A big thank you to Tom9791 for pointing me in the right direction and Solos Blaster for answering all my dumb questions.
Over the weekend I started reading through some old threads regarding the M19/ M32 and finally realized what exactly these scopes (azimuth finders) were used for and how, I came upon an eBay auction for a New Old Stock/ in the original box M3 Periscope that seemed too good to be true. The sellers didn't know much about the item except they recently acquired the item and "if it had the scope in there it still does". I took a gamble and bought it. When the mail came today I picked up that package and noticed a slight rattle and my heart sunk. I figured something was damaged or broken. The box said W.H. Telescope M19, but the M19 was crossed out and M32 written by hand. After spending a good 45 minutes trying to figure out how to get to the scope I finally got it. The front part of the scope was rattling back and forth a little but nothing too serious. A couple small scratches on an otherwise mint piece. The glass and rectile are perfect. Without further ado, here is my new 1942 M32 azimuth finder next to my M19 and DEC M19:
Over the weekend I started reading through some old threads regarding the M19/ M32 and finally realized what exactly these scopes (azimuth finders) were used for and how, I came upon an eBay auction for a New Old Stock/ in the original box M3 Periscope that seemed too good to be true. The sellers didn't know much about the item except they recently acquired the item and "if it had the scope in there it still does". I took a gamble and bought it. When the mail came today I picked up that package and noticed a slight rattle and my heart sunk. I figured something was damaged or broken. The box said W.H. Telescope M19, but the M19 was crossed out and M32 written by hand. After spending a good 45 minutes trying to figure out how to get to the scope I finally got it. The front part of the scope was rattling back and forth a little but nothing too serious. A couple small scratches on an otherwise mint piece. The glass and rectile are perfect. Without further ado, here is my new 1942 M32 azimuth finder next to my M19 and DEC M19:
