWG 93180
Below this is hard to read but it say something like “Manufactured by
...Brand Optical Co Inc”

Would love any insight from aviation, missile, naval, or optical equipment experts.

Found at estate sale in Oklahoma.

u/Joshv11889 — 2 days ago