Back

Lot 278

A COURSE SETTING MK IX C BOMB SIGHT
DIE CASTERS LTD, MELBOURNE, CIRCA 1930s

incised 'R.A.A.F Ident. No. E9/494, Course Setting Bomb Sight Mk IX C, Serial No. CAC/1514, Manufactured for Commonwealth Aircraft Corp Pty Ltd. by Die Casters Ltd, Melbourne, Australia, mounted on wooden base, accompanied by original S.G. Brown Ltd type F headphones, the wooden base 56.5 x 12.5cm

Catalogue note: First invented in 1917, the Course Setting Bomb Sight (CSBS) was the first practical system for properly accounting for the effects of wind during the dropping of bombs

Estimate $500 - $600

Sold for $400
Asian Art, Classic Furniture & Objects

AUCTION
Sale: LJ8080
12:00pm - 25 October 2015
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141

VIEWING
21 October 9am-8pm
22-23 October 10am-4pm
24 October 10am-5pm

CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
chiara.curcio@leonardjoel.com.au


SIMILAR ITEMS

Lot 124

A RHINOCEROUS HORN

Estimate: $40,000-60,000

Lot 400

MATHEWS, GREGORY MACALISTER. (1876-1949) THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA

Estimate: $40,000-60,000

Lot 188

A LARGE CHINESE POTTERY FIGURE OF A GROOMING COURT LADY TANG DYNASTY (618-906)

Estimate: $35,000-45,000

Lot 125

A RHINOCEROUS HORN

Estimate: $25,000-35,000

To top