U.S. KOREAN WAR SNIPERSCOPE INFRARED SET M-3 FOR M3 CARBINE .30 CAL #4-08700-PF

This is a rare complete infrared sniper scope for the M3 Carbine. The set comes complete with the sight, wood transit chest, battery, instruction manual, carry case and other parts. We were told by the Veteran from who we obtained it that it is still operational but we have not tested it.

The Sniperscope M1, first deployed in Korea, had significant flaws, as did all the IR series. The IR source was physically vulnerable, the telescope easily damaged by intense light sources, images easily hazed by ordinary night skies, and had poor range. The Sniperscope M3, though, was vastly improved in durability and effective range, and could have dominated battlefield night actions had it been introduced in time for training and effective deployment.