Sight, gun
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- OBJECT TYPE
- reflector
- DATE
- 1941
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2014.0377.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Barr & Stroud Ltd.
- MODEL
- Reflector Gun Sight Mark II
- LOCATION
- Glasgow, Scotland
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 15598/43
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal body with glass screen and synthetic pad or bumper. Fabriqué en métal avec un écran en vitre et coussin synthétique.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 21.2 cm
- Width
- 13.3 cm
- Height
- 10.9 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Aircraft instruments
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Barr Stroud
- Country
- Scotland
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Glasgow
Context
- Country
- Europe
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- ca. 1941-1943
- Canada
-
The Reflector Sight Mk. II was used by many Canadian pilots flying British aircraft during the Second World War. Le "Reflector Sight Mk. II" était utilisé par plusieurs pilotes Canadiens qui volait des avions Britanniques lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. - Function
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To assist pilots in aerial combat indicating both when an enemy aircraft is within firing range and in the line of fire. Pour assister les pilotes en combat aérien en indiquant lorsque l'avion d'un ennemi est en portée de tir et est dans la ligne de feu. - Technical
-
The Reflector Sight Mk. II using a projector and a range estimator, the gunsight showed pilots where and when to fire on an enemy aircraft. Le "Reflector Sight Mk. II" utilisait un projecteur et estimateur de distance, le viseur aidait les pilotes à déterminer quand tiré l'avion d'un ennemi. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- On the identification label on the proper front: "STORES REF. No. 8B/2361/ REFLECTOR GUN SIGHT MARK II*/ A.M. SERIAL No. 15598/[4]3/ BRITISH PATENT No. 1504845/1937/ FRENCH PATENT No. 846742/1938/ U.S. PATENT No. 2190569/1938/ A.M."/ Settings on rings around the base: "1.5 2 3 4 5 6/ RANGE 100 YARDS/ BASE FEET/ 100 80 60 40"
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Predominantly black finished sight with white text and a clear glass reflector. Un viseur principalement noir avec de l'écriture blanche et un réflecteur clair en verre.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Barr & Stroud Ltd., Sight, gun, circa 1941, Artifact no. 2014.0377, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2014.0377.001/
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