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LOT 2559
German WWII Range Finder
1939-1945 A.D.
43 3/4 in. (4.55 kg, 111 cm).
Manufactured by Carl Zeiss (Jena), serial number 144728, plaque to the side with an eagle and '1 RI / Vergr. 78X / Nr. 173 / Lattenabstand 1650 cm'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex militaria collector.
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Anglo-Zulu War Artefacts from the Battle of Isandlwana
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From an old South African collection, formed in the 1960s and 1970s. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex militaria collector. -
British RAF WWII Bomber Aircraft Airspeed Pitot Tube
1939-1945 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex militaria collector.
