WWI artillary spotting scope

**Danj03** · 10-18-2009 10:13 PM

I have a spotting scope I beleave is WWI it is U.S. marked the maker was A. Jobin Paris any info would be great.

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**Danj03** · 10-20-2009 08:28 AM

Any idea? If I should post some place else let me know. I was looking at the time frame and thought would fit "03's".
Thanks

**Rick the Librarian** · 10-20-2009 07:22 PM

I have a friend of mine who specializes in such things. He has a John-Beard size knowledge of scopes relating to coast artillery. Let me check and I'll get back to you.

RtL

**Rick the Librarian** · 10-20-2009 11:41 PM

My friend replied back and said it is possibly a French icon

anti-aircraft spotting scope, possibly dating to the WWI period. He said he would have some more information after he has a chance to check his references, which I will also pass along on this thread.

**Rick the Librarian** · 10-21-2009 05:11 PM

My friend had a chance to look in his references and identified it as a field artillery observation scope (not a spotting scope). It was also used as battery commander scopes for 155mm units overseas. Although made in France icon

, the color, tripod type and lens cover identify it as that was used by the U.S. Army.

HtH.

**Danj03** · 10-21-2009 09:52 PM

If he has the name of a web site or the name of a reference I could check out that would be great. Did he happen to have any idea of value?

Thanks

**Rick the Librarian** · 10-22-2009 09:15 AM

If you want to contact me at rrsbls[at]msn.com (replace [at] with @) I can put you in touch with him. I know he didn't get it from a website, but from some reference books. As I said, he is the John Beard icon

of coast artillery!

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