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WW1 Trench Periscope


nickgt6

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Hi All,

 

I've just joined the forum to try and find out a bit of information about a couple of bits that I've had stashed in the loft for some time and which have been dug out due to a house move.

 

The first is a 1917 Adams & Co periscope No. 30. Has anyone come across one of these please that can tell me a bit more about it? I have scoured the web and only seen the Adams & Co No.9 and No. 11 which are not metal and tubular like the one I have.

 

I'd be grateful if anyone can help please?

 

Many thanks!

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Hi Nick, welcome to the forum , I'm pretty sure I know the one you mean but could you post a picture to make sure ?

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Hi Kenny - thanks for your reply. Hopefully these pics will help. The periscope measures about 20" in length, and has a folding metal spike attached which presumably was used to fix it in the trench side. Each mirror is protected by a removeable metal disc.

 

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Hi Nick,

 

unfortunately it is not the one I was thinking of ,which was a thinner held held metal tubular scope with a wooden handle to the bottom, this is more like a metal squarer version of the No 9 ,I must be honest I have not come across one of these before, were you wanting to sell it or just find out more about it?

 

anybody else got any ideas?

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In the first instance I'd like to find out a bit more about it, but I may part with it if anyone were interested. I'm intrigued to know if anyone has seen anything like this - I am not knowledgeable on these things, but was very suprised not to be able to find any reference to it have spent quite some time trawling the internet.

 

As I said, it is about 20" long. If it helps, it is about 3" in diameter and tubular rather than square.

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I have a British collector coming in tomorrow , will show him the pictures although it is mostly ww2 he is in to.

 

I know what you mean about not being able to find one on the net , this is sometimes because some thing is scarce but also sometimes just bad luck that nothing similar is available at that moment, however it is a better sign to see none rather than loads of them.

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Hi nick, he has seen them before no rarer than the no. 9's as far as he knows just a variation , he says he will try to find out more about the No.30 for us.

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Hi, it seems that there are others out there! I mentioned this to a friend and he has sent me a link to an online shop that has one for sale at around £500. It seems that this is a fairly rare item. If anyone is interested, I may consider selling if that is the sort of value I can expect :o

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Hi Nick, they are quite rare but also quite a specialised market ,not really the type of thing we would buy in ,however we could sell it for you ,if this is any interest email me at the shop and I can give you more details how it would work.

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