Photos Old School Anemometer

[LoneWolfUSMC]

Anyone know any details about this thing? It's been in my garage for over a decade. No manufacturer marks on it. It reads in Knots.

I think I am going to put it up on eBay, but I have no clue what it's worth.

 

[blksno]

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i think i can see that being mounted to an AR if my Caldwell Wind Wizard ever starts acting up, but I'm just not sure about the color.

 

[wkahler]

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Is it digital? Looks like it has a needle?

 

[LoneWolfUSMC]

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It's analog. That's a speedometer on the grip.

I am sure I can paint it Coyote, label it as a "Sniper" wind meter and get at least $100 out of it.

 

[blksno]

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it really wouldnt be a bad lil set up if you had 500m of wire so you could set it half way down a 1000m range.

 

[RollingThunder51]

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Sure, why not. That is a design first constructed by Dr. John Thomas Romney Robinson, of Armagh Observatory. ALthough the earliest know varient is 1846, yours was first produced in 1963 and, by the looks of it, you have one made 1972-1977.

"It consists of three or four hemispherical cups, mounted one on each end of a horizontal arm, which lie at equal angles to each other. A vertical axis round which the cups turn passes through the centre of the arms; flow of air past the cups in any horizontal direction turns the cups in a manner that is proportional to the wind speed. Therefore counting the turns of the cups over a set time period gives the average wind speed for a wide range of speeds."

http://cgi.ebay.com/USSR-VINTAGE-ANEMOME...=item3efa823161

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Israeli-IDF-...=item3a53e3e248

 

[LoneWolfUSMC]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: c_bass16</div><div class="ubbcode-body">it really wouldnt be a bad lil set up if you had 500m of wire so you could set it half way down a 1000m range. </div></div>

Hell, you may be able to read the display with a good spotter.

I am pretty sure this was US Navy or Government surplus.

 

[Scotts556]

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Im jest geussing here but i would geuss its navy surplus. Its probly used on a ship to get the wind speed for wind calculations on the Menuvering bored.


Scott

 

[Shady_Jay]

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I would stick that thing out in my backyard just to watch it for the hell of it man.

 

[heydavemd]

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How Much $