Description
Technical Manual (TM 9-1240-291-35P) for XM7 Telescope Mount Holder January 1970 FSN 1240-789-2987
U.S. Army Technical Manual TM 9-1240-291-35P for XM7 Telescope Mount Holder, January 1970, FSN 1240-789-2987
Item Overview
This U.S. Army technical manual is the repair-parts and special-tools list for the XM7 Telescope Mount Holder, Federal Stock Number 1240-789-2987. Issued as TM 9-1240-291-35P in January 1970, it was prepared for military maintenance and supply personnel supporting this specialized fire-control component.
About the XM7 Telescope Mount Holder
The XM7 was a support component for military optical fire-control equipment. Its purpose was to hold and position a separate telescope mount within a larger sighting installation. The holder was not itself a telescope or a complete telescope mount.
The “XM” prefix shows that the equipment was first documented in an experimental or pre-standardized stage. This 1970 edition continued to use the XM7 designation and identified the holder under FSN 1240-789-2987. Federal Supply Class 1240 covers optical sighting and ranging equipment.
A related military specification, MIL-H-45655, also identified the equipment as Holder, Telescope Mount, XM7. A specific weapon or vehicle application is not identified in the available manual title information. No unverified end-item application is claimed in this listing.
Historical Background
The first known edition of TM 9-1240-291-35P was issued in July 1961. A related field-and-depot maintenance manual followed in May 1962, and the XM7 military specification was revised in 1963.
This January 1970 edition shows that the XM7 continued to appear in Army repair-parts and supply documentation into the Vietnam era. It comes from a period when the Army was updating its technical publications to support newer optical fire-control equipment and increasingly complex maintenance systems.
Publication Details
- Manual number: TM 9-1240-291-35P
- Publication date: January 1970
- Subject: XM7 Telescope Mount Holder
- Federal Stock Number: 1240-789-2987
- Official equipment type: Holder, Telescope Mount
- Manual type: Repair Parts and Special Tools List
- Maintenance levels: Direct support, general support, and depot
- Related military specification: MIL-H-45655
- Item included: Technical manual only
Collector and Research Value
This manual is a specialized addition to a U.S. Army technical-publication, military-optics, or fire-control collection. It is also useful for museums, restorers, and historians studying Cold War equipment, experimental Army designs, and military supply systems.
Ideal For
- U.S. Army technical-manual collections
- Experimental military-equipment research
- Cold War optics and fire-control displays
- XM7 parts identification
- Museum and archival collections
- Military engineering and development exhibits
Approx length 8", Approx width 10", Approx height .15", Approx weight .2lbs.
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