Qioptiq Kite Sight

[Baz JJ]

A friend of mine in the business works for this maker.

 

The Kite is well known in the military but I cant find if anybody makes anything resembling it, shape-wise ?

 

I can only find the usual Aimpoints, EoTechs etc

[jcheeseright]

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[Lozart]

That IS an odd looking beast! I don't know that you'll have a lot of luck with that though as it is a night vision sight. There's not a huge call for replicas of anything that isn't US either (just look at the lack of decent AK scopes) hence the wealth of Aimpoints and EOTechs.

[Baz JJ]

Thats a shame because they are still being made and used by the British Army.

 

Would have thought an important part of a British Army loadout.

[jcheeseright]

yeah, but it's £8k of night vision kit.

[Airsoft_Mr B]

I've heard of them before. It's a night vision sight though, who would want one? People just buy replica NVGs.

[Baz JJ]

Yes its a replica Im looking for.

 

Don't want the real thing otherwise Id get it from my friend who works there.

[Ian_Gere]

^^Can your friend not liberate a non working one that was headed for the bin?

[Baz JJ]

Not so easy and then it wouldn't have any form of optic, so it would just be for show.

[Ian_Gere]

Not difficult to take the guts out of a bog standard 32mm/40mm tube red dot and fit them into the space vacated by the expensive bits of the sight you're after. I realise that getting hold of one may not be the simplest operation for your mate. Perhaps I should have said "liberate with extreme prejudice" - just depends how good a mate he is vs how penny pinching/fascist/struggling his employers are.

Edited October 11, 2014 by Ian_Gere
spelling doh!

[Baz JJ]

Not a Kitesight but similar

 

http://www.sofmilitary.co.uk/dummy-night-vision-optic-with-mounts-black-product,14840