British WWI Artillery 'piece' Clinometer

[Mark Finneran]

A seriously large and heavy piece of brass! Any clues please on use and value?
VMT
Mark

 

[Mark Finneran]

Still hoping for an opinion on this please? Especially from the Field Artillery experts.
Mark

 

[Snufkin]

Any clues please on use and value?

The Clinometer, Large was used on siege guns such as 9.2-in howitzers and 9.2-in BL guns. As for value the ones made by E R Watts & Son were costed at £14.17.6 in a January 1915 contract for quantity 50.



Tom.

 

[TimG]

E.R. Watts & Sons, 123 Camberwell Road, SE5 - One of our finest optical manufacturers, especially after merging post WWII, with Adam Hilger Ltd., to form Hilger & Watts, whose customers included Boeing and NASA.

TimG