Picked these up of Friday & added them to the collection.
This late war set of SF14 are made by J.D Moeller & are DHQ marked. They come with the very late style of stamped steel head rest bracket.
The earlier bracket was a bulky cast steel affair that clamped to one of the main tubes. The top objective housings are both painted in grey from the factory (the screws still have their sealing putty in place) rather than the Ordnance Tan like the rest of the set, even the Ordnance Tan is not a consistent shade showing just how chaotic the supply system was nearing the end of the war. Despite of all this they still managed to churn this equipment out to the end.
Inside the upper objective housings the prisms have been replaced with simple mirrors another cost saving measure.
This is what I call a “Bookend” set as they are the same maker as my near mint early war set of SF14. So its a real treat to see the difference in materials, quality & construction.
If you have any questions please let me know.
Photos below:
This late war set of SF14 are made by J.D Moeller & are DHQ marked. They come with the very late style of stamped steel head rest bracket.
The earlier bracket was a bulky cast steel affair that clamped to one of the main tubes. The top objective housings are both painted in grey from the factory (the screws still have their sealing putty in place) rather than the Ordnance Tan like the rest of the set, even the Ordnance Tan is not a consistent shade showing just how chaotic the supply system was nearing the end of the war. Despite of all this they still managed to churn this equipment out to the end.
Inside the upper objective housings the prisms have been replaced with simple mirrors another cost saving measure.
This is what I call a “Bookend” set as they are the same maker as my near mint early war set of SF14. So its a real treat to see the difference in materials, quality & construction.
If you have any questions please let me know.
Photos below:
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