Original German WWI Maxim Gun Fire Director by Carl Zeiss with Leather Case Czech Militaria Popular opinion among aircrews and

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Original German WWI Maxim Gun Fire Director by Carl Zeiss with Leather Case Czech Militaria Popular opinion among aircrews andOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a most precise optical instrument made by CARL ZEISS of Jena, one of Germanys most notable optics makers of the 20th century. It is called a FIRE DIRECTOR and its purpose was to work with an INDIRECT FIRE SIGHT laying down fields of fire during the trench warfare of World War One. For more details please reference Dolph Goldsmith's classic Maxim Machine Gun Book: THE DEVIL'S PAINTBRUSH and review pages 183 to