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Title: Where can I find an Original or Replica WWII BALAO CLASS PERISCOPE??
Post by: Floyd on June 28, 2010, 12:34:18 AM

Any ideas or how much it would cost??

Title: Re: Where can I find an Original or Replica WWII BALAO CLASS PERISCOPE??
Post by: Paul Farace on June 30, 2010, 10:50:31 AM

Replica?  Well if someone were to replicate a search or attack scope, working, it would be MILLIONS of bucks!  But why?  The USN has plenty of mark 4 scopes they could loan to museums and such.  Talk to the Navy's curator branch to see what is available, if you're a non-profit.

Title: Re: Where can I find an Original or Replica WWII BALAO CLASS PERISCOPE??
Post by: Floyd on July 01, 2010, 02:02:37 AM

I didn't really mean a WORKING one, just the lower base of one that the scope comes out etc, coming out of the ceiling of my house. I mean SURELY someone has done that before

Title: Re: Where can I find an Original or Replica WWII BALAO CLASS PERISCOPE??
Post by: Paul Farace on July 03, 2010, 08:52:43 AM

No, I don't think so... lots of sub vets have pieces and parts of their boats hanging on their walls (darn them!  :knuppel2:  )  but nobody has gone the route of hanging a scope, working or not, from their ceiling... (that I know of....)    AND DON'T CALL ME SHRILEY!!    (Airplane, the movie)...

 :crazy2:

Title: Re: Where can I find an Original or Replica WWII BALAO CLASS PERISCOPE??
Post by: Darrin on July 03, 2010, 11:10:03 AM

This coming from a guy that used to have a MK 48 or so I have heard in his basement :2funny: and I am very surprised you didn't take the remains of the scope that was hit by the car home with you for the basement :crazy2:

Title: Re: Where can I find an Original or Replica WWII BALAO CLASS PERISCOPE??
Post by: BrokenArrowtiger on July 03, 2010, 12:19:06 PM

Well now you have a way of spying on your neighboors or something   :2funny: i really want to see a picture of what it looks like when the project is done

Title: Re: Where can I find an Original or Replica WWII BALAO CLASS PERISCOPE??
Post by: Floyd on July 05, 2010, 07:38:24 PM

I'm trying to buy that WWII Prop Sub in Los Angeles  :)

Title: Re: Where can I find an Original or Replica WWII BALAO CLASS PERISCOPE??
Post by: Paul Farace on July 06, 2010, 12:13:45 AM

BTW DARRIN --

the scope that was destroyed by the errant car driver back in 1988 was recycled... the head is now our pink scope display... the tube is a new scope, the headbox is in a museum, as well as the glass optical elements!   :angel:   

Can I put you down as an organ donor?     If your brain dies, you have to buy me Wurlitzer organ!    :laugh:

Title: Re: Where can I find an Original or Replica WWII BALAO CLASS PERISCOPE??
Post by: BrokenArrowtiger on July 06, 2010, 12:20:18 AM

Quote from: Floyd on July 05, 2010, 07:38:24 PM

I'm trying to buy that WWII Prop Sub in Los Angeles  :)

I hope you do buy it would be a good peice im really suprised anyone would put a parascope in their house kinda freaks me out at first but its really cool idea spying on ur neighboors and watching out for bad dudes especially in California  i think its a very good idea who knows maybe ul find a american liberty ship with that thing :D anyway ya i hope it works out well for you it sounds like a very neat unusall project good luck :)

Title: Re: Where can I find an Original or Replica WWII BALAO CLASS PERISCOPE??
Post by: Darrin on July 06, 2010, 08:07:20 AM

Awe come on Paul I was just pinging ya, I know the scope was recycled after the '88 accident :)

And I already am an organ donar, don't know what will be left of my body when I am done with it though :2funny: