Like other WW2 japanese scope, unsure what the correct designation was for this scope. It is possibly 九六式眼鏡照準具を (Type 96 telescopic sight).

Images






With Type 96 LMG.



Reticle.








Manufactuer Marks

Enomoto Kogaku Seiki Seisakusho Enomoto Optical Mfg Co. Ltd	Fuji Kōgaku Kōgyō KK Fuji Optical Industries Co. Ltd	Fuji Shashin Kogaku Kiki KK Fuji Photographic Optical Instruments Co. Ltd	Nihon Kogaku Kogyo KK Nippon Optical Industry Co. Ltd	Nihon Taipuraitā KK Nippon Typewriter Co. Ltd	Takatiho Seisakusho KK Takatiho Mfg Co. Ltd
Tokyo Dai-ichi Rikugun Zoheisho Tokyo First Army Arsenal	Tokyo Kogata Kikai KK Tokyo Optical Machinery Co. Ltd	Tokyo Shibaura Denki KK Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co. Ltd	Tomioka Kogaku Kikai Seisakusho KK Tomioka Optical Machinery Mfg Co. Ltd	Tokyo Moriko KK Tokyo Moriko Co. Ltd

Serial Numbers

Scopes are marked with two serial numbers. Presumably scope serial and machine gun serial. Not sure which is which.

Serial	Rifle	Manufacture	Images	Notes
280	1459	Enomoto Kogaku Seiki Seisakusho	2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
2847		Tokyo Dai-ichi Rikugun Zoheisho	2 3 4 5
3215	3017	Tokyo Kogata Kikai KK	2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
5895		Tomioka Kogaku Kikai Seisakusho KK	2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
14390	980	Enomoto Kogaku Seiki Seisakusho	2 3 4 5 6 7 8
17211		Nihon Kogaku Kogyo KK
5895	3008	Nihon Kogaku Kogyo KK	2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
20685		Tokyo Dai-ichi Rikugun Zoheisho
23122	1147	Tokyo Moriko	2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
24346		Tokyo Dai-ichi Rikugun Zoheisho
35528	5210	Tokyo Moriko	2 3 4
42869		Fuji Shashin Kogaku Kiki KK

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