WWI German Emil Busch A-G Rathenow Z.F.12 MG08 MAXIM Optical Sight SUPER RARE for Sale

WWI German Emil Busch A-G Rathenow Z.F.12 MG08 MAXIM Optical Sight SUPER RARE For Sale

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WWI German Emil Busch A-G Rathenow Z.F.12 MG08 MAXIM Optical Sight SUPER RARE:
$700.00

A VERY rare WWI German MG08 Prismatic Optical Sight, Model ZF 12 (Zielfernrohr 12). The sight was manufactured by Emil Busch A-G Rathenow. They were used as a sighting scope on the Imperial German army MG08 machine gun to increase their effectiveness over extended ranges. Telescopic sights such as this ZF12 were developed and introduced into the German Army during the First World War. The ZF 12 is easily fitted to and removed from a special dove tailed bracket on the gun.

This example has good optics, and when looking through the sight, the aiming reticle is a thin, inverted black \'V\' which is designed not to obscure any part of the target when aiming. What makes this a very exceptional piece is the fact that the lens is not foggy at all (see photo) and still has a crystal clear sight picture after over 100 years, which is extremely uncommon for these models. There is, of course, some paint flaking after all this time, but as long as it is kept safe in a collection space, that shouldn\'t continue as the remaining paint is pretty firmly on there. The last photo is just shown to illustrate how it would originally be fixed to the MG08 Maxim.

This would make an exceptional addition to any military collection as a rare, nearly unobtainable piece, especially with a clear sight picture!

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