Original German Pre-WWII Brass Optical Tripod Mounting Coupler and Calibration Unit MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Lend-Lease issue Thompsons were used

Lend-Lease issue Thompsons were used by the British Army

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It was also originally intended only to accept the Brown Bess socket bayonet secured on the foresight block

Original German Pre-WWII Brass Optical Tripod Mounting Coupler and Calibration Unit MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Lend-Lease issue Thompsons were usedOriginal Item: Only One Available. So often these are missing, the interfacing unit allowing a "Rabbit Ears" pair of Binoculars Field Glasses to be mounted onto the standard German Optic's tripod. The early production example is constructed almost entirely of BRASS, which has been polished, and dates from the late pre war 1930's. Brass became a very scarce commodity once WWII started, so these couplers were then constructed from steel. Original