PDA

View Full Version : night vision, military, law enforcement

eyeball
July 8, 2001, 09:26 AM
how come night vision companies don't sell civilians the same night vision devices that they sell law enforcement or the military? anybody know?
Derek Zeanah
July 8, 2001, 10:13 AM
Don't they?

I've been out of the military for a few years, but I was pretty impressed by the PVS7B's we got to play with. Those seem readily available on the civilian market (if excessively expensive).
Different
July 8, 2001, 10:15 AM
I don't know the answer to your question but you can buy second generation military NV scopes like the AN/PVS-4. Also, the civilian third generation NV stuff I have looked through works very well IMHO.
eyeball
July 8, 2001, 08:14 PM
do you know where I could get these latter generation night scopes at?
ktmhk53
July 8, 2001, 09:30 PM
http://www.ittnightvision.com/
eyeball
July 9, 2001, 08:24 AM
wow.

thanks for the link ktmhk53
ktmhk53
July 9, 2001, 05:19 PM
http://www.x20.org/
ktmhk53
July 9, 2001, 05:21 PM
http://www.auroratactical.com/
eyeball
July 10, 2001, 08:41 AM
i've got to get me a thermal imaging camera :eek:
RMc
July 14, 2001, 06:46 PM
Like anything else, it's just a matter of having the right amount of money.
Justin Moore
July 14, 2001, 07:01 PM
Does anyone sell the AN/PVS-1?
RMc
July 18, 2001, 04:26 AM
Justin,

If that is a GEN0 or I (I've never seen one), I don't believe ITT, Litton, or any of the other U.S NV manufacturers make GENI, never mind GEN0. With some looking you may be able to find one used, but GEN0/I isn't known for long tube life, so the chances of finding one in working condition is probably not too great.

If anyone has a link to vintage NV please post it. I'd certainly be interested.

Too bad U.S manufacturers no longer make GENI. My father used U.S. GENI? in Vietnam (Recon) and remembers it being much better than the Russian monocular I have now. We were wondering if it was actually GENII since he doesn't recall the "coke bottle" distortion in those scopes. Does anyone know when GenII came out? (My dad was there in 1969 and '70.)
ktmhk53
July 18, 2001, 05:00 AM
Greetings,

Look at this forum for answers to all your night vision questions,

http://www.x20.org/nvforum_toc.htm#0000006d
conservtv
May 6, 2005, 01:28 PM
Anyone familiar with the Meade/Weaver digital night vision scope/monocular? They claim it's new technology resulting in superior performance at reasonable prices. Sounds great but haven't seen one yet.