WWII German Entfernungsmesser EM 1,25 R42 Rangefinder

[whsammler]

Added this to my optics collection today.

More pics when the sun is back out. [emoji41]





Here is a list of serial numbers & makers that I’ve found so far.

EmR42 serials/makers

FWQ:
40272 [emoji667] solid
40860[emoji667] solid
42777 [emoji667] outline
43192 [emoji667] outline
44062[emoji667] outline
45403[emoji667] outline [emoji837] mine [emoji41]
46933[emoji667] outline


BLC
229957 [emoji667] outline

JUX
245588 [emoji668] outline (inverted)
230137 [emoji668] outline (Inverted)



Glen
Collector of Wehrmacht Optics, Ordnance & Field Equipment.

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More pictures to follow.








Glen
Collector of Wehrmacht Optics, Ordnance & Field Equipment.

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Glen
Collector of Wehrmacht Optics, Ordnance & Field Equipment.

[whsammler]

WWII German Entfernungsmesser EM 1,25 R42 Rangefinder

The rubber nubs & rain shield.





Glen
Collector of Wehrmacht Optics, Ordnance & Field Equipment.

[whsammler]

All the accessories are there & marked.






Glen
Collector of Wehrmacht Optics, Ordnance & Field Equipment.

[whsammler]

Glen
Collector of Wehrmacht Optics, Ordnance & Field Equipment.

[whsammler]

All the bulbs are in place.





Glen
Collector of Wehrmacht Optics, Ordnance & Field Equipment.

[whsammler]

The contents sheet glued to the inner lid of the transport case.






Glen
Collector of Wehrmacht Optics, Ordnance & Field Equipment.

[whsammler]

Pics from the manual I found in line.

Would anyone have an original of this to sell or a copy? Top dollar for a nice original [emoji41]..






Glen
Collector of Wehrmacht Optics, Ordnance & Field Equipment.

[whsammler]

Pic of the manual cover.





Glen
Collector of Wehrmacht Optics, Ordnance & Field Equipment.

[Mikedenmark]

Impressive. Are the text pages of that manual also available online ?

I have never seen that version before. Grey, and with circular end protection.
Now up to 4 versions. Yours, the grey one, one marked Pz, and the oddity (extended version) for the tiger.

I suppose someone must have been doing quite a lot of development on this rangefinder type at the time.

Are the two foldable handles on yours, straigt tubes? Not conical like in the manual?

And congrats to a very nice item. (Not marked Pz for Panzer.)


PS. And C WaA to boot. Interesting as well.


Added 2 photos of a blc marked Pz version. Different in minor details from the one I once had.

[Waffenreich]

Add this one to your list of makers and serial #s:

fwq [emoji667] outline 45123

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Raumbild-Ent...GCj:rk:15:pf:0

vr

Bob

[whsammler]

Thanks Bob

Amended list is below:

EmR42 serials/makers

FWQ:
40272 [emoji667] solid. Tan
40860[emoji667] solid. Tan
42777 [emoji667] outline. Tan
42870[emoji667] outline. Tan
43192 [emoji667] outline. Tan
43958[emoji667] outline. Green [emoji848]
44062[emoji667] outline. Tan
44096[emoji667] outline. Tan
45123 [emoji667] outline. Tan
45403[emoji667] outline. Tan. Mine
46933[emoji667] outline. Tan


BLC:
229957 [emoji667] outline. Tan

JUX:
230175 [emoji668] outline. Tan
245588 [emoji668] outline. Tan (inverted)
230137 [emoji668] outline. Tan
(Inverted)


Glen
Collector of Wehrmacht Optics, Ordnance & Field Equipment.

[Waffenreich]

You're welcome Glen.

Here is another fwq 40860 solid, but in grey: https://www.ebay.de/itm/EM-1-25m-R-L...-zb:rk:17:pf:0

[Mikedenmark]

WHsammler.
You ought to keep photos of them as well. They differ very much in details, depending, I suppose, on their intended use.
Somewhere I think have the serial numbers of those I had. If I find them, I will post them here.

The manual shown is dated May 1944.
WaA A B C and D are 4 traveling acceptance commissions not permanently attached to a specific company.

Among other things, they marked non-german equipments for acceptance. Like danish and spanish pistols.
So, the presence here of WaA C10 and C34? indicate some kind of early production, not yet fully integrated in that company´s schedule.