Clinometer Mk II : Vickers Machine gun

Accession Number REL31302
Collection type Technology
Object type Firearm accessory
Physical description Brass, Steel
Place made Australia
Date made 1943
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Brass and steel clinometer sight Mk II. Used for sighting long range fire or a fixed line of fire for a Vickers .303 inch machine gun. The top of the clinometer sight contains a spirit level and at each end there is a brass and steel winder that can depress or elevate the clinometer from minus twenty degrees to plus twenty degrees. The brass scale is graded in five degree units. A steel base plate has been fitted to allow attachment to a Vickers machine gun. Serial number A.5557.

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