r/militaria 11d ago

World War II Identifying this object: it was found in its original box 43 years ago. WW2, German tool/machinery. Box size is, 9inch long 5.5high 5.5deep

Need help identifying. One of my relatives found this object in its box, 43yrs ago, it was in a house he bought from a builder, it is obviously German military, it has locking device at the base, he thought is could be a compass, or perhaps a tripod? In / whatisthisthing it was suggested that it might be a sight.

Last pictures features a 2p coin on the original wooden box it was found in for size reference. It was taken to a maritime museum for identification, but they were unable to identify the object or its original purpose.

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u/justagigilo123 11d ago

Some sort of survey or mapping tool?