Original U.S. Army Vietnam Era AN/PVS-2 Starlight Night Vision Scope with Transit Chest - Serial 0020 Russian Maxim 1910 It may have been a

It may have been a battlefield pickup during the war

and by the end of the first day

Every crewman is identified by both name and his position on the plane

It is also engraved with a decorative panel

Original U.S. Army Vietnam Era AN/PVS-2 Starlight Night Vision Scope with Transit Chest - Serial 0020 Russian Maxim 1910 It may have been aOriginal Item: Only One Available. The U. S. Army AN PVS 2 is a first generation night vision device, first developed during the Vietnam war era, which quickly went through several different revisions. While very large and heavy by "modern" standards, the 6 pound passive starlight PVS 2s were considered state of the art when it came to the capabilities of U. S. troops fighting at night. These scopes first entered service at the height of the Vietnam