You might make your own, or at least an adaptor for today's illuminators. Wood & plastic are easily worked by hand for such a project. A flashlight bulb with a Volume-control reostat for brightness control works great as a reticle illuminator (connect with wires to a remote battery holder).
Re: finding vintage parts
Started by Ron Oehlert, 04/24/2013 07:42PM
Posted 04/24/2013 07:42PM
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