Original U.S. Army Vietnam Era AN/PVS-2A Starlight Night Vision Scope with Transit Chest Schwarzlose MG 12 July 1943

12 July 1943

The rubber bladders inside the fabric are definitely compromised

This example is a very interesting war Axe known as a "SHOKA" (English to Swahili Meaning of axe) from the Central South Western part of Africa we now know a Swaziland

Barrel also dated 1826 on the tang

Original U.S. Army Vietnam Era AN/PVS-2A Starlight Night Vision Scope with Transit Chest Schwarzlose MG 12 July 1943Original Item: Only One Available. The U. S. Army AN PVS 2A is a first generation night vision device, first developed during the Vietnam war era, which quickly went through several different revisions. This particular scope is version 2B. While very large and heavy by "modern" standards, the 6 pound passive starlight PVS 2 were considered state of the art when it came to the capabilities of U. S. troops fighting at night. These scopes first entered