Totally rare pilots’ Revi c/12 D gun site not complete but lovely condition from a Messerschmitt 109 number 1075 shot down by RAF Hurricane on 9th December 1941 and crashed near Murmansk in Russia

This is a lovely and totally rare that I have never had before cockpit part only used on early model E Messerschmitt 109 and from a Messerschmitt 109 that was veteran of all the main early war battles before being lost in Russia. This is the Pilots’ Revi c/12 D gun site from the front of the cockpit. The gun site is not complete and is in 5 different parts they are steel and aluminium made with armoured glass from the eye peace still in place. The parts are in fantastic condition still with original maker markings also German written stamps clear to read and with lots of original black paintwork remains and still has a lot of nice original colours but has partly discoloured but nothing bad at all. The gun site has smashed and damaged from the impact of the crash and being buried but overall, the part is lovely and is nice solid condition and is perfect for display or a total real one off I would think never to be seen again one for any collection and is around 5-10 inches long in size. The part comes with 3x A5 laminated information sheets with a picture of the gun site in place in the cockpit. The gun site comes from German Messerschmitt 109 E-7 fighter work number 1075 yellow 10 of 3/JG77 the pilot was Leutnant Luhe Von Der Eckehardt.

This aircraft was a veteran of the battle of Britain flying from Norway and Denmark and the battle of Crete. The fighter was shot down by RAF Hurricanes with number 81 squadron serving in Russia on the 9th December 1941.The Messerschmitt crashed 10Km East of Litsa Bay on the Kola Peninsula between Petsamo and Murmansk in Russia.

Messerschmitt 109’s of III./JG 77 fought in the Battle of Britain from Scandinavia and were used in support of the Invasion of Greece and the Paratrooper assault and capture of Crete. Jagdgeschwader 77 then took part in operation Barbarossa the invasion of Russia with part of JG 77 serving with Army Group North on the Finnish front where this aircraft was lost in action.