Rare* Circa.1943 British S.O.E. Airborne & Commando Top Secret “Tabby” Infra-red Monocular scope with Original Leather case.. OPT 807. Rare* Circa.1943 British S.O.E. Airborne & Commando Top Secret “Tabby” Infra-red Monocular scope with Original Leather case.. OPT 807. Night Vision

These receivers were employed by Combined Operations Pilotage Parties (COPP's) from 1942-1945; contained then state-of-the-art technology, equipment was 'top secret' until March 1944. Existence of COPP's was classified under the Official Secrets Act until 1957. Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a British organisation formed in 1940 to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in German-occupied Europe and to aid local resistance movements during World War II. This rare and Top Secret World War Two “Tabby” Infra-red Monocular scope contained in its original brown leather carrying case and marked on both piece and carrying case with Identification marks. Manufactured in 1943, this British designed monocular Infra-red night vision equipment was the first of its kind and took its basic design from pre-war Farnsworth television equipment. Having the vague appearance of a water bottle in a leather case, this device was used, prior to and on D-Day in Normandy by the assault pilotage (COPPs and the SBS teams) to guide in the invasion task forces onto the beaches. The unit itself comprised of a hermetically sealed receiver unit containing a triple pyle 3,000 volt battery (long since dead) and the infra-red optics. The screen is magnified by a lens-eyepiece which is adjustable for focus by turning. This device was used by the commando, airborne and ranger units in many famous battles over the period of WWII and was classified as Top Secret. The price includes UK delivery. OPT 807.