Original German Pre-WWII Brass Optical Tripod Mounting Coupler and Calibration Unit MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly outside this area please call

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The three main manufacturers of the AN-5740 and AN-5740-1 were The Hamilton Watch Co

The bore is clear with good rifling

Lend-Lease issue Thompsons were used by the British Army

We were hit by flak about three minutes before bombs away

Original German Pre-WWII Brass Optical Tripod Mounting Coupler and Calibration Unit MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly outside this area please callOriginal Item: Only One Available. So often these are missing, the interfacing unit allowing a "Rabbit Ears" pair of Binoculars Field Glasses to be mounted onto the standard German Optic's tripod. The early production example is constructed almost entirely of BRASS, which has been polished, and dates from the late pre war 1930's. Brass became a very scarce commodity once WWII started, so these couplers were then constructed from steel. Original