BAIGISH-6M Soviet night vision binoculars

[r4sl]

Are you really in Kazakhstan???

And by the way, If you know anything I should look out for I would greatly appreciate a heads up, I’m only just getting into this and information on rare and valuable items is hard to come by..

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[Gil Boyd]

There are so many bits and pieces that the former soviet countries still have laying around and much sort after especially in Kazakhstan, which is right out on the limits.

Be aware though of the lack of Health and Safety on many of their "tube" items like night vision, laser illuminators especially the early ones made of plastic housings and shaped like a pistol or tube based. I will see if I can find a photo so you know what to avoid. They are highly dangerous when put close to the eye.
The best policy is, if it looks "industrial" or shows signs of being dropped steer clear of it.
Some examples of what I mean below with the pistol grip version I alluded to with an illuminator on top which have all been dropped in service:

[r4sl]

There are so many bits and pieces that the former soviet countries still have laying around and much sort after especially in Kazakhstan, which is right out on the limits.

Be aware though of the lack of Health and Safety on many of their "tube" items like night vision, laser illumintors especially the early ones made of plastic housings and shaped like a pistol or tube based. I will see if I can find a photo so you know what to avoid. They are highly dangerous when put close to the eye.
The best policy is, if it looks "industrial" or shows signs of being dropped steer clear of it.
Some examples of what I mean below with the pistol grip version I alluded to with an illuminator on top which have all been dropped in service:

Right, so better test these items with a camera rather than yourself. I think I saw something like the NVG pistol image you sent, I dismissed it as a film camera but seems I was wrong, are they worth looking into?

[Gil Boyd]

not physically turned on anyway................they are what they are, so be cautious. Not worth a great deal.

When they were issued in the late 60's early seventies, we in NATO were always told that every Rusian soldier was issued with his canvas bag and night vision aid, and it was these little beauties they referred to.
Thats says it all if everyman was issued these, as there was literally only one nightvision aid issued to a Platoon of British soldiers at the time, which didn't really change until Afghanistan came along variants of what was called the Starlight scope.
Not even in Iraq did we have personal access or issue to good night vision zeroed to weapons to be of any use against an enemy at night.

I only speak for the UK, the U.S. lads may have a different tale to tell and personal issue may have been more prevalent.