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Anti aircraft gun sight from machine gun used to engage Richthofen : Gunner R Buie, Royal Australian Artillery
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Maker: Buie, Robert
Lewis gun backsight made and used by gunner Robert Buie of the 53rd battery, 5th Australian Divisional Artillery, when he fired at the famous German air ace, Captain Baron Von Richthofen.RELAWM12690B
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Anti aircraft gun sight from machine gun used to engage Richthofen : Gunner R Buie, Royal Australian Artillery
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Maker: Buie, Robert
Anti-aircraft foresight for a Lewis machine gun, made and used by gunner Robert Buie of the 53rd battery, 5th Australian Division Artillery in France. Scratched onto the sight is the inscription: '5...RELAWM12690A
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Lewis Gun Anti Aircraft fore and rear sight from one of the guns which engaged Baron Richthofen's aircraft
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Maker: Unknown
Improvised anti-aircraft sights for a Lewis machine-gun, fabricated in the field from sheet brass. The larger of the sights, which is designed to allow for a 'deflection' shot, is the foresight, while...REL/00935