Binoculars

[Lynn Eades]

Ed, over here those special lines of equipment were "Class A" stores which included things like compasses and firearms. I would suggest that it is those things that were marked with the double arrow or SOS (sold out of service) at disposal. (well it used to be....... now days they are just left to the enemy in multi billion dollar lots.

[rob love]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

...... now days they are just left to the enemy in multi billion dollar lots.......

to be used as chicken coops or playground equipment. The exception will be the higher end stuff that will go to China or Russia for examination and copying.



The Hodgies, despite their obsession with the traditions of centuries ago, are a resourceful people. They might even be able to get some of the equipment operational. But you don't get a second chance when you are flying an advanced helicopter or jet aircraft, and the parts and technology do not come from ebay. As to the small arms left behind, there was no shortage of that stuff in that part of the world. And there were plenty of countries who were not supportive of the US willing to send more.

[Mike K]

The local Gippsland disposals outlet 'Aussie Disposals' had quite a number of those WW2 dated Canadian binocular cases for sale, this was around the mid 1980s , I still have one or two of the cases along with hundreds of the 1944 dated utility pouches (they were on special) , all with the C arrow. They also had handgrips of Austen guns , 19 set control boxes and NOS Morse keys , wartime dated F rod sets and more. Plus loads of Larkspur radio equipment.

[Lynn Eades]

Rob, Australia (5 years back) were training a thousand chinese pilots a year in W.A. In Merridin they teach them single engine planes, then twin engined and then they go down south of Perth to train in jets.
I'm sure China has no shortage of pilots for anything they can get off the ground and agree with your thoughts.
Back to Binoculars.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

…. that were marked with the double arrow or SOS (sold out of service) at disposal…

SOS stands for Struck Off Strength (in this context)