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Subject: Re: [OM] OM . Abandoned Farmhouse
From: Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 08:47:01 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
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>Interesting.  I have a very old pair of US Navy field glasses that look 
>almost exactly like those in the photos... except that mine are in 
>superb condition in comparison.  They were handed down to me from my 
>father-in-law.  I'm not sure where he got them.  He was in the Army in 
>the 1930s after graduating from West Point in 1934 and also in the Navy 
>during WWII.  But these old Navy field glasses I'm sure go back to WWI 
>or maybe even earlier.
>

     I have a pair of WWII US Navy field glasses that have flip-down filter 
holders in the eyepieces.  You could insert yellow, red, or green filters to 
improve the contrast of the view.


Chris

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     - Hunter S. Thompson
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