Author Topic: Name this... (181) (Read 333 times)

ergRTC · « **on:** January 29, 2002, 02:52:53 PM »

Hate to steal your post brady, just wanted to see if you guys coud figure this one out.

Hint it is sitting on the shelf in my lab.

I will add more picks if you need more hints and a final full view if you can figure it out.

Raubvogel · « **Reply #1 on:** January 29, 2002, 03:13:36 PM »

Flux capacitor

ergRTC · « **Reply #2 on:** January 29, 2002, 03:17:57 PM »

Close....

here is another hint....

K West · « **Reply #3 on:** January 29, 2002, 03:28:41 PM »

The markings on the dials are 10 based so I believe it's using metrics. Gunsite for an Axis plane?

Westy

Sabre · « **Reply #4 on:** January 29, 2002, 03:52:49 PM »

Norden?

ergRTC · « **Reply #5 on:** January 29, 2002, 03:55:53 PM »

Bingo we have a winner!

ergRTC · « **Reply #6 on:** January 29, 2002, 03:56:25 PM »

and the label...

ergRTC · « **Reply #7 on:** January 29, 2002, 03:57:28 PM »

It is a norden....

HoHun · « **Reply #8 on:** January 29, 2002, 03:59:39 PM »

H Ergrtc,

I think your artifact might be a Norden bombsight.

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)

HoHun · « **Reply #9 on:** January 29, 2002, 04:01:25 PM »

Hi again,

I guess I was overrun while typing :-)

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)

ergRTC · « **Reply #10 on:** January 29, 2002, 04:07:52 PM »

Yeah it went pretty fast. Here is the other label on the beast (weights a ton!)

Sabre · « **Reply #11 on:** January 29, 2002, 04:26:57 PM »

"I believe I'm here to accept some kind of award? And I believe someone mentioned...a check?"

Nice one. Keep em coming.

brady · « **Reply #12 on:** January 29, 2002, 09:01:52 PM »

Very cool one m8t:), and a great toy to have laying around:)

ergRTC · « **Reply #13 on:** January 30, 2002, 08:43:52 AM »

My lab is in an old observatory, the jesuits used to use these for spare parts when repairing telescopes.