88mm sighting mechanism??

[ifishaholic]

I inherited this from my grandpa and he once told me that he had a German 88 sight stashed somewhere but he never showed it to me. I think I found it so I want to confirm this. What I see on the internet looks similar but not exactly.
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[ifishaholic]

Also is that the manufacturer’s code, R.u.K. ?

[Ironcrown]

No idea about what this device exactly is, but for sure not for an 88.
The maker is: K.u.K. Artilleriezeugsfabrik, where K.u.K. means kaiserlich un Koeniglich, that is the Austro-hungarian Empire.

[klarkon]

It is definitely not part of the sighting mechanism of the famous eighty-eight cannon

This is not the manufacturer's code, R.u.K, but "K.u.K Artilleriezeugsfabrik" = the WW1 Austro-Hungarian state arsenal of weapons and ammunition in Vienna, so it is the part of the Austro-Hungarian artillery gun sight without upper optic.
It looks like a part of Geschützrichtkreis M8

[ifishaholic]

Thank you guys so much!