Item Number: M00322
Item Title: Hard to find Stadia Sight from Frankford Arsenal
Price: $1250
Shipping: Not included
Provenance: US
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Description:This is a very good price on this hard to find stadia sight. These acted as range finders using simple geometry. The little bar on the end of the chain was clenched between the user's teeth and the sight extended the length of the chain to form a triangle. On one side is the word "calvalry" and on the other infantry. There is a slide in the middle with a slot. The user looked therough the slot to see a man on foot or a (larger) man on horseback fill the slot (viewfinder). When that happened, he could look at the numbers astride the slide to see the distance to the target. Nice patina and markings on this piece. Cowans is selling a silver one in a couple weeks with an estimate more than double the price of this and a starting bid price even higher. According to their website only 340 of these were made.